Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14
Sport That is 9 Occupying Attention
of the Clubs.
CURRENT TOURNAMENTS OF INTEREST
Local Contests ofG9Chess, Checkers
and Whist.
SOME RECENT, GOOD GAMES

The first individual match to be finished in
the tournament at the Washington Chess
Club was that between Walker and Hanna.
In their second game the opening was ir-
regular. At the twenty-ffth move Walker
was a pawn ahead, wnen Mr. Hanna sac
rificed a rock. expecting to win readily, but
his opponent sacrificed the queen for the
other rock, and had an easy win, but, being
pressed for time, played hurriedly and al
lowed a mate with pawn on the thirty
fourth move, which could easily have been
avoided.
In their third game Walker defended with
Sicilian Defense the same as in the first
game, and again got into trouble early IN
the game, and resigned on his thlrty-hIth
move. The score of the match Is: HANNA b;
Walker, 0.
Wright won his second game from Gwyer.
The opening was irregular. Wright won a
piece Oh the twenty-fourth move out the
game was prolonged to about sixty moves
before Gwyer resigned. The score stands:
Wright, 2; Gwyer, 0.
But one game was played the past week
between Tharp and OFarrell, which the
latter won in thirty-six moves. The open
played on both sides. The captain effected
clever checkmate. The score is as 1ol-
lows: O'Farrell, 2; Tharp, 0.
Tibbetts played a French defense against
cleverly in the middle game, and won
piece which advantage he maintained, and
on easily.
Otte played French defense in the fourth
game, which was hard fought on both sides
up to forty-five moves when Otte blundered
and lost his queen. The game was ad-
journed in Tibbetts favor.
In the first game between MeSsrs. Gichner
and Patterson, four-knightS opening, the
latter was a pawn ahead, with the better
position, when he lost piece by an over
sight on the thrty-fourth move, and on the
following move lost his queen, overlooking
the presence Of his opponents rock. Their
second game. queens gambit declined. was
we'll played for thirty-four moves, when
Gichner lost his queen by an oversight and
resigned The score stands one each.
Capital Clubs Chess Tourney.
In the chess tournament at the Capital
Bicycle Club Quackenbush has added three
wins to his score, but he lost game to Bar
rick and dropped back to second place.
Usina has played and won five games this
week, among them one from Barrick. and Is
again in the lead. 1t is no easy thing to win
from Mr.. Barrick. He is a clever player,
and, besides, Is very slow. There is no time
limit in the tournament, and a player can
take all the time be. chooses. Under such
circumstances a alSw player exasperates
and tires out more speedy antagonist.
The score is as follows: usina, won IL, lost
2: Quackenbush. won 6. lost l: Barrick, won
l112. lost 312: Douglas, won 4, lost ); Carr,
Won 5t, lost 5l3; mcdaniel, won q, lost 8;
FaIck, won =, lost 6;tJ. l.. Writ. won 2, lost
II, and Calver, WOMB, lostA
Mt. Vernon Club Checkers.
Checker playing has been quite lively at
the Mount Vernon Club, $50 9th street, this
week. In the tournament, class A, Nc
Hardie has taken lead, with an excellent
record. The score to date Is as follows: