New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
GOOD WORK BY MIEsES IN REPORTING
THE TOURNAMENT.
A CHALLENGE FOR THE NEwNEs TRoPHY-THE
BROOKLYN CHESS CLUBs PRED1cAMENT-
GAMES FROM NvREMBERG
CORRESPONDENCE.

On the day previous the beginning OF the in
ternatonal tournament The Tribune promised its
readers full and elaborate reports by cable. and
mail service containing a collection OF games NOW
that nearly all the games have come to hand, II Is
only right 10 acknowledge the services which T.
Mieses the skilled German chess journalist and
player has given to the American press by sending
such accurate daily cable reports on the tourna-
ment As may we'll he imagined. Mieses sent every
thing by cable. in cipher. and. all told. he reported
200 games that is to say, he sent for the after
noon papers the results OF the originally scheduled
III. games and as some OF them were daily adj
tourned he had to send additional reports OF the
adjourned games for the morning papers. which
made the number OF reports sent 900.
In all this work he made only four errors and
considering the number OF games played and adj
iourned 1t will be admitted that he did remarkably
we'll the more so as he had TO mall the I'VE games
from each round daily
Meses did better at Hastings. where he did not
make any errors. but then he did not have 10 send
his reports in complicated cipher messages Any
how the readers of The Tribune had every reason
10 be satisfied. and it Is TO be hoped that Micses
will continue in his good work for the American
press on many similar occasions 10 come
Herewith is given another selection of games.
played in the final rounds. and ny next SUNDAY
something more might be said about the results OF
this tournament.
A local matter which is OF great importance to
American chess Is brought up by the following let
ter which has arrived In Brooklyn
The British Chess Club. Covent Garden LONDON
August TO- 1876
Secretary Brooklyn Chess, club BROOKLYN .,
Dear Sir: am instructed by the comm nv r ol
this club 10 send formal challenge for a re-
chess cable match between teams enm
tive OF respective countries 10 be payeu SUI Sn
time during the first three months q tine year i''''
We propose that the conditions shall be similar to
those OF the first match except that pmder n ne
YOU the teams will consist of minimum number number
Of ten a side. and we propose to play that humoe'
trusting that this challenge will lead to as pleas
ant an encounter on the last OCCASION remain
yours very i"''''u''' GREGORY w BYRNE.
Hon Secretary British CHESS Cuo
This letter will be laid before the Executive Com
,ni,,ee OF the Brooklyn Chess Club tomorrow even
ing and It will be interesting 10 see wha' the
Executive Committee will do in the matter PMS
bury Showater Barry. Burille and other American
PLAYERS who made up the team last year nave
positively stated that they would not play AGAIN III
asmuch as the club at It's recent meeting leit MI
Marean no option but to withdraw from the Plesi-
dency of the club AS will be seen from the cha'-
lenee the Brooklyn Club will have TO ma Ten pay
ers this year and 1t is therefore almost Impossible
70 defend the trophy with the strongest American
nlavers out of the team. But. apart from
the team where is the money TO come from
10 cover the heavy expenses? Here Il .he
chance for the who were dlssatlsneu VIII"
the running Of the club at the hands OF us ia'e
president 10 get together and try TO uphold the
dignity the glory. and reputation Of the Brooklyn
Chess club and accept the challenge Even II they
should lose the match and the trophy. the accept
ance of the challenge and the monetary Obligations
attaching 1t will show to the chess "orlu '''d'
they have acted up TO their principles, Whatever
they may be. and that the Brooklyn Chess Oiuo
minus Marean and the best of American players
can still boast OF being In existence. Ana "heh
studying these things, 1t might be taken INTO con-
alteration that there good clubs In New orh
clubs tho directors of which might be of assistance
IN the fight The press will do all In Its power 10
assist and the advice of The Tribune therefore,
would be to go make good try ana IL 'nes
should fail in the end. IT would at least show that
they meant well.
Latest reports TO hand say that the lnternauohai
Chess Masters Chess Tournament, scheduled 10
begin October ], in Budapest will begin on eeptem-
her IA and II is said that all the players who COM
,a,ad IN Nuremberg Will go to the Hungarian me-
tropolis.
Appended is still another collection OF games
from the Nuremberg tournament:
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