New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
CONDITIONS OF THE LONDON TOURNA-
MENT NOT SETTLED.
MOVEMENTS OF EXPERT PrAYERs-GAMEs FROM
AN ENGLISH CORRESPONDENCE TOURNAMENT
NOTES FROM LOCAL CHESS FIELDS.


AN ENGLISH CORRESPONDENCE TOURNAMENT
NOTES FROM LOCAL CHESS FIELDS.
While the financial success Of the proposed inter-
national tournament In London seems to be as
sured-nearly the whole Of the amount required TOT
the prizes having been subscribed-much anxiety IL
felt in British chess circles regards the numoer
OF entries. whether there ought TO be single vi
n double tournament. and which rules would De
best az regards the eligibility Of would-be cahdi-
dates Some writer's In the London papers assert
that only sixteen recognized opponents OF the game
ought TO be admitted to the ring. and that eac"
man should play two games with every other man,
while others maintain that the competition shouio
be wide open. even II thirty and more players
should be willing contest. and every player
should play game only with every other con-
testant. The success OF the Vienna tournament
claims the one side. should be the reason LOT iii''
ing the number OF players. while the othe' sue
argues that by the adoption of a strict limit rune
rising players would not have chance TO sho"
what they do In good company previous u
the arrangements for the Vienna tournament Inc
Tribune suggested a scheme. wi ich has not peei
tried before. namely. to admit any number OF con-
testants say up to forty. divide them IN SECTIONS
OF ten In each. let In each section separate TOUR
nament be played, and let those who come gu.
first second and third In each section play a maj
tournament for the prizes All the committee need
do Is to make UP the various sections carefully
for in each section there should be an equal num-
Der of stars Of the first second. third and fourth
magnitude. Under those conditions the lesser
lights will have n chance 10 shine. and the best
man Is bound to win the tournament IN the emu
Janowski wrote 10 a friend In New-fork tnat ne
will be ready to sail on the appointed day for this
city II may therefore be assumed that ne leit
Hayre on La Touraine yesterday, and that ne Will
arrive in this city either on Saturday evening Oh
early on Sunday morning. AS Showalter Is ex-
pected 10 arrive on or about November l. the
chances are that play In the match VIII oegh DIS
soon as Janowski is settled down after the Voyase
The Partisan has already received one engagement
at the Staten Island Club. where ne VIII give n"
exhibition as soon he gets permission io" 'i'
Manhattan Chess Club, which organzatloh az
cording TO the contract made, will have the first
claim him.
A small but strong field has entered for the an
nual champion tournament Of the latter club. Inc
co-champions Koehler and D. G.. Baird; the eA-
champions Hodges and Schmidt; the champion ol
the Brooklyn Club Marshall. who recently Jo'Heu
the Manhattan Chess Club: Major Hanham' prop
ably Demar A. Ettlinger and new man. 'ui'ei
Won der Vera, were to have started yesterday
evening. ru. ~ Friday
morning, the chess game with living pieces a. t,e
Windsor Theatre was rather nove anu anu ny ~ an
inc spectacle II is, however to be hopeu, IL az.
other attempt OF such an exhibition should DC
made that a larger hall will be selected. lag SAG
even of the size OF the Metropolitan opera House
i. scarcely big enough for a game OF chess wiz. WIZ,
living pieces Rumor will have II tnat a lra ~
known by his chess enterprise has the Intention Oh
arranging a big spectacle the Madison square
Garden In the near future.
Steinltz returned to this city last Week coro-
Amended are the OF two games WIFI t III
ments from THE Field" which have recently Deen
played by correspondence between me 9t C., To ss
t'nb of Birmingham. and the Liverpool Tiup ~
win he seen both games were won by the BirminS-
ham men. The games: