New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
CHESS CHAMPIONS TO PLAY
PREPARING FOR INTERNATIONAL TOUR
NAMENT AT MONTE CARLO.

The chess world is once more preparing 10 ENJOY
an international meeting OF the masters Oh the
came Monte Carlos second venture IN TINS line
biss fair TO be a success. Last year. when the
.-,sear,,ept n rhe Cercle des Etrangers deter.
-,ined upon catering the chess playing public by
oeering handsome prizes TO be competed for by the
rarld's leading masters. people We're inclined to
rok bit askance and inquire into the motives that
lei the people Of Monaco TO take this generous
step. and some Of the masters. including both
Tssker and Pillsbury. apparently fearful of being
.1aced in an unfavorabe light, remained away.
The result was that Janowski the French cham
non made the most Of his opportunity, and won
his first international tournament.
There can be no doubt that the tone Of the
,sce was appreciably elevated by catering the
intellectual tastes Of its patrons On the other
hand the masters. having overcome the feeling of
h,,ness and being reassured. have met the manage
-nent half way this year, and December 81,
rben the entries closed. the list was found TO in
5nde the names OF the worlds champion, Emanuel
fasker: Harry \. Pillsbury, Americas premier
nlayer; Geza Maroczy, the Hungarian champion;
David Jauowski Frances idol; Carl Schlechter. the
hest man in all Austria; Michael Tschgorin,
Russias brilliant star; James h Blackburne and
amos Burn whose claims to the English premier
shin at chess are well founded, but not established.
and last but not least, DR.. Siegbert Tarrasch,
Nuremberg's noted chess playing physician, whose
retirement after winning the Vienna tournament of
Ises caused the entire chess community to put on
mourning With the foregoing list the approaching
tournament was complete and representative of
the worlds best chess it could possibly be made
me report that Tarrasch had re-entered the arena
was glad tidngs but the edge Immediately
taken from the enthusiasts delight by the with
drawal OF Lasker's entry, this being due 10 the
fact Of his having been appointed TO the assistant
nrofessorshIp OF mathematics at Owens College. in
Manchester England, where he has for year
psst made his home Lasker did not hesitate when
this happened. His course clearly defined.
cd m anlr in and
maintained II a number Of years. his ambition
TO excel in other walks Of life could be denied
III remaining out Of the tournament he practically
gaze up s. lo9 clear. nearly everybody conceded
Arst prize 10 him. or, at the worst the second. II
Lasker Is expected hereafter TO take any part in
these International events care must be taken 10
schedule them in his vacations
With regard 10 Tarrasch. there is still a little un-
certainty about his entrance, inasmuch Of
6cal announcement thereof has been received.
cu-iously enough. il Lasker who first put the
renort into circulation through his column in The
Manchester Evening News which. by the way. he
has since his appointment TO the professorship
been Obliged 10 abandon. 1t is thought that the
champion have got his Information direct
from Tarrasch cbefore giving out a statement of
such importance 10 the chess world. However. all
doubts will be set rest on the first Of the month.
when the congress formally convenes and the
actual number be admitted into the masters
contest viii be given Play Will not begin
until the morning of February 3.
Last year only fourteen figured in the tourna-
nent Judging from the number that have already
applied for admission 10 this al last accounts,
total Of twerty-siX, IL viii be the biggest affair
Of the kind on record. numerically, provided the
committee allows all who entered TO play. There
was some talk about making il a restricted con-
test and limiting the players 10 even dozen but
now there is reason to believe since sixteen have
positively been accepted. that all who put in
appearance Will be permitted 10 take hand in the
fray II thar case Of course, there viii he only
single round played, the same last year. IN
ssmuch there are I'VE play days in each week.
Mondays, Tuesdays Wednesdays. Fridays and
Saturdays il Will require the whole month Of Feb
rusry ana possibly the first week in March get
through with the games.
In addition the regular prizes for the highest
made six in number, Of which the first will
amount 60 $1,000 more. there have been contrib
uted 70 the fund J. 90 francs by J. I. McCutcheon,
Of Pittsburg. for the best two games played his
variation Of the French Defence, with the