The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Mannheim Tourney Attracts
Bic Field Of Eighteen
food Players.
MANY MASTERS ENTERED
Capablanca and Lasker Only
ones of Prominence
Not Playing.

% '.. frst Ave prize winners In the
q pe'ersourg international tournament
,5-,c started al Mannheim on Monday.
Ales1tus. Dr Tarrasch and Marshall.
while 'wo, Iaskcr and Capablanca, de-
c.dcd ~ stay out In view OF the fact
that some first class men who did not
oonpe,e ~ St Petersburg Joined the
ranks a. Mannheim the average strength
Of the eighteen men engaged IN that city
,,mpares favorably with that of the
eleven PLAYERS who did duty in the Rus
,ar metropolis Moreover. quite num-
be, o. Young mon who recently Joined the
masters rank were admitted into the
ring on Monday. and so things becam
hshIy Interesting from tho start. or
course American chess players are most
Interested In the doings of their cham
pon. Marshall. who UP to and including
me third round on Wednesday managed to
keep clean score. having drawn IT,
his 4rs, two games on Monday and Tues
day ard having an adjourned game IN
hand from Wednesday.
A, was shown In the daily dispatches
printed In THE SUN SpielmHnu placed
himself AZ the head OF the list after the
completion Of the second round ou tues
day and by adding another victory to
h's score ON Wednesday he had three
straight Victories TO his credit. Duras.
however runs Splclmlnn pretty close.
Tie latter too. had n clean score on
wednesdav having won two games ana
having an adjourned game in hand. should
he ssccecd IN winning that game his
score would be- exactly on par with
that Of Spicimann
John. Carls. ianowsti. Kruger. Mar
81 n and post are all IN one class Each
W these men had at the conclusion OF
the third round lost one point only.
some b. drawing two games, others by
losing one game. bu: while some have
nply one win 10 their respective credits
john had already won two games. IL
"a - thu. be- seen that much cannot be
lid bout tho chances and positions ~
NOS NJ the men until all ;ne adjourned
L M are disposed ~. Most surprising.
however WIS thu form so far shown 10y
le , nm tr Champion. 'Dr. TarrI-ch who
g. ct 'wo straight games in the first and
s.co.d rounds respectively. The Tcutou
rs always been Il had starter but gen
q, all, becomes dangerous 800 the | :, lap
u tN. These ur. therefore who viii
fave 10 meet thl' player IN subsequent
pounds 40 hIy, tu oe duuhy careful
ale1 ,fos.u g swords with the German
hampton.
Sr>' week TIE SIS will be enabled
POO p.0s'ut 70 t3bl. showing the cross play
'p.to 'l'r. Tod y the schedule for mex;
seek herewith ptcserted
Do Round BoFoiuhow-Ca CARTS. F'lam-
?. Brewer. Tarrasch-rost Miese. Krue
: F1hrni-DurJs. Ndmar Marshall.
D. t-SU.elnlru. ia .ttkower-John and
ski-Alcnh.no
Sfv,.th Eouu - Sp, Imam Tartakower.
.lgs.H'l-E'fi. puras-N idmar. Krueger-
e. rls-Ta Borg Mechine- Bogoiuhow and
..hr .'.t Ws,i
E.-t. Round FlaInherG Alechine.
TIy.s.u-Ca. M!esos Breyer. Fahrnl-
l0. NawIr E~uoEer. Reti-DuraS. Tar
p E"w'--N -saIiI. -Spielmann and
l."owski. Poeoiubow.
Nir'H EYuHd-Marsh1ll- John. Duras-
T.rtfhowor Hru"Ecr-Rru. Post-Nidmar
= eyer Ihrr'. Carls-N ieses Aechine-
f'rroseh. B1gojubow- Flambcrg and
; elw -uu-Jarow ski.
TertH Round--Tarrasc sch Bogoiubow,
Noses Nc,tue. Fahrui-Carls. Nidmir-
B.eye~. R,t-Post. Tartakower- X ueger
J'hn-lur1-. Sp.elmtnu- Marshall and
Jo0oUski-Fl1mbrrg
Last w"'N mention was made In these
champion br Tlr~asch Will publish ON
VI" recent So Petersburg interua lonal
tourney pnp'a,ung the scores OF all the
games. 'l ORIGINAL notes thereto. Here
Is sp.cur. % of the work. translated into
III glish iou q German exchange. The
g-me.