New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-08
LASKER KEEPS ON WINNING.
SEVENTEENTH ROUND OF THE NUREM-
BERG CHESS TOURNAMENT.
P1IIsBURY AND TARRAscH on EVEN TERMS IN
THE RACE FOR SECOND PLAcE-DETAILs
OF YESTERDAYS PLAY.

THE RACE FOR SECOND PLAcE-Df1IAiLS
OF YESTERDAYS PLAY
Nuremberg Aug. (speciaD the chess
players met this morning ut the assembly rooms
In the Museum. 1t was announced that the min
pairing would guide the order Of play for the
seventeenth round. to-day and the players were
therefore, pitted agains. each other In the fono"
ing order:
IAsksr waSrcs;' vs. vs. I,ssas@ns
schiners We Marcy 1anowsS vs. vs. EbenouseE
Psbury -. Schallopp. Iafrssch We. rah1a,rin
Albn VS. Winawer Steinitz w. ischigorin
The PLAYERS got through their work pretty rapidly
in most cases for at o'clock six games had peei
decided while only the games on the hrs' nun
and seventh boards had TO be ADJOURNED wien
play ceased at o'clock II was found that h"SNe,'
by virtue of another victory. was still eaas' WIN
III points Next Psbury and Iarrasch'
next Maroczy then Steinitz. Janowski. Schihers'
Tschigorn and Wabrodt. In the order named
DETAILS OF THE PLAY.
Iasker could not make much Roadway In a
Queens Gambit declined by Marco, the latter de-
Tending well up to the time OF adjournment III
the afternoon. however. Lasker played mastery
chess, and won brilliantly after forty moves,
Schiffers and Maroczy divided honors III rrehoh
Defence which ran smoothly for both players a
draw resulting after twenty-slx moves.
Another Queens Gambit was declined success
fully by Schallopp against Pilsbury, put "heh vi
the point OF being called upon to make the pest Vi
the position SchallOpp 1ell OIL, diio"ii's
TO take the aggressive, and after some me play oy
the American the stenographer resigned alter
forty -four moves.
Winawer showed his true form In a Giuoco fiaho'
opened by Albin The Pole fairly overcame MS
adversary and won after twenty-cne moves Ny
some OF the most brilliant play so far SHOWN III
these contests
Porges and Showater discussed Petror on even
terms I'D to the time of adjournment In the AFTER
noon Showalter proceeded with a wrong combination
and Porges was thus enabled TO win after thirty
five moves.
Teichmann worsted Walbrodt IN the opening
moves of a Ruy Lopez played By the latter. ahd
playing a strong game the Dutch-Germah payer
resigned after twenty nine moves.
Centre Counter Gambt tried by Blackourne
against Janowsh. ran evenly up TO dinner ulne
The game remained even and ended in a draw after
ffty-fve moves
Tarrasch gave Charonusek a lesson to-day mo
latter adopted the old-fashoned Kings Fianchetto
as his defence At first the latter could make no
impression upon the Franco Hungarians citadel
In the middle game, however, the German champion
played splenddly. winning after only nineteen
moves made. !,
Stelntz administered defeat to Tschigorin IN
P-O opening in spite of the fact that the Rus
sian had the best OF the argument at one stage or
the game He carelessly threw away his chances
ana was beaten by Steintz after thrty-sx moves
Yesterdays adjourned game between Marco ana
Schlechter was drawn late last night after nearly
100
Appended are the opening moves Of all the games