death of Charousek.

Otago Witness, Issue 2416, 28 June 1900, Page 56

death of Charousek.

The Moj-ning Post commenting upon the death of this brilliant young Hungarian chess player, says : — Rudolph Charoupek, whose death has just been announced, was one of the most brilliant of the small band of young chess masters who have of late succeeded in wresting the laurels from players of an oldor generation. It had foi some time been felt that the only possible-rivals of Lasker for ihe championship of the world wer^ Pillsbury, Maroczy, Janowski, and Charousek, and the loss of the last-named of these, who -has passed away at the early age of 27, will be deplored not only by tlios^ who knew him personally but also by the many who had recognised the promise that he gave of a brilliant future. The news, however, is no surprise to those who were aware of the precarious state of Charousek's health. The effects of consumption were manifest when he took part in the Cologne tournament, and his inability to visit London for last year's congress was due to . the same disease, which slowly gained on the brilliant young Hungarian until it ended fatally. Charousek's eminence as a chess player is only of four years' standin j. He tied with Tchigorin for the Budapest tournament, but was defeated in the deciding match. He won the Berlin tournament, and was second to Mr Burn at Cologne when in failing health.