Chess 01 Sep 1935, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
As adjourned games in the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds ended on Wednesday night, in the international team chess tournament at the Officers' Casino at Warsaw, Poland, Sweden, Poland and the United States were bunched practically on even terms. In total points won the Poles and Swedes are half a game ahead of the Americans, who, however, have two games pending which they expect to yield sufficient to send them ahead into first place.
With three more rounds to go, in addition to three adjourned games, indications point to one of the greatest finishes in the annals of the International Chess Federation.
Much depends upon the efforts of young Reuben Fine of New York, whose games with Mikenas of Lithuania and Keres of Estonia are unfinished. He has the better position with Mikenas and is hopeful of winning it upon resumption. In the meantime the United States leads in that match by 2-1, as Horowitz drew his adjourned game with Lukis.
United States champion Marshall defeated Friedmann of Estonia in their adjourned game and this additional point gave the United States a 1-0 lead.
Arthur W. Dake of Portland, Ore., and I. A. Horowitz of New York continued their winning streaks in behalf of the champion American team by defeating Raud and Kibberemann at the third and fourth tables, respectively. Sweden completed the match with Finland and won by 2½-1½. Poland defeated France by the same score. Czechoslovakia was held to a 2-2 tie by Palestine.
Dr. Alexander Alekhine of Paris was paired against Dr. Tartakower of Poland and the result was a draw. Najdorf, Poland's youthful star, drew with Muffang.
Thirteen matches have been completed by the United States with the Americans winning eleven and losing two. However as total points are taken into consideration when the final gong is sounded the United States team stands a equal chance of winning for the third time in succession.
Here is how the American team scored against the foreign competitors:
Czechoslovakia, 1; U. S., 3;
Argentine, 1½; U. S., 2½;
Hungary, 3; U. S. 1;
Sweden 2½, U. S. 1½;
France, ½: U. S., 3½;
Ireland, 1; U. S. 3;
Italy ½, U. S. 3½;
Latvia, 1½; U. S. 2½;
Finland ½, U. S. 3½;
Austria 1½; U. S. 2½;
Denmark, 1; U. S., 3;
Yugoslavia, 1½; U. S., 2½;
Switzerland, ½; U. S. 3½.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W. L. Poland 43½ 20½ Sweden 43½ 20½ U.S. 43 19 Czechoslovakia 42 22 Hungary 40½ 22½ Yugoslavia 39½ 24½ Argentina 36½ 27½ Austria 35 28 Latvia 34½ 29½ France 31½ 32½ Britain 31½ 32½ Estonia 31 32 Palestine 30 34 Finland 29½ 34½ Lithuania 28½ 33½ Denmark 27½ 36½ Romania 25 39 Italy 18 46 Switzerland 16½ 47½ Ireland 9 55
With tournaments of outstanding interest at Hastings, Margate, Great Yarmouth, Milwaukee, Warsaw and Binghamton following closely one after another, this has been a gala year for chess here and abroad. Next on the program will be the championship match between Dr. Alexander Alekhine of Paris and Dr. Max Euwe, famous master of the Netherlands, beginning at Amsterdam early in October. It is understood that Jose R. Capablanca, still patiently waiting for a return watch with Dr. Alekhine, will repair to Holland shortly.
Next year, also, is sure to stand out in chess history; at any rate, British enthusiasts aim to do their utmost to bring it about. The British Chess Federation has announced officially that an international masters' tournament on grand scale will be held at Nottingham as a jubilee celebration of the local club. J. N. Derbyshire of that city has subscribed to half the cost of such a competition, with Dr. Alekhine, Dr. Lasker and Capablanca as participants. It is up to the federation and its supporters, both at home and in the colonies, to do the rest.
This means raising between $5,000 and $6,000 to make up the balance required. The tournament committee has set a time limit in October when all pledges must be in. Inasmuch as the games produced by the masters will be universally enjoyed, there is no good reason why contributions may not be confidently expected from all over the globe.
Here are two games from the recent New York state championship tournament.
Horace Ransom Bigelow (white) vs. David Samuel Polland (black)
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
Norman Lessing (white) vs. Frank Redpath Drummond (black)
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack
From a tournament at Riga:
Polish Master's Tournament, May 1935.
Beauty Prize, Cologne Easter Tournament.
Herman (white) vs. Saemisch (black)
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/09/2025
Ludwig Herrmann vs Friedrich Saemisch
Cologne Zonal (1935), Cologne GER, rd 5, Apr-23
Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (C86) 1-0
A few more games from the Milwaukee tournament:
