New-York tribune., 1896-07-23
LASKER TAKES THE LEAD.
THIRD ROUND OF THE NUREMBERG
CHESS TOURNAMENT.
sTEINITZ AND sHowALTER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DRAWS WITH JANowsKI-DETAILs

OF THE GAMES
! Nur.uhsrg .ulv 22-The third round Of the in
tcrnatonal chess tournament was played In this
c,tv TODAY when the players faced each other
according to the fifteenth round OF the origlhai
schedule. After to-day's play Lasker mas taken
the lead as Stelnitz and Tschigorin were oo''
beaten and Janowsk lost half point by drawing
with Pillsbury. Showalter suffered secohu ueiea'
at the hands of Winawer.
Following are the details Of to-day's play
Albin relied in his game against Walbroat upon p
the French Defence, the players seierlins mo
schlechter3Brd variation ght along in the open
ing and middle game Albin held ms OWL w,asr WI
against the Berliner In tne cs enI snd won after
ffty-one This game was the 0n,y one ''''-
shed TIE time Of the first ad}ouTnbmehR urn Ruy Lo
PEI against pilsbury the opening moves I've neahg
against Lasker, the latter losing Janowski&s & play
against Pill5bury was of high order ahu ewsr wnm
Nv a series Of reckless moves he threw away his
chances and at the time Of adjournment the pa.
ties looked even. After hfty-sx moves 'he sa"'
An even game ensued on the third TABLE r6a 6a
former offered a Queens Gambt which the latter
declined to accept. the opening MOVES sbr bes
plaved rltn at Hastings. and won by the American
Although Tarrasch played ingenousy, a 1unH ,n 70
The time of adjournment. In the afternoon sitting.
however Tarrasch go, the better OF tne eve sve "
V.
Ldsker selected the Gunsberg variation OF III ,ne g
French Defence contested by the .n,on Winning
isst tbat game To-day the ,atter played remarkably
we'll against the veteran Seinitz who got in.o % I :,
cutcs at the middeg9me stage ana vnn Wme', game
Steinitz could not prevent the inevitable IN tne a.
ternoon He played on for forty-four moves anu
During Taubenhalse's visit In Nuremberg TWO
years ago he played Two Knights Defence agaisi
TARA sch. which the latter won. Schlechter ana
Tschgorin selected the opening moves OF I'M 1nS oo-
fence for their game the NTH table me ne con, n,
test r, maincd even from the start TO the tihe oi
adiournment severe struggle ensucd in the after
noon schlechter got an ADVANTAGE IN lhe t enu ] ns
and won an exciting contest after nearly IT" moves
Charousek selected a Kings Gambit against Mar, r
co. and like Showalter. the Vienna player uec,,mrn r
10 take the gambit Pawn. The opening moves weIo
The same as those played by Charousek ana snow
alter on Monday. In fact. up 10 the Ine re- VI m au r
|. tournament the run Of the game was much the same
as that in Mondays game Just referred 'ornaH 10, hm1
position remained even when pay was aftep sixty
| two moves. when the players agreed 10 draW ~
tpne ne arainst BIackburne the opening being
made according Cordels Dictionary o, Hpehdngs y
s This S@nr %as aso ~s after the
ing sitting This game also drawn after forty-
moves -, .,o.,os ,ha ., M. onor
ing moves for their game did Tarrasch and scnii-
fers on the third table, ana similar state OF ar,
fairs ensued; that is to say the position reinaied
even ali through the morning sitting In the end
game Schallopp's superior tactics carrieo 'c u'''
The Warsaw representative, Winawer. accepted
n Queens Gambt offered by Showater. The open
ing moves were identical with those made by Tar
rasch and Nieses at the Dresden Congress, when
those players divided honors. Nothing much of i'm
nortance occurred in the opening or minnie game
Stage Showalter holding his own against the Polish
player In the end game, however, the l<entucKiah @
was was bad w. won game showaer made dozen
moves in the afternoon. and finally resigned alter
forty y-nine moves. ,, , T., 81,
openings on ali the nine boaros'