The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
PERFORMS At TCXEDO

TAniD.tlOne ~ feRulaT OfBHnIBcu tiuvs
are tile rule and not an exception. Cele-
bratsd masters and experts are continue
nlIy visiting chess circles for the purpose
OF giving lectures on chess. playing
against members In Simultaneous per-
formances and sometimes indulg!nK In
hlindfold play. The Hungarian expert.
Boris kostics. has been touring the
country and has given Some marvellous
exhibitions OF blindfold chess all over
the United States. He began at Boston
and extended his o u to the Pacific
COAT, winding ur with a trip to the
South az far As New Orleans. and after
4 s~Ojourn al Baltimore, Washington and
Philadelphia he returned to this city
recently with a most remarkable record.
Meanwhile n desire was expressed by
the chess rls lying fraternity Of the Tux
edo Club at Tuxedo Park to have Kos
ties give Il blindfold exhibition at the
made and the famous player made his
debut about ten days ago. Rarely II
ever before did a master make such .
fine Impression upon amateurs A. did
kost!cs on this occasion. That no sue
ceeded in winning I'VE Of The six games
and Ora wing one was no. n, roma rkable,
as he had to deal with amateurs ex-
clusively. 1t was astounding to see how
he went over board after hoard. placing
NV p'S'cr ~ OnCS III TIE pbSltIoH NneTe
the explanation Was needed. III fact Civ.
Ing an interesting lecture upon the prog.
resa OF the games on all the boards.
How we'll he carried the games In hts
mind can he learned from the fact that
on the following afternoon he gave to
THK SvS man the scores OF all the
games. 40 the players had expressed Q
desire TO get h copy Of them. He sat
down al the Manhattan Chess Club at
a Mn u slA L. --A. --A
played over all the six games while
The SUH man was taking down the
moves. Willie thus engaged he made
many comments on the games. showing
variations SOMETIMES from eight to ten
moves deep and what he would have
done In case his adversary had selected
other lines Of play than those actually
adopted. Some OF those persons in the
far West who had Witnessed similar ex-
hibitions by koAtics wrote to friends in
this city that they considered Kostics
the champion btndfold player in the
word. and i: almost Gems as if these
people were right in placing the Hun.
Earian IN the championship class.
D.. Janowsk. ~ I'arls. who is now in
Lausanne, switzerland. Will be- a particle
pant in the f,ic. Memorial Masters
Tournament. scheduled to open IN New
York on January y. The Frenc cham
plon has booked his passage on the
stea mship Lafayette. sailing from Hor-
deauX on December -, and due here
about January 3.
| Jose r. CApablanca OF Havana played
sains nifty opponents in his first en-
hibition OF simultaneous chess in Chicago
at the Kenwood Chess Club last week.
Five o. his adNersaries succeeded in
| VipHinH fhAir gxflea 'lualtanpa won
forty-nve.
r. h. Perkins. by defeating Il. r.
Black in the seventh round of the Brook
Ign Chess Clubs championship tourna-
meat, holds a comfortable lead with q
score OF eia 10 -. Oth-r leading scores
are; \. Schroeder. e.: NJ. Schroeder.
3-3 Il. I. Black and j. II. Tart. Jr..
each -.
The Central Y. NJ. e. 4. CHESS mud
Checkers III WAS organized las, week
Ia the new Central Building ON Hanson
place. Brooklyn, and meetings will lie
held regularly on TUESDAY and Friday
evenings until tn. end OF the year. when
a permanent organization Will he
effected. Temporary officers Were Elected
AS follows: \. Steadinan janison. rres'-
dent: Andrew f.. Lowry, ,ice-president
~ 10 az '
| LOWING the meeting Louis Ginsberg gave
an exhibition OF simultaneous checkers
IN tho ~I.ounss, playing nineteen oppo'
nents, with h scoIc OF eighteen wins am
a draw. :. Slun.ni, who drew the game,
WAS also OPPOSED 10 Ginsberg In another
game. witch the latter played bl!nd'
folded. ,;l!sbers won.
.Atte~ five rounds of the hIsh schoo
ch4Mpiorshh, series Boys High leads
with a total Of ls--1. followed by East
ern District, l,-3 Commercial. Ia
Curtis. I2--4: De via Clinton. lil.-
a.. In the liRt round Boys llish de
feated Stuy>-sant uy 30. Curtis Noi
from Erasmus by -" Eastern Dis
trict worS:ed Manual Training by 81
while the Commercial W.. De wiz elm
ton match Was undecided. DE Witt elm
ton leading b, FL. with one game IN
finished
Following are two games played by
correspondence, both Oh the subject o.
Euy Lopez:
l. LOPEZ.