Evening star., 1897-06-02
A MEMORABLE MATCH
international Chess Contest Ends in q
Draw.
EACH Side Won Two GAMES
Good Feeling Shown and Cour.
teous Messages Exchanged.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

The chess match between the House Of
Representatives and the house Of commons
has resulted in a draw. a result entirely un-
anticipated. Before the match Il was
thought the Englishmen would have q
walkover, while at the end Of the first
days play the situation was much In
favor Of the Americans. Mr.. Handy at
board No. was expected to win his
game when play was resumed yesterday,
but. after sacrificing the bishop on his
thirty-sixth move. 1t was readily seen that
his chances for a win were slight. and
that he would have to play carefully to
secure q draw. 1t even looked for a time
as though he would lose. Had he played
80. KxBP. to be followed by B-B7. he
would undoubtedly have won. He could
have stopped the advance Of the rocks
pawn. and had time to queen one Of his
own pawns. Had Mr.. Wilson sacrificed
his knight by 81, Kt-Q4, check, then
would follow 81. PxKt: SO. Pro. Poe
check: 80. KIP, B-B7. and wins. The
Englishman offered draw at $3.50, which
was accepted.
Mr. PlOwman's Unfortunate Defeat.
In the meantime affairs were becoming
very interesting at board No. 4, where Mr..
Plowman was showing great skill and was
| game won under the rules on the fortieth
| move by virtue of the British having ex-
ceded the time limit 1t was but three
seconds, to be sure, but was enough to have
decided the game. The Americans were
disposed to be gracious, and flashed back
the message that ten seconds grace were
| allowed on board 4. The game of the Eng
lishman seemed hopeless. 1t was only by
| the most glaring mistakes that Mr.. Plow-
| man could lose. and just when he was
| ready to crush his adversary he fell down.
Had he queened his pawn on the forty
| third move, Mr.. Jones' queen must have
| fallen for rook, with prospect of other
advantage In a few moves. He still had a
won same had he declined to take the rook
| on his forty-fOurth move and gone to the
corner. Mr.. Plowman resigned at 4:15 pm.
The representative from Alabama was
! laboring VI der great excitement, and was
very nervous. His table was surrounded
| by a number Of his friends, end while wait
| ing for moves from Mr.. Jones they casually
| dropped remarks of one kind or another
| to him. AS was necessarily the case, he
quently necessary for Representative
Shannon, the captain of the team, to eau
tion the spectators against talking with
| the players. II another match is held. ar
rangsments should be made for keeping
| spectators at least three feet distant from
| the players.
Mr.. ShafrOth's Victory.
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| of the Englishmen and all attention was
centered on board No. 2. where Messrs.
| Shafroth and Parnen were playing a most
stubborn contest. The result for a time
looked much like a draw. Mr.. Shafroth
was compelled to move rapidly at times to
keep within the time limit. When on his
thirty-third move he captured a pawn the
hopes Of Americans began to rise. The sub
sequent exchanges of pieces were in his
favor. He then secured a good position
on the kings side for his bishop and pawns
and ran his king over to the queens side
with view to queening pawn there. A
win seemed assured, but when on his fifty
first move he played K-B4 1t was thought
he was losing time. and deep concern was
expressed on faces all about the room.
1t was about this time that message
was received, stating that Mr.. A. ]. Bal
four, leader in the house of commons, was
witnessing the match, board No. 2. and
was very much interested in the contest.
The reply that went back caused much
merriment. 1t was as follows: "Mr Shaf-
roth Of Colorado is an ardent bimetallist,
and is naturally inspired to even greater
exertions learning that the distinguished
leader of the house is present.
+ While waiting for another move from
London. Mr.. Shafroth again calculated the
moves before each side would obtain a
queen by the course he had adopted, and
shake of the head showed that he real
lied his mistake. His subsequent play
was, of the best and when at $50 the Eng
lishman resigned and the day had been
/ saved there was great applause.
Yesterday's Play.
Following are the moves made in the
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