CHESS ITEMS.
The Birmingham Weekly News on Steiuitx's defeat by Lvskei' rounulw that masters who have boon badly beutou both by the winner mid the loser " pooh-pooh Lasker's victory, say that Stoinitz was below his usual iorm ; that Lasker's play shows no particular superiority, and lead the untechinic.il public to beliovo that, after all, Laskor's performance does not aim unt to much. The chess world is full of littleness and potty spite ; and chessmastora, as u rule, are among the rery binalle.st creatures of k this nether earth. 801110 London ousters, after the most frantic efforts to disparage Wker, after the most indignant attaokB on hit* pro* sumjition to ohallengo the champion of the world, after the most poitiuacious atj tempts to stop his backers from subboribin^ his atakes, are now pointing out thabSteinitz suffered from iusomuU, is old, U cranky, ia crotchety, aud bo forth. The chess preaa ia mostly j but) thu pbygia who yj^wk &ua write
after his fashion havo all boon either badly beaten by both Steinitz and Liibkcr, or badly beaten by men who have boon badly beaten by Steinitz and Labkor. If tho public knew this, tho public would understand tho utterances of those critics who disparage- Lasker's performance."
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8088, 28 September 1894, Page 1
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205CHESS ITEMS. North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8088, 28 September 1894, Page 1
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