Evening star., 1917-05-27
MATCH AT PITTSBURGH !
FAILS TO MATER|AL|zE
Washington Chess and Whist Club
Unable to Get Meeting With
Pennsylvanians. )!

"All dressed up and no place to go's.
seems to be the sad state of the WASH.
ington Chess and Whist Club theses
days. The Pittsburgh Chess Club has.
declined the proposed match for May.
80. stating that it does not feel that.
it can get together a strong enough
team to make things interesting ats
this time. A rapid transit tourney ins
which the local clubs big four.s !.
will compete probably will be arrange.
ed to take the place of the propose4..
match. -
The annual match between the Mani.
haitian Chess Club of New York and.
the Franklin Chess Club Of Philadel.sss
phia. for maa1years a Decoration daXs
feature. has been indefinitely post:
poned. sS
The Manhattan Chess Club. located:
for the past fifteen years in the Car.
negie Hall building, will shortly move,
to new quarters in the Hotel Shsfhar. !.
Square. .s
Following is the score Of the third.a
game df the recent match betwesrfs
Iasker and Tarrasch. In this truly
pion is seen in his inimitable specialize
Of turning POO. @ T. .opsn,tmg s,,g into tha Nss M
game. tNOtcS pS I1SiihSs Ait eiaS
York Evening Post): -
FRENCH DEFENSE. ..
Lasker. Tarrasch. Insher. .i Ts5rasch. n,r ..,
White s@k. pnSs Blsst. whtei &kts BhSas blsss =
3kt-QBs Kt-kBs ]
A novel departure from the accepted line Of
play against the, the fon%n k "1,cn
KR3; 6. Boz. BxKt: Z. PxB. Kt-k5, etc.
The design Of the text move is to preserve the
center for White.
s s;x, eaKRs e,H sF.Fs sF1P PHk4 Pr
Appreciably freeing his game and threatening
KnKt5
aP-QR3 BIktch ~
Doubling Whites pawns on the Oh file. 70 be
sire. but O.. 49,. PxP instead would at Ieass
hsve the merit of isolating the pawn TO recon-
mend 1t. ,.
- lao1t Jos r..,iss EuKss /: b1b S' MNns &
1t would he mere loss Of time to check at Rbs
white on the other hand. is not particulaP
about casting as he has two open files on which
to deploy his rocks.
14R-KB o-R5ch Is P-Kt3 Ok :.
1t would never do to capture the RIP. NJ whitS
in due course would make excellent use OF The
additional file.
1seess f e-es k,les ks-ss 500 ise1d Ses Si1e /:
with his knight at n post from which 1t can
hardly be dislodged. BLACK no doubt felt weH
satisfied with his position and his prospects.
!? !? ?R=ss S1Rs.s :s SEssS Sa5S' F5S's ESs'
~ Ok. KtxB; 90. RxR. KxR; p. PxKt.
P-Kts: 2s. POT. and White is bound to gets
a formidable center. rI
- p 3HR 3HRA R"o o 80 PIP P-KBs
os P.KR4 R-0s lal R-KKt .-......
Somewhat better than 81. PxPch. which would
unhottle the rook With the white rook at kt5.
after the exchange Of pawns, Black cannot take
time TO occupy the file, account OF the dangerN
10 his KIP
81 ..., PxP 80 RxP Kt-Q2
k-Bs would have been better.
33 P-B5
Chess of a high order. such one might expect
Of the worlds champion. He temporarily sac
pieces a doubled pawn, knowing fnll well that
he will be able TO recoup in due time. meanwhile
forcing an important diagonal for his bshop.
Black could not very well ignore the advance
by playing R--kB3. on account Of P-B6.
$ ssEk,s k.f k@rs ssk-as ss KS k'IRs SrS's ,
Preferable would have been 81. 49,. P-R3.
3 3 R-hs e-Rs Sss kIes y y R"k. kt1Rs
20 R-Kt4 Kt-B2 l4; B-K2 ......
Again very fine play. This bishop is destined to
have a paralyzing effect upon the mobility Of
Blacks forces.
4s ..;;. k-Kts EK-K,5 E-Ss Ss.,
4sBLKs % sLK R|Rs
Practically forced. inasmuch White threatens
I-kt7. etc.
g g RE RHkB KIP Ek4 s s Rxkt Rns Resigns. Resigns