The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Capablanca and Marshall the
Outstanding Figures in
Russian Tourney.
ALECHINE GREAT SURPRISE
Standing Of Clubs in Local
League-Marshall's
New Book.
ALECHINE GREAT SURPRISE

Al the conclusion Of the sixth round
OF the international chess tournament
now in progress at ST. Petersburg Their.
were only two players left with clean
scores. namely. the young Cuban cham
pion. J. r Capablanca, and the worlds
champion, Dr.. Emanuel Lasker. Each
had then placed an games TO his credit
and had won two games outright. the for
mer against Alechine and Niemzowitsch.
| the latter against Blackburne and Rubin
stein. Although Capablanca drew three
games with Lasker. Marshall and Rubin
stein respectively. Lasker scored three
half points against Capablanca, Marshall
and Niemzowitsch. Each had played IN
only Ave rounds. Capablanca havins
drawn bye In the fourth round ana
Lasker In the sixth. In comparing the
| results OF the games these players hav.
played and the quality OF the opponents
they have met 20 far Il Is evident tina.
their play Is on q par in every re-
spect-
Up to the sixth round Alechins. the
Russian. was considered q favorite for II
having beaten Marshall. Rub,nstein and
Gunsberg and having drawn two games.
one with Blackburne and the other with
| Nicmzowitsch. In tho sixth round, how
ever. he was disposed OF by Capabianca.
and as he still has 70 meet Bernstein,
Janowski, Lasker and Tarrasch he has
| a thorny path before him.
Marshall made "A fine start by drawing
with Rubinstein. Capablnnca and L.asker
in the first three rounds, but lost In the
fourth round against Alechne He re-
t-ieved his chances somewhat by beatin;
Bernstein In the tifth round and b. draw.
ing with Tarrasch in the sixth. Still. his
play was disappointing. and unless he
regains his famous tournament form,
there IL little chance Of his landing one
OF the big prizes.
Most disappointing of all was the play
OF the Russian cha mp!on. Rubirstcin he
was unable to place IA solitary win I,
his credit up TO and Including the tfth
round. Considering that he Is a candi-
date for worlds championship honor.,
having arranged to meet Laskcr In =
match for the championship OF the world
next fall. chess players the world over
will be at a loss to understand Rubin
STEMS poo- form at st. Petersburg 10
far. AZ local chess resorts In this city II
Is generally surmlsed thai. Rubinstein.
who has been aling OF late, stu IL In
poor health.
Owing TO the defeat the German
champion. Dr. $. Tarrakch. suffered al
the hands OF the French champion. u
Janowskl, In the second round. his score,
although equal TO that OF both Laske!
and Capahlanca. cannot be considered a.
good as he met weaker men In the first
six rounds than either Lasker or Capa-
blanca
So far Janowsk. has lost ~ points
/, only, bu. what was said OF Tarrasch holds
I - -
/, s,il to meet strong oppcnerts and henc'
his score .s no: as good az either Lasker''
! or C4asu! ,ncas
. Altogether the tournament 20 far has
been most interesting. principally on &C
count OF tho many surprises which have
already occurred and have upset she cal
, culations OF the knowing ones
The Mannheim Chess Club, established
| | IN 1855, will celebrate its hftieth ami
versary with an International tournament
rom July IL 20 the middle OF August
This will be tire nineteenth congress OF th'
German tn, IS Association. In 'd.t!ur
TO the masters tournament there will b
fnnr mi ~ vents and IN. tool value OF
the prizes offered will be 1850 marks.
Amons those invited TO play IN the mas
tcrs' tournament is Oscar Chaje. OF The
Propresslv. Chess Club. and Il Is said thai
both A Kupchik the champion OF IN.
Manhattan Chess Clue, ard Charles JAM
the champion Of tho Progressive Chess
: Club. VIII participate in this tournament
Whether or not C1pablanc.i and Marshal
will also play. along WIKI other competi'
tors Of the st. Petersburg tournament, /,
not known ~ present.
The standing of the clubs in the tour.
nament OF the Metropolitan Chess L.cagu,
follows:
Clubs Won. Lost Clubs Won Lost
Manhattan 80 Sq.h;ton Hs9
staten Island. "a, a. Queens Ca bit. l., ~
Newark iIcr..1 OCEAN Hin..... = ~
\ summary of the results az IN,
matches In the last round played last
Week follows:
Brooklyn ........... CIV Staten Island. ....... II
Columbia .,.,...., ~ queens GaIbtt... ~
Sor,h Jersey. o.. Eastern ps.rc o.. ."
..yoeum ............ a.. Washington Hests s.,
newark ...,........ iO,esn Hi ...,...,... ]
only two more rounds remain 10 b,
played. after which the series will b,
wound up with the match which tn,
} Brooklyn Chess Club has agreed 70 pla,
with the Progressives on May 90.
During the absence of Frank J
Marshall the United States champion, a.
st Petersburg. his new book. entitled
"Marshalls Chess Swindes." has made It's
appearance ami wall be a welcome ad.
dltion to the libraries Of the chess players
OF the world. Primarily. Il Ia u COLLECTION
%! the famous masters finest games in
Guiding as a matter OF fact few genuine
"swIndles, term which might wei
sound hit dubious to the outsider but
. has we'll defined meaning 10 tho oh, 4,