The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
CHESS.
Gus .toehior Wiua the state Championship
from Noted PlnS ers.

Gus Koehler. n member Of the Manhattan and
Cosmopolitan Chess clubs, won the champion.
ship at the twentieth annual meeting Of the New
York State Chess Association yesterday. The
most peculiar feature Of the masters tourna-
ment was that most Of the leading experts, such
us Showalter. Hodges. d. G. Baird. and others,
were not even placed among the winners:
The meeting was held at the United Chart
ties building. New York, yesterday morning.
afternoon, and evening. Although there were
no: 80 many entries for the various COM
petitions Us on some previous occasions. the
tourney was very successful. inasmuch as most
of the strongest Metropolitan players had On
tered the masters tournament and many nota.
Bile amateurs were competing in the general
tournament. The players were very late in
arriving. and the first round OF the Journeys did
not get under way until IL O'Clock.
AT l o'clock the business meeting of the asso-
citation was called to order by II. J. Rogers, the
President. After the adoption of the reports Of
the Secretary and Treasurer. q vote of condol-
enco was passed to the widow and relatives Of
O. President of the association for several years.
The election of officers for the ensuing year re-
suited as foll1ws; PrGsident. H.. Rogers; Vice.
and D.; s; 'searie; Advisory Committee, s 9.
Ruth, William NJ. de Wiser and G. A. Liinbcck.
The time limit was thirty moves an hour, and
there were many surprises, ns will be seen from
the results appended. Still, some very line and
spirited games were contested. The arduous
IA the various rounds OF the tournaments was
undeEteken by the umpires. pillsbury. Barry,
by many. spectators. and they were so much in.
tcrested il some of the games that 1t was with
great difficulty one could get a glance at any
particular board. The results follow:
MASTERS ToURNAMENT-FIRsT oUSD.
Delmar beat Roething In a Queens Fianchctto after
twenty nine moves; SHOW alter and Orchard drew a
BOulAEl AFTER thTIN.Sil moves. KOSHER Dpat
Schmidt In q Two Knights DEFENCE after thirty. four
moves; hocHmora beat Hodges III n Ruy Lopez after
thirty. nine moves Hannah beat Marshall in a Pc.
irons Defence after thirty.seven moves; J. W. Baird
and DIG Baird drew a Giuoco Piano after twenty.
Zukertort opening alter fortyeight moves.
Second Round beat orchard In a French
Defence after nifty three moves; koehler beat Hal.
RoetLinR beat Rocamora In n Ruy Lopez after thirty.
three moves; Schmidt and Hannah drew q Vienna
IN aPetfor Defence after twentyeieht moyesi Mar.
shall beat showalter in q queens Gambit declined
after thirty.two moves; D. d. Baird anu Jasnosrodsky
drew q French Defence after forty. three moves
Th I'd II lund-Dclmsr beat d. G. Baird In q P-Q I
opening after ,%hirty.one moves Koehler beat Orchard
In aIwo knights Defence after forty moves; Roca.
mora beat Halpern in a French Defence after twenty.
six moves; Roething beat Hanham In a Two Knights
Defence after tlirty:thrre moves. j.. w. Baird and
walter beat Hodges In a POnziAni after thirty.siN
moves; Marshall beat JanonGrodsKy In a rrtronis
Fourth ~Round-KoehIer and Marshall drew n
Petror's Defence after pine moves; HanhGm beat
m m"ye.' Roe III nn i naSAI bsiu 1pG 81 n,,sr naI"nty s
Opening after nfty.nine moves.
At the end OF the third round it WAS found
that there were only five candidates for the
prizes, so the committee decided by lot that
Hsnham had to play in The fourth round. SINH.
larly Weeks won the right of playing In Tho
fourth round of the general Tournament. APP
pended are the totals OF each competitor: