The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
THE CHESS PLAYERS CORNER
HtaBt re- CHESS CONGRESS
OPENS TO.DtB.

] Pia, in An the ESeaas 70 nsGm Tenor
| rev. Capahlaaeas FOreed Absence
/ LACEY 70 Ne Feli Iateresalng Games
I From Abroad ". Y. state CsaGress.
Latest report. from Hamburg stated
that everything vas In resdine~s for the
openiRG Of the tenth International congress
under the auspices % the German Chess
Association. The opening OF the congress
will. a. i the custom Of the association,
merely consist Of dispOsing Of import ant
| business matters. such - the election Of
| officers for the ensuing year and the draw
ing o. the players for the various Journeys.
wkich one and all will bs started to- morrow
morning A. the time TaI SUN CORE
Spondeni sent his letter nothing was known
In Hamburg anent Capablanoa's forced
abseRce from the masters tourney During
the week quite a number Of letters. princi-
pally from members OF The local chess clubs.
have been received. and in each inst ance the
correspondents were rather harshly CRITICS.
| ing the action OF Capa blanca. who they
ma ain should have gone to the scene Of
! act ion At all cost
prominent member Of the Manhattan
/ chess club Who is a physician gave out
the following sistemshi. which clearly
| shows that the critics were rather prema-
turs
In spite Of some Of the defects in the
| makeup OF Capablanca nobody would ever
accuse him Of lack Of courage or OF that
absolute self reliance which seems to he an
| integral part 81 great ability That Ill Of
us-l speak more Of the members OF The
| Manhattan Che-s Club-weTe utterly sur
pTised ~ aud greatly disappointed with
CapabIanras final withdrawal. need not
assure any one. for we all felt that chess
as we'll a. our young friend had missed
chance which may not orer itself soon
AGAIN Hut when | Jaw Capablanca at the
club SUNDAY I noticed az once thar he must
have gone through quite . serious Illness.
and when ON lnierroRat ion | heard from
HIM his story could not help hut feel that
he acte ed wisely Judging from HE appear
ance u will take him quite a time 10 he him
self again and to take a chance and to play
in such coalition a. a dehulante in such
great tournament would have been
challenge to fate. which. 10 say the least
would have heen rather imprudent. Ne
felt that in order 10 Justify the hopes Of his
friends and his own wishes he should have
been in prime 'ondit ion. and that he had
no right to even endanRer hIA bright pros
poets We returned all the financial AID
~hi'h had been proTered tn him nv hi.
friends and viewing calmly the whole
pros eciure I find that he has acted wisely
and pTopeTlv
From the appended programme for
the midsummer meeting Of 10 New York
state chess Association. to ne held ~
Ro chester during The week from august
;: to -. issued nv kenne'h \ Howard. the
manager Of the meetins. IT viii he aeon
that everything has heen done to make
u n. successful a. possible
The Roch ester Yacht club has most
allowed the association the
Use Of their clubhouse Al SummerVille for
the tournament SuInmeryllle is Just s"ro-s
the clubhouse u on the shore Of Lake On
tario The north halconies OF he clubhouse
will 10 cool and quiet anording an ideal
In The general tourna mont there will he
= he usual three clasae- Any player. IRE
entsr The ARE, class viii I've for Amateurs
NJ known strength. while the Second ami
thIrd "las-s- Win be for less sIperirnc"d
"a-h pti1es for the three PLAYERS making
The hiehest ,core-. beside the Fsrnswcrth
snE i .hirh n. winner "a 49, 10 s c.. to
viii ~ cash priles for the two hos, scor~-
= nd in tho third class he winner viii have y
highest score will heroine 'he holder NJ m. ,
Wright cup for the ensuing year
N innovation that l. 20 10 mad" a, ihis
81 the association - fIa holding
~ tournament for those who are ir-' ,
learning The gam" Any rlar"r v ho feels !
, he general tournament 10 offered IN. Chsnrs /
II entering this sp~Cial tourusmeni. where ]
he Sr'T 1, csdd .s ct an" n..suI -" - Ts
tourn tment j. open to noviCe-. whether 3
residents of New York state or not
The Rochester Chess Club has -e~ure,i /
trophv - ~ known - the Gen~-~a CUP 10 /
h. contested for annually AZ the summer /
meeting Of the associat,2n ny ,enms Of
city IN New lo.k state. outside Of The city
II Greater Ne York The various clubs /
enter teams for this event Unless 'here T,
j. an un"N p""tedlV large number ~ en- |
'rie- NJ "cnte:t All In NO vsr interfere !
With tho individual member NJ the teams /
entering the general tournament
The MANAGEMENT u nov busy. arranging /
ract"d lbs, several veil Eno1n PLAYERS |
from New YORK. ,ity. Philadelphia and other |
pll},,cc. vi tax. nsr' Tbs iourn,m:nt |
country suitable prizes will ~ offered |
v j. ,lso planned 10 hold q match between
r"nu-vlvanis and one r~rre-entin New
Work ~ each PLAYER IN this match Will |
'"nte-t hu' single game, u VIII IN no way !
on ~ these regular events various i'm.
pr"mr'u 1nairs are promised by the man
inrc,,ns viii be assured Of as much hess
diversion ~ he NAV desire
While play viii not begin until Tuesday
morning August n all who expert to par
riCipats in the tournaments are asked to
u" pre-ent AZ the preliminary meeting.
~hGh ~, y. hsd IN ,bc s.m nSnd ia e'e q;
the Chamber 81 Comneroe eleventh. floor.
chamber ~ CommerCe building, Main
rect East and south avenue The players
" ~ he Registered furnished with yards Of
nj ~ is-ion 80 the Yacht club and the -rhed-
ulss and pairings for the tournaments will
ne announced 4
At new hess resor' recently estab.N
liShed in London two rather interesting |
consultation games were contested In the /
Nrst Blackburne Foster and Or Ballard /
piayr,I AGAINST GunsberR, Mortimer and |
! oman, while In the second game Gun-bsrg |
AMI Mortimer PLAYED against Blarkburne !
anger and Or Ballard The games |
With notes by Gunsb~rR
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