New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-28
TIE IN CHESS TOURNEY
Chajes Loses a Game and Mar"
shall CraWIs Up a Peg.
JOINER BEATS CHICAGO MAN
Capablanca Finds Hodges a
Worthy Foe, but Wins in
Fifty Moves.

The FIRST defeat of Oscar Chaies Of Chi-
cago. in the national chess masters tour
nament and the victory OF r J. Marshal.
the United States champion. In one OF tho
shortest games on record, from Morris.
were the features OF the sixth round % tho
tournament at the cafe Boulevard ester
day. Marshall and Chajes are now tied for
the lead
Paul Joiner 81 the Manhattan chess
Club. was tho first player opposed 10 tho
doughty Illinois champion able 70 take his
measure and he accomplished the downfall
Of Chajes in decisive fashion. Another I'm
portant game was that between G. JAY.
and r. r. Black. two OF the leaders. Jsr~
won and went ahead of Black into third
place. the loser maintaining fourth posi-
ton. ]. 2. Capahlancs had hard game
with A. r Hodges. and scored his second
victory IN the five games PLAYED. drawing
up close 10 Black In the race. smith &C.
feated Krevmbcrg and Baird drew Win
Tenenwurzel
Al the first table Kreymborz adopted 80
Sicilan defence against smith. OF BROOK
Ivn. the latter sacrificing a piece for 40
pawns on his tenth turn on me INV
teenth move Smith won the exchange, ara
in due course established two passed pa"ns
on the queens side Of the board. Matters
vent from bad 70 worse for kreyinoorS'
who finally resigned after forty-nine moves
Baird and TenenwurZel discussed -lch-
ian defence al the second table Botn play.
ers were well matched. and sfter tniry
moves agreed 10 "A draw.
4 queens pawn opening occurred ~
tween Joiner and Chaies AZ board no. -
the former conducting his side N mo sNu'S
in aggressive STYLE. Chaiess position. 90
peciallv on the queens wing oe's"S
cramped. and he was never reahN coIilolI-
able on the th.rty-Hrst move Joiner won
the exchange. and thereafter grahushY
wore hts opponent down. Chajcs fes'snS'
after fifty moves.
canabIanca resorted 70 Tho Ruy Lopez
against Hodges at tho fourth toaro' rs
latter adopting tho Berin defence. IT.
Staten Islander i'm the course OF me uhu",N
game obtained possession - MS snare ..
the board on the queens side ana appesr''
n no working I'D an excellent POSITION
forcing tho cuban champion 70 make
number If defensive moves.
Complications thereupon onsued an"
Hodges permitted his knight 20 remain on
nriseo a little too long. Capabanca "ho
reyels in this style Of play. and vas rnu0i
- home. combined 10 excellent enect ana
finally brought about a position cos,lns
Hodges a piece and the game after my,
moves II was voted a capital exn,oito"
NJ chess on tho part Of both players
plack rlaved the French defence asainsA
IaNa who obtained slight pull IN the
onenirs. tho Brooklyn players position on
tho ,neer's side becoming cramped. Black.
however. held his own until on the twenty
ninth move TarA conceived the sacrifice os
a niece for two pawns He regained tbs
niece nv means Of vigorous play nins
moves later. Each vas left with rook
and two passed pavns. out those OF JANIS
travelled the faster. and re won after forty
nine moves.
The standing OF the players 20 oste foi-