New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-20
CHESS GAME ADJOURNED
LASKER LIKELY TO WIN.
MarsHaHs Position Hopeless in
Eighth Contest for Title.

philadelphia. Feb I9-The eighth game OF the
championship chess match played at the Franklin
Chess Club, in this city. between DR.. Emanuel
1Asker and Frank J. Marshall. this afternoon and
evening. was adjourned shortly after 10 o'clock.
Play VIII be resumed tomorrow afternoon Pres
ent score: Lasker 3; Marshall. o; drawn, !; adj
tourned, / The ninth game viii be played in this
city on THURSDAY.
The game today proved interesting and at one
zine Marshall appeared 10 have the stronger posi-
ton. with good chance for a win. Lasker forced
the fighting however in the end game stage, and
when adjournment was taken on the forty-ninth
move NarshalTs game looked hopeless. and Lasker
appeared TO have another victory safely won.
A large number OF chess players assembled at
tie cubroom 10 watch the eighth game of the
match il being the second of ths series TO be
tested IN this city. O. c. Bowers. of Chambers
burg Penn, a member Of the Franklin Chess Club.
who represented Pennsylvania in the interstate
match against New York at Kouka Lake in 1898,
was Lasker's second, while DR.. J. Benjamin Kopf,
Of BROOKLYN. made a special journey TO this city
n order t. ACT MS Narshalrs second. Walter Penn
Ehipley who introduced the principals TO the spec
tatorE was the referee.
4 start was made shortly after O clock. and on
Lasker playing pawn 10 kings fourth Marshall at
once re59ined with pawn TO kings third, thus
adopting the French defence he has IN all games
with the Black pieces. The first eight moves were
identical with those adopted IT. the sixth game Of
the match. but when Lasker continued Kt-IIb
Marshall changed his tactics. playing Ok . ch
instead OF FIT as Nli IN the Ioulll game
This stra-aCem brought about an entirely differ
e-t game and much more favorable for Black. The
latter stood safely castled the queens side,
whereas Lasker had 10 bring about similar state
Of affairs by artificial means. TO chess par
lance. Moreover, it allowed Black at once 10 pro-
coed with attack, which looked rather proms
ing
The spectators We're surprised at seeing Black in
French defence getting an attack at all. and 70
Judge from remarks Of all the experts present
Id rrT~-
ing IS likely 70 become popular in important chess
encounters This was the state Of affairs after
sixteen moves had been recorded
Marshall next brought his queens bishop into
play, but # thought that he should have
played II B-Q instead Of the text move, B-k5
Subsequent analysis, however. failed 10 disclose
an! strong auEa-L-se MAJ si-tI Wpuu i4aNt 6oI
the experts present Were able 10 demonstrate a
After an exchange Of bishops and queens the
fencing Tor position ensued with the result that an
double pawn on the kings bishops file, but on
TIE other hand, his pieces We're somewhat better in
Lasker then tried TO force matters by pushing his
kings bishops pawn, but subsequent play showed
that this was perhaps a little premature LaskeT
tleNe vas also cfl{elsea ny me on
have played rock bishops fifth once. AS
; zane aTly Iog'l me GhadI IIS LosL , an
- RIB .. MARSHAL quickly took the opportunity
1eKt planting his knight In commanding posi-
After thirty-thIee moves had been recorded
T>asker sealed his thtrty-fourth move. Up to the
adjournment Lasker had consumed TWO hours and
ftye minutes TO GarsEalls TWO hours and min
Utes.
Play was. resumed at o'clock, and when Las
i1ers sealed move was made on the board, name
", R-K r ., i became evident that the champion
al the iaea 81 stopping everything on the kings
side aoc advancing his TaWDs on the queens side.
= few moves later the board presented q position
which was decidedly IN favor Of Lasker MARSHALL
could not move either pieces or|paTu 70 advantage.
Lesker kept pushing his raWIs the queen q
wing blocking Blacks advance by "a timely move
On his tllrrT-liTra Turn. namely, p p .. on the
a nature that he could only move o. and fro with
lis rock and await the climax OF Whites manou-
wiring.
Shortly afterV-ard the game was adjourned Mar
Ehal sealing his EortE-niutn move The moves IN
fefaEl fn-Ln.H.