New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Officials Vote Sion 4
Chess Player Who !.
in Russia.
FEW ATTRACTED
BY CHAMPIoNsAn
Professor Isaac L. Rice WIN
ceive a Treat for Ills SIM Y
fourth Birthday.

The aldermen Of Havana p.s..x
luton on February 10 to payJe
blanca the chess player. u.rs o.,,.
recompense for the troubl. h. Una.
In organizing an international c,
nament at Havana. a schem. ~.
through and partly to lend to N.
ful chess master financial uuoc,,
invitation tournament Of tn. 2,
burg Chess Club on April D.
OF course whether capablss..
actually get the 800 depends w,
Mayor Of Havana, who will have.
ton tie payment after MANY az.
malities. Anyhow. the fact ira,
men passed such resolution o.,,,
highly fsttering TO the chess osr..
News comes from St. pe,.r.ho,.
the Russian national master, -
mert. with eighteen coinpotl,or.
field, has resulted in tie b.,v...
chin and Nieinzowitch each hav,,.
l3i2 points. Flamosrg finished rh,,s
10 points.
Inamuch rs The winner OF hi.
ment was scheduled TO get a pIscs~ !
International team. a play-os b.,
Alechin and NiemzovltSch Nil
ssry.
Speaking about the intcrnsuo,,
Petersburg congress. DR.. Tarrs,. !
Nuremberg. said:
THE committee in selecting III, s,..
has invited such masters only n. |.
previous great international ,ourr.-.~,
had won the first prize AT lesr a.,
The number Of PLAYERS who succeeds. |.
carrying away chief honors slnc. n
when the first international ,ourn,-.]
was PLAYED, is surprisingly small. n,ry
just twenty-four.
They are: Anderson Kolisch s,.-,
Zukertort. Mackenzie. Tschisorin. p !
bury, Charusek, Winaver, Blaeksr.l
Weiss, Or. Tarrasch, Or. Lasser. B-|
Maroczy, Janowski. MARSHALL, schlscs,,]
RUbenstein, Bernstein, Duras, Cspas.l
ca and Teichmsnn.
"All living have received invitarc,,
spite OF the fact that some. for reasr I
old age. have retired from tourua-,1
play. Twelve have accepted
"One other player. namely the vir,1
Of the national masters tournament d
10 be added. probably alechin or ",
zowitsch. II all should play this us
only make a contest OF twelve r0gr1|
which would mean a record low utr |
an international contesr.
1T is therefore much desired tia, \
committee should beside that each pa
should play two games with even ~
PLAYER. or should decide that al A.
who az the conclusion OF the pt'i
rounds should show that they hal ~
more than half Of their gsmex So
play another tourney. whereby AZ
eighteen rounds would be Necessary
TO the winner OF this tournamsr 4
opportunity should be given to pa
match with the winner OF the Lss's|
Rubinstein championship chess maj
The 81. Petersburg congress should rr|
il its business TO take up the questis' |
the worlds championship and the f''r
ton of an international chess crsara
ton.
DIR. Gebhardt, OF Coburg. has pforsl
10 visit st. Petersburg with the oo's'
taking a stand in these matters 90 VI
OF the German Chess Associau'A !
which organization he has been p'es''
for many years. The congress tne'1a'
promises 10 become a great cnes go
10 which the chess world is LOOKING ,
ward with the greatest possible 'hse
Professor Isaac l.. Rice ceieors'c
sixty-fourth birthday to-day Soms :
admirers have a great surprise !"
but as the presentation will not v
until this afternoon. and as MT ~
a daily reader OF The Tribune W
request was made not to say an!'.-
tho matter until next sunday
warding this request mention was !,
that Mr.. Rice will have eonip'e''s
one-year service on each OF the sl'
squares OF a chess board today
It looks as IL \. Kupchik Wow
cate his performance in. the chs nsis. 3
tournament OF the Manhattan prn,r,,s
at a similar contest in the a.,
Chess Club. for he has maae ,ssss.|
sweep Of all his adversaries,., sce,s1
Charles Jaffe, registering e'e"'
tive victories. .;.. 10 -.
lie has still three adverssries 90
including the present cnamvS . N
Chajes. who has won sh s''
points out OF seven.
The appended fine game u.
Schlechter conceded the ODDS OIL !, ..
was contested some time as'
Vienna Chess Club: