The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23

Dr. n. Lssker wins Championship Tourney
of New YORK Association.

The New York state Chess Association
held its twenty-fourth annual meeting yes
terday. the principal items OF the programme
being the annual championship tournament
and n so-called general tournament The
following players had entered the first named
competition: DR. b Iasker. Dr. u. Keidanz,
Eugene Delmar. j NJ iIanham, q, simonson.
j. Halpern. Otto Roething. 4 r. Blackmar.
Julius Finn, {. y Howell. A Souweine, II.
Zirn. T.. Jane and b Mathews. Twenty
eight players entered the general tourna-
ment. namely: Mayenburg, Loeb, lgel.
Sober nhelm. Pelz. Chittenden. McMartin.
Swnfield. Siegheiin. Friedman. Field. Fred
ericks. VIII. Cheney. J Robinson, Richards.
Schweitzer. Weeks. Frere, Lawrence, Curt,
q Robinson. Rosenfeld. Meyer, Koch. Ierega'
Tsnnenwui gel and Roaenstein.
A business meeting was held. when the
following officers were elected. President.
Prof Isaac l. Rice. New York; First Vice
President, ". r.. Scripture. Rome: Second
Vice President, A. MoMsrtin, Johnstown:
Third Vice President. A. T. Blackmar. Brook
Ign: Secretary and Treasurer. l.. D Brough-
ton. Brooklyn: Advisory Board. ID, F Searle.
Rome; II Helms. Brooklyn: George n. Thorn
ton. Buffalo; J. NJ Hanham and Julius Finn,
New York. The tournaments resulted ~
follows.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
First Round Howell bes, Souweine In q centre
fOuuNfN kunlUils " hDNFNs III ''dN tHf.hb
queens ssmbii declined. 20 moves Lasker bea,
slmonson, Ruy Lopez. 81 moves; ,Blsckmar beat
mari mar. RetTooa. ssm moves GSms: between Mathew.
aud hanhsm, queen. pawn opening, =, moves, ana
between keldanz and Jane. SlciiIan' q moves were
second Round Mathews beat Jane, queens
Irregular opening. 81 moves; Delmar besI Black
mar. Ruy Lopez. 81 moves Games between Finn
Roethins. French. s. moves: zlrn and Slmonson,
Ruy Lopez. q moves. and Hsnham aud Halpen.
Third Round Mathews beat s%ouwsln., queens
pawn opening, 20 moves LasktT beat Howell.
%fislper1n, 'tpSSiiidof, = moves; H.nhsm beat Jane,
Slciisn, 70 moves, slmonson beat Delmsr lu,
10 moves; zin and Rot,hlns drew, PonSianl, %
moves.
The score was:
LssEer and Mathews. g. sschi hs,dan, Finn;
I zach; JANE. -: souweine. o.
According to the rules the first named six
were permitted to enter the final round for
possession OF TIE prizes, They were paised
a. f 8IS"smsr M1 mSnSam vs. vs.. L1 finn. H On sRe
first board Mathews played a. queens pawn
oPeniny keidsnz 3 sisE,S bishop opening
agsERAI. TOURNAMENT.
First Round Mey enburs and RosenStcin. Loeb
and Tsnnenwurzel, sobernn~im and Koch, swat
Is.i : sns gsrt; s'i ps / 6e. ana Ms i@T's eSi,,s sIdTi
beat RoSenfeld. J. Robinson beat MGMarla Fried
man DfNt IffTtt NFfhN bfuN El'lNs
beat FfedchckS. vnl beat Richards. Cheney beat
second R~ound-Schwcltzer and Field drew.
Tannenwurzel beat Mey enburg, Loeb beat Ierega.
rel beat Koch, Meyer beat Sobernhriln peln
beat Rosenfeld. j. Robinson beat Chi,tenden,
Cur heat NcMartin, Swhnneld heat Cheney, irere
beat Sitrheim. Friedman beat Weeks, fr-drrices
heat Richards, Rosenstrin beat VII. Lawrence
beat q, Robinson.
stein and TannrnWurkri aud gel and Meyer drew.
Loeb beat Koch. PrlZ bea, J. Robinson. Cut beat
Chitirndru, Lawrence beat McMartin, Weeks beat
Siryheim, Schweitler beat Friedman, flrld beat
Richards. Fredtricks beat Nil. ffsre beat Cheney.
Swaaeld and Rosenfeld scored by default against
q. Robinson and Sobetnheim respectively
The scores then were.
pcll. 3. Loeb, IgeI, SwHrheld. CUT. Lawrence
and Schwelt2er. ~ each; frederlcks, Rosenstein,
!. Robinson, Friedman, lTerr and Weeks, ? each,
Field and Meyer, la each; Meyenburg, Chittenden.
Ro,enfrld. Nnl aud Cheney ! each; Sobernhelp
and /rrrga, a zach Richards, McAiAftln' Noon
and q Robinson, o each.
According to the rules the fret named
seven and FrrderiCka, who was draw by
lot among those who had won TWO games
each, went ahead playing for the prizes.
The final round Was played ia the following
order: curt vs.. Lawrence, Pelz Va, SWAT
icks II resulted IA follows:
championship Tournament, -LsskeT beat Ma
thews. ~ moves; Hanhan drew With flnn, rs moves
KridanI beat Blackmar. ~ moves.
Lasker takes first prize and the CHAMPION
shin. keidanz is second, and Mathews. Finn
and Hanham divide the third prize.
General Tournament cur beat Lawrence,
Schweitker beat fred'ricks, Loeb BEAT lge, PrIr
beat SwafNeld.
p.ly took the FIRST prize aud Curt, Loeb
aud SchweitZer divide The remaining three