The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Metropolitan Chess League Is
Reorganized and Ready
for It's Season.

Al the meeting Of delegates OF ths
Metropolitan Chess League held at the
Manhattan Chess Club on Saturday week
IL was decided after lengthy discus
sion to play the annual lnterclub cham
pionship tournament under practically the
same rules and regulations which pre-
vailed last year. Each club will have to
play one match with every other club on
light boards Five of these rounds to
be played before Christmas. the first
round to be contested on November Z.
while the remaining rounds shall be
PLAYED after Christmas Precaution Will
he taken, however, that no round snail
be scheduled after March /. Moreover,
a new ironclad rule was adopted to start
all matches at o'clock sharp, time being
called after four hours OF play, No OBJ
lection, however, will he made II the
players extend their play to whatever
hour they choose.
In addition to this contest and after
conclusion of same. a tournament for In
dividual championship will he arranged.
Each club affiliated with the league will
have the right to enter one representative
in this contest, but the executive league
tbNlfnllttt reserves 10 ltStlI tHt flRnI 10
select other strong players within GER
tain limit to the list OF entries. This
tournament Is to conclude on June l at
I the latest.
Finally the meeting decided to have n
problem tournament, open to members Of
the various clubs. The tournament will
admit two movers. three movers and end
games While John +. Barry OF Boston
will he the judge in disposing OF the
prizes. Allan G. White will be asked TO
pass upon the originality OF the problems
Owing TO the additional expenditures
! caused ny the individual championship
! and problem Journeys, the annual dues for
I the clubs have been raised from $500 to
$40. The meeting also decided to limit
the number OF delegates to the business
meetings of the league from two to one
I delegate for each club.
The next meeting Will be held on Octo-
| her II, when the election OF officers will
take place and the amended constitution
! and the rules and regulations for the
annual contests will be adopted I'm detail.
Moreover. the schedule for the tournament
! Is To Ice arranged definitely at that meeting.
/ Some Of the strong clubs OF the league
were much opposed to the rule compelling
/ them To play matches with all the clubs
. in the league. They were of an opinion
| that the clubs should be divided in two
sections, each section conducting sepa-
! rate contest but the minor clubs were very
much opposed to such "a scheme and they
came out with the statement that they
I Joined the league for the sole purpose OF
| getting chance To meet in actual combat
/ the strongest metropolitan players, well
knowing that they had no chance of win
Ming. What they are after Is the prac-
tice. and by playing against weak men only
| they cannot improve as well as when meet
/ Ing superiOrs, Under the circumstances
! and seeing that the weaker clubs are the
main strength of the newly founded league
the two section idea was dropped.
| Whether II would not have been wiser
| 10 begin with the annual individual cham
! pionship tournament somewhat sooner
In the season In doubtful The In
d.vldual championship, arranged at once
or simultaneously with the team matches
| might have brought about unusual chess
| activities at once and might have induced
| chess players TO join the local clubs
which one and all are much in need OF
| new members.
The Queens Gambit Association OF 55s
West l5Sth street plans to take part In
| the forthcoming championship series OF
the MetroI olitan Chess League, blu,
| owing To the dull vacation season n num-
her OF the active players have dropped
out The club desires TO hear from play
ers In the Washington Heights section