The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-11
Chess Players Of the United States
Contest in a Match
Against Ten Of the Best Recognized Players
Of Great Britain.
While the Contest Was Not Finish
ed at the First Days Sitting, the
Positions Are Such That Only
a Miracle Can Save the British
ers From Disaster To-Day.

ers From Disaster To-Day.
NEW YORK, March 1O.-For the
fourth time in the history OF chess,
players of this country to-day contested
in a match on ten boards against the
best recognized players of Great Bril-
tain. The contest, as were the prevl-
Gus ones, is being played for a mag
nificent trophy presented by Sir George
Newnes, President of the British Chess
Club, London.
The first match, in 1896, was won
by the Americans, but the second and
third matches played in 1897 and
1898, were won by the Britishers. The
contest begun to-day was all the more
important, because another victory for
the Britishers would have won for them
the trophy.
Many metropolitan experts were pres
emit in the assembly room of the Brook
Ign Academy of Music, where this end
of the match was played, under the
auspices of the Brooklyn Chess Club.
There were at least 400 persons pres
ent The players were seated on
big platform facing the spectators, and
above them were appended ten giant
as soon as a move was made either in
Brooklyn or at the Hotel Cecil, London,
where the match is being played under
the auspices of the British Chess Club,
it was repeated on the giant boards, to
enable the spectators to follow the pro-
gress of the game from move to move.
The operators and the representatives
of the, press were placed in a room adj
iAin ho hal cIn
ers No time was lost in repeating the
moves for the press and spectators.
The pairing was arranged as follows:
United States. Great Britain.
/. H N Pillsbury J. H. Blackburn
2. ]. W. Showalter H. E. Eakins
3. J. F. Barry T. E. Lawrence
f. A B. Hodges E. NJ. Jackson
). Edward Hymes D. Y. Mills
g. E. S. Voight Herbert Jacobs
Z. S. P. Johnston c. D. Loccok
s. B. F. Marshall c. E. Wainwright
9. C. ]. Newman G. E. H. Bellingham
To- D. G. Baird H. w. Trenchard
The even number players of the
American team had the first move and
the odd-numbered players on the Brit
ish side also played the white pieces
Play began at 10 o'clock. After
few opening moves were made on all
the boards, it was ascertained that the
opening and defenses conducted on all
the boards were those as given in the
pairing. The play:
Pillsbury played a two-knights de-
Tense against Blackburn. The latter
tried to force matters by an attack, but
Pillsbury was all there, and the posi-
tons remained even when the game was
adjourned after thirty-two moves.
On the second table Showalter played
a Spanish game against Atkins Tne
latter selected variation favored by
Steinitz Eventually the Kentucklan.
seemed to get the position, and he kept
it up to the time of adjournment, when
thirty-two moves had been made.
Another Ruy Lopez was played on the
third table by Lawrence against Barry.
The Bostonian adopted the Berllner de-
Tense and managed to get fine game
by subsequent fine strategem AT the
time of adjournment. and when barry
seated his thirty-third move, the ex-
perts present thought he should win
tomorrow.
Ruy Lopez No. 3 was played on the
fourth board. This time the champion
of the Manhattan Chess Club. Hodges.
tried Spanish tactics against jackson.
The Englishman selected fianchette
defense, made famous by Pillsbury- IN
the course of subsequent play, the
American player established al very tine
position, and when the game was ad-
iourned. after twenty-six moves.
Hodges was put down as winner to-
morrow.
Hymes on the fifth table had also
to contend against a Lopez against the
Scotch champion, Miller. The latter
won a pawn, and had slightly the bet
ter position. An interesting end game
is looked for on the resumption of play
tomorrow Thirty-seven moves were
made in this game.
Jacobs, who played a center counter
gambit against voight, got the worst Of
the struggle In this game thirty-three
moves We're made.
On the seventh table still another Ruy
Lopez was played between Locock and
Johnson. In this game there were
many ups and downs. First the one
and then the other seemed to have the
advantage, and just at the time of adj
journment the game was drawn, after
thirty-one moves.
Marshall, the youngest player on the
team, the champion of the Brooklyn
Chess Club, and one of the most prom
sing players of the metropolis, opened
with his favorite Pc against VAIN
wright on the eighth table. Marshall
played very brilliant game, and al
though he weakened at one stage Of
the contest, he managed to come out
with a good position shortly before the
adjournment. Thirty-two moves were
made.
Bellingham's Ruy Lopez on the ninth
board against Newman was success.
Twenty-eight moves were made on this
board.
On the tenth table the Spanish game
was played by Baird against Trenchard.
AT first the Britisher had decidedly the
better position. In the middle game
stage, however, the American played
good chess, and evened up the position.
Thirty three moves were recorded.
1t will thus be seen that the chances
for the Americans to win the contest
and the trophy are very bright and