New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS
NETWORK STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION
MEETING.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TouRNAMENTs-THE MATCH
nv cABI.E-soME CHESS CURIOsITIEs-
NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE.
The meeting Of the NewYork State Chess AS
.ociation will take place the assembly in
On. United Charities Building, No 105 East Twenty
second-st next Saturday. AS In former years.
there will be two tournaments played, one In which
all members of the association OF recognized first
class ability will be allowed to enter. while
called general tournament, in which the remaining
members eligible to enter. VIII be the other at
traction addition to these contests there will be
q nrob, solution tournament. for which competi-
ton the wel.-known local composer Emil Hoffman,,
has contributed a beautiful problem.
As may be remembered from previous similar
competitions the winner of the masters tournament
will also receive the title of champion of the as
ISOLATION. in addition to prize to the amount Of
as The second prize will be SIS. the third $40 and
the fourth S.
In the general tournament there will be five prizes.
namely $50 sl5 so, IS and a. while the winner of
the problem solution tournament will receive So
The Board of Managers Of the association issued
the following invitation to the meeting:
All chess players and lovers Of the game Of chess
are cordially invited to be present during the DAY,
and either engage in the tournaments further the
Il is the aim of the Board Of Managers TO make
the New-York State Chess Association common
nav meet at least twice a year in fraternity and
friendly competition. high grade of chess cannot
Winner oI must always be accompanied by fair de;
gree of luck: but this is so generally understood
that the February tournaments have always peeN
as they will continue TO be, scenes OF good-huoreo
diversion. attended by not little sterling chess.
As the entries for these tournaments will close at
10 D. m on Friday it would be advisable for intend
ing competitors to enter before that time' nasn"o
as the pairing of the players will take place on
Got ar n N
an hour later The meeting promises to be an inter-
estng one and 1t is to be hoped that local players
will attend the meeting in large numbers.
During last week the match between kemeny ana
showalter has been the subject of much d'scussion
IN metropolitan chess circles. While 1t is generaiiy
admitted that Kemeny Is payer of great skill ana
Ingenuity Showalter Is generally looked upon as the
fayorite The Franklin Chess Club OF Phadelphia
deserves credit for having arranged the contest, IN
which play will in all probability begin on Feo-
rrary a.
match on eight boards between Great Britain ana
+he Tinted States are almost completed. The chess
editor OF The Tribune was authorized yesterday 10
arrange with the Commercial Gable company all
the business Of transmission, ana as the latter co
pany transmitted the moves in the capie chess
match last year. there IS not the least DOUBT 'hat
.h,. ysar.s conpetiton will be successfully carried
through the more so as two days Of play have been
agreed upon in case any games should De lelt uh-
finished on the first day of play AS previously an
nounced March 10 and IA will be the days on whlch
this team match will be played
THE London Standard writes as foliows'
A meeting was held at the British Chess Club on
February to consider the selection OF representa-
tive team for the forthcoming cable match on
March l3 between the United States and Great
britain Sir George Newnes. president Of the club,
forced nv representatives OF the leading metropote
clubs were present while the leading provincmi
nv the meeting The representatives al the meeting
handed to the chairman their Lists, the wh S
the presidency of Sir George Newnes. On FEBRUARY
the latter committee selected fifteen names accord
ing TO the majority of given them on the pre-
yious day and from that number eight Will be
finally chosen to play in the match. the remainder
forming the reserve
The readers of The Tribune will doubtless appre-
TO- .ha annended chess curosties The first
game was played at the Nuremberg Chess Club, and
the second is interesting because 1t happens 10 be
the shortest corresponding game on record the