ANovember 20 1887
The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, November 20, 1887
A CHESS CONGRESS.
A Movement Which Promises to Result in the Holding of a Tournament in New York.
New York, Nov. 19.—There are promising assurances that the various chess clubs of the country will be successful in organizing an American Chess Congress, to be held in this city some time during the winter. Efforts are being made by the Columbia Chess Club, of this city, to raise $5,000 to be distributed in prizes and $3,500 have already been subscribed. The principal contributions have been received from prominent chess clubs throughout the country, notably the chess organizations at Baltimore, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, St. Louis and the Columbia and Manhattan chess clubs, of this city.
A considerable amount has also been subscribed by chess enthusiasts in Great Britain and Europe, England alone having contributed over $600.
In addition to the general open tournament, which is to be conducted on the lines of the London tournament of 1883, a “championship match,” which promises to be one of the most interesting features of the meeting, has been arranged. This will determine the real champion of all the contestants, and if four European players enter it will involve the championship of the world. Already many well-known players have signified their intention to participate in the tournament, and affirmative responses have been received from the following:
Captain George H. Mackenzie, champion of the world;
Judge Colmayo, of Havana;
J. H. Blackburne, the English champion;
Isadore Gunsberg, known as “Mephisto,”;
Amos Burn, of Liverpool;
English, of Vienna;
Dr. Noa, of Hungary;
the champions, Tschigorin and Winawer, of Russia;
Taubenhaus and Rosenthal, of France;
H. E. Bird and Dr. Pollock, of London, and John D. Chambers, of Glasgow. Zukertort, too, will probably be present.
