New-York tribune., 1895-08-24
LASKER HOLDS HIS LEAD.

IAOACh nOLUS His LEAD.
FOURTEENTH ROUND OF THE HASTINGS
scHsss TOURNAMENT.
49, T. - 81 n
cHAMPIoN-sTEINrTz DRAWS WITH BURN
CONSERVATIVE PLAY THE RULE.
Hastings. England. Aug. q (speciaD-After a day
OF rest and recreation. the contestants in the In
ternational Chess Congress to-day resumed their
labors. and played the fourteenth round of the
tournament. Conservative play was the rule. and
there surprises especially worthy OF men
ton. there have been heretofore The three
leaders all scored victories. leaving Iasker still in
first place. with Pillsbury and Tschigorin half a
point behind Bardeleben's defeat allowed Stenitz
and walbrodt to slip by him. and these two
on even terms regards fourth and fifth posi-
tions Bardeleben being sixth.
The players began operations at O'clock being
paired as follows;
s,einiia vs. Burn rs, Bird VS. Pnlsbury:
Trnsey Schechter. Mieses Walbrodt.
lHsse' 70 vason Serrari S.r,so-it N VS. d., ,o,vSn
Bsraeieben Tschgorn.
steinitz fell back somewhat from the three leaders
BY drawing with Burn r Queens Gambit. de-
clined by him. when he had a distinct advantage in
nosition which should have won BY din; Of first
class work in the opening and middle game he had
succeeded placing Burn considerable disad-
vantage but in doing this he consumed much time.
When therefore he difficult situation pre-
ssnfed itself he conI eed to move fast to avoid
losing by time limit, and could not do justice 10
himself Burn thus escaped. and drew after fifty
moves.
Bird and Pillsbury respectively the patriarch and
the boy OF the Congress. met to-day, and when
hostilitles ceased victory found to rest the
side OF youth. The veteran experimental again
with the EvaIs Gambit. as he did on Saturday with
Tschigorn but he failed TO secure the success.
The wonderful young Brooklynte was not backward
d. accep,ing the offered pawn. and succeeded in
making himself comfortable after repulsng his ad
versarvs attack. In the end the additional pawn
od in Pillsburys favor and he scored after forty
two
Teichmann ace opted the champions Queens Gam
hr and from this there epsued highly interesting
.,-urcle in which both figured credtab.y.
Isskers genius. however was not 10 be denied. ani
after Unexpectedly sacrificing piece ne completely
demolished Tscnnann's liz es. winning the game IN
forty-seyen moves.
cos,lv blunder on the part Of Bardeleben
.,ad Tschigorin to add another point TO his
and sent the German further down the ladder.
Barieleben began with a Queens Pawn opening
which promised TO develop into conflict OF high
order The oversight referred to cut matters short,
however and the Russian won handily in thirty-two
moves
Tarrasch vas fortunate in downing Marco by
means OF brilliant combination. including the
sacrifice cr piece. which. however on subsequent
,alvsis proved TO be unsound in certain variations
Marco had first move. selecting the huy LOPEZ
,hicb Tarrasch met with the favorite defence Of
ep-ORs Tarrasch assumed the attack in the
middle game, and his aggressive tactics ahhoSeu
.be Austrian not little. When the sacrince was
h-onrht about Marco was unable TO locate the naw
and ne suffered defeat in consequence after lorS-
five moves. 10.
scbIechter put up a fine specimen Of chess play
against Tinsley. and the latter being unable to
NEE, IL properly the Austrian registered MS seco"u
r,, IN the tourney Thanks TO his many Drawn
Games OF which he has eleven he is now well up
IN the first half and promising canoioa'e loi oiie
=. the minor prizes Schechter (as second player
outplayed Tinsley in Queens Gamoit DecHheu
thirty-eight moves. ,.
1-.,t onaned irrerularly against Blackburne'
o,d turned out one Of the best games yet piayed
~, him IL took Backburne a long tIne 10 se' i.'
A,d an hut he finally succeeded in doing So and
I,houeh the Italian resisted gamely. he was 1orced
~ succumb in the end after forty-eight moves
pollock the Canadian. again showed up IN me
- 80 administered defeat to Gunsoerg in twen-
tv-nine moves the shortest game OF the day inoue"
Cunsberg had the move. opening with the vienna
Came he was soon in difficulties and was quickly
dspatched by Pollock's telling strokes ~
Mason defended Aibins Ruy Lopez with Mn
IA The cautious methods OF both players preciud-
ed the possibility OF either winning anu N""
resulted after forty-six moves
, wieses opened on Walbrodt with Vienna Game
,n which as he did against Pillsbury in the sixth
round he got into trouble soon AFTER the Pia.si'
had emerged from the opening. HIS conoha"on
again proved unsourd, and the Berliner won IN
thirty-nne moves
schners and Janowski failed to reach a conclu-
sion by 10 o'clock in the evening" anu 'nei Same
was adjourned
relow are the scores of all the contestants TO date: