Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-11
CHESS CONTEST BY CABLE.


New York. March io.-For the fourth
time In the history Of chess. players ~
this country contested a match On ten
boards against the best recognized
players Of Great Britain. The contest,
a. We're the previous ones, l. being
played Tor - magnificent trophy pre-.
scented by Sir Georg. NpWncH 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 1891 and 1888.
wcrt won by the liritirhcfa. The con-
test begun today was all the more Inn
purtHnt because another victory for the
IritlHhcfs would have won for them
the trophy Many metropolitan experts
wcrc present IN the srsembly room OF
the brooklyn Academy " Music, where
this end ~ the match WIS played, un-
der the auspices OF the brooklyn Chess
club. Thcr were at least 400 persons
present The players were seated ON a
big platform fneinF the spectators. and
above thcm were suspended ten giant
chess boards with movable pieces, and
NJ soon ~ n move was made. either In
Ilrooklyn or nt the Hotel Cecil. London.
where the match 10 being played under
the auspices of the british chess club.
IL Was repeated On the giant boards. to
enable the spectators to follow the
prugrrrn ~ the game from move 10
move The operators and the repre-
nontntiVts ~ the press We're placed IN a
room adjoining ne hlE nan, clos" To
tho rlAyora No time was lost Ia ~
ponting the moves FOR the press ana
The ,vrt.numbercd players of the
American team had the FIRST move ana
the odd.uumhercd PLAYERS ON the Britt
iHh side also played the white pieces.
| PLAY htgnn at 10 o'clock, plllEbury
PLAYED "A tWo-knighta defense against
/ blackburn The latter tried 60 force
mnttprs by an attack but IillHbury was
all there and the Positions remained
/ even when the game adjourned, after
thirty-two moves
ON the second table, showaltcr played
Spanish game against Atkins. The
latter selected variation favored by
/ St,lnltE Eventually the kontucklan
seemed o. get the position and hc kept
/ ID M 10 the time uf adjournment, when
thirty-tWo moves had been made.
| Another Ruy Lopez was played on
90, third table BY Lawrence against
| Harry. The lioHtuninu adopted the Bcf-
ilrcr defense and managed To get a fne
| game by subsequent me strategy. ~
/ the limo 0f adjournment. and when
| larry seated hls thirty-third move. the
experts present thought he should win
tomorrow,
.
1 OF the Manhattan chess club, Hodges.
tried SPANISH tactics against Jackson.
| The Engliahman selected "A fianchotto
defense. made famous by PiilHbury. Ia
the couffo ~ subsequent play the
American established a very fine posi-
tion. and when the game was adjourned
after 20 moves linkrh was PUT down al
a winner tomorrow,
iiymcs. ON the nfth table. had also
10 contend against "a Lopez against tne
Scotch champion. Mills, The latter won
IA paWn. and had slightly the better pc.
aition. An Interesting end game II
looked for on the resumption OF play
tomorrow. ThlftN'HcNch moves Were
Jarobs whn played center counter
| unmbit against Nuist, got the worst oi
,he strurffle. ana "a win for the Ameri'
cnn plnyor IL anticipated. In this gam,
thirty.thrce moves were made.
IN thr geyenth table. still another
INV L0poz was played between Lococl
nnd Iohuaon. In this game there wcfs
many ups and downs. First the one ant
,hcr tbs other rtomcd 10 have the adj
vnntnre. and Just at the time OF adj
journment the game wal drawn, aftei
thlrty.onc moves
Marshall. The Youngest player OF h'
tom inc champion Of the Brooklyn
,,hsss giub and one Of the most prom
tsin,, niny.rs NJ the metropolis. opene,
MIN ia fnynrltc. l.. y, 4, against VAIN
,,.r,,.ht nm thn eight table. Marshal
niaysi IA very brilliant game. and al
ihoiirh he weakened at one stage OF IN,
contest, ho mnnhsrd 70 ZONE "ul WIZ
doi,rnnsnt Thlrty.two moves wer'
'WtiiinshnmH Ruy Lopez on tho nintl
bnnrd ngalnh NeWmnn was success
Twenty.oirht moves were made on thl