MATCH BETWEEN MESSRS BLACKBURNE AND STEINITZ.
The preliminaries of this match have been settled,
and
the contest will commence on Thursday, the 17 inst., at the rooms of the
West-end Chess Club, 8, New Coventry-street, W., where all the games
will
be played three times a week, namely, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays.
The first winner of seven games, exclusive of draws, is to be declared
victor. We shall publish the detailed conditions in our next number.
The Field, London,
1876.02.05
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CONDITIONS OF THE MATCH BETWEEN MESSRS
BLACKBURNE AND STEINITZ.
Messrs Blackburne and Steinitz have agreed to play a
chess match on the following conditions:
(1) The stakes in the match shall be £60 a
side, and either player who first scores seven games, exclusive of
draws,
shall be declared the victor, and be entitled to receive the stakes of
both sides. |
(2) Each player shall deposit his stake of
£60
with Mr. J. H. Walsh, the chief editor of The Field newspaper, at
least one day previous to the commencement of the match. |
(3) The rooms of the West-end Chess Club, No. 8,
New Coventry-street, W., shall be the place of meeting throughout the
contest
for the purpose of play. The first game shall commence on Thursday, the
17th inst., at 2 p.m., and play shall proceed on every subsequent
Saturday,
Tuesday, and Thursday, at the same time, until the conclusion of the
match.
After four hours play either party may claim an adjournment for an
hour.
After eight hours play the game shall be adjourned to the next
day, Sundays
excepted. |
(4) Each player shall be allowed two hours for
making
his first series of thirty moves, and an hour for every subsequent
fifteen
moves, and the time gained in each series of moves shall be counted to
the credit of the next series. This time limit shall be regulated by
sandglasses,
and either player exceeding it by five minutes shall forfeit the
game. |
(5) The sandglass of a player who does not appear
within half an hour of the time appointed for the commencement of a new
game, or punctually in order to continue an adjourned game, shall be set
running by the opponent, and the time thus wasted shall be counted as
consumed
by the absent player, who shall forfeit the game if his time limit is
exceeded. |
(6) The games shall be played in accordance with
the laws of the British Chess Association, with the exception that if
either
player repeat the same move or series of moves six times in succession,
the opponent may claim a drawn game. |
The Field, London,
1876.02.12
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The Match between Messrs Blackburne and
Steinitz.
-- It has been agreed by Messrs Blackburne and Steinitz that their right
of publication of the games shall be consigned to The Field
exclusively,
and that the annotations appended to the games shall be signed by both
players before publication.
The Field, London,
1876.02.12
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