New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-06
GERMANYS CHESS CONGRESS-.
MUCH EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY THE
SUDDEN ILLNESS OF MINCKWITZ.
DE wEYDLICH SUBSTITUTED FOR HIM-BRILL
IANT CONTESTS OF THE MAsTERs-wIN-
NERs IN THE SECOND. THIRD AND

NERS IN THE SECOND. THIRD AND
FOURTH ROUNDS.
Leipsic Sept 5 (SpecaD.-There was much ex-
citement at the Europaelscher Hof. where the Ger
man Chess Congress is being held to-day, on ac-
count Of the sudden illness OF the player Minck-
WITT who as is well known, became insane some
time ago. The committee decided TO take the we'll
known player. De Weydich in his pace The re-
ports sent yesterday were not by any means COM
pete The games OF the second and third rounds
resulted as follows:
SECOND ROUND.
SchIners beat Mason In a Queens Gambit which
the winner declined accept, after thirty-one
moves. by very fine play and pretty combination
in the middle Of the game.
Baird suffered defeat at the hands of Marco In a
Ruy Lopez which Baird defended with g. KIT
KB The New-Yorker committed himself shortly
after the opening stage Of the game had been
reached.
The colors OF Blackburne who defended the span
i.h Attack with 3 pr 3, were lowered by
Lipke. in consequence of superior tacucS' IN 'he
Tarrasch yanau,shed Berger in BUZZ Buy Lopez b.
cinver and sIperlor play throughout the game.
seunert had to take back seat to Zlnk VINO a's 70
played the Spanish game, the winner eHceiihi y,
the game ending, which came after iorty-eisht
moves. ,,,.. u,o,.aa h,,
Suechting through blunder on the part Oh the lat
ter. after thirty;six moves -. ,,e.es IN spanish
game the latter being beaten right along the line IN
~ Wslbrodt got the best Of a game against Weyd-
Itch in an irregular opening ana scored after 'hiry
five moves. , ,,o,.>.D
schlocter and Janowsky drew a Ruy Lopez after
seventv-two moves. The game was even from start
to finish
suechtng beat scheve in a sIclian game after
fortv-seven moves. the latter committing great
blunder.
MI Spuffert
after twcnty-slx moves the opening being French
Jon"wskv worsted Berger in a Ruy Lopez after
thirty-e!ght moves the latter being ouipayed IN the
| middle stage Of the contest - - e.A,osh,.r
Backbune offered King Gamlot b 10 never
who declined the ganbit put wa neaor n ocnount
| theless after forty moves. prlncipally Oh ACCOUNT
OF the Ensshm th opHnns Of Two knights
,on ,%u a5opied b. Ipke h, bad style and was con-
segaea 01 snS aST Gyfcd honors in
Lopez 0..P-Q - after forty,two now Nncr care-
! le.slv and threw away the win ~
WSlbroit against Mason Gtuy Lopez';r Me ses
| against Weydlich (Slcl!an Defence,. ana larraScn
| against Zlnk Hluy Lopez had not nnisned their
FOURTH ROUND.
To-day the fourth round was played. the games re-
sultlng a follows:
Marco got an advantage in the opening OF a
Vienna game played by Mason. the latter resIsnins
Llpke sacrificed piece In a P-Q opening
orans, Schlers and scored brilliantly after twenty
naird bunderci in a Ruy Lopez O.. XIX u 8
| against Schcchtcr and resigned AFTER thry-'"o
| n n . ona,tr,
| n. a draw after only sixteen moves had been re-
| corded. ,.. . rst.,
| Tarrnsch administered the first defeat to Teich-
mann in "A Vienna game opened by the latter after
| forty-tWO moves. 4
| scheyc beat Scurert In a Dutch opening. which
! was badly developed by Seuneri, after twenty-tour
| moves =, -
| Wcydnch proved match for Suechtng In an
Irregular opening the former rcsignng after forty
| one moves. "a.
| sixty moves.
| Baird drew n game which stood adjourned from
| ,fonIay against Schlners after sixty-two moves
| AMI Suechting divided honors against Zlnk ate
| s,,,y-one moves This game was also begun on
Monday Roth SchifYcrs and Suechting ought IL
have won their respective games but for careless
play. III, ,,-,,,. /,
| Mason had TO play a new game with Weydllch In
stead 81 finishing hts adjourned game with Minck
wltz The opening Irregular. and stood ad
journ"1 AT o'clock
Amended is the score up To date: