New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
CHESS MASTERS BATTLE
NINTH CANE A DRAW.
LasLcr OcercOmcs a Seeming i'd
rantage Of MARSHALL
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Washington. March 2.-Dr. Emanuel Lasker
end Frank J. Marshall met in the ninth game
o. their match for the worlds chess champion
ship here to-day. The game drawn in for
ty-slx moves, after an interesting battle in which
Marshall at one time appeared TO have good
chance to win. The score now stands Lasker,
{; Marshall o. drawn. :.
Play began at go o'clock after eX-Congress-
man Shannon. OF Colorado. had introduced the
players to a large audience. Among the visitors
were chess players from Washington Baltimore
and adjoining towns. Horace Wylie, well
known member Of the Metropolitan Club acted
as referee. willie w J. Lavender was Lasker's
second and William II. Smith acted in similar
capacity for Marshall.
As was generally expected Marshall again
relied on a Queens Gambt for the opening
which Lasker again declined. on his third move
the champion varied from the defence he adopted
IN previous games Of this opening. by advancing
his queens bishops pawn two squares. chal-
longing the exchange Of pawns in the centre.
Marshall traded his bishops pawn for the adj
verse queens pawn. thereby releasing the Black
queens bishop.
The White Kings Knight next brought
out. whereupon the champion forced another eX-
change OF pawns that resulted in the White
Queen coming out to the centre Of the board.
on his seventh move Marshall advanced his
@AAu6 pawn Two squares WHICH i1aN inc enc =
OF introducing a wholesale exchange of pieces.
When az his tenth turn Marshall took off the
hostile Queen with his own Queen and caused
the Black King 10 move. depriving the latter Of
the right of casting. the spectators made up
their minds that Marshall had winning game.
the more so as The champions Queen side pawns
were split up and his queens Rocks and
Queens Bishops pawns isolated.
The Brooklyn player temporarily gave UP a
pawn at this stage of the game. but won IL back
within a few moves. having in the mean time
oastled the Kings side of the board. An
other exchange Of minor pieces took place,
and some keen manRuVring IN the middle OF the
board ensued- Throughout the game, up TO the
urst adjournment Marshall put In full time at
every stage of the game while Lasker seemed to
De able 10 play rather more quickly The latter
used one hour and two minutes and Marshall
one hour and fifty-fiVe minutes
me upshot OF the play was mat All four
Rocks were swept from the board between the
twentieth and twenty second moves, leaving
Laskef with two Bishops against a knight and
a Bishop in the hands OF Marshall.
This theoretical advantage for Lasker was
Offset 10 certain extent by the disjonted
wing. After twenty-sN moves had been made
the first adjournment was taken. and il was the
consensus of opinion among those present that
a draw would be the outcome.
Play was resumed in the evening at :15
o'clock, and both players brought their kings
toward the centre of the board Marshall, by a
seses of ingenious manouvres of his knight.
captured the adverse queens rocks pawn but
lost his own knights pawn in exchange. The
net result to Marshall was a passed pawn on
the queens rocks file, which served TO give him
slight advantage.
The game became more simplifed. and finally
the players saw that further fighting in
vain, and draw was agreed upon after forty
Elk moves had been recorded.
II is planned 10 play the tenth game at either
Boston. Chicago or Baltimore.
The moves i'm detail follow: