Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-12-09
Center Counter Gambit.

Notes by Mr.. WalkerD
(a) This advance was premature. Blacks rocks
should have been developed before this pawn was
Oh Mr.. Fox afterward questioned the efficacy
OF this line OF play. Against a proper defense it
tc) This and the succeeding seem to be
favorable to White. who is enabled to secure a
Id KtxB looked tempting and might have given
satisfactory defense
(e) Getting ready for attack the ks side.
% White is continually threatening to remove
the protection to the KRP and Black must play
to defend the P.
60 Pretty play but costs pawn.
CHI With a view to regainng the pawn and also
to prevent R-K.
% Q-Q2 saves the piece, but loses another
pawn. White was playing for draw by per-
petual check, but he did not have a chance for 1t.
@ Black mates In three more moves.
The offer of Captain OFarrell to leave
to the executive committee of the club
the choice of an opponent against him for
the championship Of the District has been
accepted, and Mr.. F. B. Walker has been
so nominated and he has accordingly post
ed a formal challenge to the captain. This
course was due Mr. Walker from his long
and prominent standing with the club, and
his former holding of the title The other
gentlemen prominent in chess strength will
have their chance In due time
The east VS.. west match now stands A.
Al, respectively. The annual match Har-
ward VS.. Yale, was won by the former 6Ls
to 81.
New York and Pennsylvania are having
great match. The contestants now num-
Der pa to a side, and New York has a
reserve list who will go In against volun-
teers from Pennsylvania.
PiIIsury's Feat.
One of Pillsburys performances that ex-
cite wonderment is the following severe
strain, as it appears to one of only ordi-
nary memory powers: Profs. Merriman and
Edwards of Lehigh University concocted
the following list of thirty words, which
was read to him but once, and he then re-
peated them back, forward and backward.
The task was more than ordinary, as the
list Of words shows: Antiphlogistine, peri
osteum. takadiastase, plasmon, ambrosia,
Threlkeld, streptococcus, staphelococcus,
microcuccus, plasmodium, Mississippi, Fret
heit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, athletics, no.
wei, Etchenberg, American, Russian, phil
osophy, Piet, Potgeiter's Rost, salmagun-
di, Oomisillecootsi, Bangmamvate. Schlec-
ter's mex, Manzinyama, theosophy, cate
chism Madjesoomalops
somewhat similar feat was recently
performed by an Indian follower of the
game. He was engaged in quite a number
of blindfold games. To dist urb the cur
interesting stages As further irritant
man was seated behind him who, from
time to time, punched him in the short ribs
At the end of the test he was able to re-
count the games, make remarks on the
possible variations tell how many times the
bell had sounded and how many times he
had been poked in the back Counted the
sore places, probably.
Although it is stated in a Boston paper,
on the authority of a friend of Mr.. Barry,
that a match has been fixed between that
gentleman and Pillsbury, to commence
about January 1, that event is generally
held in doubt, as Pillsbury some time since
stated that he would sail for Europe jan
uary to enter the Monte Carlo tourney
and fulfill his European engagements.
Barry's now famous notes to the Young
Johnston game. Ruy Lopez opening, in
dorsed Young's fourth move, POT (after
PIX PIX; 2Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; 3B-
Kt5, kt-KB3, as superior to castles
Pillsbury took exception to this, and offered
to play Barry a match to enforce his con-
tention. If the match takes place, and it
is eagerly desired by the chess fraternity,
1t will turn entirely on this question.
The game following is the same opening
as the foregoing Fox-Walker game, intro
duced for the sake of additional insight into
the opening moves only. The first varia-
ton, of course, made an entirely different
game of 1t. The present game was by cor
respondence and won brilliancy prize.