Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
CHESS AND ITS PLAYERS

At the annual meeting OF the Washing
ton Chess, Checker and Whist Club Mon
day evening, as stated in Tuesdays Star,
the treasurer's report showed the club to
be in a prosperous condition, with bills
paid, and a surplus. The election resulted
as follows: President, Col. Andrew Geddes;
vice president, Andrew Braid; secretary,
F. B. Walker; treasurer, c. Jackson; men,
bers of executive committee. John P. Camp
bell, Patrick OFarrell and E. P. Hanna.
Mr. Braid was subsequently elected chair
man of the executive committee.
Col. Geddes was vice president the past
year. He is a strong player and one Of the
most popular members Of the club. He is
| chief clerk Of the Agricultural Department
The club voted to accept the challenge
| of the Brooklyn Chess Club to play a match
| Of two games by correspondence. The club
| is already conducting four games by cor
| respondence. two with the Biddeford Me-,
club. and two with the Metropolitan Chess
Club OF New York city. Capt. O'Farrell is
in charge Of the games with the Maine
club and is having a hard fight, with the
chances slightly in favor of his opponents
The local end of the games with the. Met
ropolitans is in charge OF F. b. Walker,
the present club champion. The Knicker-
bockers are a pawn ahead in one game,
while the other game is even.
Inc executive committee selected Mr.. E.
Z. Hanna to take charge of the games with
the Brooklyn club. Mr.. Hanna is recog-
nized on all ha nds as one of the best play
ers in the city, and, should he give the
matter. his attention. aided by the many
other careful analysts of the club, Brook
lyn will have thorny road to travel to
gain the victory. Mr.. Hanna has selected
as his assistants to conduct the games
Messrs. F. B. Walker and Walter G. Odell
new member of the club but one of the
best correspondence players in the country
The suggestion was made that the club
start library, and it met with favorable
contributed: .Morphy's Games" liar
Wits End Games" Staunton's "Chess
Players Companion and Birds "Eccen-
tricities Of Chess" One of the members
tive committee selected Mr.. John P Camp
bell librarian of the club.
The following persons have been elected
members Of the chess club. Dr. Edwin r.
Capt. Patrick Henry and Walter C. Odell
DR.. Lewis and Mr.. OdeIl are playing in
the tournament of the Pillsbury Core
SpOndence Association.
Capt. OFarrell has added another to his
string Of victories in the championship
tournament at the Washington Chess Club
and has now won eight straight games
played excellently for a time but later
made an unsound sacrifice of two pieces
expecting to win the captains queen, but
her majesty was protected by minor
piece and Mr.. Prender resigned. In the
captains game with Mr.. Tucker the pre-
vious week. Mr.. Tucker was pawn ahead
when he thought he saw al opportunity
to win another pawn, but he touched the
pawn before observing that the capture
would cost him his queen. Under the rules
he was compelled to take the pawn, where
upon he resigned. The mistake was IN
fortunate as up to that point he had done
the superior playing, and had good pros
poets for victory. The captain has three
more games to play and can scarcely be
headed.
While Mr.. Premier lost to O'Farrell. he
has added two wins to his score by defeat
ing Mundelle and Campbell.
Mr.. Thomas materially improved his per-
centage and chances for a prize by defeat
ing Harris. Mr.. Thomas played an excel
lent game throughout. Messrs. Crofts and
Tucker drew their game. Mr.. Woodward
won from Hodges the past week, and is
now tie with Tibbetts for second place.
The present standing of the players is as
follows: