New-York tribune., 1896-07-28

TIED WITH LAsKER FOR THE LEAD.
Nuremberg. July p (SpeciaD-The players assem-
bled this morning In the "Gesel.schafts- Haus Mu-
scum. No. K6n!g-str. In this city, TO play the
seventh round o. the international tournament. The
pairing was follows:
schrers rs. Schlecther Janowski Showal,er
Aloin AI VS. Maroczy steintz vs. Blaekburne
rorges vs. schallopp. Tsohigorin vs. Charousek
Walbrodt wnawer. Lasker bye.
As Lasker did not play. Steinitz and Walbrodt. by
virtue OF their respective Victories Blackbur
and Wfnawer secure the iead followed by Lasker.
Tarrasch and Tschigorin. Showalter's fine play
against Janowsk was Of the most interesting
features OF the session.
A Centre Gambit. after the fashion OF a game won
by the Italian player Saliro against Previtali in
Venice some time played by Schffers against
Schechter on the first table which well con-
tested by both players. Pieces were rapidly ex-
changed. and after twenty-five moves the game was
drawn. the position being perfectly even.
Plllsbury had a narrow escape from being beaten
by Marco who defended Zukertort opening. the
first eight moves being Identical with played
by correspondence between London and ST. Peters
burg. the Russian winning that contest. Shortly
after the opening moves were made Marco got the
superior game but being careless later on. he al
lowed Pilsbury to draw the game by a continual
check after twenty-one moves
The Hungarian. Maroczy, selected a French de-
fence against Albin. and the game proceeded on the
same lines as the POLLOCK arrascn game payed az
Hastings and brilliantly won by Pollock. In to-day's
game white outpayei in the midd;e-game stage
OF the contest. wherein the Magyar exceed greatly
beating Albin after forty-one moves.
Those great German players. Riemann and Pit
sche. played a Two Knights defence in Letpsic
out OF which the latter came victorious. On this
game the opening moves were based-the Porges-
Schallopp game The former secured winning ad-
vantage in the opening and beat Porges by fine play
after twenty-sx moves
Walbrodt and Winawer copied the opening moves
of the Taubenhaus- Teichmsnn game won by the lat
ter in London, for their fight. The young Berliner
presse' the Pole hard in the opening. and when the
game was adjourned walbrodt had game. In
the afternoon sitting Winawer resigned after nifty
one moves had been made
The Lasker- -Pillsbury variation Of the Petrofr de-
fence. by the latter in ST Petersburg. was the
subject OF a played the sixth table between
Janowski and Showalter. This led 10 an equal game
throughout the morning sitting. This contest was
also adjourned. A turn in favor OF Showalter. who
played excellent chess. came in the afternoon sitting
and Janowsk succumbed after sixty-nine moves.
At Hastings Lasker defeated the Partisan. jan
owski In a Queens Gambit declined. This game
was the leading motive for the Tarrasch -Teichmann
struggle on the seventh board The German doctor
tried all he knew in the opening and middle game.
but Techmann's clever defence, which was much
admired. did not give white opening for at
tack. In the end game Tarrasch outpayed his ad-
versary. and when the game adjourned for din
ner. the doctor had won game. After forty-six
moves Teichmann resigned In the afternoon.
Ste.n!tz tackled Blackburne with G.uoco Piano.
the opening moves OF which game Identical
with those OF the Tschigorin- Techmann game. won
by the Russian in Hastings II took Se!nitz long
time TO gain any advantage in position. However,
he succeeded In that shortly before the end game
stage was reached. This game also adjourned.
Stenitz Increased his advantage during the after
sitting and beat Blsckburne after forty moves.
Tschigorin disposed of ofCharousek in Two knights
defence after thirty-six moves. The latter played
the variation OF the Tai sch snhaus game,
won by the former at Nuremberg. The Russian had
the better game almost from the
Following are the opening moves made ali the