New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-24
LASKER AND JANOWSKI
A TIE FOR THE LEAD IN THE CHESS
TOURNAMENT.
THE THIRD PEG HOLDS BUNCH OF PLAYERS
HOW TIE NUREMBERG CONTESTS

THE THIRD PEG HOLDS BUNCH OF PLAfERs
HOW TIE NUREMBERG CONTESTS
ARE BEING FOUGHT.
Nuremberg July a3-Play In the international
chess tournament was resumed to-day. when the
twelfth originally scheduled round was played II
beng the fourth OF the series. and after to-day
results Lasker. with 81 wins wins to his credit
Is now dividing the lead with Janowski, as the
former could only draw against Walbrodt. and the
Partisan succeeded In defeating Schlechter STEM
itz. Tarrasch. Tschgorn and walbrodt are now
punched together with three wins each to their
credit.
Following was the play to-day:
showalter Blaekburn' sehechtsr W JanSy'ki'
s Maroa9p VS. W. F sen .Ssry ". HSin
At the time Of the first adjournment Steinitz and
Tarrasch had already won their games, whiie
Schifrers and Porges had drawn their game
DETAILS OF THE PLAY.
Blackburne boldly accepted a Queens Gambit
offered by Showalter and the opening moves were
the same as those made by Winawer and Showai-
ter yesterday. that is to say, the Psbury-Steintz
variation, first played in the international tourna-
ment in NewYork At first sh9wa tt. had h, the
der and lost the game after forty-nine moves
The TaS So rse
wer and Charousek were pitted against each other.
The Polish expert got into hot water IN tne morn
ing sitting but In the afternoon he mace such
stubborn resistance that the game had 10 pc al
journed more. Charousek, however, hau IL
so-called won game.
Another Ruy Lopez was PLAYED by schallopp and
Tschigorin on Table No. g. The latter selected a
doforcc which he had successfully adopted In MS
match against Tarrasch at st. Petersburg TWO
years ago The Russian had an advantage In the
iniudle game. ana playing with great SKILL peat
Schallopp after forty-on moves >,...
Steintz's play in his game against Maroczy was
the subject Of much admiration on the part OF tne
spectators. He selected the b 81 defence
to the Ruy Lopez defence whs ns, tMs o he
Don Russia: Shortly after the opening moves owes
were made. stenitz got the upper hand and won
the game. after twenty-four moves py ste'ins
play. IN. D., -
The viennese PLAYER Marco opened Win ,, pm0
WbeS sser and i Tscson in the
Petersburg tournament Like steinitz, Tarrnsch
simply walked over Marco, winning an exceiienuy
played game after thirty lone moves:
Janowsk as defence in his game with Schlechter.
The latter opened with Rly Lopez and won Hdt de
at one time If he was going to win. However.
he allowed the Partisan to escape; the latter ate,
ing game after forty-three moves.
perfectly even opening was played by I-asker
Observation-Disclosures game, contested In London.
Near the end of the game Wabrodt obtained an
advantage. but II was not sufficient to win, draw
resulting after seventy-six moves
Porges tried a French defence agains. Schaners
on the sShh table II an sysn agh in as
ings in which the same variation was played. this
contest ended also in draw, thirty-six moves be-
ing made.
table b Sf ' fisbu r and Xibn the opening
seemed If Pillsbury would win right out by
unsound. Later on he got another look in and
the game after sixty-nine moves
Following are the opening moves made on tho