The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
THE CHESS PLAYERS CORNER
PROGRESS MADE IN PROPOSED
MASTERS TOURNEY.

RFOollyu CIubS Championship rOurnsy
-nteregting Games, stoFiea. Prob
lems. soluIions And Notes on the
Game Players ard Thelr Activities.
Since writing on the proposed hafonal
masters tourney on Sunday last a number
Of contributions we're received and prom
bed by prominent Metropolitan chess pa
irons and Il may almost b. taken for granted
that the tournament will be begun al the
latest on "Wednesday. June l. In order
90 stimulate interest In the affair the
management has decided 10 play the tourna-
ment II the principal clubs In the metropolis
and maybe one OF two rounds In public.
30 ~ 10 give amateurs who do not care 20
visit chess clubs q chance 10 $50 some Of
the play.
The management furthermore decided 20
issue a daily bulletin on tho tournament.
that Is 10 say, a complete copy of all the
games played day by day. which will be
sent 10 those subscribing for the service.
the price having been fixed az g.. Nom
members Of clubs who desire 90 see play
OF all the rounds may obtain season tickets.
admitting tho holders 90 the various scenes
OF play. Thea tickets may he obtained az
Is each. Il Is Of course Understood that
al contributions in whatever form will he
used exclusively for the priHe fund. which.
~ preeent indications show. will at least
sum M the total Of $500
Prank J. Marshall. who IL al present
busily engaged upon the study Of a book
containing few principal openings only.
70 b. published by tho expert In the very
near future. engaged In the fourth game
with the youthful player James u. Tan. Jr..
on Wednesday evening Marshall had the
move and he selected a variation Of the
scotch Eambit. introducing some novel
features. In the course Of the opening he
sacrificed ~ many a. three pawns for the
purpose Of getting q strong attack.
AZ first TAN defended himself very well
indeed, but h. broke down later. made a
few inJudici0us moves and finally Loaf the
game after tWenty-eiEht moves. Although
successful, Is very doubtful indeed
whether Marshalis treatment Of this par
tioular opening can be considered sound.
although Il leads TO no end Of interesting
combinations. complications and fascinat-
Inc positions. The final game oG the series
viii be played next Wednesday evening.
The annual encounter between the
Franklin and Manhattan Chess clubs will
take place tomorrow week a. the rooms
0f the latter club. and Il Is expected that
each side will BE- represented by sixteen
playerA while great efforts are heing
made AZ Philadelphia 70 cot tho best pos
mble team 10 make the triptO this metropolis
the directors OF the home club have not
been IDLE either and there are TumOr in
the air that this years team 70 do duty
against the Quakers will he the strongest
ever sent into the field by the ManhAt-
taniies
The frat match Of the new series for |
tho trophy offered by the Franklin Chess !
Club last rear ended In draw. and ,Ais |
IN spite Of the fact that a comparatively |
weak team made the trip TO PhiladelphA |
The directors 81 tho Manhattan Chess |
Club therefore decided not 10 take any |
chances at the coming contest. aud they I
are said 10 have succeeded IN getting a |
combination Of players sure 10 carry the |
day
The QuAkerp look upon tho energies |
displayed 10 New York ~ q great curnpli- |
Insnt paid 70 their proves They are /
not the least discouraged. will enter the |
fight with a will. and DO OF die they hops |
10 thoroughly enjoy the proceeding
A contest vas played recently az 81. |
Petersburg Between the ~ Petersburg I
Chess Club on the one side and the com !
bined talent Of students Of The various I
seats of learning in the Russian metropo- |
ID The match was played on thirty boards /,
and although he club was splendidly rep |
resented the students won BY seventeen 10 /
thirteen points This result speaks vol |
umes for the increasing popularity Of the !
game among The younger Russian genera I
ton Led BY Won fTeyman Of the n ,
Petersburg Chess Club the students rep 1
resented The following aoademical insti- /
buttons The University of n Peters- /
burg. the Polytechnical Institute, the Tech |
nical Institute. the School u Mines. The l
Electrical Institute and the School of High /
Toad Engineering The following PLAYERS Y
lined up IN he match