New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
cuhan Champion Wins His Game
by Brilliant Sacrifice.
MARSHALL ALSO SCORES
v;vs PLAYERS Now Tied for Lead
After Second Round of Ma
tional Tourney.

- z Capablanca. the Cuban chess
.,.on rlaved bis first game in the
...,o,l tournament Yesterday at the
-. Boulevard and placed a vic
20 Ais credit in decisive fashion.
Marshall. the United states cham
vbo wiz encounter Cspablanca in
s,,b round. again won his game. and
.ta5 r9r the lead with Roy T Black,
He,,li,n. Charles Jaffe. OF this city.
oscsr Chaies. Of Chicago, all three
hon, won their games yesterday. A.
t.,5goe. If staten Island, added point
I'd ranks fifth In the list
-. r',ve~s we're paired for the second
.a +, The following order. Kreymborg
macs Wslc0tt Us. Hodges, Smith VS..
,,...,su Baird vs. Black, Joiner vs.. Jaf-
,,s-,brar~.. vs Morris. and Tenenvur-
s,l bye. -.., ,r,,., tss,,,,
-. s-rlsr night, By way Of New orleans
,..-s,-oois and Lexington. Ky, was on
- bright and early, evidently eager Tor
- frav BE had a bye in the opening
- % enable him 10 Oh several engage
-. ,- fre West but from now on VIII
.,r.5 -rcr 90 play q game daily until
-. 6 une, the tournament VIII
,or-e 10 an end.
- rrsve~ drawn against Cspaolanca
-s.,- was ~ o. Morris, Of the Rice
49, .-..t Who rad the black pieces. Inc
- escorted Oh the Sicnian defence which
IS 5s-sroDe6 in a manner 90 resemble
-. -aO.- oreniur Tn. Cuban was III
.-,r and made All his moves tel from
..sr- The effect Of bis mannuyring
- ,oor evident for he ISOLATED his OPP
-. queens pawn and in addition
80 mas .at- with q doubled pawn on
-. E,ng.s bis ops file. The onlookers free-
-.s,,tsf "a victory for Capablanca, but
- Morris recovered somewhat when ne
,.-.rv-54ned his rawns in the centre. On MS
.-.-.r.+,l-5 move the Cuban's queen was
s-.rs7 back -o bsr square. and il looked
chang r.- triumph was 20 be postponed
!rdshnite.v ,..-..,..- he
...,.r.s The audience as well as his oppo-
=. nv Offering the sacrifice Of a rook az
- =. s~-orrtel 70 giving I'D the eN-
80 az Morris had no option. and inc
See -.sfzned AZ his next turn. simply
+..,,.s bis queen was threatened at the
cane tine that Ca7ablancs planned a
80 mate bv sacrifcinc his remaining
-o,k Tho came lasted twentv-soven moves
Marshall. uifred against smith, NJ brooK-
g., Conducted . Siciisu defence on the
.,,e lines 4. his game with Or Lasker
or cs-sri1-e Springs. which ne drew with
g5r'f- champion Il involved giving
go 4 rsv.. smith PLAYED AN excel 'nt
zane er-. the ending was reached, retain
IN tho pawn. rur then Marshall outma-
rn,y-e1 rin and won In for'y-two moves.
Walco-t. OF Boston, played a splendid
o-enir- against Hodges. who played black
P.r Lone WalCott won a pawn. ana
after exchanging queens had q comforia-
BE game which Hodges hoped 20 be able
70 drew. on the twenty-eighth move wal
eot,. IN parryinS a check. lnterposed the
wrolz rock and lost a piece. which made
his position hopeless. Ie resigned after
iventy-nine moves.
one % the best games Of tile round was
psved by Jafe against Joiner. the Tor
nsr -elvin- upon the Dutch defence. II
wa hard fought contest throughout
vrtH Joiner eudeavored to win piece
however, O brilliant comoina-
lion possible 90 Jafe- The latter aNalied
himself a. the opportunity and got INTO me
srd.r- with a queen against knight and
rock Joiner fought on a iirIe While, but
gave ur after Gfty-eigbt moves. when lis
opponent advanced his Or pawn TO queen.
Black and Baird discussed king c.sh-
ops opening. which developed into reg
-ls- form o. the Giuoco Piano. The play
e. Ne. evenly matched until they reached
ibs er6tuS with two rocks and several
pavrs apiece. Here Black by clever play
sicceeded 10 obtaining the upper hand
Winning after sixty-one moves.
The standing Of the contestants follows: