New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
MIESES BEATS TARRASCH.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE GERMAN
CHESS CONGRESS.
A SOUND AND BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION WHICH
WAS TOO MUCH. FOR THE CHAMPION
LIPKE's CHANCES NOW SLIGHTLY
THE BEsT-PLAY IN THE
EIGHTH AND NINTH
ROUNDS.

ROUNDS.
Leipslc Sept. (speciaD.-A sensation was caused
at the German Chess Congress In the eighth rouhd
of the chess masters international tournament oy
Meses who lowered the colors or the CHAMPION
r,rr,sch This is the second defeat this great ex-
pert has suffered In the four international cote'''
he has taken part in He kept Clean score at Bres-
Ian ard Manchester but was beaten by Albin now
resident OF New-York at the Dresden Congress- heid
two years ago. Fortunately for Tarrasch MS great
est rival Iipke, OF Halle-on- the-Saale, coud oniy
draw against Berger. but as Lipke had airceuy Ios'
one-haif point with draw In previous ROUND Lar
rasch and Lipke have now. after the CONCLUSION VI
the eighth round an equally good ie0o''' '" '
Ing lost point.
Jipke's chances are. though little better, mas
much as he has registered seven wins while lar
raschs score * only six. with one ADJOURNED game
AGAINST Weydlich. Nobody here doubts that the
doctor will win this game still. he VIII nave 10 90 "
v lille Lipke's s already seven.
The payers were paired In the eighth round winch
hogan punctuallv at o'clock in the following oruer
Mason against Schlechter. Berger against Lphe
Zinkl against Marco Teichmann against oen'H'i'
scheve against Baird Weydich against biachourhe'
Walbrodt against Janowsky Meses against i"'
rasch Suechtlng against Scuffert
seufrert relied upon the Two Knights Defence ~
his game with Suechting who lost IN Consequence
OF bunder after thirty-two moves
The game between Mieses and Tarrasch u'u no'
attract much attention at first the doctor P'aS'"e
s,o,,,or Dof.nce The opening moves were
quickly made OF either side. and AFTER 'ne u'u"'
development the players got down 10 W.T." 40
the course OF the subsequent moves Tarrasc" ea's
Mieses a chance to initiate brilliant ana souH.
combination to which the champion could not "ia
n defence and after forty moves Mieses scoreu'
The excitement among the players All" 'p
tors when II became known that Iarr"'o" No.
what is technically called a lost game was '
Intense and the board on which these eApe''s
were conducting their game was literally oeseseu
by the spectators, who were ahNio"s ~ ~"
end OF the fight
Blacburne had no difficulty In accounting ior
his game against Weydlich. The latter opened IT.
regularly, and fell a prey to the Brtish s'"''
after thirty-seven moves.
The game between Mason and schechter,
French Defence adopted By the latter ana tne
contest between Berger and Lipke. Pa = open
ing were drawn. after thirty-four ana InirV sre
well played on both sides neither player gaining
against Schrcrs after thlrty-three moves ongn az
to have the game. When WITHIN ,I an de ar
scoring. he made hasty move 'here''
'' The e" games Iinkl against Marco Four Knights
game Scheve against Baird. a P-Q open ms
Ana w%Isr9dt against i3I,J J9n Sh KY
we're no, finished at l o'clock. and we're therefore
adjourned. TO be resumed TueSday Az IN rbe fol-
SeIffert against Mason; Tarrasch against suech..
ing. Janowsky against Mieses: Biackburne asaiIs.
Wabro!t: Baird agains: Weydlich Schiirers asaiis.
Scheys: Marco against Techmann: Lipke against
Znk and Schlech;er against Berger ,..,
Tarrasch after his reverse In the morning s!t,ine.
came up smiling and opened with A Giuoco Piano
against Succhting The latter made the opening
moves all right but soon afterward ne compromise
his game and the doctor won after t"eh'y-ee"'
moves ,,,.... ~, victor
lasting for twenty-six moves ohly' 'i'e'e'
treated the opening altogether wrongly hahn.
Al last Baird scored game. the viS'm peins
WevdiIch The latter adopted A French Delehcs'
and on the middle stage Of the game being reaCneu.
baird 20, in n few fine strokes and won ai'er
thrty-eght moves. 49,, l., . D,,,
SchlN.rs gave Scheve fine lesson IN nuS
Lopez which the latter defended with 3...P-u n .;
The Petersburg player excelled In the treatment y.
this particular defence. and scored hnaiy at'er
thrty-four moves. 49,, - J.. us
LIKE added another victory 20 his score oy ds-
posing OF Zlnkl, who defended a P-Q@ opening
welI A; first. Before the end-Sane stage aP.
proa ched Lpke succeeded In breaking through WI
a nne combination. and he won after thirty moves,
The game between Schlechter and Berger was
an opening study only for the PLAYERS agreea 70
Iraw after sixteen moves Berger treated his op-
ponont TO a French Defence - 49,. ,.,o-
seufert tried a Ruy Lopez on Mason. the latte,
an error n the opening. and Mason won after
twenty three moves.
The games Blackburne against Wa,broct and
Marco against Telchmann. n Vienna game ana
INV Iopez 3.P-Q 81. stood adjourned
J.bo onnerdel table shows the score or the COM