New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-31
TSCHIGORIN IN THE LEAD.
1AsKER DEF EATED BY DIR. rARRAsCH IN
A BRILLIANT GAME
p,rIsBrRY AND THE CHAMPION TIED FOR SECOND
PLACE IN THE HASTINGS TOURNAMENT
HOW THE PLAYERS STAND.

PLACE IN THE HASTINGS TOURNAMENT
HOW THE PLAYERS STAND.
Hastings. England. Aug. 30 (speciaD-The nine
.anth round OF the International chess tournament
was played at the Brassey Institute to-day before
the largest crowd that has yet gathered 10 witness
the battles the boards. The race for first place
that is in progress and the announcement that the
Tarrasch-Lasker game was on were ample causes for
the widespread interest that prevailed. Those who
came were rewarded by seeing some highly scien-
,,nc expostions OF the royal game
The youthful champion Lasker met his Water
loo at the hands OF the great Tarrasch. who beat
him after mighty struggle L.asker thereby lost
the lead and Is tied for second place with
Pllshury me 9rooklynite having scored a victory
over his opponent Tschigor-n bowled over Pol
lock and more steps into first place. sepa-
rstea from Pi.lsbury and Ia by half game.
The possession OF the first ~ O ia therefore as
much in doubt ever. and that with only two
more rounds 10 play. on, hing. however.
definitely settled by to-dsys - ~ and that is that
nrst second and third ~ between Lasker.
Plishu-v and Tschgorin.
Steintz to-day. an ~ and Tarrasch remain
he'd for fourth position e fourth and fifth
prizes will undoubtedly them. since both
Schlechier and Walbrodt L. thereby widening the
gap between these two pairs. Sixth and seventh
prizes belong yet 10 any ~.ly. there being six
players. each OF whom has ID chance for them.
A feature o, the days 81 was the fact that not
only we're sll the games round finished but
there was drawn conte.
The players were paired asT day follows:
T F's'S' V. v' 4.S As" Is s S:rs1al
blackburn vs. Mason. ~ sohiners
Jai lHssi vs. sehiechter Tafraseh vs.. Lasker.
The big game OF the day snc one OF the i'm
ror;ant OF the tournament monopolzed the at
tention II the spectators and many OF these
as could get within reason. bic distance OF the
board oreathlessy watched the movements OF
the players throughout the Iggle. II a bat
tie Of Giants. urged by the necessity Of doing
the. utmost In order keep their places in the
srea: race. and the fact tha' the outcome of the
game depended the prizes ich each had almost
within ais grasp. Tarrasch. with the move selected
n Huy Lopez. at which opening. his specially, he
Is well nigh nvinclbls. Lasker defended with
8 XIX 3. and a grand fight for position fol-
lowed. each playing with pamstaking care. and
consuming all the time at his disposal Tarresch
managed TO hold on 10 the slight advantage of the
first move right through the middle game. never
once permitting Lasker :, take the initiative.
Toward the end he gaf slight pull on the
champion and. playing finely from there on he
finally forced his Antagonist to acknowledge defeat
The game required forty -nire moves.
II took Pilsbury seventy three moves in which
70 wrest victory from the Londoner. Tinsley, the
latter playing as though his life depended on the
result The Brooklynite. opening as usual with a
Queens Gambit declined. gained the upper hand
IN the middle stage. but only scored after long
and tedious ending
Pollock had Evans Gambit TO attend to- the
Russian again essaying his yorite mode OF attack.
Tschigorin In splendid n. ana conducted the
game in faultless style. The Canadian was fairly
beaten in forty moves. when he resigned
The New-Yorker. Albin. surprised young Wal
rrodt considerably by sna;ching victory from MIN
lust at a time ne could least AFFORD H. 1t was the
old story OF a rash attack on the French Defense
plaved by Albin the Berner paying the penalty
therefor H. the middle game, when his opponent
himself assumed aggressive tactics. forcing the
fight after forty-seven moves.
steinitz defended another Ruy Lopez to-day this
time with 3 P-QR 3. Marco. his adversary. could
no. retain the attack the veteran soon wrestling 1t
from him BY means OF sacrificing several pa WINS
ste,nitz obtained good opening on his opponents
King and ne won after tn 90 Eight moves
sch,ech,er defeated himcet for being in his turn
somewhat anxious to viii aft having abandoned
~ dravtnr tactics Q entered upon risky COM
h,nation against ia owski lich turned out I'M
sound This compei.er us rrsiEnation after thirty
sly moves The o,ehGg Queens Gambit
declined. with Janowsk a. e first player
J., rdeleben. who is just recovering from MS tenn
norarv indisposition. brougLi about little gem in
his game with Gunsbe.g. which caused that player
10 capitulate after only eighteen moves. The Lon
doner started with Kings Gambit. Bardeleoen
declining IL approve. iin IS iuckess move
on Gunsbergs part gave Bardeleben his cue ana
the latter brought the game TO a brilliant ending.
schifers interviewed a Two Knights defense
when Bird started in against him with tire evil
dent intention OF playing an Evans Gamoit. IL
was a long and interesting struggle OF sixty-one
moves Schiffers being finally successful In crcum-
venting his aged foeman. Blackburne also tried
his hands at Evans Gambit, bur his attempt
did not meet the success as did he Russian 5.
This however. not so much tne iault OF
Nason's good play OF his OWL Negligence ne
permitting his foe TO wrigge out when ne mad
him beaten Mason scored after thirty-seven
moves.
Burn was able 10 bring about pretty sacrnce
q, mis- Queen in hf game with Techmann.
ou.en,s (;ambit declned and thereby enabled
70 win IN twenty-six moves. Teicnmanns play was
o. the best
Vergani again TO grief IN the opening.
Vienna played by Mieses This. however ialeu 10
unnerve him and he proved himself eood ngh'er
by holding out for ffty-iivc moves.