CHESS COMPETITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13729, 21 April 1908, Page 5

CHESS COMPETITION.

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. By Telegraph. j'leis Association Copyright, Vienna, April 1!). ScHLKCTf.K, Duras, and Maroczy each scared fourteen points in the world's chess tourney championship and agreed to divide the first prize. This great international tourney commenced on the 22nd ult. The prizes were to be 10 in number, totalling £640: naxnelv, £160, £140, £120, £80, £48, £38, £24. £16, £12, and £3. The time limit was two hours for the first 30 moves, and one hour for each subsequent 15 moves. The entries included Alapin, Duras, Janowski, Leonhardt, Mietses, Maroezy, Marshall, Niemzowitch, I'erJis., Rubinstein, Salve, Schiechter, Siderski, Tartakover, Teichmann, Vidmar, Woolf, while Burn, Blackburne, and Atkins were invited to make up the 20. It is no surprise to see Schiechter do so well. His recent performances ere: 1906, Stockholm International (tie for first), OstenS (first), Nuremberg (third!; 1907. Copenhagen (tie for second), Ostend Congress (second). Maroczv, the brilliant Hungarian, and the lineal wearer of L'ti'Srousek's mantle, has for recent successes: 1906, Ostend tsecond) : 1907, Carlsbad (second), Copenhagen (second, tie). Duras, the third of the masters mentioned, has lor recent successes: 1906. Prague National Congress Tourney (first), Nuremberg (second) : 1907, Vienna Masters (second). It is a pity that Lasker, and the player most likely to wrest the laurels from him, Tarraseh, are not competitors,