New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
CHESS.
PnLSBURY'S PROPOSED BLINDFOLD
PLAYING AGAINST SIXTEEN
EXPERTS.

Harry n Pillsbury the American chess cham
pion who Is spending a brief vacation In Month
cello y. Y. will be in Buffalo during the week Of
August 12 to II. the time set for the annual mid
summer meeting of the New-YOrk State Chess As
sociation. and he will be prepared TO give an ex-
hibition of bndfold chess playing against the six
teen strongest players in attendance at the con-
ven,ion. The associations official programme. 10
be issued next week. will probably include this
attractive feature. The champion positively de-
cllnes to compete in the tournament provided for
players of the first rank and for which first prize
of $40 has been offered. He takes the stand that
his participation In comparatively minor event
of this character. open to players not of his
class would not be consistent with the position
he holds In the chess world. IL he shall give the
special performance he will do the feat after
noon and part OF the evening of the same day.
which will tend make the session less trying
both to himself and to his opponents
There has heen quite little criticism expressed
by the leading metropolitan players the ac-
ton of the State Association officials in malting
the members of the American cable match team
preferred entrants 10 the masters tournament at
Buffalo. to the possible exclusion of a number Of
strong experts who might otherwise be willing TO
so up the State take part in the competition
There number of members of the Manhat-
tan Chess Club who dissatisfied with the state
of affairs. and judge by their conversation may
stay away altogether for this reason. II is not
clear to them. they say. why all members of the
association whose strength entities them TO play
should not be permitted TO take hand in the fray
irrespective of whether they happen to be native
born citizens of the United States. The idea that
prompted the innovation that by this means
sufficient entries might be attracted make the
contest one of national Importance.
President John Welsh Young of the Pennsylva-
MIA Chess Association has appointed a commit
tee of three, consisting of w. j. Ferris of Ches-
ter. Penn. chairman; w. p. Shipley and j. F.
Magee. jr., of Philadelphia 10 take in hand the
pennsylvania end of the proposed monster
match by correspondence on from one hundred to
two hundred boards with New-York State. A meet
ing of this committee has been called at Philadel-
phia, after which in conjunction with the New
YORK committee. the work of getting the two sides
together will be vigorously pushed
According TO the prospectus issued by the North
western Chess Association. the second tournament
Oh 'his organization for the championship of the
~ NorthweSt now held by Louis Uedemann of Chi
caso VIII take place at Lake Mnnetonka Mime
sofa during the week of August Il 10 H. There
Mth the other three in proportion. The states
uterested m,ed In this event are Minnesota. Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. North and South Da-
kota, Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri Miss!ssippi ana
So Eouisiana II only one representative frcm each
portant event OF a national character held in a
iong 10 time Judsing from Pisbury's report of the
same progress IN that section. 1t should be the
banner meeting OF this summer, although New
LORI norh aided oy the Pan-American Exposition, should
push IL pretty closely Tor the distinction.
Another summer meeting is that of the Mississip-
ued for July Is Il and is at Merdsp ndsr h
auspices OF the Meridian Chess Club. The winner
pon of the State for the ensuing year and the Gus
todian oil the massive silver challenge cup, and
Will also assume the office president OF the asso-
citation for the same period
Adyices Just 10 hand from the other side state
the international tournament last spring at Monte
Carlo, has decided to organize a second contest
next winter The rst on sesaed R me me
E>rAn'h champion. Janowski. achieving the dstinc-