New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-23
LASKER TAKES CHALLENGE
Agrees to Play CapabIanca for
Worlds Chess H0norS.
NAMES HARD CONDITIONS
Stipulates That Cuban Must Put
Up $4,000 Forfeit and Sets
Moves at Twelve an Hour.

Contrary to general expectations Dr.
Emanuel Lasker the worlds chess cham
pon, who left for Europe on the Naure-
tania yesterday morning. sent his accept
ance OF the challenge, issued by J. r. Capa-
blanca fortnight ago. TO the latters man.
ager, +. d. Rosebault. at the same time
giving his conditions, which he put down
I'm seventeen paragraphs.
When looking at these conditions II will
be found that there are a number never
heard OF before. For instance, the match
is to be one Of six games up, drawn games
not 20 count, whereas in former champion
ship matches played by Lasker the
number was eight games UP, while
with Schlechter he played ten games
I'm all, drawn games counting one-haR
point each. In former matches 500 was
demanded as forfeit money, but the cham
pion stipulates that Capablanca must put
up 1900 The most remarkable rule OF all,
however, is that which governs the time
limit Lasker says that the time limit
would have TO be twelve moves an hour,
time limit never before arranged in any
previous match There are also some reg
ulations, especially those anent the notice
10 DtSlU lue UldltU, WHICH are DDJfNAiDhd-
able. In fact, II may become physical i'm
possibility to reach the place Of combat
within the short notice 10 be given.
The conditions fail to distinctly state how
many games should he played weekly, al
though not more than five are stipulated;
neither do they state how often a player
might excuse himself from playing in case
he should be i'll or indisposed
Rule No. provides that the games shall
be the property OF DR.. Lasker, and Rule
5 that i'm case the champion wins Dr..
Lasker will pay $3.50 to Capabanca $50
for each game won by the latter, and SO
for each drawn game.
Capablanca's manager. F. d. Rosebault.
said that he strongly objects TO Rules
and 5. IL seems 10 him that the cham
pion retains much more money than Capa-
blanca, and he maintains in speaking about
Rule that Lasker ought 10 state fully
six months ahead when the match is actual
~ to be begun, so as 10 enable Capablanca
10 arrange matters accordingly
As a matter Of fact, he would be ready
TO begin play in April Of next year. IN
case he should decide upon playing the in
ternatOnal tourney in this city in October
and November, he would, however, re-
quest that the championship match should
not be scheduled before February OF 1913
Surprising Capablanca would be fulfilling
an engagement i'm the Argentine IL would
be a physical impossibiity to reach Eu-
rope within four weeks; neither would a
change of venue be possible for him at a
fortnight's notice. OF course, twelve moves
an hour would be too slow time limit for
Capabanca, and Manager Rosebault thinks
that fifteen moves an hour should be SUBJ
stituted for twelve. I'VE shall also want
to know" said Manager Rosebault, how
many games will be scheduled a week and
how often player might absent himself
from play for good cause. These things
ought to be clearly stated in the cOndi-
tions of the match. However, Napabanca
Is due here on December 4. and we shall
then send our answer 10 the champion