The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11
Chess
Edited by f. N. stacy.

The officers and executive committee of the
Minnesota State Chess association at the
recent meeting held in this city, accepted
the invitation of the chess menuers Ct the
Minneapolis Commercial club to hold the
state tournament on Feb. ~ az. the chess
rooms OF the Commercial Club, Anofus
building, Fifth and Nicollet. This year S
tournament bids fair to surpass all predeces-
sors in number Of players and also in interest.
The committee has decided to offer a cash
prize of $40 to the winner, in addition to the
title OF Minnesota champion ana the honor
Of wearing the championship button. Re-
ports from around the state indicate about
forty contestants in this years tournament.
The Minneapolis city championship tourna-
msnt Is about to begin as We go to press
There will be city major tourney and also
minor tourney, with about eight entries in
each. The plan is that each player shall
play two games with each Of the other play
games TO be- finished on or before Feb. 20,
before the opening of the state tournament.
Full particulars will be given next week.
These tournaments are open to all Mime
apohs players, and all ambitious chesssts are
invited to get out and participate
The Flour City Chess club continuous hand
leap tournament which began Oct. l, has
closed with E. F. Elliott winner OF the first
prize both for largest percentage OF games
won and largest number of games played.
percentage of wins, and S. Morris. OF seq
ond class, was third; while DR.. Huxmann
secured second prize for largest number OIL
games played. Out OF the nnes and entry
fees collected Treasurer Planrin has PAID
prizes as follows: E. P. Elliott, $9.27; Bert
Titus, $500; Morris and Huxmann, .55 each.
The percentages of those winning 40 per
cent OF their games CT over were: Elliott, 70;
Titus, r.: Morris, So; Stacy, 60; Peterson. %;
Plantin, 40; Huxmann, As; Benton, AZ.
e. P. Elliott won a majority OF his games
with every player. except Stacy, hrst-class,
and Oyen, third class. Stacy majority
with all except the single game played with
Titus but was compelled to cease playing
about three weeks before the close OF the
tourney. Titus did most of his playing dur
ing the last ten days, and of the thirty-six
games won by him got twenty eight from
Lowe and Clark OF the third class.
The record Of the five players in first class
namely, those that gave odds OF pawn and
move to second class and odds Of knight to
third class-in their games played with each
other was as follows: Elliott against Hux-
against Plantin. to o.; against Stacy, 20 to
against Clark, 20 to g; against Plantin, II to
/: against Stacy, IA to 20. Clark against Hux-
MANN: 9 to 23; against Elliott, 2 Sto 20;
against Plantin to 4; against Stacy. to
y. Plantin against Huxmann, to IL; against
Elliott 0 to 5; against Clark, to Z; against
Stacy, to 5. Stacy against Huxmann, 70 to
ID; against Elliott, 26 to %; against Clark.
II to 4; against Plantin 5 to e. 7 -
Among the players in second class who
developed special strength are S. D. Morris
and C. G. Peterson, who in the next handicap
tournament will probebly be ranked in the
first class,