New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10

He finds that Lask'r played White and defeated
Tschieorn 10y an advantage gained I'm the end
game He also finds that the opening was
Glur'o Plano AMI followed the moves shown In
the eighth variation IN tho TAIL" ~ openings.
when he cNainlr.s the large table containing
tho description ~ games he viii find that tho
fourth description applies 10 IN" came IN qucs-
tiOu. running across the line 10 IA" eighth coli
umn Ohc figure AT TN" top - which describes The
variation ia the opening adopted hy mo play
creJ. IA VIII nnd that ihc number AT the inter-
section % the flurth liz" with IN" eighth coli
umn IL 10. This number. therefore. indicates
the section In the dictionary which applies t. the
game. Entering the Ill tommy ne selects that
word IN section 10 which applies (suppOse the
number of moves 70 have been thirty iiveD. The
word h. selects viii. Therefore. be- aas'ntirem.
When a word is received 10y the user Of tho
code he merely rcverscs the work Suppose the
word 20 be- asscntlrcm. "a given above. he on
tiers the dictionary and finds that IL Is in section
~. and that the number at It's side Is 30 also
that II Is on tn" White side He takes the num-
her Of the section in which the word IS found,
~. md enters the large table, Wher' ne iinls
that the number 40 Is at the intersection ~ the
fourth line ~ descriptions md The eighth column
Of variations In thu openings with the data
Tschigorin played q Guoco Piano OPENING the
first eighteen moves being as follows there giving
the moves as shown in the table II openings.
Neither player was abb" 10 gam any advantag"
IN the opening or middle game In the end
gam. however. Lasker outpayed his opponent
and won IN good style"
If thc game adjourned tho word used
would he the last one In the section. and II
would still indicate that Lasker had a winning
advantage at the adjournment
Hartwig Cassel the originator OF this code,
was born AZ konitz. West Prussia. November -
1870. He was educated At the Real Gymnasium,
In Landsherg. a. w. at the same school where
Lasker received his education fifteen years later
Mr.. casse learned chess at school and became
a strong player during his stay In Berlin. About
twenty years ago he moved to Scotland and be-
came member OF the Glasgow Chess club.
whore he was ore OF the members OF the team
in matches between tho East and West In
1881 Mr.. Cnssel settled in Yorkshire where he
ship OF n chess column in one of the leading pa
pcrs. and since then he has taken n prominent
position In the ranks Of chess journalists Of both
hemsphercs. During his residence in bradford
Mr. Casse was instrumental In organizing many
trophy contests and matches between prominent
players and ii was ne who arranged the pre-
limlnaries for the international tournament at
Bradford in 1881 In 1889 Mr.. casse came 70
this country with Mr.. Gunshcrg To assist in the
reporting Of the Gunsbcrg -TschigOrln match at
Havana, and for n short time was I'm Havana
Al the conclusion Of that match he was invited
by the Editor Of THE New Yorker Staats-Zci-
tung" TO remain ana take charge Of the sport
ing and chess departments Of that paper and
his work rs CHEFS Editor OF the "Staats- Zei-
tunR' and In other chess journalism IL we'll
known. II was Mr.. Cassel who first suggested
the plan or an International match between the
British and Manhattan chess clubs by cable
and the present match between the universities
OF the two countries was originated 10y him At
his request Mr. Ottendorfer Of the "Staats- Zei-
tung.' presented the New York State Chess As
sociatIon trophy to the clubs Of the state Mr.
Cassels efforts to populari2e chess In the United
States have been more effective than those Of
any other writer In this country.