New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
NEW CHESS MOVE IS
BROUGHT FROM EUROPE
isaac |. Rice Has LaSker'S Con-
tinuation of Play Invented
by DuraS.
LONDON SEES CAPABLANCA
Cuban Champion Gives Simulta
neous Exhibition, Winning
Eighteen of Twenty
eight Games.

Gentlemen. while pleading guilty to
the charge of having struggled into this
country "A chess move, invented by a
foreign master. and having failed to make
q declaration to that effect, / leave ii to
your kind consideration whether or not
the fine you were inhicting could be
legally enforced, inasmuch as the board
of appraisers could not possibly deter
mine the real value of the Struggled ar
ticle AS you are we'll aware, il will take
months and months to ascertain whether
the move is of any value at all"
With these words Professor Isaac L..
Rice. who returned on Wednesday on the
Imperator from Europe to this country,
addressed the custom house officers con-
nected with the Rice Chess Club, when
making his first call at the clubrooms on
Wednesday.
After receiving hearty reception from
the club members present, he announced
that the move invented by Duras previ-
Gus to his departure from this country
for Europe, some months ago, was con-
sidered very good by the leading Euro
pean experts, but that Just before start
ing home Edward Lasker, in London,
suggested a new continuation for Black
in answer to Duras's invention, which,
according to Lasker, is sure to demonsh
the Rice Gambit for good. In order to
better understand the situation, the varia-
ton Of the gambit now under discussion
Is herewith appended:
PIX 4, PIX 4; 2. PIX B 4, + X r.
XIX B s. PIX Kt 4; t. PIX l.
II D e J
P-Q 4; PIX P, 30 3; s, Castles (a)'
Bx Kt; 9R-K, Ok 2; 10 P-Q g.
XIX r 4 %; II. P-Q f. Kt-Q z; Il
xB. Kt p; 10. Pc Kt 3, Castles;
BRA Kt-B CHI Is. T Kt, Q X
p: 1s. R-K 5 (c), BIB 4 Id.
(a) The move that constitutes the Rice
Gambit; (b) Jasnogrodsky's defence; (c)
The move invented by Duras; I'D the
move invented by Edward Lasker
While Mr. Rice was busy analyzng the
variation the Custom House officers anil
lated with the club found an indictment
and in consideration of the fact that the
;rnnorted move was one intended to put
the gambit to sleep forever, they found
mitigating circumstances.
Mr.. Rice was rather busy during MS
stay in Europe and had little opportunity
TO indulge in his favorite pastime'
neither was he able to pick up any news
not already known here. He stated, now
ever, that the Partisan player, JanowsKi'
whom he met in London, intends to visit
this country in the near future.
News comes from London that the
Cuban champion, J. r. Capablanca, dur
ing his stay i'm the British metropolis
was induced to give one performance oil
simultaneous play in the City of Lon
don Chess Club. which proved very sue
cessful. When time was called for play
Il was found that twenty-eight men, near
" all players OF the first class of that
club, were ready TO meet the single
player.
Ouite a number of London celebrities,
including the British champion, j. ii.
Blackburne; T. f. Lawrence, who com
peted in the Cambridge Springs interna-
tional tournament in this country in 1914;
DIR Ellert W. Dahl a former vice-presi-
dent of the Manhattan Chess Club, and
the noted chess editor, II. Van Vliet, were
nresent while the worlds champion, Or.
Emanuel Lasker, who had journeyed from
Berlin TO London on some special busl-
ness, also graced the affair with his pres
ence.
Capablanca. whose play was much ad-
nired, especially in the end game stages
succeeded in beating eighteen OF ms
rivals. He lost seven games-to h. G'
Cole. G. Z. Wainwright, r. j. Loman'
r. c. ]. Walker, p. w. Sergeant u
Smart and NJ. G. Atkins, respectively
and drew three-with f. +. l.. Alexander
G. f. Taylor and r. p. Michel, respec-
lively.
The losers were o. c. Muller, r. ..
Dunkelsbuhler, G. F. Williams. 5. Wood
b. w. Hamilton, l. Pomerantz G. Braun
A. II. Privonitz. r. Scamp. d. L" James
II. Saunders, J. Davidson. r. II. Miller
! II. White, f. ]. Brooks. a, G. Har-
greayes. the Rev. w. A. c. Craig ana
Professor Dolci.
The scores of two interesting games
played on this occasion are herewith APP
pended:
RUY LOPEZ.
WHITE. BLACK. WHITE. BLACba