New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
l. ~. TchirorE
2. T. CaEfoysek
He came aesreg- 20

us cam. ,.sr.s, 20 Z. n New.York IN 1879 when 81
The conclusion OF ;he scheduled games ne ~as tiec
with Weiss The tie match then ended In dra".
II is hard luck indeed. that player o. suoa dash
and Ingenuity saould always fall short in gaining
nrst hono:s This however being 80. IL Is grau!y-
Ing 10 see young who. with scarcely any pteVi-
Gus records speak Of. successfully cope Win oo'
experienced match ana tournament players Inc
chess worlc Pillsoury at ihe top IN the Hastings
tournament Maroczy second in Nuremberg. ana now
another you1gsler. Charousek startles everybody
BY ,ieing for rrst place ~!ta Tsenigor!n
While Pillsbury was placed third mere boy.
Sch,echter and the brilliant Franco-Poie Janowski
were lied for fourth and ffiA places, and stll
another boy, Wa!b-odt. divided sixth and seventh
pr,zes With the veteran Winauer. the winner q
the Nuremberg International tournament IN 1883.
2 man who es far back as 1857. won the secono
prize In Paris year later lied for hrst prize win
Zulertor,. and who In lse2 divided frst and second
nrize, with Sto!nitz and this after tie rnatch In
Vienna.
The creates. surprise. however. is that Tarrasch
.os NJ, placed at all Tarrasch. the hero of Bres-
lsu Manchester. Lcipsc and Dresden received e
cancellation prize tor having made the best score
apa,ns. rhe prize-winners proper IL VIII mus be
so.r that in spite OF the great interest evinced at
these internat.o t.onal contests. these hghts. as mas
,,en been stated in these columns. are really not
,,,n. cr,,erions OF strength. and only matches OF
e,. .even or ten games up can settle more con-
,,,e,ye,v the playing capacities OF any rlea ex-
perts. , rv,,,,r q
This brings up the subject at issue Wi.h'n =
-. ,,n,e these redoubtabe men. LasKef ana
s,s,,,z will meet al Moscow 10 hgh: Tor the cha'u-
,oreho OF the world. AS everybody Nio"s LIN"
u, ha The second time these men Will pay q
na,ch On the former occasion Lashe' oea'
s..,,, With ten 10 fve. four games being drawn
-. - fa,p neople indeed even the most ardent
-. ., s,einitz who believe that the veteran
en 800 ont victorious. They say his age Is
-. h,,o We'll Stein!tz does not tnink So ne
t,.,ne that he is In much better health al pres
.,.an ar the meeting In 1894 that Lasker mas
en- as We, reached his tSteinitzD best FORM ana
NJ ,c,eav the chess world should be CRATE
20 on md old man for again being ready TO
IL, - ~. ,ocovery Of his lauIes. SO honorapiy
lest In 1884 -. ..r,,
Saws showaiter in a letter 70 'he "T',er ina"s' s
oay ,r-,hune for having brought about PROB
-, ,s.,,ne between Pillsbury and myself t'ere
a. ~n,h.r subject OF interest TO the lovers OF chess
- - - almost be taken for granted thai this Hlatch
IL may =. nlayed PiIlsbury, In a letter to
N.wyork friend, said tnat ne "ou'o 'e'''h a. '.'e
New oseh,e opportunity to the city. that he
s.or,d then challenge ShowaIter 70 ma.cn to' ,"e
wou'u - 80 In in the United States-the Kentuckian
.s. cha mpionship at present--and 1900 side.
NOUS ru.I,sr on the other hand, expressed his
a'iu ..s 10 come East as soon as wanted In
%. r,eet Pillsbury So. what The Tribune
oroe .r,ng about, a match between these play
"'oN u. ,uo other stars are engaged In Moscow.
e's' ,,,, settled, and II now remains 10 carry
ID p.s.r nroject suggested by The Tribune.
o "a match the winners OF these matches TO
o,av In a nnal bout
''. '.,ded q q solution Of games. as played recently
~ budapest International chess masters tourna-
ment: