New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
STAGE IS SET FOR
BIG CHESS MATCH
international Congress at
St. Petersburg to Open
This Evening.

What promises to he the greatest
chess contest Of modern times. the In
ternational ST. Petersburg Congress
will be opened in the Russian metrop-
oils this evening at o'clock, and the
first round Of the great tourney is
scheduled to be begun at . o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
In addition to the Russian masters
Or. o. 6. Bernstein. A. X Rubinstein
A. Alechin and A. Niemzowitsch 1t Is
stated that the champion, DR.. Emanuel
Lasker. together with Dir. s. Tarrasch
and r. Telchmann. will represent Ger
many, while Austria Hungary will send
Carl Schlechter. O. Duras and G. Ma
roczy.
England will be represented by Amos
Burn. J. r. Blackburn and J. Guns
berg. and =. Janowski, Frank }. Mar
shall and J. Il. Capablanca will be play
ing for France. America and cuba, re-
spectively.
Marshall. who will report the pro
ceedincs for The Tribune IS expected
TO send his first dispatch. with the
names Of the entries, this evening. and
IT will then be known for certain
whether or not the team Of compeu-
tors is made up as given above. II IS
known. however according 10 foreign
exchanges. that the champion, Lasker'
who spent 2 few weeks at Moscow. has
positively promised 10 enter the match
at st. Petersburg.
Seeing that every one or the contest
ants. with the exception Of Alechin and
Niemzowitsch. are former first prize
winners in previous international tour
naments, it is generally conceded that
this tourney must be considered the
most important ever PLAYED. Whether
or not the PLAYERS Will he called upon
TO play two games each with every
other competitor depends on the num-
Der Of entries.
The four PLAYERS having the greatest
number Of wins will nave TO play an adj
ditionaI tournament IN which each
PLAYER will have 10 contest two addi-
tionaI games with every other compeu-
tor end according TO the final totals
the four prizes Of $500. $500, $3.50 and
$40. respectively. will be disposed or
The non-prize winners will receive SO
for every drawn game and $40 for every
victory. OF course, all Of the players
receive retainers for travelling and hotel
expenses.
Whether or not the match under the
AUSPICES Of the Metropolitan Chess
League. which was scheduled between the
BROOKLYN and Progressive Chess clubs III
the tenth round Of the tournament VIII
have 10 be played depends on the ruling
Of the board OF delegates.
II will be remembered that the captain
OF the Progressive Chess Club was unable
IN send a team to Brooklyn a week ago
Yesterday because of the passover festi-
val, and as a matter OF right the BROOK
lyn club claimed the match. II j. stated
however, that the Brooklyn Chess Cluo
will not make a great fight and Will con-
sent TO play the match at the completion
Of the present schedule
In the eleventh round next SATURDAY
Staten Island will be pitted against the
Brooklvn Chess Clut. the Queens Gamolt
Association will meet the students Of Co
lumbia. North Jersey will face Eastern
District Chess club, while Washington
Heights and the Lyceum. Of Brooklyn, and
Newark Rice and the ocean Hill men VII
do battle
During ms stay in Vienna the young
Cuban champion J. r. Capablanca played
the following game with Or. Tartakower.
The notes are by Amos Burn In The
Field"