The sun., 1910-02-06
THE CHESS PLAYERS CORNER
SCHLECHTERS CHANCES ARE
GREATLY INCREASED.
Only Three More Games 10 NE Psayed
He 0titl Leads LaSlxer by one odd
Game Last Appeal Tor Entrts 10 tho
N. Y. state AsseeiatlOn'a TSnrneys.

He 0tiil Leads Lasker by the odd
Game Last Appeal for Entris TO tho
N. Y. state AsssciatlOn'e TsURrneys.
Since commenting upon the cham piOn-
ship chess match now In progress between
the results OF two additional games have
come to hand. both ending In draws. thus
making a total OF six draws and ono game
won BY Schlschtsr As this Ii a match
best out Of ten games, drawn ganles count
ing one-half point to each player, Schlech-
ter's chances OF eventually winning the
match by the odd game he won have again
greatly lncreased. There are very few
supporters of Lasker left who believe that
he VIII be able to eQualixe, SchlechteF's
score by winning one OF tho Ghree games
yet to be played.
The SUN readers had ample opportunity
OF forming their own opinion upon the case.
as all the nve games contested In Vienna
were printed in this paper. In none Of the
ave games did Schlechter ever have the
worse OF the bargain. On the contrary he
had decidedly an advantage In the FIRST game,
an advantage which might or might not
have suficed to win--analytical researches
will perhaps be able to prove something
tangible I'm time to conceivable I'm the nth
game he sacrificed a pawn, thereby probably
forcing draw and at the same time taking
slight winning chances.
The ending of this game clearly shows
that the champion 10 not playing in his best
form. The story that he h suffering from
some slight trouble In one OF his eyes is
verified by o picture which was taken ss
Paris during the Lasker-J anowaki bous-
He had one OF his eyes bandased Il may
be that he has not wholly recovered from
this trouble. which would account for the
weakness exhibited In some OF the games
against Schlechter s
There is just one thing which ought 30
be men toned in connection with this match
Here are two prominent. probably two Of
the worlds strongest players engaged I'm q
fight for the championship and both these
men consider the Ruy Lopez the only open
ing nt to play for white. The two men
proved by theirplay that the Spanish attack
so much feared by students can easily be
defended. As Lasker could have drawn
| the fifth game in the easiest possible way.
would he have been contented with that
| result. all OF these fvs BUY Lopez games
| were practically drawn.
This IL rather q sad outlook for chess
| should 1t 20 down In chess history that the
Ruy Lopez Is the only opening to be recon-
mended. and as black can easily draw what
ID the use Of playing chess at alIP True
f, enough, but n II h proved that the Ruy
Lopes can't win any more ingenious chess
players will fnd other ways and means Of
winning games. that h to say they viii have
/ to invent new openings In case those already
known and thoroughly analysed will nOs
yield any results.
At the conciusion Of play in Vienna tho
London Timss made the following comments
| on the progress Of the match: 3
while II Is possible TO owerrats the i'm
portance OF Schlechter's win In the nth
l game after four draws. Il must be admitted
| that to be one point ahead b an enormous
advantage to the challonR ser. Both the
combatants have been extremely wary IN
their play. All the games have been played
In a single opening. namely. the Ruy Lopez.
l which has doubtless formed the subject
i0f the most exhaustive analysis by both
players before the match: thus both are
familiar with every possible line OF play
IN the opening. which might afford some
minute tactical ADVANTAGE On these lines,
With players OF almost n NOT quite equal
STRENGTH, t was TO be expectsd that the
proportion Of wins would be less than the
games drawn. The point Is now as to
whether Schlechter. the notable drawing
master. can succeed at least in drawing
the. remaining Eve games. II be can he
keeps the advantage obtained by his win
thing is certaln-thaf a new situation has
taeEer. Il VIII De useisSs for Sim TO % play E
Schlechter's 'stohewalf game: he must
force the pace and play a more open
@One great advantage IN this would be
that ths remaining games should prove
Of greater interest to the public. Chess
players cannot OF course expect that worlds
championship mat cbes should provide what
e known a. sktttIe' play. but there is a
fHs Sun 10 requested to again state
that unless thirty-tw wo .competitors win
forward their entries and entrance money
70 the tournament mana ger OF the New
York state Chess Association. room SS2
$50 Nassau street, In this city, on or before
next Tuesday there will be no Journeys
under the auspices Of this association in
time Of writing eight entries were received.
j soG.sips. Sow p. j. Msrsssli. J. BsiRoG. IL
Ring, r., Brigham and a. Hegeman. OF
these Helms, Bierwirth. Souwetne. Marshall
and Beih0n have entered the masters
event and the remainder the general tour
nament.
A few games have stiII to be played In
the annual championship tournament of
the Manhattan Chess Club In order to de-
eide the destination Of all the prizes. the
frst and second having beecn secured by
Marsh all and Joiner respectively. while
Beiho n and Roethlng finished third and
fourth. Major Hanham. who has not been
playing In his best form In this contest, |
forwards the score Of HIS game with Rosen- |
thai which the Major won after twenty
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