Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-03
The Fall and winter Season of Local
Chess Players.
rcURT A'lENr T0BEGlN NOVEMBER II
Rules Governing Handicaps Have
Been Modified.
MATCH WITH BROOKLYN

The Washington Chess, Checker ard
Whist Club will open the chess season this
evening in a team match in which all the
members in the city are expected to par
ticipate. Messrs. James Patterson and w.
A. Gwyer jr., two Of the strong players Of
the club, will lead the respective sides. The
teams will be chosen at o'clock, and play
ers who arrive later will also te paired.
Non-members are invited to be present, and
should there be enough tables to go around
they will be given an opportunity to play.
The annual tournament of the Washing
ton club will begin November H. AS the
tournaments of the club are for the pur-
pose Of promoting chess playing in the city,
it has been decided to open the tournament
to all players in the District. Entries will
close November 4. The entrance fee will be
81. All the entrance money will be used
for the purchase of prizes,as follows: Thirty
per cent to purchase the first prize, twenty
five per cent to purchase the second prize.
twenty per cent for the thdd prize. fifteen
per cent for the fourth prize. and ten Fer
cent for the fifth prize. Under this appor-
tionment there will be five prizes, and the
difference between one prize and another is
slight. Each competitor plays but one
game with every other player, and but one
game is required to be played per week. I'M
less the number Of competitors should rem
der 1t necessary.
lot. The time limit will be forty moves for
the first two hours on each side, and TWEEN
ty moves an hour thereafter.
Handicap Rulea Modified.
The rules governing the continuous handi-
cap tournaments at the Washington Chess
Club have been modified, beginning on the
| LIST instant 1t was decided to separate the
players into five classes, viz: A, B. c, d. +.
| One class gives players In the next class
below kB pawn and move; two Classes
| below, KB pawn and two moves; three
| classes below. OK odds, and four classes
| below OR odds Draws do not count.
The number of prizes has been increased
! to five, including special prize for the
player winning the greatest NUMBER OF
games. To be eligible for a prize, a player
| must play at least forty games in the three
| months, with at least eight different play
| ers, and at least five of the games must
| be played with a player or players In the
| same ella. as the prize winner. 1t is ex-
| pected, that the cool weather has
| returned. that there will be a marked in
| crease in the number of games played in
the continuous Journeys.
| Thnrp-Tibbetts Match.
| The third game In the match between
| Messrs. L. Tharp and E. A. Tibbetts was
| a French defense, defended by the latter.
| 1t was a well-contested game throughout
and was won by Mr.. Tibbetts on it's merits
| after ABOUT eighty moves "ds
| pressed for time in the middle of the game
| 7 he fourth game between these parties was
| q queens gambit declined. and resulted
| in a draw, after sixty-five moves. The
| score now stands: Tharp, =; Tibbetts, l.;
| drawn, l.
| The match by correspondence between
| the Washington and Brooklyn chess clubs
| has been resumed, after an adjournment
! during the summer months. The Brooklyn
| Eagle says of these games:
| '.At an early date In this contest owing
| to miSmanagemeHt and neglect Of the COM
| mittee then In charge, the games were al
| lowed to lapse into a very precarious state.
| so much so that defeat was staring Brook
| Iyn in the face almost from the start. By
| careful nursing, however, the positions
| have since been put in shape to some ex
tent and now one Of the games at least
| presents equal state of affairs. far
| as Brooklyn is concerned, with possibly a
| slightly stronger position. The other
game. though. is, If position goes for any
| thing. welnigh beyond redemption. having
| been, in fact an uphill fight against hope
| to four knights game, and defended on
| The club members hereafter will be kept
| busy Analysing the changing positions, and
| 1t will not be through lack of effort that
| either one of the two games will be lost"
| The Washington players figure on surely
| winning the Ruy Lopez, and at least get
! ting draw in the queens gambit declined.
| The moves in the games to date are as
| follows: