New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
SOME POINTS REGARDING THE COMING
VIENNA TOURNAMENT.
THE NEW RULE LIKELY TO CAUSE DiFFi'OLAi
IN THE CHESS neutrality-suspicious. Foh
THE TRIBUNE CONTEST - NOTES
FROM VARIOUS FIELDS
FROM VARIOUS FIELpa

,,o n,oo,,co ~ managers OF international tour
naments In recent years to limit 'he "'''.''
entries In such contests has met genera" "p
proyal but the benefit of the plan must DC uo"',
Cd because II the rule had been s'''"su"', -,
hered to in previous Journeys Lasker' ""oro'''
Pulsbury Maroczy Charousek and many lesser
lights would never havo had a chance u s"'''e
The tendency now is TO admit al co'hpct''o'" ~ "
international ring only those who have peen p''H'
winners in previous similar comba'S' pu' ms ''o
limit OF contestants is fixed at twenty. ana as '"ce
are moro than that number Of players ready lot
the fray II will be interesting TO see no" MANA
gers will arrange matters satisfactorily. Inc VI
emma tournament will be the next on the caro-.
Surprising the following men, all prize Winners
were 10 enter and there IL no reason to suppose
that they would not namely. Marco. Sch'echtei
Charousek Maroczy. Weiss. Berger TaIrasch. wal
brodt Won Bardcleben. Miescs. Blackburne. Guns
berg I.pke Mason. Tschlgor!n. SchiGers. Aiapin.
JanowskL Tcichmann. Steinitz and Plsbury. what
would the committee do In the mattcr7 VINO "0u'd
go to the wall. and for what reason?
Surprising for arguments sake. the committee
can settle this matter. there would still be some
dissatisfaction because Of the fact that newcon-
ers would be debarred from showing what they can
do In international contests. Take. for instance.
Showal,er There Is no doubt In any chess players
mind that he could beat most OF the men men
toned with ease and the small minority OF them
would have to Tight like lions to beat tho American
player To leave him out of an International con-
would be ridiculous. and still there Is That rule
Of only prizc-takers."
Under those circumstances II would be better TO
accept all comera provided they Lavo an in'crna-
tionai reputation. and limit the contest to one
round tournament than to accept twenty players
in q tworound tourney or. better sun. accept All
entries, divide the men In two sections. play one
Or two rounds In each and let tho winners OF each
section play OF for the prizea In fact. the latter
plan will have TO DO adopted. for after another
year two there will be too many competitors OF
almost an equal standing. and II Will require too
much time to settle the championship OF the world
satisfactorily in any other way.
Respecting the tournament 10 BE- played BY cor
respondence between the readers Of The Tribune.
two letters were received last week Roth OF these
here appended.
Chess Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The Tribune having called for suggcsiionS
from eonssn N "u 1orsc tSat cah set
o. players play two games. In order to 10 falr 20
10th sides as most players have IA preference iof
and In that way tho irst player miehi have silYni
adyantage would also pfo29'. VA, AZ sA, no ~" 20
proiract the game over more than six months pos.
sbiy The star mofe o riPh pay NAY n Ue i
OF contestants three games might be under way a.,
require one move every day agaiiEi one " The op-
ponen;s.
II n player neglccts the time limit OF one move a
rcck he should lose the game. The move may be
sent by letter or postai-card on certain day OF
the week. agreed on beforehand
II a mistake is made BY false move the player
shall be compelled correct II by moving IN" piece
Indicated. and II that Is Impossible theh uhe MINK
must be moved "a 49,. . -, -
In case OF dispute tho Chess Editor OF The
Tribune shall be the umpire. .
Thesc are mere suggestions. which may meet the
annroyaI OF the players and II r. hoped that others
Who have had experience In this kind OF contest VIII
hello TO form a set OF rules for the tournament
' ALBERT WOELTGE
Stamford. Conn. Dec. H. 1897.
Chess Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. In regard to the correspondence tournament
7 would suggest the following arrangements:
First-Each player should play every other player
In the tournament