Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
CHESS AND ITS PLAYERS

Messrs. Farquhar and Johnson will play
match of ten games at checkers at the
Lakeview Club corner of N street and New
Jersey avenue northwest, on Friday even
ing. Next to Mundelle, they are probably
the two best players in the District. the
public is invited to witness the match.
The remaining members of the cable
match team have not been selected, but
the indications point to the selection of
the District champion, F. B. Walker, as
one of the team, or as one of the two sub
stitutes. The local club has not heard
anything further from the Brooklyn club
in regard to the matter, but the Brooklyn
Eagle of last Sunday contained a repro
duction of his photograph and sketch CT
his chess career, and stated that he will
probably play on the cable chess team.
Mr.. Walker is a native of New York state.
but spent most of his life in Cleveland,
Ohio, where he learned to play chess and
became one of the leading Cleveland play
ers. He came to Washington in 1885, but
took no part in chess until the Libbey cup
Journeys were started here in the beginning
of 1894. Mr.. Walker finished close behind
Wright and Hanna. who tied for first place
in three successive Journeys. Two years
ago he won second prize i'll the individual
tourney, and last year he won the Wash
ington club championship. He has won
two matches from Mr.. Gwyer by to U
and to and 1 draw; he won the District
championship from Mr.. Wright by default,
the score beirg 5 to in favor of Mr..
Wright, and he has scored wins to 2 for
Capt O'Farrell in their pending match.
He has never lost a game in a simultaneous
exhibition given by master. having won
games from Capt. Mackenzie, Zuckertort,
Gossip, Hodges and Showalter.
The other candidates prominently men
toned for a place on the team are as fol-
lows: Walter Penn Shipley of Philadelphia,
<f Ea haesf m ar1rC In
the country and will undoubtedly be Sc
lected; Sidney p. Johnston of Chicago, who
was on the reserve list for the American
team in 1896, when there were but eight
men on the team. and whose prospects Tor
a place are very good; Franklin K. Young
of Boston, author of minor Tactics OF
Chess" and The Grand Tactics of Chess y
who is backed by Barry of the cable team.
In addition to these, there are several other
strong Philadelphia players whose names
are mentioned in connection with the team,
and it would not be surprising TO see one
of them chosen, the differences between the
Brooklyn and Franklin clubs having been
settled Among the Philadelphfans men
toned are S. w hampton. J. A. Kaiser M.
Morgan, j. P. Morgan, c. j. Newman, e. C.
Reichhelm, A. K. Robinson and ID. stuart
Robinson.
The PENNSYLVANIA State Chess Associa-
ton will have one-day championship
tournament at Philadelphia on Washing
tons birthday, and the New York State
Association will hold similar tournament
at New York city the same day. but, so
far as learned, no tournament has been
arranged to take place in the District on
that day.
In the correspondence match between the
United States and Canada, twelve on
side. the present score is Az to 1l2 in favor
CT the United States. The latest victory
was gained by F. B. Walker Of this city
over H NJ Christie of Orillia.
One of the latest chess books published
is entitled The Rice Gambit," which is
modification of the Kieseritzky Gambit.
whit. giving up piece follows: 1P-K4
P-E4. 2P-KB4 PIP, 3 Kt-KB3 PIX Kt4,
P-KIe4 P-Kt5, 5 XIX Kt-KB3, 6 b
B4 POT, PIP B-Q3, S castles, BxKt.
White, however, Is thereby enabled to OBJ
tain splendid attack.
Representatives H. c. Griffin of Natchez,
Miss. and Benjamin Ambrosten of New
Orleans dropped into the Chess Club re-
Gently, seeking an opportunity to play. OF
course. they found opponents, and, as
might have been expected, were beaten by
some of the local experts, but they, never
theless, showed considerable ability.
After the late cable match it was charged
that Representative Bodine received as
sistanca in his game against his English
competitor, which, of course, any one cog
INFANT of the facts knows to be absolutely
false Saturday night, in a game with
Representative Handy, who had just won
a piece, Mr.. Bodine sacrificed his queen
and mated with a rock in the same man.
ner that he defeated the Englishman. The
sacrifice was made instantly, as 1t was in
the case of the game in the cable match