New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
CHESS.
PLAY IN THE MUNICH TOURNAMENT
PILLsBURY AT AUGSBURG.

IN nresenting the scores OF some Of the games
from the final rounds Of the Munich tournament
together with the fourth game Of the match be-
tween PuIsbury and Schechter and some OF the
games contested blindfolded by the American cham
pion at the Augsburg Chess Club. the following re-
marks will be of interest 10 the reader;
In the thirteenth round the Engiishman. Burn.
was in a particularly happy mood and won his
game from Haprn in pretty style. The latter re-
sorted to the Kings pawn counter attack m the
Queens Gambit Declined. and sacrificed two paWns
He failed to obtain compensation for the material
thus given up. and resigned after twenty-seVen
moves.
PiIlsbury and Janowski INDUCED in another char
acteristically lively encounter. Janowski however,
overlooked the loss of the pawn, and thereafter had
an uphill fight, in which he acquitted himself
credtably Finally his position to pieces. The
same opening that occurred in the Burn-Halprin
game used in that between COhn and Wolf,
but they satisfied call it a draw after six
teen moves Sehlechter and Marco likewise drew
in not too eventful Ruy Lopez. third draw was
the result between BillecaTd and GOttschau Both
players In for energetic attacks on opposite
sides, but failed to effect opening. Jacob fell
foul of a scilian Defence. and was beaten in short
order after twenty-three moves ShOwaIteF who
again displayed his prediction for the French De-
fence in his game with Popiel succeeded IN out
manceuvring his opponent. but a number Of
other occasions he slipped Up at the last moment
and was defeated Bardeleben and Berger ad-
1ourned Ruy Lopez after long session.
The fourteenth round was the most eventful one
particularly SO for the American champion. who
started the day with the lead of half point he
having 111a points against Il for both schleehter
ana MaroczJ. II was this day that PiIlsDury
had the famous L Heri,et variation played on him
which. as already reported resulted in draw after
the hveiiest kind Of a scrimmage- The whole game
mad been analysed beforehand by Halpr!n with the
aid OF Maroczy. and the Ya4xes fortunate in
escaping as he did. This draw enabled his t,sc
rivals to tie the score
Berger and Burn were evenly matched throughout
the greater part OF their contest. but in ending
Burn did exceptionally good work and succeeded N
winning. despite the fact that they had Bishops OF
opposite color, Patience on the part OF Marco was
large factor in securing for the Austrian
victory over Bardeleben The latter adopted the
French Defence and held out for sfxty-niDe moves
Gottshall deserved better fate than he met at the
hands OF Schlechter for after putting up a splen-
did game the greater part of the day his opponent
just managed to win by the narrowest of margins
The game between Wolf and Janowsh Ruy
Lopez. with Janowski on the defensive was ex-
citing Wolf pressed the attack in good shape but
Ventured on a combination which proved to be
rather deeper than he had counted on He wag
obliged to give up three pieces for the Queen and
this eventually lost him the game Cohn aad a
lucky escape with POpiel in a Zukertort opening
being able to draw after he had much the worse
position
showalter had the satisfaction of at last placing
a
ender, Jacob, the latter defending the Ruy Lopez.
Another Ruy Lopez was in evidence between Ma
roczy and Btecard. and this also proved an enter
tanning contest MaToczy, finding it difficult TO
make any impression on his opponent, sacrificed
first one and then two pieces for a ROok. Owing
TO the complications which ensued, Billecard lost
The hfteenth and final round witnessed Pills
bury S disappointment. In that after working
a winning position with Berger. and having the
first prize practically in hand he threw it away
by permitting the professor from Graz to draw.
ScnleChter ana MdFOCzy were having II IL
Gambit Decrned: Snbiscbtsr sItbnugb 1s ~ S GToT @
pawn, could make the advantage tell In con-
sequence of this result the two finished
terms with Pfllsbury, all having tailed twelve
points
Another important game was that between Burn
ceeded in displacng the Viennese journalist. Burn
had prepared a special variation of the Queens
had no trouble in winning Wolf obtained an ad-
vantage IN the middle game OF Bishops Opening
him a long time to find the win. Wolf thus came
chance left by defeating HaIprin. 10 finish in a
sood place, but he failed 10 do and only tried
conducted the Black side of a Queens Pawn Open
Ing in excellent fashion. and. winning the Queen
much for Jacob in the Ruy Lopez opened by the
latter and by scoring that game secured sixth place
for himself Rillecard also selected the iUy Lopez
tors and tbe Kentuckian by the eDerTetic manner
in which he built u9 what should have been a
the Frenchman after demonstrating his winning
line of pIay to some friends standing about
changed his plan Of operations and lost the game
queen Was perfectly sound if carried out as orig
nally intended This gift to Showalter enabled
the American to tie for eighth place. A game be-
| tween Bardeleben and GottshalL a Ruy Lopez,
| deleben choosing a losing continuation when he
had win in sight.
| visited Augsburg by invitation. and while there
gave blipdfolded exhibition against sixteen op-
three Two specimen games from this exhibition
appended: