Evening star., 1897-01-30

Nessrs Hanna and Tharp aEd w dihei
ard Durham will tonight pia! .nell sd sai'es
and some lively contests are expected
The Washington Chess Club mas accep,eu
the proposition of the West Phladeiphia
Club to play q match by corresponding.
Mr. S c. Dunham Will have chafse OIL the
Washington end in the games.
A match is reported to have been ar
ranged by the st. Petersburg Chess Cilp
between Lasker and Tschigorln LOT the
championship of the world ana 4,eoo lou-
bles Tschigorin is of the dashing. Driiilant
order of player, probably being more SO
thar any living master. He Is especiaiiy
fond of the Evans gambit his play Is III
striking contrast to that OF SteinltI. me
latter might lie characterized as Fabian
in chess Tschigorin as a Hannlbai. one
waits, as it were, for his opponent mis-
deeds; the other does, or at least attempts
something himself Tschigorin was twice
beaten by Steinitz in matches for the
championship of the world. He has never
played a match against Lasker Inc GATE
for the match has not been set, but Lasker
will doubtless require season OF rest De-
fore beginning another important match.
Contrary to expectations. Pillsbury and
Showalter did not begin their match this
week. Showalter has been In Phlladeipnla
practicng hard with local experts there
He won one and lost one game with ke-
meny, won one and drew one with Shipley,
and won one each from Stuart and Noigt.
PiIlsbury and Showaiter met on TUESDAY
last, but postponed completing final ar
rangements for a week. There seems to be
a hitch in regard to where the games shall
be played. The Boston Chess Club wants
one week of the match played there ana II
is announced that none of the games Will
probably be played in the rooms of the
Brooklyn Chess Club. Showalter was de-
sirous of ha wing the match commence not
later than February next, but 1t seems
now that a later date will be chosen.
A feeling of sadness pervaded the Wash
| ington Chess Club and the Capital Bicycle
Club the past week owing to the unexpect-
ed death of Mr.. Joseph p. Macfarland. Mr..
| Macfarland was one of the best chess play
| ers in the city. His knowledge of the
| openings was probably unequaled by any
| local player. He was brilliant, yet sound.
| player, quick to take in situation, and
| his play indicated confidence in his game.
| In 'skittle" playing he was always inter-
| esting and in simultaneous play he was
| without equal here. When Mr.. G. H. d.
| Gossip, the English master, was in the city
! about two years ago, MIR. Mcfarland got
| the better of him in two games. skittle
| play. He also played a game with F. j.
| Lee the master which was unfinished, but
in which Mac" appeared to have the ad-
| vantage In one of the games between
| Baltimore and Washington, wherein w. H.
| K Pollock led the forces for the monu-
| mental city. Mr.. Macfarland played board
| No. l for Washington and secured draw
against that celebrated player. For the
last two years Mr.. Mcfarland had been de-
| voting nearly all his time to the study OF
geology. and had not taken part in any OF
the local tOurname Was NOT twenty
six years of age and had brilliant career
| before him.
Mr.. Leek member of the Albany Chess
| and Whist Club, was In the city the past
! week and met several of the local experts
| He contested several games with Mr.. +. p.
| Hanna last Saturday evening, and held his
| own.
Dr. Bunnemeyer has passed Mr.. Usina in
the chess tournament at the Capital Bicycle
| Club. Otherwise the standing of the play
| ers Is the same as a week ago. The score
| to date Is as follows: