The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Champion Laskcr Now Likely to
Play in Big Tourney at
st. Petersburg.
CLARK DlSPOSES OF RYAN
Manhattan Representative Is
Victor Over Staten Island Man
In Adjourned Game.
CLARK DlSPOSES OF RYAN

The st. Petersburg Gazette announces
that champion DIR. Emanuel Lasker may
be induced after all to participate In the
coming international congress In the Rus
sian metropolis. and this I'm spite OF the
fact that the champion quite recently took
an opportunity to criticisc Russian chess
and chess masters severely. This IL all
the more to be wondered ut inasmuch as
Russian chess and Its representatives re-
Gently have achieved great triumphs. a
state Of affairs which received the recog-
milton OF all the leading chess columns
and organs the world over.
Dir. Lasker writes as follows: much
water was boiled In st. Petersburg re-
Gently. Even the games Of the old players
were far off the masters standard. Ale
chin, Niemzowitsch and Flamberg we're
prominent. but they did not reach a high
altitude OF merit. The young players
who made their debuts In the recent tour
ney made an impression OF schoolboys'
play in spite Of t..e fact that they are
much talented. Their games lack indi-
viduality All in all II must be said that
Russian chess, which promised 80 much.
seems to have taken q setback"
The Ncroe Vremyd. che ST. Petersburg
paper. after quoting T.asker's remarks on
some OF the games played In the recent
tourney. asks the champion how II came
about that the winner OF the German
masters tourney. Gregory, did not win the
first prize In n similar tourney at ~.
Petersburg. II Russian chess. according
to Laslier. has gone back 30 much. surely
that ought not TO have happened. AZ least
Gregory should not have heen placed last
However, in view ~ the coming match be-
tween Essker and Rub nstein. the Noroe
Iremvd does not wish to enter upon n
controversy with Lasker, as II might lead
to a breakdown of n contest which all
the world desires to come OF in the fall.
PLAY oe the adjourned came IN the
ninth round OF the tournament under the
auspices OF the Metropolitan Chess
League In 4 match between the Manhat-
tan and Staten Island chess clubs. a
game contested on the fourth board be-
tween J. l.. Clark. Manhattan 6. G.. and
w r. Ryan OF the Staten Island club,
was resumed ~ the rooms Of the Man.
haitian Chess club on Wednesday eve
ming ana resulted in a win for Clark. the
final score Of the watch therefore be-
ing AZ points to 3i3.
when the clubs met In the tenth
round OF the contest yesterday the Pro-
gresslve Club had accumulated total
Of 49E games. the BROOKLYN Chess CLUB
isis. and the Manhattan Chess Club Al,
giving these clubs a percentage OF ia.
,75s and $50 respectively.
Walter @. Ware. one or Uncle Sans
able seainen ON hoard the United States
ship Louisiana. has Just Issued In our
NdrV UoGa-ire a challenge To any one
OF the United states navy to meet him
In set match Mr.. Ware rather com
plains Of not being able TO hnd many
men In the navy who can accommodate
him with a game His permanent ad-
dress IL L. s. S. Louisiana, In care Of
Postmaster o. New York city.
The u,adronp,lay tourney pIoycd n,
Cafe Kerkau. Berlin. between Cohn.
Spelmasn. Telchmann and Mieses re-
suited In the f's, two named divid'nc
the hrst and second prizes. Teichman1
was placed third and Mi.ses last as Will
be seen by the appended table: