The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-16
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
f. ]. Marshall II Lucky TO Have
Fallen Into the Hands Of
Leo Nardus.
HIS SAFETY rs ASSURED
War Is Likely TO Interfere With
Plans for Tourney at
Chester.
HIS SAFETY rs ASSURED

TIC announcement made IN TueSddybI
papers that the American champion.
Frank j. Marshall. may be considered |
safe and with Leo Nardus. the painter |
and former director of the Manhattan |
Chess Club OF this city. AZ 81 Malo in tho
north OF France came a. most welcome |
news TO Mrs. Marshall On Monday. II
appeared that Marshall found his way |
safely to Amsterdam whore he received
a despatch from Mr.. Nardus from 81. |
Malo telling him TO call upon Mr.. Mar
d,ss secretary IN that city. The latter.
NJ. Souget, did all IN his power to arrange
matters for Marshall's departure for the
north OF France. Once with Mr.. Nardus
he will be perfectly safe, and II may bs
taken for granted that Mr.. Nardus will
not only look out for the American cham
pior financially but will try his best to
chtain passage for him on . steamer for
America. There 10 really no cause for
anxiety now. and the chances are that
Mrs Marshall will soon get word again
from her husband.
Although 113 players. including J. II
Blackburne. f. d. Yates, J. Mahood, II
Jacobs, o. c. Mueller, r. J. Michel. l.
Gunsberg. X II. v. Scott. r. Fl. Lean.
A. J. Mackenzie, J. r. Parry ana w. s.
viner in the championship class, have
entered the British Chess Federation
tournaments, to be contested this week at
Chester. fear is being expressed here
blht OWuiB W tHt war lHc reuerdtOn VIII
not hold its annual meeting. Neither is II
certain whether much progress will be
made In the formation OF an interna ronal
chess league, as proposed by the British
federation. the Russian and German chess
associations recently.
Speaking about Ensiand's needs An
! thony Guest had this to say IN the Lon
| dow Morning Post:
Some future students OF the social
tendencies OF our times will doubtless
| note that the more general cultivation OF
the intellectual qualities finds expression
| In our games, and that chess has An in
creasins hold on the affection OF the
community This game instead Of being
exclusively aristocratic, as was formerly
the case, Is now essentially democratic
| and as II has It's bass In logical and
accurate thought. a most desirable acqui-
sition for the democracy. this may be rs-
garded as an encouraging symptom. Ger
| ta.nly In looking back a score OF years or
30 ono observes a great change. County
organizations and clubs have sprung up
all over the country and matches with
so and 100 players on a side are growing
quite common. International tournaments
that used to be red letter events hap
pen'ng only az intervals OF several years,
are now held three or four times a year,
and first class amateurs are plentiful.
whereas II seems not very long time
ago they could be counted on the finsers.
There has also been a great advance in
the science Of the game as Il Is played BY
masters. II 10 true that In England prog
ress has been rather IN the direction OF
breadth than height, but opt,mists may
reply that broad foundation is a good
beginning for lofty structure. Stli. q
new genius Ia badly wanted for the rep
resentetion OF this country IN the inter
national contests that are now 20 fre-
quent"
II n rust twenty-five years ago that
young student OF mathematics OF the
Berlin University carried away the chief
honors In the first minor tourney OF the
, German Chess Association at Breslau and
thereby became master player. Few
spectators and players at Bresiau then
imagined for a minute. or entertained the
thought, that the young student, only
,, Fl years OF age At the time. would ever
become the strongest German player lie,
: alone the champion Of the world but only
five years later DR.. Emanuel Lasker bea,
: w. Steinitz in a match for the worlds
title steinits lost inc honor which ne
J had successfully defended for twenty
eight years. II almost looks as II Ms
successor, like steinitz. would reign su
4 preme for long number OF years as hs
70 has never been beaten in any match and
8 has won great number Of first prizes n
! International tournaments.
.. An announcement 10 p,ade BY the direo
!. tors Of tho Rice Chess Club that thei,
, room at tho former Cafe Boheme. 1bt
!. Second avenue corner Of Tenth street
Is still open and ready for the recep
ton OF members ana visitors
= The meeting Of the New York stat,
!, Chess Association At schenectady, N. Y.
!. brought together quite q number Of ches
. players from the metropolis and from
!, up State. They went to work in tn
y various competitions on Tuesday. and 40
!. cordins to schedule the meeting WAS (,
u have closed yesterday. A full report o
tho proceedings may be looked for Il
q these columns next Sunday.