Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28
But Several in Chess Tourney
Should Be Finished
Early in 1914.
CAPABLANCA MAKES GOOD
IN MATCH WITH MIESES
Wins One Contest That Gave Evil
dence of Remarkable Ability.
Other Chess Matches.

The year ending will not see the finish
of a single game in the final round OF
The Stars correspondence tourney. bar
ring accidents, but many of the games
are beginning to lean a little" and some
of them should fall" during the early
days of 1914. The play SO far has been
Of very high order, even for CORE
spondence work, and local chess follow
ers may be sure of a rare feast when
the scores are published. 1t is again
urged that the winners accompany their
scores with copious notes SO that the
finer points of the games may be fully
appreciated
The annual election of officers for the
Washington Chess and Whist Club Will
be held January at pm.
n. T. Whitaker is i'm New York where
he attended the annual meetings of the
college chess leagues. few year sage
Mr.. Whitaker's work was the feature OF
these gatherings, when as captain OF the
seasons without losing or drawing a
single game. The Harvard Column
bia-PrincetOn match was started last
Wednesday, Harvard defeating Columbia,
to 1, and Princeton downing Yale, IA
to IL in the first round. The local cham
pion will try to get match with one OF
the metropolitan masters his offer of a
pawn and move having brought no re-
Spouse from any of the players in this
city.
Capablanca, on his way TO take up his
official duties as chancellor of the
Cuban embassy at St. Petersburg, stop
ped off at Berlin long enough to trim
Teichman and Mieses. The game with
Mieses, which follows, shows what a
wizard of the chess board this young
Cuban is. After playing the opening
SO carelessly that he lost the exchange.
he shows the Berlin master that against
Capablanca even the exchange is not
enough odds. 1t is doubtful if any other
master in the world could have won such
q game from Mieses.
+. y. Walker, the we'll known Interior
player. and former District champion,
has replied on behalf of his department
to the challenge Of Agriculture for a
Tor the departmental championship.
The Interiorites are ready and willing
70 defend theirs title. and the match is
practically assured for the date sug-
gested. Wednesday, January !, at the
Capital City Chess and Checker Club.
AS a majority of the strongest players
in the city are eligible to take part in
this contest. it will undoubtedly prove
events ever held here. An effort will
be made to stage the play for the full
limit of twenty boards The team cap
tains will be +. B. Walker, general land
office. for Interior. and John Roberts,
bureau of animal industry, for Agricul-
ture. These captains request all chess
players in their respective departments
to communicate with them as soon as
possible, so that the probable lineup
Of the teams may be published in next
Sundays Star.
Local lovers of the game viii be
pleased to learn of the success of +.
b. Walker in the chess lire during a
recent business trip to Oklahoma. While
at I.aWton he met J. r. France. the
state champion, with whom he played
FIVE games, winning all. lie defeated
other strong players also, and as wind
up of his visit was invited to meet all
corners simultaneously at the Lawton
Chess Club. He had seven opponents at
this seance including the state cham