New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
:. crrRs AT CHEsSBOARDS.
sr11.L LEADING IN THE NUREM-
BERG TOURNAMENT.
...,csxr. srEISrTz AND wALBRopr ONLY HALF
,xr prHINp HIM-PILLsBURY AND
,u,,rER BEATEN-DETAus OF
xrsrrpDAY's CONTESTS.
Yesterdays CONTESTS.

Yesterdays CONTESTS.
,ulv o (SpeciaD. at
Nu'es,r morning the players sat down TO con-
se'oS s,xth round OF the international chcNs
tSN snt now in progress In TINS CITY As WIZ
s'u'' nv the appended openings OF the 'aines'
,.os PLAYED by white on ali the poarus' IN
!..,ely both P!llsbury ana ShoWa'''i w.
to-day while Stcinitz won -N'noue" ,
hs'e" Ill leadine his score is not better ina"
hf - as that player has also lost only one
?scA'sv 1',owski Stenitz and Walbrodt are now
pih' IasSer with -four and half games each
foao" credit Tarrasch. however, dropped Wv"
70 .He" oo,n,s. where he is Joined by biacNo"'H''
his ccncueTof ,o-o"S' o.har os follows:
-. v.. s,elnz schallorp W. ,; Aie,n,
Ssssrlne N Janowski Marco vs.. Schiners.
;saaiis, wasrodt SSsss9lfn a. bye
WEE o =, The nrs, adjournment Aibn had
~ - s.nall,,n. Pnlsbury had suffered delest al
h''" :, Naroczy. and Schlechter and LasKer
tie hands o. 'n''0"'
had drawn.
DETAILS OF THE PLAY
,,,,,a,ed Blackournes example ct
C'' - o,e-,nr 20 Ste.nitz a Kings Bishops
hA - IN the latter accepting the game. the
49, -,oves were copied from the Biackourne-
S..,-,,v game. won by the latter. IN the hastings
s~~oss To-day Charousek lost much ground
80 the oDening moves were mace ana ""e' INC
-, WAS adjourned for dinner SteihitH ma"
..,n game. After :orty-one moves the veteran "o"
in the afternoon. ,rs,
c,uoco piano Ike that won py LasKer against
v'~s, On :, Petersburg, was played or tho
-, between Blackburne and Tarrasch.
- .... ran pretty evenly up to the time o.
'.'1 neither side being able 10 gain any
.....ya In the afternoon however, matters
49,, +u-, in B.ackburne's favor and ne won
.r,,sc.ntly played game after forty-sx moves
w. same opening-the opening moves however
hAns Identical with a game won by Gunsper5
.s.,ns, Mason IN the sixth American congress in
,ssa-was adopted by Techmann and Janowski on
me third table When play was adjourned for DIN
,sr tss pos,t.on was perfectly even. Like Black
,,-,e Janowsk exceed in his play in the after
,,o, and beat Teichmann brilliantly after thirty
nine
wsjh-,yi, ,eiec.ed the .P-Q defence in Ruy
ioces aga!ns, Showalter. the opening moves being
similar 20 those Of game won by Lasker against
ete:n.tz IN 81. Petersburg. Although the ker-
,uokan could Go little IN the opening. he gained
material advantage in the middle game stage. ana
C,en the PLAYERS adjourned he had game. Dur
ing the afternoon sitting Walbrodt steadily improved
his position. and. much 10 the establishment OF the
orlookers he managed 10 beat Showelter by fine
end game play after ffty-one moves.
A. the Ias-tngs congress Lasker defeated Wal
brcdt IN Ruy Lopez. the opening moves or which
game wer. played BY Winawer and Porges on the
f,h table to-day. II pretty game. equally
veil contested by both players up TO the adjourn
neat Things did nor remain so in the afternoon
sitting Winawer established winning position
after about twenty-eight moves and won IN iine
finish after thirty-six moves
Alb,n made good use Of wrong combination on
the part Of his opponent Schallopp. in a French
defence adopted by the latter. who selected the
echecter- Bird variation. played at Hastings. and
won IN capital style after twenty-six moves.
Although Pillsbury tried the same defence m a
Four Knights game, which he successfully played
agatns; Tschigorfn IN 81. Petersburg, IN his game
with Maroczy. the Hungarian expert got an ad-
vantage in the opening and playing subsequently
with care and good Judgment. Pillsbury had to re-
k,cn the game after thrty-four moves.
Things were pretty even on the eighth board.
where Mario and Sch.fers contested a Siciiian de-
fence adopted by the latter after the fashion Of
game given In "Cardeli's Dictionary Of the Open
inss" Neither side could claim any advantage up
70 the time Of adjournment This state OF affairs
remained TO the end. which came after thrty-six
moves when the players agreed upon a draw.
q copy Of the Golmayo- Blackburne game, won in
Havana by the latter. led 10 wholesale exchange
o. pieces and 10 draw after twenty-cHe moves
Here follow the opening moves actually made on
the nine boards: