Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Two knights Defense.

0D Black might have taken the pawn to ad-
B3, o-kR4; ktxkt, BIB.
(by White could have continued the lively Max
PaB; S R-K ch, B-k3; Kt-kt5, but the text
is sounder play.
tc) Exchanging the two pieces for the rock and
two pawns is not advisable.
, Id Weak; White got "a good attack in conse-
,el With this he initiates a very subtle
combination which was overlooked by Black
The Providence Journal notes that Dur
ing the past few days Mr. j. P. Campbell,
president of the Washington d. c., Chess
Club, has been frequent visitor at the To-
cal club and has made creditable scores
with some of our leading players"
Mr.. SteinitZ is the only chess champion
who retained that title after passing forty
eight years. He was ten years past that
before he lost the title, and after many
matches, to Lasker. He thinks that there
is a notable connection between the chess
and musical faculties, and the man who
excels In one can excel in the other. He
says that blindfold playing is not injurious,
that no mental exercise is hurtful when
not carried to an excess. He learned chess
at twelve from a schoolmate, who whitfield
the pieces out of firewood and painted the
squares on a piece of cotton.
PiilSbury, 1t is stated, will start about
October l on big tour through the west.
Unless some one comes to the rescue by
the donation of another trophy, one Of the
most interesting features of the annual
meetings of the New York State Chess AS
ISOLATION will be missing The Stats Zeit-
ing cup was the focus of many fine con-
test, but now, by the terms Of the dona-
ton, it goes permanently to the Manhat-
tan Club, whose champion has won it in
five straight heats. Lipschutz, champion of
the United States before ne fell at Showal-
ter's hands, was the final victor. Massa-
chusetts was invited to enter the inter-
state match at this meeting, but could not
find seven players of sufficient strength.
The Swiss Chess Association has just
completed its ninth annual meeting with
Herren Henneberg of Basic winner Of first
prize in the ma jor tourney and his father
winner Of first prize in the minor. Twas
ever thus after childhoods happy hour The
Russians are now holding at Moscow a ma
tional meeting to last to October 3, the first
prize being 400 roubles (ss2Ol. The con-
gress of the Italian clubs will be held at
Rome October l to Is. 1t is much to be re-
GREETED that here. where chess is widely
disseminated through an intelligent and
educated population, that we, too, cannot
have an annual chess congress. We can
have it, If some of those in authority in the
new body, the United States Chess Associa-
ton, will only take the initiative. The rank
and file will surely respond. The impetus
| it would give the game in this country
would be immense.
The statement has been on the wings for
| some time that BIackburne's interest in
! chess arose from seeing Morphy play blind
| fold at Manchester. In answer to a re-
quest for the facts from the British Chess
Magazine, he replied, Il never played Nor
ply; in fact, never saw him. Have been
Pcontradicting the report for the last fifteen
years. Once lie gets to going 1t can never
| be overtaken"
| The British Chess Magazine is giving
| from month to month the various legends
as to the rise of chess. One Of them, while
| 1t may not be good history is good reading
| 1t Is related that Sassa, minister of Kaid
King of India, invented or simplified the