The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-19
CHESS CONTEST.
international Match Between Amer
lean and British Masters.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-The third inter-
national chess match between teams repre-
senting the United States and Great Brit
ain for the Newnes challenge cup began to-
day. The American players are in the
Academy OF Music and the Englishmen play
in the Hotel Cecil, London. The United
States representatives won the prize the
first time it was played for and the British
won it last year. The toss resulted in IA
vor of the Americans, who selected to play
the white pieces on the odd-numbered board,
and the Britishers will have to play the
white pieces on even-numbered boards. As
will be seen from the appended pairing and
the opening adopted on the ten boards
close fighting promises to be the order of
the day.
1t will be seen from the appended details
of the days play that the Britishers are
in the lead: Pillsbury, the American cham
pion, opened with queens gambit against
the English champion Blackburn. Later on
he got a strong attack and managed to es-
tablish a passed pawn on the kings fill.
From this point Blackburn put up an ex-
cellent defense, and when the game was adj
journed Pillsbury had still his strong point.
but it seems rather doubtful whether this
advantage will be sufficient to win the game
tomorrow.
On the second board the spectators were
treated to another queens gambit declined.
This time the Kentuckian ShoWalter de-
clined to take a gambit pawn offered by
Burn, and an interesting night ensued. 1t
was in the end game stage when Showalter,
by brilliant sacrifice Of knight, obtained
a pawn, and as the game STANDS at the adj
journment it is odds on the Kentuckian
winning tomorrow.
Still another pawn to queens fourth open
ing was played on the next board by Barry.
against Caro-. Barry gained an advantage
W.
Hynes relied on French defense on the
fourth board against Atkins The American
held his own for long time, but the Brit
Usher, by a sacrifice of a piece won passed
pawn with strong attack However, it
looked at the adjournment as II HymeS
would escape with draw.
Ruy Lopez was played by Hodges
against Belhngham on board No. 5. The
former, won a pawn, and Hodges should
certainly win the game tomorrow.
On the next board Delmar selected a very
Indifferent variation of the French defense
against Mills. In course OF subsequent play
Delmar lost the exchange, and the English
man should win tomorrow.
Nothing much can be said about the game
between Baird and Locock, on the seventh
board The game was evenly contested
throughout, and should end in draw to-
morrow
Young in a French defense adopted by the
latter. The Englishman won a queen for
rock and knight, and barring accidents,
he will win Tomorrow
Robinson may be able to draw his game
against Jacobs, who played a Dutch de-
tense. The chances of the BrftiSher, how
ever are much roster.
At the tenth board Galbraith did not suc-
coed much against the Englishman, Trench
ard, who, in all probability, Will win his
game tomorrow.
The play will be resumed at $3.50 to-mor
row morning and be continued to $50, with
an hours interval at o clock.
LONDON, March 1S-There were about
three hundred persons present in the grand
hall of the Hotel Cecil to-day when the
third cable chess match for the Anglo
American chess trophy presented by Geo.
Newnes was opened. All the prominent
London chessmen were among the audience,
and the exchange of greetings over the ca
BILE ELECTED loud and prolonged cheers.