Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-26
SHE IS THE QUEEN
Ma sho~slsss. VII. Of the
Champion Of tbs County.
WELL kAowHln GRAND RAPIDS
An fassrvtsw wtsh shs Lady who
VIII Make Chez Experss I<,sk
20 Thcir Kesresk

The Nsw York Recorder dsvo.es q
solnmn 10 an interviss With Af< j. w.
Shosalte<. wife u the cham pion ehs<s
player. and hsrelf msgnincent player.
Ma shox altar h . sistsr u n. A. Mar
Hhail % this city add = known 10 many
Graad Rapids people. The Rssosdsr
says % Mr< Showaltsr she Il typical
Kentucky wonsn from Csorxstosa. the
heari q the blus grass region. She u
oniy - years Of sg'. aud scarcely looks
that has very abundant golden brown
hair. fun violet blue eyes and eh2rm-
ing peachhlos color 10 her cheeks
a man who can play grsas game OF
chess can nenoensrc al army" az has
been said lf that q 20. then here IL 4
woman who eau. AID since We are getting
over our amszsment st what woman
can do IN this last decade OF the cen
tury. we may look Tor feminine gen
eral In the next great war.
Mrs. Shogaiter would make a very
fetching" ofEeer, since she can ride like
Ceatsnr. and handle gun with the
aim OK western scout
At Kokomo Indiana. where tie match
was played betxeen Mr.. Showaiter and
Emanuel Lasker not long ago. Mrs Sho-
walter played with c. ID. Jackson. the
champion OF Indiana The tirst game
lasted between two and three hours. and
resulted in u draw. In the afiernoon
Mr.. JACK son was ANXIOUS % play an
other game. In this Mrs. Showalter
eheekmsted him IN twenty three moves
She Won the third and fourth games also
from the Indiana champion.
How long have you been play
ing chessy' was asked OF the
chess queen. AZ she sat
frolicking vita gray and white kitten
in her cozy parior.
oh. about six years. was the an
swer. Il was married at 10 and ~ my
husband took 20 much interest in the
game asked him To teach me. He be-
gan by giving me the odds OF q queen
and. ss i learned quite rapidly. he play
ed the game with me good deal"
Does he give you odds nowy'
He can't give me the odds Of knight
and win the game. though with the
the odds Of q pawn and two moves !
cannot beat him.
Now, really added MIRA Showalter,
very modestly, II doa't think l play
good enough game 10 have anything
said about mo. don't know how l do
IL have very few theories about open
ines and such things and have never
studied books on the subject
Il pl Eyed at the international tourna-
ment held here at the Manhattan and
Brooklyn clubs. and I was matched
against Mr. Colwell. the club humorist'
as they call him. The game Was drawn.
A good many people watched that
game"
Does it annoy you to have so many
looking on?"
@Yes. il doesl / have not played
enough publicly to get over feeling OF
nervousness when several are watching"
Il am now playing with Dir. Lasker,
who il TO be matched against Mr..
Steinitz here in New York la January,
fpr The championship Of the world. Mr..
Steinitz has had that honor for q our
ter OF a century. but il now getting to
be "a old man. Mr.. Lasker 10 only
about "A, and comes from Berlin. where
he vas the champion OF Germany. He
took the first prize Ia the international
tournament. and did not lose one game.
MIR. Lasker gives me the odds OF one
knight. and we have played four games.
i lost the first and fourth. and won the
second and third About four years ago
l played game with Mr.. Lipshitz, he
giving me the odds Of rock, and /
won"
Are you ever taken unawares
Is. do you ever lose piece when you are
not expecting it!"
Very seldom. did. though. in that
first game with Mr.. Lasker. l am very
much ashamed Of IL. suppose 1 was
rather nervous at playing with soch a
champion. and lost my head little.
Early in the game. about the fifth or
sixth move. be captured a knight ia that
way. 50 then had lost my odds. and we
were evenly matched
Have yoo any special openings OF
which you are fondy'
Mons in particular. / have % take
my cue from my opponent. aud. as
generally play with those who give me
odds. they have the opening move. I
like the knights defense. though. when
can possibly play IL When begin
with the KING pawn. l generally bring
the knights out 10 the next moves"
(Which can you use 10 best sdvan-
tage, knights or bishopsf"
II like my bishops best. especially
when l can have them both They
sweep such hics. you see"
do yon br,ng your queen out early
IN the gamer
Never; though I like 10 have the
other pieces out whcfe | can work with
them. like . good open Held IL am
h-mmsd 10 | can do nothing. Give me
an open game aud the odds of king ht.
and / can--but, really. you must not
say sad that--i dsn't want 20 brag'--
and tho pretty cherks grew a shade
r osier. ss the little chess queen looked
modestly down.
DO you dad many good chess players
aDong women
-. DO. indeed. fnd very few wo-
men who can play AZ AL. | never have
pisyei but with three 90 Tour. and they
we're very poor at a. Though. % cour.e.
] know there ara soms fsaf players
10 this ccuntry, Mas Gilters 70 one"
How l. that whsn you ars 30 focd 81
outdoor sporta riding. Auuting and
you can 81 for tAree OF four
hours over = game ~ chess
~Oh. get 30 aba rbsd "a the game I
never know anything about time. But
Am very fond 81 being tht q doors.