Evening star., 1898-11-07
following Is the standing of the play

Mr.. Paul Fiebig. German player of
considerable strength, who took part in the
minor Journeys held by the German Chess
Association in connection with the Nurem-
burg and Cologne Journeys, and is a pupil
of DR.. Tarrasch, the noted master, left
Saturday evening tor Cincinnati, Ohio, af-
ter having been in the city for a month or
six weeks, during which time he has met
the strong players here, being usually sue
cessful. MIR. Hanna, however, won three
games and lost none.
Mr.. Steinitz, who for twenty-eight years
held the title of champion of the world
but was defeated twice by Lasker, Is not
content with his laurels, but has expressed
a desire to meet Pllsbury in match for
the championship of the United States.
He states that he does not think Pillspury
is entitled to that title until he has de-
feated the veteran. In their individual
games Steinitz is one game ahead of Pills
bury.
Mr.. Stearn from New York was a visitor
at the club last week and tried conclusions
with Mr. Goldsborough, one of the strong
est players in four games. Mr.. Colds
borough allowed him but one game, drew
two and won one
Janowski, the Partisan master, arrived
in New York last week fatigued, but other
wise in good health. His first object is his
match with Showalter, the details of which
Club. He appears to be desirous of max
ing a tour of the country, and will be glad
ly welcomed by the votaries of the game
everywhere. No doubt simultaneous exhi-
bitions will be arranged to meet the ex-
penSes of the trip.
The derivation Of the word chess" has
been the subject of many dissertations
with the probability that none has struck
rear the mark Does this appear to strike
any way close to It? A little girl of this
city, ignorant of the game and It's name
with her father visited country uncle
The two men. both raw amateurs were
soon engaged in a game, and very quickly
one was tagging the opposing king all
over the board. calling CHECK" at every
move. The child watched for a time and
went down to her aunt. who asked her
where her uncle and father were. She an
swered: Up stairs playing checks
The Star appears to be the only paper in
the country alive to the fact that If the
Rritishers win the next cable match the
Newnes trophy will be fought for no more
as 1t will then be their property. Nothing
is being said, rothing done. Capt O'Far-
rell ef this city. on the committee appoint
ed some weeks since to prepare the way
for formal Union of American chess clubs
and the choosing of the strongest PLAYERS
a summon to its first meeting. Commit
tees of experts and laymen we'll posted on
the news or the game have but little to go
on If Washington has a leading player
and Philadelphia has one, and so on, who
can tell the best without competition be-
tween them? This defective system has
been used twice to failure. BY push teIe-
graphic, if not over the board, competition
could be arranged between competitors
named by the various clubs and superiority
soon established. With three compare
lively weak men we lost by but single
game. If either Hanna or Walker of this
city had been given a place. we would in
all probability have had won game and
the match.
The ending in the following game Is one
of Morphy's finest specimens. The opening
Is conducted not on lines to be adopted
against an equal adversary-in that case
sixth move to B4 would be replaced by
K Kt to Rid. Yet Barnes was one Of the
very strongest of the English players, only
Stanton and Boden ranking him. The final
cause of his troubles was 14-p. to KB3, al
lowing the ingenious resulting lines Of play.
His seventeenth move sacrificing the queen
for the knight was to prevent Bishop to
KITS ch. mating in two moves. Morphys
sacrifice of Bishop for pawn on move fif-
teen makes way for the following move of
the Kt. The play was handsomely follow
ed out, White rightly resigned after Nor
phys twenty-third move for If RxQ then
RkS CHI mates in two.
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