The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Foreign Chess Enthusiasts Are
Forced to Seek News Here
Of FavOrite Pastime.
ALECHINE MAY VISIT US

From late foreign exchanges II Ia
learned that European chess play ers will
again have to look to this country for
entertainment during the summer
months Just as they did last winter.
Nearly all OF them fill their chess col
umns with reports OF tournaments and
matches played in this country and re-
print most OF the games played in i'm
portant contests In this country during
the season just concluded. Managers OF
the great associations and clubs abroad
state that owing to the great number
of chess players at the various battle
fronts no Journeys will he arranged dur
ing the summer Moreover. all money
collected at clubs for dues is being given
to Red Cross societies or expended for
gifts to members at the front.
With the exception Of the Western
championship tournament which will lie
contested At Excelsior, MINI. in August
and the summer meeting OF the New
York state Chess Association, to he held
at Utica the end of July or august.
chess affairs will be rather quiet In this
country. The Western championship
meeting will gain in additional interest
because OF the participation OF both
Boris kostlcs and 4. kupchik. II is
said that both these men will make
~ ~ 'lp W Efl INTO Ine r1nR. AS
the checker champion. Newell W. Banks
OF Detroit, also will make a bid to play
at Excelsior great things may be ex-
pected.
As regards the meeting OF the New
York State Association Il is stated that
President W. r Ryan OF the Metropoli-
tan Chess League will canvass Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia and Boston in
person and will try to induce the chess
ay0n 4, t-as A.- - 49, -l.s--
with the New York combinations so as
to make the Utica meeting one which
might he termed an Eastern associa-
tons meet. II is to be deplored that
such steps were not taken earlier In
order to insure success.
Meanwhile those responsible for the
arrareement OF big tournaments and
contests IN this country have been maxi
ing their plans for an active autumn
and winter season. It Is arranged that
both Capablanca and Marshall will be-
gin their annual tours OF the United
states early in october and will not re-
turn East until Christmas. Negot!a-
lions are pending for a tournament in
January and February at Havana. With
Capablanca, Marshall. Kostics, Lasker
and other first raters ready TO play II
Is understood that the famous young
Russian expert Alechine is ready to come
To- this country at a moments notice.
Should the Havana project not material
lie 1t Is the INTENT. TO play a masters
In this city In January. II
Is also planned to arrange a national
masters tournament next season. Hence
with the team matches OF the Metro
politan League and the championship
tournament for individual hanors on the
programme, the chess players OF this
city VIII have ample entertainment dur
ins the coming season.
The Hungarian master Boris Kostics
made his dehu's at Schenectady. Utica
and Rochester last week. lie gave some
highly Interesting hlindfcld exhibitions
In these places. winning nearly all OF
his games. At Schenectady he won
eight games, los, one 10 Hatmaker and
drew one with Batchelder. At Utica
he won five bl!ndcold games and drew
one. At Rochester he gave two blind
fold exhibitions. one against six players,
winning i've and drawing one. and one
against seven players. winning s!x and
drawing one. In the latter seance a dis
pute arose regarding the position ar
rived at after twenty-odd moves. To
settle the matter Kostics placed the
men in their original positions. rapidly
Iah GU NV hslH anu W Wv utter
amaZement { the spectators and PLAYERS
alik" he proved that his contention was
correct.
The Schenectady Union has this 20
say about the Hungarian expert: Last
night he ~coHversed In French with a
Swiss, who married a Dane and who has
become an American. Later on he had
m animated ctnversatlon In German
with n Norwegian and during the eve
ming he played chess in United States"
He will be at Saginaw to-day and to-
morrow and will begin his engagements
at Chicago on Tuesday evenins.
Foreign exchanges announce the death
OF DR.. Fritz Tarrasch, the son OF the
German champion. DR.. s. Tarrasch. He
was an officer in the Fifteenth Bavarian
Infantry Regiment ard fell on May IA,
He received the Iron Cross for bravery
some months ago and was twice
wounded before his death.
Appended are the scores Of two games
played In the recent New York masters
tournament not published before IN THE
sun. with notes by Amos Burn in the
Field