Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-01
CHESS AND CHECKER2

Cambridge Springs. Pa. st. Louis. Mo-.
and Monte Carlo will furnish three great
events in chess circles next year. 1t Is ex-
pected that the fourth annual tournament
at Monte Carlo will take place In February
Tarrasch, Tschigorin and Janowski, re-
spectively the champions of Germany Rus
STA and France, will probably not take
part, owing to certain experiences, but not
so with this land of the free, which will be
only too glad TO welcome them as well as
others of Europe's notables.
Since the sixth American congress of
1889, Amsterdam, Manchester London (two,,
Dresden, Leipzig. Hastings. st. Petersburg,
Nuremberg, Budapest, Vienna 0wo), Co.
logne, Paris, Munich, Monte Carlo tthree) and
Hanover have each in turn been a Mecca
for the giants of the chess board. During
all that time America has had but one con-
test wherein foreigners were participants
the impromptu tournament of 1893.
Cambridge Springs will be the scene OF
the great masters contest about the middle
of next April. The bulk of the cash for that
purpose Is now in hand and invitations to
the foreigners are on their way across the
waters.
The tournament is to be of one round,
open to sixteen invited players or the first
rank eight Europeans and eight Americans.
as follows Foreigners, Dr. L. Lasker,
champion of the world; DR.. S Tarrasch,
champion of Germany; NJ. l. Tschigorin.
champion of Russia; ID. JanowSlxi champion
OF France; q. Maroczy, champion of Hun
gary: c. Schlecter, champion OF Austria,
and Amos Burn and r. Teichmann of Eng
land.
The first prize will be 81 600 the second
$500. and S1,.o0 will be divided among the
other players proportionately to their re-
spective winnings. AS an extra inducement
transportation. board and lodging will be
furnished free to the foreign visitors
The following Americans have been in
vited to take part in the contest: H. NJ
Plllsbury. American champion: j. w Sho-
walter. 5. I-ipschutz +. J.~Marshal, w Il.
Napier J. F. Barry and y. b. Hodges. For
the remaining place there are such we'll
known experts Max Judd T. Kemeny
{. = Howell, J. Finn, S. +. Johnston and
l.. Iedemann.
In an interview with President Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay the directors. Cassel and
Helms, obtained the promise of a SPECIAL
trophy from the chief executive, which is
10 go to the winner of first prize. The
President also authorized the announce
ment that he would give a reception to the
competitors and committee at the White
House prior to the opening of the congress
at the Springs. These notable visitors will
no doubt visit the local chess club while in
Washington. and the members jubilant
over the prospect of meeting such distn-
guiShed chess experts.
Harry N Pllsbury will open his weeks
engagement tHlS week at lne BROOKLYN
Chess Club. He will encounter a number Of
strong teams simultaneously, will play sew
eral private matches, will devote two after
moons to the analysis of the Rice gambit
and Saturday night he will engage sixteen
opponents in blindfolded exhibition
+. ]. Marshall, the American expert who
seems to have permanently located at Brad
ford, England, has been challenged by the
veteran ]. H. Blackburne, also by F. ].
Lee. former champion of England both
challenges of which he has accepted. The
chess world will be partly consoled by this
for the disappointment occasioned by the
failure of the match between Marshall and
LaSker.
The local chess club is in prosperous
cordition. The membership is increasing
and the general attendance larger than
usual at this season of the year The
finances under the careful management of
the able secretary and treasurer, Mr..
Mitchell, are in excellent shape. The out
look for the coming winter is unusually
good. The younger blood of the club is
rapidly coming to the front. and the i'm
provement in play of some of these is very
marked. year or two ago Messrs. Ray,
Mitchell, Hodges, Cannon and some others
We're considered easy marks for the best
players, but now they are formidable OPP
ponents against the best talent the club
affords
1t is pleasing to the members of the club
t. know that Judge Campbell, formerly of
Youngstown. Ohio. who has been an occa-
sional visitor to the club for several years,
has now permanently located in the city
and will hereafter be identified with the
club.
Judge Campbell is ardent admirer OF
chess and an exceptionally strong player.
He lost his eyesight several years ago and
is now totally blind.
The following excellent game was played
in Philadelphia last week between H. o..
Vcigt and Max Judd. two experts, who
rnk among the best in America. The
game and notes are taken from the Phil
o5 North Americana.