The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Marshall Will Play whitaker
for the American
Championship.
CUBAN. IN GREAT FORM
Capablanca Plays Fine Games
Against Russians in st.
Petersburg and Moscow.
CUBAN. IN GREAT FORM

For many months past negotiations
| were pending between the American
cha rnpion. Frank J. Marshall, and Nor
man T. Whitaker Of Washington for
match for the championship Of the United
States Of America, but owing to Mar
shalls uncertainty about his participation
| in the forthcoming International congress-
at st. Petersburg, not much progress was
made. However, when II became doubt
full whether Marshall would 20 to the Rus
sian capital, because the travelling ex-
penses offered to him 40 we'll - the
prizes were rather small and because OF
the difficulty Of getting sufficient IMAM
cIal backing from the American chess pub
lie, Marshall almost gave UP hope OF be-
| ing able to represent this country At st.
Petersburg. and 10 now ready to meet
Whitaker In a championship match, to be-
begun the middle Of April.
The champion suggests that sixteen
games In all ought to be scheduled for
the match. to be played at the rate Of four
games per week. II drawn game should
be recorded among the hrst fve games
played. IL In not to count. but after the
| first five games drawn games are to
count one-half point to each man. The
match will 20 to the winner OF the ma
jority OF the sixteen games to be con-
tested. The games are to be played AT
a time limit OF thirty moves In two hours
and subsequently, at the rate OF fifteen
moves to the hour and at the leading
clubs OF the country, but not further west
| than Chicago. Marshall played his last
match for the championship IN 1903.
against j. w showalter of Georgetown
Ky. a contest which was won by Mar
shall with seven games to two. three
games being drawn.
On Wednesday evening the directors OF
the Rice Chess Club held meeting TO
discuss some very important matters con-
corning the advisability Of giving up the
present quarters. As President Isaac L.
Rice was prevented from attending the
meeting IL was adjourned until tomorrow
evening, when II IL expected that matters
will be settled satisfactorily for all con-
cerned
Following his successes In 81. Peters,
burg Jose r. Capabianca. the Cuban chess
champion, paid visit to Moscow. where
he gave an exhibition OF simultaneous
chess playing against eighteen opponents,
including the strongest players OF the
Moscow Chess Club. or this number
Capab blanca lost five games, which was
regarded by the Russians AZ a highly
creditablo performance because Of the
taien: engaged. In another similar seance
Capablanca succeeded In winning . game
from Nonarakow, participant In the
first international tournament at 81.
Petersburg In 1909. Playing two games
simultaneously against consulting teams
Capablanca won ono OF the games and
drew the other.
Twenty-Five players, including two
members OF the Women's Chess Club. one
OF whom succeeded In drawing her game.
took boards against Leon Rosen. the
Partisan expert. in the simultaneous ex-
D. ipyf Uiy,p ny him NJ ho nj tho
Manhattan Chess Club. There WAS Il
strong array OF talent. including \. Po-
korney Of Mexico. Il. =. Beynon Of To-
ronto, Otis W. Field OF New Jersey and
Willard II. Ellison, Assistant District At
torncy. all OF whom won their games.
Mrs. T. a. Strait Of the womens Chess
Club. H. II. Limburg and f. 3. Garcia
Tailed drawn games. Thus NJ. Rosen
made a total score OF 10 wins. I losses
and draws. Among the defeated were
several capable players, including q. j.
BeihofT. a. Lazinsk, Lester Keene, J.
Dewey. Miss l.. c. Foot, J, 4, Wilson, N.
u. Wilbur, j. MtC. Lockhart. s. de Leeuw.
VI. Heineman. \. O. Lynn, @. c. Switzer.
o, \ Campbell. :. H. Goldberg and T. A.
Schmidt.
John l.. Clark OF the Manhattan Chess
Clubs entertainment committee yester-
day gave out the following programme:
March l2--Lecturc and simultaneous
chess by Gus Koehler March &c, Blind
fold Performance by julius Finn: April .,
How To fool EN-" by J. Rosenthal and
\. i. kTeymborg In a demonstration OF
gambit play. and games and freak chess
April &c. Rapid transit tournament
Tho two unfinished games from the
match between Columbia and the East
crn District Chess Club In the NTH round
OF the Metropolitan Chess League have
been played on with the result that W. r.,
Rudolph and H. NJ. Love of the Eastern
District team defeated u. L. Enrich and
J. NJ Bird, respectively. Eastern District,
therefore, wins the match by points
70 ..
Appended are tho scores OF the two
match game. played between ]. r. Capa-
blanca and DR.. o. Bernstein at st. Peters,
burg: