The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-31
LOST one OF ELEVEN
CHESS < CHAMPION PILLsBURY's
SPLENDID RECORD AT sIMULTA-
NEOUS OUT-OF-SGGHT PLAY
CHECKERS AND WHIST ALSO
While Playing the Cream of the st.
Paul Club at an Intricate Game
on Eleven Boards, He Played In q
FOur-Handed Duplicate Whist
Match, Beside Contestfng q Game
of Checkers.

The deyotees at Caisas shrine were en-
Unused last night by the appearance
among them of Harry N. Pilsbury, the
high priest of her mysteries.
This afternoon and evening he
plays simultaneously and blindfold at
Minneapolis, returning here Thursday for
a second assault on the local gray mat
ter. On Saturday he is booked for Grand
Forks where he will find quite congrega-
ton of earnest admirers of the game, and
of him as it's greatest American exponent
From Grand Forks he goes to Winnipeg,
playing there Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday. Returning to the States he hopes
to stir UP the dormant players at, Fargo
Mortified will entertain him on his way
back to Chicago, where he is booked to
play sixteen blindfold simultaneous games
Saturday, Feb. 10. Those who have ever
attempted even a few moves without
sight of board will know how severe
strain the next two weeks will put upon
the chess champion.
At p. m. the names of the Saints
champions were called out, and they were
seated at the outside of tables number
ed from 1 to IL. all playing the black.
and giving Pillsbury the move, as follows:
Table. Player Opening. :
!. g. b. Spencer. Ruy Lopez.
q II. A.HHageman. Kings, Gambit de-
3. w. o. Hillman. Kings Gambit.
4. Walter Chaplin. Kaiseritski
5. ii. w. Slack. Ruy Lopez
6. T.. H. Stoltze. Kings FIanchetto.
Z. w. c. Sergeant. Queens Pawn.
8. DR.. D. Rhodes. Irregular.
- J. L Jellett. ...Ruy Lopez.
A. L. j. Buford. -. Kings Gambit
IL. DR.. Z. Bigelow. Queens Pawn.
Checkers-C. j. Thompson.
Whist-Two fairly strong teams, though
not the best the club affords. owing 70
bad weather
1t will be seen that he gave the few
onlookers variety of opening, doubtless
10 demonstrate not only, his KNOWLEDGE of
the book, but the mobility Of a memory
tnat could carry so many distinct trans
actions In his mind from start to finish.
AT the end of the sixth round he ha
played out his first board at duplicate
whist
He made no pause whatever till at table
NO D. on the sixth round, and then only
mumentarily.
At table No. he castled early and Sc
cured good strong position on the sew
enth move; Spencer replied weakly, queen
to kings 2, and lost the penned knight
and the game right there but this was
quite excusable, as Spencer was giving all
his attention to calling the other games
and seeing that the moves were rightly
made At table No. there was trouble
on the eighth round, Blacks king being
put on the rum At Table No Pills
bury secured fine offensive and defen-
siye game on the ninth round, casting,
though only pawn apiece had fallen.
With dellett, Pillsbury had secured fine
open game on the tenth round, with even
stuff and the option of casting on either
side. lBuford'S was very cramped for
Buford with a world of threat impend-
ing on the advanced black queen Bige-
lows game was cramped, though so far
closely safe.
Eight boards had row been played at
whist with the score even.
On the eleventh move table five found
black with a travelling king, while white
was comfortably castled. Buford resigned
on the ninth move, finding himself hope
lessly III the tolls; this game is a gem
on whites part against so strong player
as Buford and is as follows:
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