The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-06

announced mate in
five moves.
(a) Forming the "compromise defense 4"
Black gives up one OF his extra pawns in order
10 develop his pieces.
(b) B-Kt 3 assuring capture of the dangerous
knight, was the proper play. From this point
his game is forced.
THE REPORT FROM SANTA ANA.
A. Johnston of Santa Ana, leader in
the correspondence tourney, was in the
city this week. and made an excellent re-.
cord in across board plsy. P. L. Pierce
OF the Athletic club succeeded in hold
ing his own with him, but he is the
only local player that did 30. Mr.. John
ston ia one of the old school players; he
prefers the open game, and is one of the
most brilliant gambit players on the
coast. A striking illustration OF his
prowess was given on Saturday after
noon. While Mr.. Johnston was playing
with one of the Athletic club mem bers,
Champion Lipschutz sauntered into the
rooms and casually bantered him for a
game. Johnston readily accepted, chose
the white pieces. and at once opened
the Allgaier gambit, the most vicious
attack known in the annals of chess.
Mr.. Lipachutz, misjudaing his oppo-
nents skill, smiled and accepted the
opening; to his surprise, however, Mr..
Johnston proved to be perfectly familiar
with the strength and subtlety of this
powerful psrtie and eventually scored q
win.
When Mr.. Pierce entered while She
pieces were being replaced and intro.
duoed them their astonishment was mu-
tual, for neither Of them had the re.
nnotsst idea Of whom he was playing.
Mr.. Johnston had reached hia high
water mark, however, in his play with
Mr.. Lipsehutz, for the willy champion
now fell back upon the attacks that
proved 80 formidable to Showalter and
blackburn, and redeemed himself no.
bly,. The first game was the only one
Mr.. Johnston was able to capture.
CHESS "REMINISCENCES.
Speaking Of his favorite psstime, Mr..
Johnston said:
''Chess is being developed very rap
idly, especially in the different lines o!
opening the games, but the boys dc not
seem to put the same snap and original
ity into their games that characterized
our play some years ago, before books
became 80 prevalent.
"a new school OF chess has been in
troduced, with Steinitz and Parrish for
it's founders, which has developed tn &
style of playing for position instead Of
attack. This makes the game more
mechanical and robs it of much of the
former dash and brillisney. I found in
my correspondence games of the late
tournament that the majority OF the
players developed remarkable strength
in the openings, but were not able tc
continue their brilliant style after tbs
play left the book lines. | would simply
advance o pawn, guard it carefully ever
at the sacrifice OF minor piece push
it further at every opportunity until il
was able to queen, and this invariably
won.
with the old school players, how
ever, this was different. When | played
against Mackenzie, Preston Ware, MAJ
Judd and Charles Lewis in the cham.
pionehip tournament at Cincinnati il
1871, auch thing as prolonging q gam,
until pawn should reach the right fill
was never thought OF.
ssAh, those were times when we PLAYED
shess.' continued Mr., johnson, witt
the old look creeping back into his eyes
''There was Rob Mackenzie, with hi
dieheveled hair falling about his ears
his trousers tucked in tho tops of COW.
hide boots. cob pipe forever between
his teeth and bis head in wreaths o
curling smoke. sitting tipped back OF
his chsir and making his 70 moves pc
hour, never more and never less. There
was Frank Elder. city editor of the De
froit Free Press. and this busiest mar
Of us all. What surprises be coule
spring and what combinations he could
form! There was Preston Ware, bril-
liant. impuIsive and full of the enthusi
astic FIRE Of 10. Poor, Misguided Ware