New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-23
CHESS TOTRNANENTS PLAYED.
MASTERS AND AMATEURS NET IN CONTESTS
Rad WEATHER KEPT MANY. AWAY

BAD WEATHER KEPT MANY AWAY.
AS early as o'clock yesterday morning some en-
thusiastic chess players had assembled In the as
sembly rooms in the United Charities Building No.
Jos East Twentysecond-st in order to take part in
the tournaments. as arranged by the New-York
state Chess Association in honor OF Washington 5
Birthday. The bad weather, however, prevented
many players who promised to enter in the contests
from being present. Still. there was fair attend
ance when the Tournament Committee decided to
make start. There two tournaments one
for the masters and one for amateurs There were
fourteen well-known metropolitan players ready to
fight In the champion hip tournament. while twenty
amateurs from the metropolis were entered in the
second contest. 1t was nearly il o'clock when play
began. the players having been paired by ballot
At o'clock the business meeting was called 10
order by the chairman. n. J. Rogers OF Albany A
Of coincidence to the widow and relatives OF
Charles A. Glberg. former president OF the asso-
citation, passed The following officers for the
year were elected President ii. J. Rogers: vice.
presidents. Wesley Bigelow. o. p Honegger and D.
s. searle: secretary. Or. L. D. Broughton jr.:
treasurer. Or. f. ". Dahl Advisory Committee
S. O. Ruth William VI. de Wiser and G. A. T. Linn
beck.
The following is the complete list OF entries for
the two tournaments:
Masters TOprnament-E; Delmar, J. NJ Hanham,
waller Gus Koshisr j. & Baird Gas E j. Mars SnR
General Tournament.-v. Ige. Arthur souvene.
Courtney Lemon 4 MeMsliin. J. Finn. George A.
Gunzberg s Pinkham. H. Zrn. C. r Weeks NJ
Liepzeer. Dr.. Jacob Heller, +. Yeaton. +. Martin,
and T. NJ Stoeht
Following are the results of the tournament:
MASTERS TOURNAMENT
First round-Demar beat Roething a Queens Fam
s se9 are 3ne show1er And Orchard
Schmidt in a Two Knights Defence after thirty four
moves moves ~, hooamora beat Hodges n Ruy Lopez after
Defence after thrtysev.n moves. J. ". Baird D O.
Jasnosroisky and Hapern zukerort Opening after
Second round-Delmar beat Orchard in French De
fence after ay three moves Koehler beat Hapern IN
Peros Defence p after forty one moves Roehins beat
Schmidt and Iianham drew Vienna Game after thirty
fence after twenty tight moves. Marshall beat showaltm
n QIseh Gainht Declined after thrty-two moves D.
O. Baird and Jasnogrodsky drew French Defence after
Third round-Delmar beat D. G. Baird in P-o
opening after thrtyone moves Koehler beat Orchard In
a.. TT9 KnShs 4gfsnSe after forty moves ocomors
K2e,hins beat Hartman in Two knights defence after
Ruy Lopez after thirty moves showaer bea, Hodges
ponzian after thirty ak moves; Marshall beat Jasna
Fourth round-Koeher and Marshall drew a Petror's
Irregular opening twenty moves Roethnr beat Del
mar in a Kings bishop opening after ffty-nne moves
Koehler won the. first prize: Delmar and Roething
Marshall divided the fourth prize
GENERAL TOT RNAMENT
FIRST round lLmheck and StOehr drew Finn heat
ton, Heller and Souweine drew Kahrs beat Weeks ge
bent Martin; LeipZiger and Lemon drew: Gdnzherg
McMartin; Pulvermacher beat Zeckcndorf. Phillips
Pinkham. Urn beat Dickerspn.
Second Phillips TLmbAck Zlrn beat Yeaton
Soehrs Heller. Finn Kahrs Souweine beat MAJ
tin. Weeks heat Bepziger McMarn beat Ige Lemon
beat Zeckendor Pinkham beat Gnnxberg Pulvermacher
beat Dickerson
Third round-soL sene beat Lmbeck. Weeks beat Yea
ton Heller beat Ige Lemon beat Kahrs GGnzberg beat
Martin: Puvermacher beat l<pziger: McMartin and
Philips drew Finn beat Ieckendorf. Pnkham beat
stoehr Dickerson beat Finn.
Fourth round-Weeks beat Souweine. Zirn beat lemon
Phillips beat Pulvcrmachef.
Zirn the first prize. Phillips the second
Weeks and Puvermacher divided the third and
fourth, and souweine and Lemon divided the NTH