KNOWLEDGE • 



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Hamburg, July 25. 



THIS tournament, which was played at Hamburg, attracted most 

 of the best players of England and the Continent, as well as 

 Captain Mackenzie from New York. The playing strength in this 

 tournament, as may be seen from the list published beluw, was verv 

 considerable, and the number of competitors, eighteen, made n " 

 test severe. In addition to the well-known names of the Ei _•: 

 and Continental Chess celebrities, there appeared several (l.i > i 

 players, hitherto unknown to fame. Nonetheless, some of i;. 

 players showed real first-rate capacity. One of them, Dr. TarrusL L , 

 of Halle, quite a young man, at one time even looked like as if he 

 would easily carry off the first prize, he having defeated Mason, 

 who for the greater part of the tournament played exceedingly 

 well, and was considered first favourite. The contest proved a very 

 close affair indeed, so much so that on the very last day no less 

 than five plavers had chances for the first prize, viz., Gunsberg, 11 ; 

 Weiss, 11 : Englisch, 11 ; Mason, OJ (with two adjourned games) ; 

 nd Dr. Tarrasch, llj. It was an exciting finish. Blackburne, by 

 defeating Dr. Tarrasch disposed of his chance for first prize. 

 Englisch could do no more than draw with Berger, and Weiss likewise 

 scored only a half against Mason. Gunsberg was the only one of the 

 ve who vanquished his opponent Gottschall, his score being raised 

 hereby to 12 against Hi of Blackburne, Tarrasch, Weiss, and 

 Englisch. Even then Mason, with 10, could have tied with him. 

 The adjourned game, Mason v. Minkwitz, therefore attracted great 

 attention. With great coolness. Mason played what seemed to be 

 a hopeless ending in masterly manner. At one moment even it 

 seemed as if his efforts would be crowned with success. Minkwitz, 

 however, effected a draw. This left Gunsberg first prize-winner, 

 with 12, against five such formidable and closely-pressing rivals as 

 Blackburne, Mason, Englisch, Tarrasch, and Weiss, who each 

 scored Hi, and divided from second to sixth prize. Next came 

 Mackenzie, seventh with 10, and Riemann and Schallopp, both 

 •,'ood players, with 9.j. Gunsberg, in the first half of the tourna- 

 ment, scored 5 out of 9, and was little thought of as first prize- 

 winner. Of the remaining 8 games, however, he won no less than 

 7, defeating amongst others Blackburne, Mackenzie, and Bird, 

 thereby attaining his unexpected success. Below we give a game 

 played by the first prize-winner. 



Complete score list of the Tournament : — 







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1. P to 



2. Ktt( 



3. P to 



Following, are two of the many pretty endings played in this 



Position after White's 11th 1 Position after Black's 31th 

 ove in the game between Paul- j move in the game between Mac- 

 n and Schallopp:— Tarrasch:— 



35. Kt to KtC P X P 



30. Kt (B3) toKo BxKt 



37. BxB QtoKB2 



38. KttoK7(ch) : Kesigns 



Mr. R. A. Proctor's Lecture Tour. 



4. THE PLANETS 



5. COMETS AND METEORS 

 0. THE STAR DEPTHS 



1. LIFE OF WORLDS 



2. THE SUN 



3. THE MOON 



Arrangements are now being made for the delivery of Lectures 

 by Mr. Proctor from August onwards. Communications respecting 

 terms and vacant dates should be addressed to the Manager of the 

 Tour, Mr. JOHN STUART, Royal Concert Hall, St. Leonards-on- 

 Sea. 



Aug. 11, 12, Worthing; Aug. 13, 14, 18, Brighton; Aug. 20, 

 21, Eastbourne ; Aug. 17, 19, 22, Tunbridge Wells ; Aug. 25, 26, 

 Folkestone; Aug. 27, 28, Matlock-Bath; Aug. 29, 31, Burton-on- 

 Trent. 



Sept. 1, Burton-on-Trent ; Sept. 2, 8, 11, 15, York; Sept. 3, 4, 

 Bridlington; Sept. 7,9, 10, Scarborough; Sept. 14, 15, 21, 22. 

 Harrogate; Sept. 17, 18, Whitby ; Sept. 24, 25, Ilkley ; Sept. 28, 

 29, Derby. 



Oct. 31, Marlborough College. 



Nov. 4, Burnley; Nov. 9, Stafford; Nov. 12, Middlesbrough; 

 Nov. 17, Darwen. 



Dec. 7, 8, 9, Croydon ; Dec. 10, 17, 18, 19, Leamington. 



Jan. 12, Hull. 



Feb. 3, Alexandria; Feb. 10, Walsall; Feb. 18, 25, London 

 Institution. 



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