Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Will Meet Marshall for Chess
Title Under Championship
Conditions. !,
JANOWSKI ALSO ISSUES
Def TITLEHOLDER
National Press Club Will Give Huge
Simultaneous Exhibition for
Frank Marshall.

As foretoId in this column last Sum
day. prospects for the proposed Capa-
blanca Marshall match took a decided
turn for the better during the past
week. The crisis III the negotiations
seems to have been safely past. as the
following two letters will show:
To Jose r. Capa blanca. Fan-American
Chess Champion. New York.
Sir: Advised that you will defend
your title against me, l hereby chal-
lenge you for the title upon such condi-
tions of match play as shall be mu-
tually agreeable, and. thanking you for
the courtesy of your prompt accept
ance, remain. yours truly,
FRANK J. MARSHALL.
New York. February "a, 1916.
United States Chess Champion.
+. J. Marshall. United States Chess
Champion. New York.
Sir: Replying to your challenge of the
2Sth instant l will say that. as I have
already stated in the newspapers, I
will defend my title Of an-American
chess champion under the same rules
which govern the worlds chess cham
pionship. only. the pan-American
chess championship is not of the same
Importance. l will reduce the amount of
the purse and side bet to one-half,
making it. therefore. $500 and $1,000.
respectively.
AS YOU were present a ST. Petersburg
when these rules were drawn up. you
undoubtedly know them: but, lest you
should not remember them. will quote
them in their most important parts:
No. 1.-The match should be one OF
from six to eight games up. draws not
to count. 1t rests with the champion
to decide whether the match should he
of six. seven or eight games.
No. 1.-The champion is not compelled
to defend his title for purse
than $4,000 Gin our case. $500 ''
whatever purse put up. the champ %
shall receive 20 per cent as fee 90 d.
Tending his title. The remaining sIn -
be divided 60 per cent to the WHINE" and
40 per cent to the loser.
No. 3-The champion has r-ht to
demand side bet of $1,000 in our
case. $1,000. Naturally these stakes go
to the winner.
No. 4-The time limit shall he fifteen
moves an hour.
No. Sit rests with the champion to
name the hours of play as well as the
length of the session, and whether
there should be one or two day.
OF course there is a different wording
and sometimes more eXplicit disserta-
ton with respect to these clauses and
others. but the practical meaning 10
conveyed in what I have quoted. There
are a few other conditions of less i'm
portance. which ! do not add. as they
would make my answer very lengthy.
and. no doubt. we can easily come to
an agreement with respect to them.
They all refer practically to the referee.
umpire. stakeholder, etc. The only clause
which might be of Importance to you ID
the one which says that 'if all tho
previous conditions are met, the cham
pion will be compelled to defend his
title within a year of the date on WITCH
he received the challenge, and faiiin8
to do SO, will forfeit his title. Mention
is also made of forfeits to be posted
and on this / will naturally insist. as
| must have some guarantee that you
will keep your part of the contract
will name $500 as the forfeit that must
be put up as soon as you notify me OF
your acceptance of the conditions This
sum ] have already deposited myself
with Felix E. Kahn. to show that !
truly wish to defend my title under the
conditions named above.
Tho ukino Won for A prompt reply, i
e'' JOSE K. CAPABLANcA
Pan-American Chess Champion
New York. February. ~, 1910
In no way downcast by the fact fhat
the score is at present against HIM IN
his match with Jaffe. Janowski last
Thursday sent the following challenge
to Capablanca:
Mr.. Dear Mr.. Capablanca: have the
honor to challenge YOU to set match
at chess of ten games up. drawn games
not counting. to be played under the
usual rules governing contests OF inns
sort.
With regard to the purse o" stakes.
time and place, and other details. !
shall be glad to receive word from YOU
at an early date. Yours very t~ulN-
ID. JANOWSkL
The pan-American champion has not
as vet replied
Tuesday March u. the National
Press Club chess players will t'N to
stage "A world record simultaneous ex-
hibition with United States Champion
Frank !. Marshall in the title role. II
is proposed to line up 100 players
against the master. This monster event
will he given in the assembly room of
the Press Club and its success already
is assured.
.Pupchick, the New York state cham
pion announces that he is open for
hallenges for his title. and the habit
ues of Marshalrs chess divan have
challenged the Manhattan Chess Club
to a match on fifty boards.
Following are the scores of two
games won by Jaffe in his match with
Ianowski. now being played in New
York