Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22

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At this point the Washington players
stated that If 81, kip, then P-B7; if 81,
kip, KxKt; if 53. KIP K-Kt6, and would
queen the remaining pawn on the siXtieth
move. whereupon Richmond resigned.
ShownIter and kemeny.
The Franklin Chess Club Of Philadelphia
has sent out Invitations to witness the
games for the championship of the United
States between Mr.. Jackson W. Showalter,
the present champion. and Mr. Emil ke-
meny Of Philadelphia. Mr.. Kemeny has
quite local reputation, but has not figured
in any important national events hereto
fore The first game will be played next
Monday, commencing a $50 pm.
The Fral kiln club has also invited mem
bers of the Washington club to participate
in the Knockout tournament held by its
club today, from 10 am. to II pm
The Hastings. England, Chess Club has
invited Messrs. Lasker and Steinitz to play
worlds championship match at Hastings
in May, Offering 200 to the winner, $50 TO
the loser, the minimum stakes to be 200,
and the games to be the property of the
club. The club considered that Steinitz, by
reason of having previously been champion,
and the position he obtained at the ST. Pc
contest the championship with Lasker
Following this, in July, comes the tenth
congress Of the German Schachbund, held
in connection with the Bavarias art and
Industrial exposition at Nuremburg. Three
thousand marks. about 500, will be given in
prizes. On the urgent invitation Of DR..
Tarrasch. the German master. Steinitz
Lasker, Tschigorn and Pillsbury have
definitely decided to take part.
In the meeting of the New York State
Chess Association in New York city today
there will be masters tournament for the
championship of the state for the coming
year, and general tournament for PLAYERS
or less prominence
The championship tournament of the
brooklyn Chess Club has practically been
decided so far as first place is concerned
in favor of Mr. Hermann Helms, who won
the championship the previous year. Sat-
urday he defeated Mr.. Eugene Delmar
who has been in the lead for some time In
brilliant game. Mr.. Helms score is 3D.
games won to 11a lost, one game lost to
Showalter having been Cancelled because of
that players withdrawal Rocamore is
second, having won and lost 2. and Del
mars score is sl2 won and 3l2 lost
Warrington Club Tourney.
Few games We're played in the individual
match tourney at the Washington Chess
Club the past week. Hanna won a long,
hard-fought game from Wright Wednesday
evening, and the score between them
sldHdS, 1dilld' D, wright, Il walker lost
another game to O'FarreL in which the
latter played well, and the score between
them stands two each. Gwyer has won two
games from Martin the past week, and the
score between them is also two each. Mar
tin had an easy win in one Of the games
ne lost, but overlooked it. The score in the
other pairs is: Usina, 2; Patterson, o; Otte
and Tharp. each. Tibbetts and Gichner
are byes.
The score in the chess tournament at the
Capital Bicycle Club is substantially I'M
changed from last week, as follows: Usina
won u, lost 2; Barrick, won 20h, lost 3La;
Quackenbush. won II, lost 2; Douglas, Won
Z, lost 5; Macdaniel, won 10, lost 10; Carr,
won 111a, lost 111a; Rines. won 3, lost 16;
Falck, won 8. lost 81; Calver, won 51a lost
1877: J. L. Writ, won 61a lost 2512.
There has been hung on the walls of the
Washington Chess Club a chess board and
men of unique and artistic design. The
board is of heavy cardboard, on which the
squares are marked three inches square
each. The men are of wood, painted white
and black, and are attached to the board
by pins. The board has been arranged to
show the position in one of the Brooklyn
correspondence games, and Is changed from
time to time as the game progresses. The
board and men are the design of Mr.. James
Patterson, who is making another set to
represent the other game in the match.
Coming Whist Match.
Monday evening the Washington and
Capital bicycle clubs will meet at the quar-
tiers of the latter club in the inter-club
whist series.
Mr. A. H. McCay has won the first prize
in the progressive match at the Baltimore
Whist Club, his score being g. plus. T. H.
Whelan came next with 81, and Julius Hall
followed with 81 plus.
The members Of the Capital Bicycle Club
have received an invitation to visit the
Philadelphia Whist Club today, and take
part in their tournament, in which teams of
four will be chosen by lot. Eleven men
are said to be going from Baltimore. It is
not known that any players will attend
from this city.
Checker Tournament.
Good progress has been made in checker
tournament at the Mt Vernon Club yet
without Mundelle, Johnson, Ward, Pedal,
Fitch, and other well-hnown players, there
is not as much interest taken as usual. In
class Whitford has played all his games,
and in class G Reeve has lost six games by
forfeit. The score IS follows: Glass A
Farquhar won 11k, lost AZ; Wendell won
Is, lost Z; Whitford won 10, lost II, and
Murray won 3 and lost IS. Glass B-Steph-
enson won 4, lost 2; Walker won Pr, lost
81; Cramer won ~, lost 2k. Class c.
Wright won s, lost L; Harris won AZ, lost
11s; Tyndau won 21s, lost 31a, and Reeve
lost 8.