Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
LOCAL CHESS GAMES
Will Be Played for Prizes by Wash
ington Experts.
THE WHIST QUEEN" COMING HERE
Interest in That Game Will Be
Much Increased.
P Y r A MID KIN OCK- %


last New Year day and Washingtons birth
| day. The competitors are paired by lot in
the beginning, and remain eligible for first
prize until they have lost one individual
| match when they become eligible for sec
| ond prize, and are paired with others ell
| gible for said prize. AS soon as player has
| lost two matches he becomes eligible for
| third prize, and is paired with others ELI
| gible for that prize. The pairing and indi-
Vidual matches for each prize shall continue
until there is but one eligible left for each
prize. After losing three individual matches
a player drops out of the tournament.
| Each match continues until one player
has won three games, draws not counting;
but in case the score stands two each, the
match shall continue until one player has
won two games more than his adversary.
In order to prevent delay,i it is provided that,
so far as practicable, as soon a there are
two players impaired eligible for the same
prize they shall be considered paired for an
individual match, and shall play without
| waiting for the others to finish thar
matches.
The entrance fee is 81, which shall be used
| in the purchase of prizes, viz: First prize,
| to the player winning all his matches; sec
ond pr.ze, to the player winning all but one
| match, and third prize to the player WIN
ming all but two matches. The other rules
proposed somewhat similar to those
which governed the Libbey cup contests.
The following players have already enter
| ed: Messrs. d. A. Us.na, f. NJ. Wright H.
| G. Douglas A. Geddes, H. S. Flynn, f. P.
| Hanna, J. S. Martin. jr., James Patterson,
| w. A. Gwyer, jr., F. b. Walker, Patrick
| o Farrell Fred s. G:cbner and r. \. Otte
Messrs Us:na and Douglas are members of
| the Capital Bicycle Club. The tournament
| is open to all players in the District, and it
| is hoped that some of the strong players Of
| he md th.arI 1 N he w
| Entries will close next Saturday evening
on which evening there will be meeting of
the competitors to draw lots for the pairs
| and arrange dates for the games.
| The tournament will start the first week
| in December, and will last four or five
| months.
| The chess tournament at the Capital b.
| cycle Club is becoming more interesting
| every day. The feature Of the week was
| the strength shown by Macdaniel. He won
| game from Barrick, drew second with
| him and also game from Douglas.
| The score is as follows: Usina won 4, lost
| o; Falck, won =, lost .; Quackenbush, won
| l, lost .; Douglas and Carr, each won :,
| lost 3; Barrick, won 1l2, lost 212; Macdaniel,
won 2l2, lost AZ; Calver and Writ, each
| lost =
| The British Chess Club has formally &C
| cepted the challenge of the Brooklyn Chess
i Club Tor cable match between America
| ard Great Britain upon certain conditions
| armed by them, among which it is propos-
| ed that each team be ten in number, that
! each member of both teams be native born
| of the country ne represents, that there be
| no consultation and that the match take
| place on a Friday in January or February,
unfinished games to be completed the fol-
| lowing day. Mr.. Pillsbury, who sailed for
| Europe Wednesday. is empowered to act
for the Brooklyn Chess Club, and to close
| negotiations.
There is talk of a chess tournament at
| the Cosmos Club.
| The pyramid Knockout tournament at
the Washington Chess Club on Thanks
| giving day will commence at o'clock.
| Two rounds each an hour long, will be
| played in the afternoon, and the contest
| will then be adjourned till 100 in the even
| ing, when it will be resumed ana contin-
| ued until but one player is left undefeated.
| Games not completed within an hour will
| be adjudicated. Tie prize to the success
| full competitor will be the book of the Hast
! irgs tourney. All persons are invited to
&C mpete in this tournament, or to watch
| the games.
In addition II ere will be dia gram solv-
| ers' tourney from 40 to $50 pm. Three
| problems will be given each competitor.
| two two-movers and one three-mover. The
| person first solving all the problems cor
| reotly, if within the hour, will be rewarded
| with a scarf pin.
| The chess match by correspondence be-
| tween tire Brooklyn Chess Club and the
| Washington Chess Club has begun. Two
| games will be played. In one game Brook
Ign has moved first, and has played Up. to
| o., to which the local club has replied II.
| to Oh In the other game Washington has
| first move, and has played 1P.-k4. The
| local club has appointed Messrs. +. NJ.
| Wright, L. p. Hanna, p O'Farrell, ID. a.
Usina and F. B. Walker committee to
conduct the games.
Mr. Pillsbury played four games blind
| fold last Saturday evening. at the same
time playing game of whist He won two
| games, lost one, and drew the fourth.
The secretary of the Washington Chess
| Club has received a letter from Florence
| Grey of 119 9TH avenue, New York city,
representing tie British Ladies' Chess
Club internationally. requesting informa-
ton in regard to the lady players in this
city. She states that the American section
| of the club has been in active service since
February last, and is now of sturdy growth
! in both New York and Brooklyn. The
mother club in England has challenged the
! American section to a cable match, and the
| match will come off next April. 1t is de-
sired to get together the best team of lady
| players possible Parties interested can
correspond with Miss Grey direct, or
through the secretary of the chess club.
The checker tournament at the Mount
| Vernon Chess, Checker and Whist Club
| closes this evening. But few games remain
| to be played In class A Mr.. Mundelle has
finished all his games, and is certain of
| first place. The race for second place is
| close, between Ward, FarGuhar and John
| son. The score is follows: Mundelle-
won 80 lost T.; Ward-won -, lost IA; Far
| quhar-won %, lost IA: Johnson-won n,
| lost II; Wendel-won 1872, lost 22l.; Pedal
| won liz, lost 1872; Whitford-won 10. lost
| &c, and Fitch-won 6, lost 22.
| In class DR.. Miller maintains his lead
| with % won and lost, followed by Steven
| son, who has won 20l2 and lost 1112. and Glib
| son, with liz won and liz lost.
| Another tournament is to be started at
| once.
| The proposed visit of local checker experts
| to Baltimore on Thanksgiving day has been
| abandoned.
| Whist promises to be popular here this
| winter. Miss Kate Wheelock known as the
| whist queen, is to visit the city in the
| interest of the game early in December and
| some of the local experts are talking of
| organizing parlor classes for the study Of
| the scientific points of the game
| Messrs. w. V. Lewis and ]. T. Macy
! IL,