Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
CHESS AND CHECKERS
First Round Of the championship Tourney
Nearly Ended.
The Project of n summer Minor Tour
nament Being Considered
Interesting Notes.

The suggestion that has recently been
made in certain quarters that new
chess club might soon be formed as
friendly rival to the fWashington club is
not meeting with any great response. The
number of club players of chess in the
District Is quite limited at present, al
though there are scores and probably hum
dreds of 'fireside players" who might pos
sibly be persuaded to leave the obscurity
Of their homes and erter-the more public
lists. Such a work would be heavy one,
and it would probably take many months
to build up a sufficient membership to Ell
able second Organization to establish
itself firmly, with an equipment, In
central neighborhood. The demand for
new club comes, it Is asserted, from very
limited circle, composed, 1t Is declared, of
players who challenge the authenticity of
the championship titles awarded by virtue
of the tournaments Held under the au-
spices of the Washington club Notwith-
standing the criticisms that have been
leveled at the present -Libbey Cup tourney
for the District championship, the play for
that trophy among the half dozen men
who form the front rank of District chess
talent Is calmly proceeding, and the first
round of the contest is now closing. The
leaders are punched at this point as never
before In the local history of chess play.
AS the games now stand the trophy may
be won by O'Farreh. Hanna. Wright or
walker. The second. round, which will be
at first thought of on account of the unu-
sually close competition and hard work
that it entailed. will. of course. settle the
question. and the coming games will be
watched with the keenest interest. The
small number Of entries makes the play
doubly interesting. as the men are almost
evenly matched. and the loss of a single
game gives the winner a great advantage.
Hence, there have been several contests
of unusual length. AS the round now
stands with Capt. o.Farrell one adjourned
game to play with Mr.. Molsted, the former
enters the second series with a lead that
is thought will give him strong advan-
tage In the final score. ...
The. first round. in the. tournament was
practically concluded by this weeks play
Wednesday evening Messrs. Hanna and
O'Farrell each won another game, and the
score now stands: OFarrell. won 4, drawn
=, with one game to play: Hanna, won 4,
drawn q lost /; Wright. won 4, lost 2;
Walker, won 4. drawn 2. lost /; Tharp,
won 3. lost 3; Gwyer. won !. lost 5; Mol
has developed some very interesting chess
situations. The draw between OFarrell
and Walker, by perpetual check, was
fine example of chess strategy: and the
same is true of the draw achieved by Capt.
O'Farrell in his game with Mr.. Hanna. Tn
which, after eight hours play. and hav-
ing nothing remaining but two pawns and
rock. he sacrificed the piece and thus In
sured the draw.
The adjourned game between Mr.. Hanna
and Mr.. Wright was finished Monday night,
Mr.. Hanna winning. ''tAs this game was
watched with interest, . and presents feat
ures which have recently. been the subject
of local discussioR, there is given below
that portion ofsfhe ssete which covers
these points: si' y