The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
l. Or 7. X x KIT; .. % 3, mate.
l. OR Z, XXX 3;2. Ok 4, mate.
!. Or Z, Kt K Q;2. PIX 4, mate.
!. OR Z. Kt elsewhere: 2. PIX 4, mate.
l. OR :. b moves; 2. 90 .. mate.
l. Or I. P-Kt 3; 2. Y X BP, mate.
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brooklyn; Fred Engel. B%rooklyn; r. S. Walters: New
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Conn. Elck Emil. New York; II. W. Barry. South
AS. Richmond, ,Middletown. n. Y,;J. Roberts, New
York; h. Monrad, Chicago.
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Elek Emil. New York: Or. A. H Baldwin. Norwalk.
Middietown. i Y; W. Barry, south Boston. Mass;
J; Roberts. New York; C.. oakmont. Pa; r.. honrad.
r. M.nrad, Chicago, and A. T. Randolph. Duluth.
$50 and 65l, as did F. Warwick, Red Rock. MINI, to
No. b5l.
CORRESPONDENTS.
Inquiries which do not reach The Sun before Thurs.
day, morning cannot be answered the same week. but
will be attended to the following week.
All positions must be properly diaBrammed. Other
wise no answer can be given to any question relating
to such a position.
against the best and not tho easiest defence. A mate
in two moves means mDl thH St.C Th y sb mT .a ma mate In two
Manhattan P~layer.-Hodges had not the time TO
10 some OF the previous international European tour
nanents and probably at Vienna. too.
X. =. W. New York.-Your opinion about the play
of the older chessmasters az Vienna Is shared by
many experts n this city. still. 1T would DO wiser to
is over.
Adj. MerIing, New HOrk.-"h lille II Is quite true That
Tschigorin played poorly In his game against Steinitz,
you will have to admit that the veteran made the
best of IT, and once having won a pawn he simply
r. ". Watson. Bfooklyn.-It 9 K p, Kt-B CHI and
Amateur, Patorson.-You are advised to Join a
club where you can get plenty OF practice. Moreover
you will often receive an opportunity to watch the
help you along. Do NOT neglect to play over the
games OF the experts. and by a close study of these
A Bet Decided'-B wins. The queen is considered
to be as strong as two rocks but much stronger than
good in normal positions such as you speak about.
ties would send their mail by the quickest steamers
from England many more games from the Vienna
tournament would have reached this city last satur'
State Player. syracuse.-You will have to walt
players who will represent this state against tho
S. Meyer, New York.-The Metropolitan Club meets
at the Central Opera House. East sixty seventh str ct.
George %Rammwell, New York,-At any foreign
Help Me out; Brooklya.-!. 7ch,K XXX; :; Et
A.. i. Randolph. nuluth,-TH Sun is not ware that
the game Of chess is made a regular study in the
schools Of Australia, An school children aS well as
s[trHbeok. IN the Harz Mountains, but the game ia Is
cultivated there without the aid OF books. some
player sschallopp on chess at str6beck.
N. Q. Williams, New Y~ork.-rhea ages OF steinit1.
Blackburne and Burn are B2, 90 and so respectively.
j. woodrough. Brooklyn.-You are mistaken. Tho
BLACK knight WIN fork your queen and rock. You
several lnqairsrs~Tns s"S cannot tell You tho
reason for the poor form shown by Showaiter at Wen.
4. NJ. S" New ! ork.-You arc advised to write to
the Ts ssSTo'' Es% OF Y sSs club Il anes sns las. year or so tn.
Germans termed the / P-k4 s. PIX 4; e Kt-k 8.
spanish four knights game. OF coursei 1t Is Identical
with the four knignts game:
pendent means; Ne has lived long time at Paris,
Inn Ia I-K 4 p-K L. p XIX
GGnothier Piece. New YorE.-when advanoIngia pawn
1.-The eighth slnars y@G , are r at liberty Der" to trHnst tT
words. one may GyyJ P,Sy a ,s sS% Ssv W Snaa G ai to or G ~sW,, n'a 10
Metfapalitan Piiayor.-It Ia the intention of the
earliest possible date. A soon as q copy Is forwarded
toTmE shy !. VII he nGhli,hsa. ,r n,,xo, Lao, n ~.
Hastings chess tournament. He has almost entirely
f. ieyoting hs lin" to- chcs, Literature and r1.
hlhitions at the London and provincial clubs. lie
mcnts. once at hamburg and the second time at brad
ford. In the New York congress- he received the third
Am Right, Broo.lyn,-Yes. the pawn can be taken
LcofrcderIrGs, New York You overlooked in your
analysis that white gC's mated as soon as tho rock Is
may be abio 10 nnd the best combination. Your In.
tended text move VIII not 10
OUR CORRESPONDENCE TOURHAMENT.
During last week tho following additional results
In our nrat correspondence tournament nave come To
hand: DeissIg won two games In section . from Isaac
bTODflntTt III luc SAINT hc'llpu w. r. IL
won one game from Doissig and another from H.. l..
Sortoni ia the seventh section Louis A. Kempf beat
Harry Zirn; A. f, Sargent. Jr, beat A. II. Smith two
games in section 10; +. i, honLert beat y. j. Rein
harit In section IL; X. Oldham beat George Porter In
section 2; In the same section Porter resigned one
game to John G.. Hannah. Tux suS has also received
tho following claims .HymRn stein, both games
against Charles SuRrn In section ~. The latter Ii
alleged to have exceeded the time limit. For tho
Same reason Edwin l.; Savage claims both his
games against q. j. Malcolm In section !. Unless
q prompt reply Is made against these claims
the games will be scored for Stein and Savage
respectively. All the games engaged In by s.. A
smlTh have been scored Tor his respective OPDonsntS