The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Masters Begin Play Tomorrow
in Big Tourney at the Man
haitian Club.
TICKETS ARE REQUIRED

Next wednesday Paths Freres vii
release a picture entitled Opening OF
tho masters chess tournament at the
Manhattan Chess Club" II viii be the
first time In the history Of the game that
competing chess masters will have the
honor to appear on tho screen In the
movies" as II 10 the intention Of the
above named arm to send the hlms all
over the world. Al irst they hestitated
to take the pidfure, but when told that
masters play the opening moves Of .
game In quick succession they decided 10
make the experiment anyhow. because
they felt sure OF being able to offer to
their patrons something entirely novel.
Up TO last Thursday there was some
uncertainty about the composition Of the
team to start In the great octangulaf
contest tomorrow There WAS no doubt
about Marshall. Capablanca, LAskep.
Chajes, Kupchik and Hodges. Dr. q. r.
Adair having withdrawn his sntry, but
no news had come from Showalter. A.
has been stated In these columns before
there are ono or two good substitutes
ready to take the places Of Showaltsr
and Adalr at minutes noticA and
hence the FIRST round will be begun on
schedule time, namely at 40 to-mor-
row afternoon, at the rooms OF the Man.
haitian Chess Club
Tho directors OF this organization.
however, desire to make II known that
the public. as has been the custom in
all previous contests OF this nature, Will
not be admitted. The members ana their
friends, who must hold tickets OF ad-
mission duly signed by a member and
season ticket holders will be admitted.
In. al hat ~. ~ "a
mission to tho rooms OF tho club will
he strictly enforced. The schedule Of
rounds:
April 10 -. 76. May : and a. the
Manhattan Chess Club.
April 20, az. q. so. May . and . AZ
Hotel Grenoble. Seventh avenue ana FIFTY
April ,s at the staten Island clue. st.
George. staten Island;
May at the Brooklyn Chess Club.
Following is the code OF rules ana
regulations to be adopted for the
tournament:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday. Of each
week. with the following hours OF play:
from $50 70 1880 p. NJ. with two hours
.. Time limit: nneen moves an hour
straight.
on wednesdays and sa,urdsys between tho
played In chronological order. but 10 q
player has more than one adjourned game
in hand the tournament managers a. their
discretion will change the order. 80 a. to
be sble to dispose OF tho greatest number
der the circumstance a player having an
adjourned game in hand must be in at
| between the hours given In Rule !. Al
these adjourned games must be concluded
:ss5 the s.S r.. . Gs cIS
tournament manaRers player having
more than one adjourned game on hand
VIII be allowed half an hours interval
!. The Inter national code. a. rAr - the
rules OF this code DO not interfere with
5. All disputes regard ding the mtsrprs-
| tation OF the rules will be decided BY the
pu,.. a. w yss.fa. i.e.. viii S :. d.S S: d BY
the tournament managers. the decisions
given by the reseres and tho tournament
managers TO be fnai.
A. will be seen from the record TO
date A. Kupchlk Is leading In tho cham
p!onship tournament OF tho Manhattan
Chess Club with a score OF 2 TO l. while
hts nearest rivals. NJ. Smith and f.
Lasker. have scored Q to 9 and 9 to 8.
The record TO date:
Players W. l. F.y.rs " l.
I k su,,,S - ,prr q sr r Aaar" I, :,
q T. Norhrup.
All Of the games In the champion ship
tournament OF the Progressive Chess
| Club having been disposed OF. the fnal
| record Is aS follows
Players ". l. PlayArs W l.
III bernstein o.. 10 /? j Alexander
o Chales ...... ~, 81. A Iaehens'ein. ~ ~
Kupchik 81 81 A Rosrntha
c Iare......... = j. Dornbsch 90. 81 81
| Michelssn J 6reenberS .. ~ -
| Tenenwurzrl + Kochler ..... Il
u Mnrrta L.