Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16
LOCAL TOURNAMENTS
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They Will Be Innaugurated for
Chess Players.
PRIZES WILL BE s AWARDED
How Thanksgiving II Day Will Be
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At the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Washington Chess Club We'd
nesday evening 1t was decided to inaugu-
rate in the club continuous chess tourna-
ments, similar to those existing In the
Brooklyn and other chess clubs. Among
other features, the tournaments are con-
tinuous, each tournament lasting three
months The players are handicapped. but
the handicaps can be changed at any time
1t Is deemed advisable. There Is no time
limit, and the tournament includes hard
chess as well as trivial skittle games.
Prizes are awarded to the competitors hav-
ing the first, second and third highest per-
centages of games won, and to the person
playing The greatest number of games. The
value Of the prizes will depend upon the
number of games played. There is no en-
trance fee, but the money for the prizes is
derived from the sale of tickets, twenty for
25 cents, one ticket bearing the losers
number being deposited in box for every
game. The score of the players at the end
Of each month is announced. The tourna-
ment is confined to members. and to be
eligible to a prize at least forty games
must have been played with certain pro-
portion of the other contestants. AS soon
as the paraphernalia is secured and other
arrangements perfected, the scheme will be
put In operation.
1t was also decided to hold a pyramid
"knock-cut' tournament on Thanksgiving
day at the club rooms, 614 18th street
northwest. This tournament will be open
to all who wish to participate. A prize.
consisting of the Book of the Hastings
Tourney will be awarded the victor.
The committee also considered the propo-
sition to hold an open chess tournament,
but the matter was postponed for the pres
ent An effort will be made to get the
other clubs of the city to send representa-
tives to compete in the event when held.
The tournament will not be for the cham
pionship Of the District of Columbia, as 1t
is recognized that Mr.. F. NJ. Wright has
won that title by his successes in the Lib
hey cup contests. To wrest it from him
will make an individual match with that
player.
The match for the chess championship
of America was resumed at New York last
Monday after postponement for week.
Mr.. Showalter, who was suffering from a
cold during the early part of the match
seems to have recovered, judging by his
play this week. M
At the Brooklyn Chess Club last Saturday
evening Mr.. H. N. PillsbuFy made his last
public appearance before departing for st.
Petersburg to meet the masters, Tschigorin,
Lasker, Steinitz and Tarrasch. in tourna-
ment. He played fourteen, games simultane-
ously his opponents numbering forty in all
At each board there were from two to five
players consulting. Besides, there were
about dozen experts who went from board
to board and by invitation made sugges-
lions to the allies. The rule of touch and
move was also departed from so far as the
consulting players were concerned, and they
were allowed to move the pieces about in
studying their moves. Notwithstanding the
odds against him, the single player won 4,
| lost and drew 6.
The entries for the chess tournament at
the Capital Bicycle Club. which commenced
yesterday, are Messrs. Usina, Douglas. Bar
rick. Carr, Caver. Macdaniel. Quackenbush,
John Writ and Falck. There is friendly
rivalry between several of the players, and
an interesting and close tournament is as
sured