New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09
PROPOSES WORLDWIDE
FEDERATION IN CHESS
British Organization Will Lay
Scheme Before Bodies OF
Other Countries.
WOULD BE HELP TO GAME
More than Fifty Americans
Have Agreed to Purchase
Book of Rubinstein-
Lasker Match.

Y.. month a business meeting OF the
pr,,,sb Chess Federation was held at
london. when it was shown that the OF
,.r,zat,on was in a most prosperous state
.,.or d,snos,ns Of matters pertaining TO
tho federation the meeting discussed 'he
ad,isab,,,tv Of trying to establish an IN
.ernational chess federation, princip'iE
for the purpose of getting code OF ruies
20 Govern worlds championship matches'
rb. scheme for the proposed interna-
.,.,aI federation would overcome the
Great ANTIQUITIES Of distance and cost ana
NAV be briefly described as foiio"s'
zach country that by it's nauonal or
uariza,,on or by a combination OF the
nr,nc,nal chess organizations within l's
bord.re becomes q unit of the federation
shou have q separate International Chess
Federation board meeting IN i's 'op''"
CITY such board to be composed oi 20
MANY delegates as there are units o'o
delegate from each unit
Any matters Of international character
arising In any country would De oeai'
Nth IN the first instance by the Ooalu
,,tt,ns IN the capital city OF that coun'i! !,
On which each unit would be representa-
nv their delegate, who would act OH ~"
.tructions received from his unit
Each board would also act In rotatioh
- referee board for one year anu NC
r.edv 20 deal with any matters OF inter
.o,Ioroi ,nnportance affecting two or more
units. 49, rro-
Ample provision is made IN 'he p
nosed constitution for proper no'i'e
units of all business proposed 10 DC uea''
xp,,b nv any Of the boards. ana the Wv
,ans of chairmanships, secretaries az
- nrocedure are also provided for' II
a. assumed that each unit in appolntihs
,,s delegate in the different cities VIII can
mon a resident in or near city 70 ao'
unon the board meeting in that city
On. NJ the chief matters 10 De COLI
tro,led bv the I. c. F. would De 'i'e 'o'
.est for the worlds championship anu
90. ~ nroposed rules for this purpose
executing how the l. c. F. boards can De
,,.u,ved has also been drawn up.
o,er Aftv subscriptions to the DOCK 10
~ nuh,ished on the Lasker-Ruoinstelh
ohoronionship chess match have been re-
ce,ved by the American Chess Bulletin
70 date. The noted Philadelphia cheSs
expert. Walter Penn Shipley' writes as
follows:
81 am willing, If the match, Lasker VS.
Rubinstein, takes place, TO subscribe u
five books at s. each. making total OF
s25 provided the books are printed IN
English. think chess players through
ont the country should contribute I'D
erally toward the match, for not only VIII
the games afford pleasure and instruc-
ton 20 all players, but the real match
for the worlds championship is oound 10
add interest to the cause of chess ana
be thus Indirectly beneficial TO the chess
clubs the world over
The Australian champion. ". S. Viner'
ar. recently engaged in match for the
championship of Australia at Bellingen'
n. S. w. against S. Crackanthorp, who
had challenged the former, being defeated
with a score Of to l, three games being
drawn.
Following are two games played in the