Evening star., 1894-04-03

The Interesting Match Being Played
by Steinitn and Lasker.

The chess match being played at New
York by William Stenitz, the champion of
the world, and Emanuel Lasker, the re-
nowned German expert, is the most extraor-
dinary event in chess since, two decades
ago. ANDERSEN and Morphy played their
famous match in Paris
William Stenitz was born in Prague, Bo-
hernia, in 1885, He studied mathematics,
but failing health forced him to abandon his
studies. In 1860 he went to Vinenna, where
he defeated SUCH masters as Hamppe end
Jenai. Two years later he vas sent to Lon
don to represent the Vienna Chess Club at
the International tournament, where he
earned the title Of "Austriln Morphy." He
won sixth prize, but successfully defeated
IN set matches, every one of the players
who preceded him. barring Louis Paulsen.
In 1867 SteinitZ defeated Andersen in q
match by the score of s to 6. In 1872 he
won the tournament at Sydenham without
losing a single game. and subsequently de-
feated his rival, Zukertort, by the over
whelmins score of to l. 2 draws.
The following year he won the internation-
al tournament for the emperors prize at
Vienna. Although he started in badly, he
soon recovered, and created a record by
winning sixteen straight games. Upon his
return to London he took charge of the
chess department in the Field. This marked
a new era in chess journalism. Never be-
fore were games so fully and copiously
annotated never before were the funda-
mental principles of chess eXpounded and
made clear to the reader. Stenitz broke
with the old traditions, and created the
modern school," AS an innovator, both in
analysis and actual play, Steinitz has no
equal. There is not single opening where
in he has not originated moves, for one side
or the other, and in most instances his nov
elites have supplanted the previous line of
play.
Since 1889 steintz has become full
| fedged American citizen, and owns property
In New Jersey. His two matches in Havana
with Tchigorin and his match in New York
city with Gunsberg are still fresh in every
chess players memory. The final scores on
these occasions were, with Tchigorin, 10 to
in 1889, and 10 to s in 1892; with Guns
berg. to 4, and draws.
Emanuel Lasker born twenty-five
years ago at Berllnchen, a small town In
Prussia. Like Steinitz Lasker studied
mathematics. Guided by his brother, Dr. B.
Lasker, a strong chess player and within
the favorable surroundings of Berlin's chess
circles, Emanuel developed into a fine play-
err In 1889 he won the chief tournament at
Breslau. and Herewith the master title and
In that very year he won second prize in the
international tournament at Amste dam
ahead of Gunsberg and Mason. He then
visited England, but the leading British
masters refused to recognize him as their
peer, and he had to content himself with de-
feating Bird and Minati. He returned home
tied for the two chief prizes in the masters
tournament at Berlin with his brother, and
subsequently beat some of the strongest
Serman playerS-Bardeleben, Won ScheVe,
Mieses-in set matches. In 1892 he again
went to London. where he played all comers
at the German exhibition. His eXtraor-
dinary success in single and simultaneous
games gained him admittance to the ma
tional tournament Of the British Chess AS
socation, which Lasker won in great style.
Now the English cracks could no longer
afford to ignore Lasker's challenge. The
Quintanguar tournament was arranged be-
tween him, Blackburne. Mason. Gunsberg
and Bird. He won again. Blackhurne then
consented to play him a match. The result
was. Lasker. 8: Blackburne, O; drawn, 9.
Before embarkng for this country Lasker
defeated Bird. winning seven straight games.
In America Lasker made a finer re cord in
exhibition and simultaneous games than any
other master. Out of some seventy games
played on even terms in this country, Cana
da and Cuba, Lasker lost ). drew and won
the remainder. His last success prior to his
present engagement was his winning every
one of the thirteen games played by him In
the International tournament of the Man
haitian Chess Club at New York.
The score in the international champion
ship chess match at New York now stands,
Stenitz 9 Lasker 2, drawn ..
Appended Is the full score Of the sixth
game: