December 25, 1904 Chess and Checkers by Harry N. Pillsbury, Philadelphia Inquirer

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now looks as though the challenge which Mar-I shall sort to Dr. Lasker will result in something more than talk. The match will most likely be ' played and will probably take place around next April. Jt is supposed that the stakes will be aboafc two thousand dollars a side. A very interesting game comes from the Coburg tournament, a game which meant much to Schlechter, inasmuch as, if ha won this game, he would win first prize, but if he lost the gume he tied for first place with two other masters.
The game was not a Declined game. .WHITE. BLACK. Skhlpchter, Swiderskl.
2. Ensigns. (a) Schlechter should have exchanged the Queen's pawn before this move. Just this failure to block the Black Q B res-alts in disastrous breaking up of his King's side five moves later.
Black is obliged to retake with the King's pawn, otherwise White's centre pawns would dominate the situation. (b) Even at this stage 11 BPxQP was better. (c) 20 R-K Kt seems called for. (d) And here 21 Kt-Kt 3 would be answered by the same move, 21 R-B 3. White's King's side is indefensible.
Here is the position after White's thirty-sixth move in a game between Schrader and Uedemann afc St. Louis in Major Tournament: BLACK. Uedemann to play. 5 'S'f'SY. 4 t , W HITE Schrader.
Black eats him alive by 30 RxKt, 37 Kt x R. RxKt, 38 QxR, F-Q 6 (ch), winning the Queen As a matter of fact Uedemann continued with VG P-Kt .'J, and Schrader drew the game by C7 R-Kt .(ch), P x R, 38 Q-Kt 6 (ch), etc. PROBLEM NO. 3 BT DR. KOXBAD BAYER.
BLACK. WHITE MATES IN THREE. ChecKcrj GAME 1 SECOND DOUBLE CORNER. U. E. POMEROT BLACK. II, K. PILLSBCBY-r'WHITB
(a) Same as Wyllle-Freeman to this point. This initiates a new line of play. (b) 10.26 dra-ws easily aD4 is safer. (c) This loses, draws.
GAME 2 DOUBLE CORNER. H. N. FILLSBCRY BLACK. M. C. PRIEST WHITE.
(1) The position is worthy of a diagram. By H P i arry N. 1 Isbury White.
White to play, beU appears and Black still has the better game after recovering his piece ewing to the pieces on 1 and 3. (a) 16.20 allows a neat draw; and Elaek can only draw. (b) and Black again recovers the piece Trith. the better game.

December 18, 1904 Chess and Checkers by Harry N. Pillsbury, Philadelphia Inquirer

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PROBLKM NO. 2. 1-RE is h particularly clever composition by Dayersdorfer, of Bavaria. It is a deep problem and one well worthy of extended studyr if you are unable to solve it easily. White mates in three.
The key move to Problem No. 3, published last week, is Q-R an exceedingly clever composition. On the tinal day of play in the Cambridge Springs tournament Lasker succeeded in tieing Janowski for second place. This one game meant a difference of Lasker, and he won it after a very fierce j;ame, one which caused great excitement all through the play. The game resulted: white. .lauowski.
(a) Janowski prefers to trust to the old double Ruy Lopez, which would better serve his purpose of drawing the game. (b) 4-B-Kt 5 is considered sound here. The text move has been tried by a number of experts, notably Showalter against Kemeny in their match in Philadelphia, but as three of his four losses were attributable to this variation, it is hardly a commendable line of play. Very likely Laiker, playing against "the draw,", took the chance of complicating matters in the hope that Janowski would slip up. (c) 5. Castles. 0. Castles, R-K. 7. Kt-B 3. Kt x P. S. P-Q4. KtiKt. 9. PxKt. B-K 2 was one continuation in the Kemeny-Showalter match. Kemeny here continued, 10. Kt-K. P-Q 4. 11. P-K B 4. B-Q 3. 12. Q-R 5. At move 10 P-Qo looks stronger. (d) In the fourth game, Kemeny-Shuwalter, the latter continued: 6. Q-K 2. 7. P x P. Q x P. S. B-K3. QK 2. 0. Castles. Castles. 10. B-Kt".. (e) In the feixth game of the match, Fhowalter here continued: 7. Kt-B o. 8. T-K 5. K B-Kt 5. 9. PxKt. QxP. 10. B-K 8. Q-R 5 (ch). 11. T-Kt 3. Q-K 2. 12. K-B 2, and Kemeny Avon in twenty-eight moves. In the twelfth game, Showalter at the tenth move played: 10. P-Q 4. 11. Castles. Ei Kt. 12. P x B. B-B 4. As the game was drawn, it would indicate that it is the best and safest line for Black. (f) 9. R-R 4 looks more promising in view that the sacrifice of the piece as played appears to fail. After 9. B-R 4. B-B 2. 10. P x Kt. Q x P. 11. Castles. Castles. 12. P-Q 3 looks promising. (g) 11. P-Q 5 looks stronger than Castling. If then in continuation B x B P. 12. Castles. B x R P (ch). 13. KxB. Q-K 5 (ch). 14. K-Kt. Q x B. 15. R-K (ch). K-Q or B sq. 10. P-Q0, or in certain cases, 10. R-K 4, would give White a tremendous attack. (h) 14. K-B. 15. KtxB. Q x Kt. 16. P-B 5. Kt-K2. 17. P-Q Kt 3. Q-Q 3. 18. P-Q R 4. QxQ P (ch). 19. B-K 3. Q-K 4 seems safe enough. 19. K-R. Q x R. 20. B-Kt 5. Q x R (ch) and wins easily. 20. R-K. Q-K B 3. 21. B-B R 3. K-Kt. 22. B x Kt. Q x B P followed by B-K 3, winning-easily. Anything slow, like IS. P-B 3, would not avail, and IS. P-B G is answered by Kt-Kt 3. (i) I have also failed to discover anything against 14. K-Q. The only continuation appears to be 15. Kt x B. Q x Kt. 10. P-B 5, Kt-K 2. 17. B-B 4. Q Kt 3. IS. Q R-K. R-K, or perhaps Kt x B P. White has two Pawns for the piece, but it is hardly enough. (j) 1G- K-B. 17. B-Q 2. P-Q R 4, to be followed as soon as possible by B-Q 2, seems a simpler, better plan. (kt 18. K-B. 19. P-K B5. Q-Q 2, seems to repel the Black attack, for if 20. R-K 0. Kt x Kt. 21. Q R-K. Kt-Q B 2! ! t (1) I confess that at this point I should have gone 19. Q-B3, and I cannot s'e what White has at all. If 20. Q-K B 3. K-B 2, threatening 21. Kt x Kt. Or. if 20. Kt x Kt. B x Kt. 21. Q-R 0. B K 3 seems to win with ea.-e. Or if 21. Q to K 2. Q B2 seems to answer. (in) Janowski missed his best continuation at this point, 21. Kt-Kt 0. B-B 2 (best). 22. Kt x R, Qx Kt. 23. Q-Kt 7, etc., winning another Pawn, but there would be a hard fight to win it had he played this line. (n) A desperate resource, which almost succeeds the slightest error on Black's part would have lost the game. (o) As, for example here, had Black played 35. Q-B 7, White would have won bv 30. R-K S (ch). K x R. 37. P-Q 7 (ch). K-Q. 3S. B-B 0 (ch). K-B 2. 39. P Queens, double check and wins. REMARKS.
As shown at several points during the game, Lasker missed the simple moves, and Janovrski failed on his twertv-first move. Clocks and nervous tensions play an important part in such games as this. XEWS ITEMS. Our latest news from Paris indicates tournaments both at Ostend and Monte Carlo in the early new year. Lasker has become one of us now, and his magazine is a work of art.
Whether the Japs and Russians stop fighting is apparently what our cable match depends on next 3'ear.- Napier is going to stay over in England for the winter. He dreads our severe climate. Marshall and Judd haven't gotten together yet; at least, we haven't heard of it.

December 11, 1904 Chess and Checkers by Harry N. Pillsbury, Philadelphia Inquirer

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In making a study of chess the beginner is inclined to become confuted in regard to the move of the Knight. But if the student will realize that the entire play on the chess board is founded on horizontal and diagonal moves, he -trill discover in the Kn:ght move, that it consists of simply a combination of one square horizontally and one square diagonally, and no doubt the reason of its bein? allowed to jump or spring over the intervening squares is -imply because, unlike the other pieces, Queen, J took and Bishop, it has no command on the squares it passes over, and would be practically debarred from moving if it were not allowed the springing privilege. IVut there is nothing so very mystifying in a diagonal and horizontal move of 1 square each, and the Knight's move has a simple explanation. PAWS TAKEN IN PASSING One move in chess that I have often found not understood thoroughly by students is the power possessed by a Pawn Pt its fifth square of takine "en passant" or in jlain English "in passing." "Where the onf us-ion ar pears to come in "13 in such a eae as the followii.g: A player will advance his Pawn to a fifth square, and if the opponent has a Pawn already on the third square, on one of the ndjoining files, and advances it to the fourth, the player with the Pawn at the filth will think he exercises a power of taking in passing. It is only when the adverse Pawn moves from its second square to )'s fourth, that he has the power of capturing in passing, and then only on hi3 following move.
The St. Louis tournaments, both minor and major, are over. No doubt Mctklowski tired himself out in the first, affair, not being like tome of the old stagers, Uedemann, Kemeny, etc, able to stand two games a day for over a week, and then jump into a stronger tournament and do himself credit. As was expected in the major tournament, Marshall repeated his recent tueeess at Cambridge Springs; in fact, he could hardlv help it, and his Cambridge Springs victory will always be regarded as a greater 9 achievement, Anent Judd's desire to play a match with Marshall, barring the Queen's side openings, I iind in my own records with Judd only one Q P opening, and I did not finish quite as early as Marshall, my game listing about 23 moves. Some of the endgame plays in the tournament ucrc subject to improvement, and it conveys a lesson on end-play tith Rooks, to keep the adverse Ring out of the play. Notably in the minor tournament Schra'der had a.i easy win at his 31th move against Motklowski (See diagram). BLACK Motlowski. 1 I r 1 WI I IT K SCI 1 It A DKH. White ) Play and Win.
By U4 lt-B T., P Kt ", 35 K-B G, It x Q P-3C KsP (ch) K B. 37, lt-B '2, R-Q 5. 33, P-Q Kt 3, rv-Q 6. 30, R-Q Kt 2, K-K l!. 40, K-B 2, K-Q 3. 41, K-K 2, It-Q B t.. 42, K-Q 2, etc. Schrader also had a draw as late as his 4Sth move by K-K 2. Week End Gams BLACK Pillsburv. A WHITE By a Western Player.
White to play continued: 3, R-K, R-Q 7, 2, R-K C (ch), K-Kt 4. 3,. P-B ( (ch), KB 5. 4, R-B 4 (ch), K-Kt 0. o, R-Q 4, and Black won by i, It-Kt 7 fell 1 (ni-t 11 R 7 at once on account of G, R x Kt P (ch), B x R. 7, R-K 3 (ch), and White would win). f, K-B, R-R 7. 7, K-K (forced), R-11 S (ch). 8, K-Q 2, R-Q 8 (ch). 1), K-K 3, R-K 8 (ch).
Had White in the foregoing continued 4, P-B 1, K-Kt 6. 5, R (B .") K r, R-R 7 and forces mate. This is an example of the danger of driving a King up the boar 1 when mating positions arc possible, but White misjudged the position, and attempted to win. Some rather pretty play arises ln,m tlie following: 1, R-B 2, P-Kt S. 2, R-B 4. R-Q 4, R-K Black holding a draw in hand at all times, and lots of winning chances, for example, if 4, R-Q 7, P-Q R 4. 5, R-Q Kt 7, K-B 5. 6, R s P, K-Kt G and wins.
HOW LASKER LOST A DRAW Some months ago, in St. Louis, Ed. Schrader won a simultaneous game from Lasker, the position after Black's 2Sth move being as below: A, Instead of Black's 2Sth move Q (Q)-K B S, saving the game, it should have lost 83 follows: 29. RrQ ??n. R x B : ! SI. Q-K S3. Kt-Q 4 P-Q 6 (?b) P x Kt P x R If, however, Black play 28: F-Q 6 (ch), and White continues. 29, K-R, 29, Q-K B 3, appears to win for Black, but again there is a saving chance for White, as after 30, RxQ, P x Kt (K 2). 31, R-K B S (ch) followed by Q-K 5 (ch) appears to Sumptuous ID SOUTH BEND, Indiana. establish either a perpetual check, or recovers the advanced K P with a check. Here is a friendly game which I played at Moscow two years ago with a very strong amateur, Mr. Bostanjoglo and other amateurs in consultation, Ruy Lopez opening: BOSTANJOGLO AND ALLIES. WHITE.
1 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 S K-Kt 5 PILI SBCRY. BLACK. 1 P-K 4 2 Kt-Q B S a Kt-B 3 4 B-B 4 5 O-K 2 6 B-Kt 3 7 P-K R 3 8 Castlos i R x B 10 PQ 4 11 Kt x P 12 O I5 4 13 Kt-B 5 14 R-Q 15 P-Q Kt 4 16 Q x Kt (cb 17 Kt 1 Kt r fch) 1 Kt x Q 19 B-K 3 20 P-B 3 n p-Kt 4 22 K-B 2 23 B x Kt 24 Kt-K 2 25 P-Q B 4 26 K-Kt 2 27 K-Q 2 23 Q R-Q 29 R-Q S 30 R (Qi-Q a SI P-R 3 T2 P-B 4 (5 33 Kt-Q 4 (-.h) ?4 Kt-B 6 35 K-B 3 3S P-B 5 37 Kt x Q P 38 P-Kt 5 39 Kt-B 4 (chl 40 R-Q 6 lch 4 P-Q ? P-H 3 5 fi 7 S P-U 4 (a B-K Kt 5 P-K 3 0 Q Kt-"Q a 10 P x B 11 P x V 12 Kt-B 4 K P-K 4 M 14 Q-Q C B-B Kt-K S (-) is Q x Q K-B -K x Kt K R-K Kt 1 s 19 20 21 Kt-R 4 22 Q R-K B 23 Kt-K E n 24 K x P. R-B 'J P-K P 4 B-Kt 3 2i 27 28 29 PR 5 R-Q PR 3 .".0 R Q.i-Q 2 ?.2 f-3 B-Q P x r 54 53 K-K B-K 2 .76 R-B 3 57 B-B PS R-R 2 (ei 39 R-Kt 3 If I JO K-K 3 Resigns (G-) (a) This defense has been considered somewhat unsound as after 6, Castles, Castles. X, P-Q 2, B-Kt 3. S, B x Kt, Q P x B. 9, Kt x P, it was considered dangerous for Black to continue with 9. Kt X P, on account of 10, R-K, P-K B 4. 11, Kt-Q 2, etc
But instead of 0, Kt x P plav for Black, 9, P-B4, 10, PxP, BxP (best), and if 11, Kt-Q 3, Kt x P. 12, R-K, B-K B 4, with a good game. White does not desire to Castle and retires the B to R 4 to avoid the loss of a Pawn, but probably G, Q-K 2 was better. (b) Not pood. 13, Q-Q 2 was better, for, if in reply P-Q Kt 4. 14, P-Q Kt 4 would win a Pawn for White. (c) First 16, P-Q Kt 4, Q-K 2 and then 17 Kt-K 3 would have saved the Pawn.
(d) Black gives up a Pawn to break in. (e) If White continues 3S, B x Kt, R x B. 39, either R x R, R x R. 40, R x R, P x R. 41, K x P, K x P, and Black wins easily.
(f) If 39, R-K 3 Black mates in two moves. (g) For after 41, B x R, R x R (eh). 42, K-B 2, Kt-K 5 (ch) and wins the Rook. Problem No. 1 BY ZOEKEK SXACH.
White to mate in three.

December 27, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems. Games, Positions In End Games and News Items Hill Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL. Editor The Morning Call's Chess Colum-Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and News litems will be welcomed.
W. H. STECKEL, Editor. In the second of a series of four team matches between the Bethlehem Chess Club and the local Y. M. C. A. Chess team the Allentown .boys lost this match by a score of 7-1. Fortunately Allentown won the first match by a score of 6-2. This letting Beth made by Gustavus A. Pfelffer, Hcry Leeds and H. Helms. Jose R. Ccpa Dianca, of Havana, attended. Prominent among those presen were George Emlen, Roosevelt GilUrt Colgate, Professor Ernest Hi'iaci Wright, Captain L. Rodney Berg, EU ward B. Edwards, Alvin C. Cass, Ear old M. Phillips, Colonel W. C. Cornwell. Otto Dek and many others. Dew xors: limes. Solutlon to problem No. 131 by C. lehem ahead by 2 points in the series Mansfield, R-QB2. No. 133 B E. E. Westburr played so far.
Paul Flickinger and John Harper, representatives of the local team, scored i points by drawing these games with W. Shuler and P. Albrecht, re spective opponents. The editor by winning the eighth game and, drawing the ninth in the fifteen game match for the match championship of Lehigh Valley from H. V. Hesse, or Betnienem, the present Central Pennsylvania champion. brought the score of this match to 4'-4',i between these two contest ants. Harold .M. Phillips, president of the Intercollegiate Chess League and member of the Newspaper Club. 160 West Forty-fourth street, New York City, has donated a silver trophy to be known as the New York Newspaper t;iuo cness Trophy.
This is to be competed for annually by members of the writing profession under the rules or tne united States Chess Federa tion. An organization meeting was held last Sunday afternoon. Tentative of ficers include Herman Helms. Harold M. Phillips and Leslie H. Allen. The winter season activities of the Empire City Chess Club, 1995 Jerome jvenue. New York, the Bron., are now in full swing. The main feature Is the championship tournament In wnicn ten players are partlclating. The standings: A Denker, 2-0; S. Goodman. 1-0; Walter Jacobs, 2-1; Baker, l'i-'i; H. Siller. 14-1; EllLs, 'i-i; J. Marcus, 'i-1.; McDermott, 0-1; Stein, 0-1, and Sllberman, 0-2.
A. P. T. S. The following is the standing to date of the Caital City Chess Club of Washington.
D. C: Otten. Bi-'i; Knapp, 7'2-lVi: Sullivan, 9-2: Bet-tlnger. 8-2: C. A. Hesse. 8-2; Hickam, 6-2: Roberts, 5i-3ii; Stark. 4i!-4H; Davis, 4-5: Gleason. 3-5; A. Y. Hess, 3'i-5H: Simmons. 3-6; Drys-dale, 2-6; Clinton, 2-9; Parsons, 2-9; Clark, 0-10. Twenty-four players ' from Mount vernon. crestwood, wntte Plains and Greenwich opposed Herman Helms, of New York, former New York state champion in an exhibition of simultaneous play at the rooms of the Mount Vernon Chess Club on Saturday, December 19th. The players won their games and two others drew.
The former champion defeated nineteen. The winners were Robert J. Reichert, Dr. Anthony A. Blasi and Seymour Israel, all of Mount Vernon.
Drawn games were scored bv David Hoffman and Kay Serdler, both of White Plians. By winning his adjourned game with S. Bernstein from the sixth round, Reuben Fine, captain of the C. C. N. Y. varsity chess team improved his standing at the head of the fourteen contestants in the annual tounament for the championship of the Marshall Chess Club. The stand ing follows: Fin 6-1: Tholfsen, 5-3; Hanaeur. 4-1; Runfrld. 4-1; Cass, Santasiere and Smerka. 4-3: Bernstein, 312-3; Ieven-tcin. 3-2: Dunst and Grossman, 2''.-4'i: Bteelow. li- 5'4; Morton, 6V4. ?a-4'a and Croney TT. S. Chess Team Honored Frank J. Marshall, United Stales chess champion, csptain of the American team which won the international championship at Prague, and me other members of that team still in New York were honored for their feat in capturing the Hamilton-Ru-cr U challenge trophy at a reception in Sunday, December 20. with which the new clubhouse of the Marshall Chess club at 23 West Tenth street was formally opened. Israel A. Horowitz and Herman Steiner of the champion team and Erling Tholfsen and Milton Hanpucr, members of the United States team which finished second at the Hague were present.
Marshall, after exhibiting the cup, gave a description of the tense moments of the tuial match with Poland at Prague and introduced each of the other American players. Souvenir books were presented to each by Alfred C. Klahre - Alrick H. Man, president of tne club, paid a tribute to the prowess of Marshall and "his companions at Prague. He read a telegram of congratulation and good wishes from M. S. Kuhns of Chicago, president of the National Chess Foundation whicn sent the team abroad. Addresses were White 7 Pieces. White to play and mate In two.

December 20, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. n. STECKEL. Editor Local Players Win The Allentown Y. M. C. A. chess team opened their 1931-32 season with a victory over the string Bethlehem chess club by the score of 6-2. . The players that participated and the Individual scores of this match are given as follmvs: W. H. Steckel, Vs. H. V. Hess, ; P. Flickinaer, 1; s. Schmoyer, 0: A. Henmnnn, "-J: P. Ai-fcecht, Vi W. Lum.iden, 0; C. Schmidt, 1: A. Waisan, 1; R. Ridebach. 0; J. Harper, 1; P. Odgrns; E. Foley, 1; Mrs. R. Brill, 0; W. McKee, 1; M. Pamanico, 0. Dr. Alekhine Forecasts Chess Title For Kashdan The next world chess rnnmpion will be an Americen in the opinion of Dr. Alexander Alekhine, piecert holder of the title. "I have watched the younger players of every nation in Europe." he said, "but I do not see ?mons them the promise of a really gro?t player.
"My choice is the young American, Isaac Kashdan. Kashdan plays a great game. His style is similar to that af Capabdanca safety first. If he keeps on as he has started he will one day be the world champion." (Herald Tribune.) Fine Takes Chess Lead Reuben Fine went into the lead as a result of piny in the seventh round of the annu-.il charnn:on.-hip tournament of the Marshall class club. Standing of the plpyers are as follows: Fine. 5-1; Tholhen, 5-2; Rrin-feld and Hancner 4-1 ; Cars and S:in-tasiere, 4-3; Bernstein. 31--2,j; Le-venstein, 3-2: Smnrkn. 3-3: Dimst ?nd Grossman, 2,J-41-; Bigelow l'i-5'i; Morton, J-4 'i. Kashdan Wins 31 of 3fi Games Isaac J. Knhclan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, who will por-ticlpate in the tournament ft Hastings. England after the Christmas holidays, played against thirty-six opponents in his exhibition of simultaneous play at the rooms of the Montclair chess club. The international expert won thirty-one pnm?s, drew four and lost only to H. Snow-den, champion of the East Orange Hign school.
Those who drw were C. P. Mrtrsden, Jr., G. P. Snnboin, Dr. P. E. Truesdell and A. Leurke. The performn nee lasted four hours.
(New York Times.) Kashdan Wins 1C Games Twenty-four players opposed Isaac Kashdan America's new internationalist in his farewell exhibition of simultaneous play at the Manhattan chess club. He finished with s'xteen victories six draws and two defeats. John A. Sherman and E. Dernbach were che players to defent Kashdan. Drawn games were scored by Miss Hadassah Cohn, J. E. Tulop, J. Mos-Kowitz, R. Hauslcr and H. J. Lurle and Irving Lov.ens and B. Sie;el in consultation Kas,hdan failed for England on Tuesday evening. The following clubs are practically certain to enter teams in the Metropolitan Chess League. The Marshalls (champions) the Manhattans, the Phllidors, the Empire City, City Col- lege of New York, the Hungaria Internationals and the Lexington branch of the Y. M. H. A. The weekly rapid transit tourney of the Marshall Chcs Club resulted as follows: Reuben Fine 41i-'L. ; T. A. Dunst and R. Smirka, 3-2; R. Bor-sodi, 2i-2..: C. C. Harvey, 2-3; N. . Goodyear, 0-5. We regret to announce the death of one of America's chess masters, Julius Finn', insurance broker, who .'died on Sunday, December 6th at his home, 838 West End avenue, after a six-week illness. Mr. Finn who was sixty years old, was born in Poland and came to this country about thirty-five years ago. In 1907 Mr. Finn won the New York State chass championship, and when he twice repeated the performance he became the owner of the trophy donated by the late Professor Isaac L. Rice. Later Mr. Finn was invited to participate in the international tournament at Cambridge Springs, Pa., but declined for business reasons. Mr. Finn was an authority on the merits of the Rice gambit, an open-in? named after Professor Isaac L. Rice. He also was one of the most skillful blindfold players In the country, having played twelve games simultaneously sans voir on numerous occasions.
In America only the late Harry Nelson Pillsbury was ever considered as his superior at this hanch of the game. In 1921. when Dr. Emanuel Lasher of Berlin was defeated for the world's championship by Jose Capablanca, Mr. Finn rcfered the match, which was held hi Havana.
Mr. Finn was one of the organizers of the New York international tournament of 1924 and president of the tournament of 1927. He also was adjudicator for the College Chess League, with which Columbia. Horvard, Yale and Princeton were affiliated. He was prominent in the affairs Of the Manhattan Chess Club.
His wife, a son and three daughters survive. Funeral services were held at Riverside Memorial chapel, 180 West Seventy-s'xth street. (New Yotk Post.) E. Muffang, of Valenciennes, has won the ninth national French congress, played this year at Lille. This is Muffang's first victory.
The Metropolitan League (Boston) has begun its annual team tournament with seven organizations represented: Boyston Chess Club Harvard University, M. L. T., City Club, Wells Memorial, Bay State and Independent. The last two are unaffiliated. The University of Pennsylvania, behind-hand in its application for a place in the annual tournament of the Intercollegiate Chess League, to be held at the Marshall Chess Club on December 28, 29, 30 and 31, has definitely decided to enter a team.
making six in all so far on the list. Brooklyn College is a new comer and has been admitted. City College. Columbia, New York University and Brown are also in line. The standing to date in the match for the match champions of Lehigh Valley, between the Central Pennsylvania champion, H. V. Hesse of Bethlehem and W. H. Steckel the Allen-town and Lehigh Valley champion is 4-3 in Mr. Hesse's favor.
Solution to problem No. 130 by D. Booth, Jr., B-KT4. No. 131 By C. Mansfield ; Black 7 Pieces i It J e3 A is. 3 V V"' U H White 9 Pieces White mates in two moves

December 13, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor The recently concluded Central Pennsylvania tourney which was held fit the Hotel Allen on the 5th and 6ih and ended at Harrisburg on the 8 th came out as expected with A. N. Towsen, of Harrisburg, and H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, both favorites to win this annual classic tied for first place both with a score of 6-2. M. L. Keyser, cf Berwick, with a score of 4-4 came out third. W. Shuler, of Easton, and W. H. Steckel, of Allentown, each with a score of 2-6 were tied for fourth and lith places.
It was decided at a meeting before the tourney, that the sixth annual tournament of this association will be held in Wilkes-Barre for the ye.ir 1931-32. Officers elected for 1931-32 are as follows: A. N. Towsen, Harrisburg, president; M. S. Keyser, Berwick, vice president; A. Williams, Wilkes-Barre, secretary and treasurer. We are appending a few games below from this tourney: Queen's Gambit Declined H. V. A. N. H. V. A. N. gesse Towsen Hesse Towsen ethhem Harris'rg Beth'hcra 'Harris'rg 1 P-Q4 P-Qi 27 K-B QxQch 2 P-QB4 P-KJ 28 KxQ P-B6cn 3 Kt-QB3 P-OB3 g 4 P-K3 KOKB3 29 K-R3 P-Kt7 5 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 (h 6 KtxKt rxKt(a) 30 BxB P-Kt8q 7 Kt-Q2 P-KB4 31 RxQrh BxR 8 P-KB3 P-QB4 32 B-KB B-B7 (b) 33 P-QKt5 R-B5 9 QPxPrt BxP 34 K-R2 Kt-Q 10 PxP Castles 35 Kt-K B-R5ch 11 PxP PxP 36 B-R3 RxP l3 Kt-KB3 Q-K2 37 B-KB6 BxKt 13 B-Q3 k Kt-QB3 (i) , 14 Q-Si B-Q2 38 BxKt R-B7ch 15 Castles OR-K 39 K-Kt R-B 16 B-Ui -KKU (J) JO - an B-KB B-KKt6 I 7 K-R P-Kt5 k a Kt-K- 0-K-Kt2 41 P-QKt8 P-QR3 19 B-QB3 Q-KR3 42 B-KKt5 R-Kt8 20 Kt-QB2 P-Kt6 ill J" (, 43 B.K3 P-KR4 51 P-KR3 P-KB5 44 B-KB2 PjKR5 32 P-QK.14 BxKRP 45 P-QR4 K-R2 !!U 46 P-R5 K-Kt3 91 PB QxPch 47 B-B5 P-KR6 24 K-Kt RxKP 25 Q-KKt2 R-K7. tdis ch) A v.ni RxPrh 48 B-B2 P-R7ch 49 K-R KXKcn 50 Resigns. v.i hi th Fditnr (a,) More usual is 6. B-G3 leading to the otonewau v.. Ji 7? Kt-K5.
Q-KR5; 8. Castles, Kt-Q2; nrisinal and unusual move set- ttn Hesse a problem. The situation was not without Its humorous side, Towsen havlne sailed unconcernedly Into a variation that he knew nothing about. At move eight the proper move (B-Q3) did not occur to him. and he was compelled to discover a variation of his own c Kt-Kt3 appears to be White's best ""Id" This move is typical of Towsen's style.
To the average plaver It must appear almost near to committing suicide to expose the Black King as he here does. Actually the exposure In this Instance Is mnM Annnrent thnn real. e A signal that the fireworks are to begin. The blockade of Pawns would not be lnvirea oy an anroitious nuaciter except with the expectation of later tearing (ft A beautiful "bust." If Hesse takes the Bishop (B5) there follows 23 BxKtP (dble ch);'KxB, P-B6ch. RxP, Q-R7 ch. K-B, Q-R8 mate. If on the other hand he takes neither Bishop but plays Instead K-Kt. Black plays RxKP with crushing enect. (g Hesse plays on Doping lor a "miracle " If he moves to either Bsa or R so he Ik muted nretftly. in the first Instance by P-Kt7, in the second by fhl Th mfrnrV altnnst hftDOens.
Tow en her missed his best continuation by jnlle. Rook takes Knight first was in rf)' Black's pieces must be played with res open. Otherwise the King and Rook vlll be discovered compromised by the White BisnoD. Not HxRP. B-K6ch, winning the 9t k) Puttins the White Kins in orison. Sentence: Life. 1) Towsen places the Rook on a White square where the Bishop cannot molest it. and proceeds leisurely about the matter of exhausting all White's moves. Queen's Gambit Declined H. V. M. L. H. V. M. 1. Hesse Keyser Hesse Keyser Beth'hertt Berwick Beth'herfl Berwick 1 t-4 F-4 13 OxP BxKtch 2 P-QB4 P-K3 14 PxB QxPch 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 15 K-K2 Q-Kt7ch 4 B1K15 SKt-Q2 16 K-Q3 P-QKt3 5 PxP PxP 17 Q-R4ch K-Kt 6 P-K3 P-B3 18 KR-QKt B-R3ch 7 B-Q3 B-Kt5 19 K-K4 Q-B7ch 8 Q-B2 Castles 20 K-B4 P-B3 9 BxPch K-R 21 K-Kt3 P-XB 10 B-Q3 Q-R4 22 QxP Kt-B3 11 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 23 Q-R4 Kt-K5ch 12 BxKt PxB 24 Resigns. Zukertort Opening (Time: 5 hrs. 15 min.) W. H. A. N. W. H. A. N. Steckel Towsen Steckel Towsen Allent'n Harrls'rg Allent'n Harris'rg 1 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 16 P-K4 P-Q5 2 P-QB4 P-K3 17 BxP PxB 3 P-KKt3 Kt-KB3 18 KtxP Q-K4 4 P-Kt3 QKt-Q2 19 OKt-B3 Q-R4 5 B-Kt2 P-B3 20 KtxP B-R6 6 Castles B-Q3 21 P-Q4 QKt-Q2 7 B-Kt2 Castles 22 P-Q5 R-R3 8 P-Q3 R-K 23 QKt-K4 Kt-Kt5 9 Q-B2 Q-K2 24 P-B6 Kt-K4 10 QKt-Q2 P-K4 25 KtxP BxB 11 P-K3 Kt-B 26 BxB KtxKt 12 KR-K P-QKt4 27 KxKt KtxPch 13 P-B5 B-B2 28 K-Kt2 Q-B6ch 14 P-OKt4 R-QR4 29 KxKt??? R-K4 15 P-QR3 P-R5 30 ResiRns.
NOTE: (???) The text move is inexcusable, K-Kt would obviously have been r win for White. Guioco Piano W. W. H. W. W. H. Shuler Steckel Shuler Steckel Easton Allent'n Easton Allent'n 1 P-K4 P-K4 15 KtxKt P-Kt4 2 B-B4 B-B4 16 Kt-K3 P-QB3 3 P-QB3 Kt-QB3 17 Q-Kt3 B-K3 4 Q-K2 P-Q3 18 P-QB4 Q-R4 5 P-KR3 Kt-B3 19 K-Kt QR-Kt 6 Kt-B3 Castles 20 P-Kt5 P-R4 7 P-Q3 P-KR3 21 P-Kt6 P-B3 8 B-K3 R-K 22 Q-B3 PxP 9 BXB fxa 23 FXP RxPch 10 P-KKt4 Kt-R4 24 KxR R-Kteh 11 QKt-Q2 Kt-R2 25 K-B Q-B6ch 12 Castles KtrKt4 ) 26 Kt-B2 QxQ ij r-ivK4 n nesigns. 14 QxKt KtxB Queen's Gambit Declined A. N. W. H. A. N. W. H Towsen Bteckel Towsen Steckel Harris'rg Allent'n Harris're Allent'n 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 18 KR-B2 QR-B 2 P-QB4 P-K3 17 Q-S2 P-QB4 3 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 18 PxP RxP 4 B-Kt5 B-K2 19 CS-R5 RxR 5 P-K3 QKt-Q2 20 RxR P-Q5 O rvt-riJJJ r-iJJ 21 R.tXf J-Kt4 7 R-B CasMe 22 P-B4 Q-Kt5 8 B-Q3 PxP 23 Q-Q2 Kt-B3 9 BxP Kt-04 24 B-B5 Q-R4 10 BxB QxB 25 'Q-K2 Q-R3 11 Castles P-QKt4 26 P-KKt4 Kt-Q4 12 KtxKt KPxKt 27 P-Kt5 Q-Q3 13 B-Q3 B-Kt2 28 Q-B2 KtxKP 14 Q-K2 KR-K 29 R-B3 KtxB is tt-Bi r-UKj jv Resigns. - i The standing: of the Marshall Chess Club tournament at the end of the fifth round is as follows: Bernstein, SH-l'i; Fine, Reinfeld, Santasiere, and Tholfsen, all with scores of 3-1; Cass and Smirka, 3-2; Dunst. 2-2V4; Hanauer, 2-1: Bigelow and Grossman, l?-3Mi'J Levenstein, 1-2; Croney and Morton 1-4. The Marshall Chess club has turned the' use of its rooms over to the Intercollegiate Chess League, with which Columbia, City College, New York University, Pennsylvania and Brown are affiliated. It is also understood that the University of Pittsburgh will participate.

December 06, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor Chess Tourney The fifth annual tournament of the Central Pennsylvania Chesa association was started yesterday at the Hotel Allen, Centre Square, and was In progress up till 11:30 last evening. Play will be resumed this morning at 9 o'clock and will rJe kept up till a iiew champion Is decided for the year 1931-32. Entries are expected from all parts of Pennsylvania, Including plavers from, Allentown, Harrisburg, Wilkcs-Barre, Berwick, York, Reading. Eas-ton, Bethlehem, Catawissa, Bellwoou, Sunbury and other parts of Central Pennsylvania. A tournament among the class B players of the Allentown Chess club got under way during the past week with the first round as follows: H. Wieland vs. Dr. F. Dryer; E. Foley vs. W. Snyder; W. Wallitsch vs. A. J. Ouerber and D. McKce vr. H. Heffd-finger. Plans are under way for a Reading und Berks County Chess tournament from recent news received in a circular and letter from H. Sucndrr, one of the committee who is serving with Messrs. Gabriel, Schleicher and Houck in arranging the rules and scheduling the players for this tourney.
H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, the Cen tral Pennsylvania champion in his j 15-game match with W. H. Steckel, ( tha Lehigh valley ana Aiienioi:i champion, wen the sixth game of this match.
The score is 31i-2,i in Mr. Hesse's favor. ed simultaneously against 68 opponents at Sieria Maare. Calif., 56 games in all 1 being played. He won 40, drew 9 &jiu 1 lost 7.
J The following letter was received j from Frank. J. O Hara, the well know,: i player from Scranton, Pa. The letter j concerns the possimnty oi Dnngms x. Kashdan here again this winter: Dear Mr. Steckel: I am writing you about trying tc bring I. I. Kashdan to your city on his way to Scranton and Wiikei-Barre since we plan to have him here before long If we can get him. He was here last February and made a fine Impression. We haVe no set chess club working here now but we can arrange matters with two or three small clubs In this vicinity to give Kashdan a pleasant evening.
He really deserves our encouragement in this way to help him pay his traveling expenses abroad. His games that we play over are suiely worth 25c each to each of us and if we all gave him a quarter for each of his great games, Kashdan would not have to travel but he is not at all of a grasping nature and he really enjoys visiting the clubs, etc. Will you not write to Kashdan at the Manhattan Chess Club, Hotel Beacon, New York City and try to help arrange for your city and pos-eibily Bethlehem and Easton. I have read about your winnings In the "Chess Bulletin" and I congratulate you. Hope to meet you some fine day.
With best wishes, I am, Very truly yours, FRANK J. O'HARA We may add if there is enough response to have this young master here we shall only be too glad to secure Mr. Kashdan's services. The following is the standing of the Castle's Chess Club Chess Tournament: Foley, 7-1; Rockel, 9'4-lVi; Godfrey. 6-3: Hodgson. 4-4; Bahjyian, 3V4-4; Snyder, 2-6; Steiner, 2-8, and R. B. Miller, 1-7. Rudolph Smirka, A. E. Santasiere, Reuben Fine and E. Tholfsen ach with a score of 3-2, are tied for tie lead in the championship tournament at the Marshall Chess club. Sidney Bernstein and A. C. Cass come nexc, with 2A-1',4 apiece.
The following results were recorded in the first round of the annual inter-club series of Commercial Chess League: Bell Telephone, 2li; International, IVi: New York Edison, Doherty - Penney, Brooklyn Edison, 3; Chase National, 1; American T. St T., a bye. Lester S. Samuels, Albert S. Plnkus, 99 Alfred Schroeder, Robert Willman and Leonard B. Meyer, consulting in behalf of the Manhattan Chess club, experienced no difficulty in winning the cable game against the British Chess club, cf Paris, in 31 moves. The British club sacrificed a pawn somewhat recklessly on the tenth move and thereafter the issue was never in doubt. Although none of the members of last year's champion team will be on hand, Harvard will be prepared to put up a good fight in the annual tournament with Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth, which will be held in New York City on December 28 to 31. The following are available for the varsity team: N. E. Long, '32; M. A. Mergen-theim, '33; V. L. Eaton, '32; M. A. Malkan, '33; C. J. Tannenbaum, '34; R. B. Thomson, '32, and L R. Wech-sler, '33. In a team match of four boards between Columbia and Syracuse university at the Manhattan Chess club the New Yorkers made a clean sweep, winning by a score of 4 to 0. The chess championship of Oer-many for which thirteen experts competed during the congress of the German Chess Association at Swinenuende last June without reaching a decision, has gone into the keeping of E. D. Bogoljubow of Trlberg, hero of the great Moscow tournament of 1925 and for a time idiolized by the Russian chess players of his native land. Expatriated he Is now a German citizen and therefore eligible to hold the position of champion. At Swineunendo, Bogoljubow won six games, lost two and drew four, the highest score, which however was equalled by Dr. Ludwig Roedi. of Nuremberg.
It was not possible for them at the time to play off the tie inasmuch as Bogoljubow was booked to appear at Prague in the international team tournament (won by the United States) and subsequently at Bled in Jugoslavia in the international master's tournament, where he was placed second to Dr. Alexander Alekhine. Finally, negotiations were completed leading to their meeting in a match of five games at Nuremberg. The outcome was in favor of Bogoju-bow by the score of 2-0, with three drawn. The champion won the second and fourth games, in both of which he had the white pieces.
Dr. Roedi, on the other hand made a good showing in which he established superior positions without being able to bring them to a successful issue. (New York Sui, Solution to problem 129 by A. S. Kipping, R-KT4. No. 130 By D. Booth. Jr. Black 10 Pieces.
1 White 7 Pieces White to play and mate in three.

November 29, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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The Morning Call's Chess and Positions in End Games and W. H. STECKEL, Editor Chess enthusiasts affiliated with the University Club of New York City had tha pleasure of having Frank J. Marshall, the ' United States champion act as one of the participants In a consultation game the other evening. Th champion, partnered by A. G. Jennings, Mayor Davis and A. Cheney, conducted the black pieces. On the white side of the board were Col. Beverly, W. Dunn. James H. Hickey, S. Stern, H. Atkins, B. Ogden and F. Kimball. The following game played by the above players with annotations by the champion are appended from the able column of the New York Sun by H. Helms: ZUKERTORT OPENING Col. Dunn Marshall Col. Dunn Marshall and and and and Allies Allies White Black 1 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 (a) (b) 3 P-OB4 P-OKt3 3 KKt3(d) B-Kt2 4 B-Kt2 P-K3e 5 Kt-B3(f) P-B4 6 P-03 B-K2 7 Castles Castles 8 B-B4 P-03IS) 9 P-K4 P-K4 10 B-Kt5 Kt-B3(h) 11 BxKt BxB 12 Kt-Q5 P-Kt3d) 13 P-OR3(J) B-Kt2 14 P-OKt4 P-B4k 15 R-Kt(l) PxKP Allies Allies. White Black 17 Kt-R4(n) Kt-05 18 O-O3I0) B-Kt5 19 P-B3IP) B-K3 20 B-Rta) Q-Q2irl 21 Kt-Kt2 R-B2 22 R-B2 OR-KB 23 QR-KB - BxKt ' s ) 24 KPxBtt) PxP 25 PxP 0-R5(u 26 P-Kt5 P-K5(v) 27 PxP RxR 28 RxR 0-R8ch 29 R-B(w) RxRch 30 OxR Kt-B6ch 31 K-B2 B-Q5ch 32 Kt-K3 BxKtch (x) 16 QPxP B-Bim) Resigns (y) (a) This is recognized as the latest and strongest hypermodern opening and is an extremely difficult move to answer. (b) This I believe to be stronger than the obvious move of P-Q4. (c) The proper continuation and In conjunction with the opening move very strong. (d A favorite with Reti.
(e) P-KKt3 Is another form and probably more aggressive. (f) Castling at once is more in keening with this opening and then P-Q3 or Q4. (g) If instead F-Q4. Kt-K5 would follow. (h) Both sides have established strong oositions in the center where the play will focus more or less on the sauare 05.
(1) This move has two objects one to prevent Kt-B5. should white play Kt-R4 or Kt-K3; another, to retreat the bishop to Kt2 should white not capture. (J) Here KtxBch would at least simplify: the text is too slow. (k) Counter attack constitutes one of the best forms of defense. (1) P-Kt5 at once would force black to declare his Intention In regard to the destination of the QKt: if to Q5.
then KtxKt. will afford white more time. , (m) To help with the king's side attack. (n) P-KR3 should have been played first. (o) P-B4 would not hare been eood. because of 18. PxP: 19. RxP. RxR: 20. KtxR. P-Kt4. winning a Piece. (o) Weakening, but white threatens both B-K7 and P-KKt4. (a) My opponents were aware that this Is contrary to theory, but It Is difficult to find a good move. Black threatens P-KKt4. 20. P-KB4 is also bad. because of 20. . . . BxKt; 21. PxB. PxP. Ac. (r) It is not only necessary to make the best moves but one must also plan positions far ahead.
Now white has the weakness at KB3 and his KKt is also In trouble. Before he can rearrange his pieces black will bring his auickly to the scene of action. (s All is now set for the final act of the drama. Blnr.lr rpmnVM nnn nf white's developed nieces and by means of a feint witn a pawn forces away the oueen or wins a pawn and by exchanging have the better end game. (t) If Instead BPxP.
then P-B5 would have followed. (u) Indirertlv thrpatenlnir tb OTCtxP. but In reality entering the conflict by a side door. (vi it is for Just this kind of pawn move that Alekhine is Justly famous. (W) If Instead O-B.
then Kt-K7rh mates next move. x) it k-kz. then Kt-Kt8ch. (y) For black, after exchanging aueens. will be a niece ahead.
A letter was received from the nresi- dent (A. W. Towsen of Harrisburg) of the Central Pennsylvania Chess association. In this letter he states that entries are expected from the follow ing cities that are expected to enter the fifth annual tournament of this association, which will be held in Allentown on Saturday and Sunday, it Checker Column Problems, Gum News Items Will Be Welcomed uecemDer otn ana etn: wiikeaBarre. Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading.York, Bethlehem, Easton, NazareSiv Allen town, Catawissa, Bellwood.
Berwick. Sunbury, Pottstown. In the 15-game match between H. V, Hesse of Bethlehem. Pa, the Centra? Pennsylvania champion and W. H, Steckel, the Lehigh Valley champiqiK five games have been played so farl each opponent winning two games ana drawing one. Solution to problem 128 by H. WIe nick, KT-06. No. 129 By C. S. Kipping Black 8 Pieces. - MM i&dr teal iM saw - lei fel k team kfb fo&fJ&itjfi . tat 2 m&iM m Mt5 . Kite . id am fctW i4A iiMut tvm &m -.v-l v-i'r ''AJA :,i White 11 Pieces White to play and mate In two.

November 22, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call' Chess and Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL. Editor Four games' have been played so far la the match for the match championship of Lehigh Valley between the Central Pennsylvania Champion H V. Hesse of Bethlehem and the Lebigh Valley champion W. H. Steckel. Mr. Hesse won the third and fourth games of this match and Mr. Steciel the first game. The second game ended in a draw.
Starting Monday of this coming week an elimination tournament will begin in the local Y. M. C. A. among the class B and C players.
This tournament will be called an industrial tourney running on the same princple is the recent successful Lehigh Vniiey chess tourney. As we have stated that this tournament will be called an industrial tc ur-ney, this means that all of those who decided to enter will represent and play under the name of the concern they work for. Incidentally this is the first tournament of this kind that will be run in the city. In a interstate team match between Vermont and New Hampshire contested in October Vermont won by a score of The City College of New York City defeated the Hungaria International Chess club at the latter's headquarters, by the close score of 9-7. The following are the results of tne first two rounds for the championship of the Marshall Chess club: First round: Tholfsen, 1, Smirka, 0; Rein-feld, 1, Dunst, 0; Hanauer, 1, BIgelow,' 0; Cass, '4, Santaslere, ; Croncy, versus Levenstein, adjourned; Bernstein, 0; Grossman, 1; Pine, 1, Morton, 0.
Second round: Smirka, 1, Orc.-s-man, 0; Tholfsen, 1, Morton, 0; Bernstein versus Santasiere, adjourned; Fine, 1, Hanauer, 0; Cass, 1, Croney, 0; Bigelow, 0, Dunst, 1; LevenstUn versus Relnfeld. adjourned. The fifth annual Central Pennsylvania Association tournament will be held in the lobby of the local Y. M. C. A. on December 5th. On Sunday, .uecemoer 6th, we have not as yet decided where to finish this tourney on tluday. We are publishing the first cv.rm tor the benefit of Albert Rex, president of the Allentown Chess club, who solves almost every problem that the editor simites for publication. Go get this one Mr. Rex, White mates in 13 moves. The other games are from the Eled tournament, Jugoslavia, p. Bjirrv Pillsbury Barry H. N. Pillsbury PxKt PxP P-B3 Q-B2 B-B3 B-Q5ch Kt-B7ch Kt K5 BPxKt BxKtP B-F.6 B-OB4 0-Kt3 B-B4 P-KJ 1 P-K4 P-K4 17 Kt-B6 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B-Kt5 Kt-KB3 4 P-Q4 KtxKP 5 P-Q5 Kt-Q3 6 Kt-QB3 P-K5 7 Kt-KKt5 KtJC4 18 OXR 19 Q-Kt3 20 B-Q2 21 QR-K 22 P-KR3 23 K-R 24 K-R2 ?S KtxKt 26 RxP f-k.b:i While announced mate in 13 moves. n KUtXP - - 10 KtxKt P-vjkj 11 U-K4 -OKt 1 P-B3 .12 Kt-Q4 B-K'J 28 KR-K 13 Q-Kt3 P-Q.t 29 R-K7 1P-KB4 P-KB4 30 Q-O JF Kt-Kt3 Kt-Kt5 31 U-K5 iriti Castles Castles Checker Column Problems, Games, Queen's Gambit Declined TS. D. Dr. A. E. D.
Dr. A. Boeol'bow Alekhlne Boeol'bow Alekhlne White Black White Black 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 29 R-B7 B-BS 2 P-OB4 P-K3 30 BxB PxB 3 Kt-OB3 B-Kt5 31 R-R3 KxP 4 Q-B2 P-Oi . 32 RxPch K-Kt3 5 P-OR3 BxKtch 33 R-Kt4ch K-B2 6 OxB Kt-Bl 34 R-KR4 R-Rl 7 Kt-B3 PxP 35 R-OKt4 P-Kt3 8 QxP Castles 36 P-R4 OIVQB1 9 B-Kt5 P-KR3 37 P-R5 PxP 10 B-R4 P-KKt4 38 R-Kt5 R-R7 11 B-Kt3 P-Kt5 39 K-Ol K-Kt3 12 Kt-K5 QxP 40 RxRP RxP 13 OxO KtxO 41 R-R8 R-KB1 34 R-Bl Kt-B4 42 RxRP -R-KR1 15 RxP P-KR1 43 K-Bl R-KK17 16 P-K3 Kt-04 44 R-Q7 P-K5 17 R-Bl P-B3 45 R-Bl P-B4 18 Kt-Kt8 R-O 46 R-Q5 R-KB1 19 P-K4 KtxB 47 R-Ofich R-B3 20 RPxKt K-Kt2 48 R-Q8 K-B2 21 Kt-B4 KtxKt 49 R-C7ch K-K3 22 PxKt K-Kt3 50 R-KKt7 K-K4 23 P-B3 B-Q2 51 R-Ol R-B3ch 24 PxP PxP 52 K-Ktl R-B6 25 R-R4 P-K4 53 R-KB1 R-KB6 26 P-B5ch K-Kt4 54 R-QB1 f 27 P-KKt3 B-B3 55 K-Rl R(Kt6)xP 28 B-K2 BxP 56 Resigns. Queen's Gambit Accepted Alekhlne Flohr Alekhlne Flohr White Black White Black 1 P-Q4 P-04 16 KtxKt KtxKt 2 P-OB4 PxP 17 OR-B O-Kt 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 18 B-B5 SxB 4 P-K3 P-K3 19 KtxB 0-Kt3 5 BxB P-B4 20 Q-R5 Kt-Q2 6 Castles Kt-B3 21 B-K2 P-K 7 Q-K2 P-OR3 22 Q-Kt5 KtxKt 8 R-O P-OKI4 23 RxKt 9 PxP G-B2 24 P-R4 B-R3 10 B-Q3 BxP 25 B-B3 P-B3 11 P-QR4 P-Kt5 26 0-K3 OR-O 12 OKt-02 Castles 27 RxR R-R 13 Kt-Kt3 B-K2 28 P-K5 P-B4 14 P-K4 Kt-Q2 29 R-B2 Resign 15 B-K3 OKt-K4 Queen's Pawn Opening Alekhine Plrc Alekhine Pirc White Black White Black 1 P-04 Kt-KB3 21 OxP- O-K 2 P-OB4 P-K3 22 BxKt RxB 3 Kt-KB3 P--4 23 Kt-K5 Q-R4 4 P-K3 P-B3 24 P-B3 O-K 5 B-03 OKt-o 25 Kt-Kt4 N R-B4 6 OKt-Q2 B-K? 26 O-B R-B5 7 Castles Castles 27 Q-K3 B-Q4 8 P-K4 PxBP 28 Kt-K5 O-BJ 9 KtxP P-Bl 29 OR-B P 10 B-B2 P-OKU 30 R-B7 R-R 11 Kt-K3 B-Kt2 31 KR-B P-R5 12 P-K5 Kt-04 32 R-B7ch RxR 13 0-03 P-B4 33 RxRch K-R2 14 PxP CD OKtxP 34 P-OK13 P-R6 15 QxP Q-B2 35 P-KKt4 R-B5 16 B-Kt3 Kt-B5 38 Q-Q3ch P-Kt3 17 Kt-B5 QKt-f 37 R-B7ch 1 18 KBxKt KtxB 38 Q-K3 BxBP 19 KtxBch 'SE Black Resigns. 20 B-Kto KT-BJ Solution to problem 127 by Franz Palatz, R-R8. No. 128 By H. Weenick Black 10 Pieces.
White, 10 Pieces. White to play and mate in two.

November 15, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE The Morning Call's Chess and Positions in End Games and W. H. STECKEL, Editor la the first round for the cham pionship of the Marshall Chess club. New York City, three games have been, decided so far, the results: Tholfsen, 1, Smirka, 0; Reinfeld, 1, Dunst, 0; Hanauer, 1, Bigelow, 0. The Hungaria International Chess blub of New York City had their first annual entertainment and dance at 828 East Eighty-sixth street.
A team match was scheduled and played between the Empire City Chess club and the City College, both of New York City. The City College of New York defeated the Hungaria International Chess club by the score of 9-7. A recent master's tournament at Bucharest in which five of the best players in Roumania toolc part, result-er as follows: Herland, 5'2; Mendelsohn, 4i; Lowenton, 4; Wechsler, 3!2, and Taubmann, 21-. United States Champion Frank C. Marshall and Erlcng Tholfsen gave a "tandem" simultaneous exhibition at the Columbia University Faculty club.
To those who never had the pleasure of seeing such a performance we will explain what thi3 means. A "tandem" exhibition means that the two tandem players make alternate replies to the moves of their opponents but must not consult with each other before or after their moves. At an exhibition given by Reuben Fine a member of the Marshall Chess club at the Ninety-second street Y. M. H. A., he was more than successful, winning nineteen games and drawing one. In the first two games that were played by the Central Pennsylvania champion and Lehigh Valley champion, H. V. Hesse of Bethlehem and W. H. Steckel, of Allentown, respectively, the latter won the first game and the second game ended in a draw. As two games are played each weekend the results will be published in I the daily and evening papers (Monday) of each week. We suggest to all who wish to enter the Central Pennsylvania Association tournament which is held this year in Allentown to make their reservation with the editor as soon as possible. Appended are three more games : if Checker Column Problems, Games, News Items Will Be Welcomed from the recently concluded tourna ment atBIed: Alekhine's Defense Stoltz Colle Stoltz .CoUe Blar RPxP BxB Kt-K4 B"R3 Kt-CWch QxB Kt-K4 R-B4 PxPe.O. P-B7 K-Kt Q-Kt7 BxP RxR QxOch White Blacc 1 P-K4 Kt-KBS 2 P-K5 Kt-Q4 3 P-OB4 Kt-Kt3 4 P-B5 Kt-04 5 Kt-QB3 KtxKt 6 OPxKt Kt-B3 7 Kt-B3 P-KXt3 8 B-OB4 B-Kt2 9 B-B4 Castles 10 Q-Q2 P-Kt3 11 P-KR4 P-KR4 White 17 P-KKt4 18 QR-Kt 19 KtxB 20 B-K4 21 BxR 22 K-Kt 23 P-QB4 24 Q-B3 25 P-B4 26 R-K 27 RxKt 28 R-KB 29 Q-Q3 30 QxB 31 Q-Q3 12 Castles OR P-K3 13 B-KK15 P-B3 14 PxBP 15 Q-B2 16 B-Q3 BxP O-K K.-K.VZ KeSlKuS.
Irregular Defense Nim- Nim- Zowitsch Black P-R3 P-Kt3 Kt-B3 Colle White 1 P-Q4 2 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-B3 4 P-K3 5 B-03 6 PxB 7 Castles 8 R-K 9 P-K4 10 PxP 11 P-Q4 12 PxP 13 B-B4 14 B-Kt3 15 KtxKt 16 Q-K2 17 K-R 18 QR-B 19 B-B4 20 P-K5 21 RxB 22 P-OR3 23 R-O 24 OR-Q3 25 P-R3 26 B-B2 27 B-B5 28 B-K3 29 RxR 30 RxR 31 Q-Q2 32 BxQ. 33 K-Kt 34 K-B2 35 K-K3 36 P-OR4 zowitsch B!aclc Kt-KB3 P-03 B-B4 QKt-Q2 BxB P-B J B-K4 Colle White 38 K-Q3 39 P-R4 40 P-KKt3 41 B-Q2 42 B-K 43 B-B2 44 B-K 45 B-B2 46 B-K 47 B-Q2 48 B-K 49 PxP .r B-B2 if P-Kt3 52 RPxP 53 B-K3 54 PxP 55 K-B3 56 K-Q2 57 K-B3 59 K-B3 r8 K-Q2 60 K-Q2 61 K-B5 62 K-Q3 64 K-Q2 63 PxP Kt-a Kt-K3 Kt-Kt2 Kt-R4 Kt-Kt2 Kt-K Kt-B2 P-QKt4 PxP Kt-K3 P-Kt4 PxP PxP K-B3 K-Q2 K-K2 K-B2 K-R4. K-Kt3 K-Ktf K-B4 P-B3cti K-K3 PxPch P-BS Kt-Q5cn K-Q6 Kt-Kt4 Kt-5 Kt-B6 P-B7ch J-B2 B-K2 PxP Castles Kt-Kt5 B-E4 OKtxP KtxKt OR-O B-Q5 S-K2 Kt-Kt3 BxKt P-KB4 R-Q4 KR-Q Q-K3 Kt-K2 P-OR3 Kt-Kt3 KR-Q2 RxR OxR OxQ K-B2 K-K3 K-04 P-B4 P-Kt3 Kt-K2 65 K-K2 66 B-B 67 K-O 68 B-R3 69 B-B 70 B-R3 71 B-B5 72 K-B Resigns. Kt-U7 37 B-K Caro Kann Defense Nim. Nimzowitsch Black ,B-Kt5 OR-B1 Asztalos White 1 P-K4 2 P-04 3 Kt-QB3 zemitsch Black P-OB3 P-Q4 PxP Asztalos White 20 P-Q5 21 R-Bl 23 R-B2-B1 2J Q-KB2 24 P-R3 25 KR-Q1 26 RxR 27 K-R2 28 Kt-B5 29 R-Q2 30 Kt-K3 31 B-Bl 32 K-Ktl 33 R-Ql 34 QxQ 35 0-Kt6 36 P-KKt3 Resigns. Q-K4 P-R3 B-Q2 Q-Kt4 RxR Kt-K4 R-B8 P-KKt3 BxP B-Q2 B-Kt4 OxKt RxK Kt-Kt5 BxB 4 KtxP Kt-B3 5 KtxKtch KPxKt 6 P-OB3 B-3 7 B-Q3 Castfes 8 Q-B2 P-KR3 9 Kt-K2 Q-B2 10 B-K3 Kt-Q2 11 Q-Q2 R-Kl 12 Kt-Kt3 B-B5 13 Castles KR BxB 14 PXB Kt-Bl 15 R-B2 Q-K2 16 P-K4 17 P-OR3 18 OR-KB1 19 PxP B-K. 3 P-OB4 PxP Kt-Kt3.

November 08, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call' Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and Newt Items WUI Be Welcomed TV. a STECKEL, Editor Hastings Invites Kashdan Where the late Harry N, Plllsbury taade chess history In 1895 by winning the first International tournament, there now are held annual congresses which have attracted. In the course of years most of the leading chess masters of this era. A year ago Dr. Max Euwe of Amsterdam, was the winner showing the way to no less a rival than Jose R. Capablanca. Incidentally, the latter has since squared accounts with the Dutch master by defeating him In a match by 2-0 and 8 draws. Isaac I. Kashdan, champion of 'he Manhattan Chess club, is the recipient of an invitation to take part in the next Christmas chess festival of the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess club and, if all goes well, will again cross the Atlantic. Aside from brief stays in the harbors of Plymouth and Southampton, when he did not go ashore, Kashdan has never been in England. Naturally, he Is eager to test 1 Is skill against that of the leading British experts. Some of these however he has already met on the Continent. He will have stiff opposition, inasmuch as Sir George Thomas, Sir Sultan Khan, R. P. Mlchell and Mis? Vera Menchik, all of England, have been Invited. (New York Sun). In a tournament for the championship of Canada held this summer, Maurice Pox of Montreal, tied w'th J. S. Morrison, ex -champion, p.nd G. Eastman, present champion, for first place, each scoring 10 14 points out of 15. Fox won In the play-off The championship of Sweden was won this year by Erik Lundin, with 6',i points out of 9; a. Stoltz, second, 6 points, and G. Stahlberg, third 5V4 points.
The Londdh Evening News announces the death, late in September, of B. G. Laws, president of the British Problem Society and problem editor of the British Chess Magazine since the nineties. As composer, Judge, critic and writer, the deceased had long occupied a foremost place in the sphere of chess problems, and was so recognized throughout the civilized world. On February 6, last, Mr. Laws celebrated the seventieth anniversary of his birth. About a year before that he had been quite seriously ill and had congratulated himself upon surviving it without undergoing an operation. Mr. Laws was the author of leveral textbooks on the subject of problems, and these had a wide circulation. The annual tournament for the championship of the Marshall Chess club got under way Saturday evening, week ago.
The following art the pairings for the first round: Tholfsen Vs. Relnfeld, Bernstein vs. Morton, fironey vs. Santasiere, Cass vs. Han-jfcuer, Bigelow vs. Fine, Levenstcin vs. Dunst and Trefzer vs. Smuka. The Empire City Chess club an nounces that Reuben Fine's simultaneous exhibition resulted in fixteen wins, two draws and two losses for the single player. A match has been arranged between the City College of New York and the Empire City Chess club of the same - place.
This match is to be played today at the latter club. We have received from H. Helms f the American Chess company, 150 Nassau street, New York City, the recent edition of a new book called "Modern Chess" by Barnie F. WJnkel-tnan, a Philadelphia lawyer. The four (4) game correspondence thess match which started on December 6th, of last year between the Rensaleer Chess club of New York and the local club (being represented by A. Rex and the editor) came to an end when the local boys resigned the last and final game of the match. This ' loss however is the only win by the New Yorkers. The local club winning by a score of 3-1. H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, and the editor have settled their differences. A 15-game match draws counting has been started during the past week. Nelther Mr. Hesse's or the editor's tMfs of Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley's tournament champion, respectively, will be at stake. This match incidentally will be for the match champion of Lehigh Valley.
The Bethlehem Chess club has started their annual round-robin tournament during the past week. Those who are entered in this annual affair ire as follows: P. Albrecht, J. L. Bow ker, M. Brill, W. Brill, H. V. Hesse, W. Shuler, W. F. Kemmerer, R. S. Ogden, M. Paneclanco, P. Reldelbach. E. Schoonover and C. C. Schmidt.
In a team match of 17 players on each side between the Provider.ce Chess club and the Connecticut Chess club the former defeated the latter by the. score of One. other game was adjudicated. Having met Dr. Alexander AlekhJne in three games in international tournaments and having drawn each time, Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, may not exactly be said to be In the same class with the famous world's champion, yet the talented young New Yorker has to his credit in that fine performance something of which any of the other grand masters might well feel proud.
Appended are two games between these two masters: FOUR KNIGHTS OPENING Kashdan A'-Wilne Kashdan Alekhme White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 K'-'" Whlt Black 26 RxRch 27 P-KR4 28 R-R8 29 R-R8 30 RxP 31 K-K2 32 RxPcn 33 P-R4 34 PxP 35 R-Kt5 3 K-O 37 K-K2 38 K-O 39 P-R5 40 K-B 41 PxP 42 R-Kt8 43 R-KR8 44 P-Kt4 45 P-R6 46 R-R 47 R-K 48 RxP 49 R-K5 KxR P-Q4 P-B4 RxRP R-R6ch P-K5 K-K3 B-Q5 PxP R-R7ch R-R8ch R-R7rn P-K6 R-07eh P-Q8 RxOP K-Q7 R-04 R-G5 P-K7 RxP R-OR5 RxP Drawn 3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 4 B-Kt5 5 KtxKt 6 P-K5 7 PxKt 8 OPxP 9 Q-K2ch 10 B-QB4 11 KxO 12 B-K3 13 KxB 14 BxB 15 P-KB4 16 KR-KB 17 R-B3 18 QR-KB 19 P-KKt4 20 P-OR3 21 R-R3 22 P-Kt5 23 PxP 24 R-R5 Kt-Q5 PxKt PxKt OxP B-B4 Q-K3 P-03 PxB E-K3 PxB R-KB K-J. QR-K R-B4 R-OR4 R-R5 B-KR3 PxP R-KKt5 P-K4 25 R-B7ct R-K2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Alekhine Kashdan Alekhlne Kashdan White Black White macK 39 Q-OB5 P-R3 40 P-QKt4 QBzBch 1 P-04 Kt-KB2 2 P-OB4 P-B3 3 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 4 Kt-B3 P-K3 5 B-Kt5 QKt-02 6 P-K3 Q-R4 7 Kt-Q2 PxP 8 BxKt KtxB 9 KtxP Q-B2 10 B-Q3 B-K2 11 Castles Castles 12 R-B R-Q 13 Q-K2 B-Q2 14 Kt-K5 B-K 15 P-B4 P-B4 16 PxP QxP 17 Kt-K4 Q-Rl 18 Kt-Kt5 OR-B 19 P-OR3 P-OKti 20 P-R3 0-Kt3 21 K-R P-KR3 22 RxP RxP 23 OKt-B3 B-B4 24 Kt-Q4 BxK 25 PxB QxP 28 P-B5 Kt-Rl 27 QxKt OxKt 28 Q-Kt4 PxP 29 BxBP R-BS 30 Q-Q R-B5 31 RxR OxK 32 B-Q7 BxB SA Oxtl Q-KJ 34 Q-Q4 P-Kt3 35 P-QR4 PxP 36 QxP Q-Kt3 37 Q-K8ch K-Kt.2 IS CKKrh O.R3 41 K-R2 P-KR4 42 Q-04ca 43 Q-K5 44 Q-B6 45 Q-Q6 46 K-Kt 47 K-B2 48 Q-Kt8 49 Q-Kt7 50 K-K3 si O-Ktftrh Q-K14 K-Kt Q-B5 K-Kt2 Q-K3 K-B3 Q-B5 K-K3 K-02(a 52 Q-Kt7ch K-Q3 53 P-Kt3 P-KJ4 54 Q-Kt8cn 55 Q-KR6 Q-BBch 56 K-K2 57 K-B2 58 QxP 59 K-K2 60 K-Q fit K-B 62 K-Q2 63 K-O F4 K-Q2 Q-B5ch P-Kt5 Q-Q5ch Q-K5ch Q-Ofich Q-BBci Q-Kt7ch Q-BRCh PxP 65 Q-B5ch K -K.3 66 Q-B8ch K-B3 67 K-K3 Q-KtPrh 68 K-B3 Q-K3 69 Q-B3ch ; K-Kt3 70 P-Kt4 Q-KB3cM 71 QxQch KxO 72 K-Kt3 K-R4 73 KxP K-OS K-R4 Drawn (a I At ill HBKe were was no oujuiuu- re'bV Subsequent examination suitcested P-R7 as a winning continuation. but closer analysis convinced the experts at Bled, so it is reported, that 70. ...... e-Q4ch was the rlxht line of clay for Kashdan.
PROBLEMS Solution to Problem 126 by G. Brian Harley, 0-KT8. No. 127 By Franz Palatz Black 1 Piece m F ew tmm w fl 111' p8 ffld . MM mma tm fiSaa m m m , m W mm fcfe m m m m wn km m ztmsstp m iM- my mi ' White 6 Pieces ' White to play and mate in -three

November 01, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call Chess and positions in End uamea ana news items wui e , weicomea W. H. STECKEL, Editor Peroral Pennsylvania Tourney V fk that the hlh VaUey and ' Cit? Mjrnaments are over, many play-eT 'Mwell as chess fans are wonder-It WrM asking when and what kind ttournament will be held. Wejare notified by receipt of a letter from A. Towsen, Harrisburg, preside it oI the Central Pennsylvania Chess association, that this tournament will be held in Allentown the first week of December, 1931.
(Fifth annual tourney). We are under the Impression that an elimination tournament will be held, this will probably be necessary as the tournament must be finished in the above' said week on account of expected entries from Harrisburg, Heading, Easton, Bethle- hem and other cities in this section Simultaneous Exhibition The editor played twenty-seven men simultaneously in a chess exhibition at Nazareth and Northampton on Thursday and Friday evenings, respectively the week of October 19, winning twenty-three games, drawing two and losing two. Another exhibition was played after these matches, the editor meeting three players while , blindfolded winning two of there and losing one. Such well known chess enthusiasts played against the champion as John Harper, Otto Zanger, Edward Foley, Warren Snyder, Harry Heffelflnger, Paul Kruse, William Shuler and others as well known.
William Shuler and Harry Heffelfinger defeated the editor. Edward Foley and Autuir Weiss drew their games. The weekly rapid transit tournament at the Marshall Chess club was won by Reuben Fine with a score of 4'4-. T. A. Dunst finished second. Roy Wakefield of Waterman, 111., director of the Illinois Correspondence Chess association, is conducting tournaments for that organization which' are open to players in the United States and Canada. A letter was received from Thomas Frydell of Washington, D. C. He begs to be remembered to his many friends in this section.
Mr. Frydell will be remembered as one who upset the dope in the recent Lehigh Valley and City chess tournament. He defeated . two opponents, Roy Rockell and Albert Weiss In the first and second rounds, respectively. Both these players were rated to defeat Mr. Frydell. A New Chess Code At Hamburg last year the International Chess Federation authorized a revision and compilation of a chess code of laws and procedure for the universal U3e of chess players, the conduct of matches and tournaments, so that all nations would be in full agreement in chess. The committee has performed its duties well and the new code was adopted at the Prague Congress by the F. I. D. E., subject to the concurrence of the other Na-Jrnal Chess Federations, in affiliation ith F. I. D. E. It was printed in French and distributed in that form to the other federations to be translated.
A most careful double translation has been made by the British Chess Federation and approved by them. They have presented a copy to the National Chess Federation of the United states, who , will probably accept it without change and soon we will have a guide for the conduct all chess matches. (Newark News). The Castle Chess club of Allentown has resumed activities for the coming year. Their annual round robin tournament has begun.
O. Godfrey, who won the title of this club last year, is favored again' this year. Stasch Mlotkowski of New Jersey, who placed fifth in the recent tournament of the Western Chess association, played a match with J. A. Anderlon, of St. Louis, a. member of last year's United States chess team, and defeated him, 3-1, with two draws. Last year's undefeated Y. M. C. A. chess , team will resume activities in the near future. At present we are negotiating with cities such as Harris- burg, Philadelphia, Wilkes'-Baire, Reading, Easton, Washington, D. C. Nnd others.
The first two games are from the recent concluded International Mas-tafV tournament at Bled Yugoslavia: QVEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Kanhdaft Tartako'r Kashdan Tartako'r Whits viuck . 1 P-04 ; , - P-04 3 fct-OB3 V P-OB4 White 28 B-Kt2 29 BxP 30 RxB 31 KtxR ; 32 Kt-Q 33 Ktx? 34 K-K2 33 P-R4 38 K-B2 37 Kt-B2 38 Kt-K 39 Kt-Q3 40 Kt-B5 41 K-B3 42 Kt-K4 43 P-B4 44 P-B5 45 P-B6 46 K-Q2 47 K-B 48 Kt-02 43 Kt-Kt 50 Kt-Q2 51 Kt-K4 62 Kt-Q2 Resigns. Black PxKt BxB RxR K-K3 BxP K-K4 P-KR4 K-B5 K-K4 K-B5 P-R4 K-B4 K-K4 K-K4 K-B5 P-R5 P-R8 K-KtS B-B2 B-Kt3 K-B6 K-Kt6 K-KtS K-B5 K-Q8 VP-c Lbs Kt-c 4 FXr 9 OxP 6 Q-Q 7 QxP 8 QxQ 9 P-B1 , 10 K-B3 11 R-Ei. BPxP B3 B-K3 RxQ Kt-Kt5 -Kt-B7 - B-B4 Kt-R3 K-K2 P-B4 P-B5 PxP PxP KR-Kt KtxRS KtxB BxP 12 F-K.J 13 B-KtS m 14 P-KKt4 13 P-Kt5 . 16 PxKt 17 K-B 18 P-Kt3 19 R-Kta 20 B-B4 21 PxKt, 22 KKt-K2 23 K-K 24 R-KKt 25 KtxR 28 Kt-K2 P-K14 B-Kt3 RxR B-R4 R-Oft 27 K-BZ PxKtS QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED molts Tartako'r White m .Black 1 P-04 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 P-K3 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 4 B-Kt5 B-K2 8 QKt-Q2 OKt-02 8 P-K3 Castles 7 B-Q3 P-B4 8 Castles P-OKtS StolU Tartako'r White 25 Q-B3 28 RxP 27 RxR 28 K-Kt2 29 B-R2 30 P-QKt4 31 Kt-K3 32 R-K2 33 Q-R8ch 34 Kt-Q5 35 BxKt 36 B-B3 37 R-K8 38 B-K4 39 R-K6 40 Q-B6 O-Bsq B-B2 RxR Q-B4 P-QKt4 Q-Q5 Q-B., xRP K-R2 KtxKt Q-Q6 B-Qsa Q-Q5 Q-B3 Q-Q5 B-Kt3 QxBPcti 0-B2r.h 9 Q-B2 10 B-R4 It OR-Osa 12 KPxP 13 KtxP 14 PxB 15 B-Kt3 16 RPxKt 17 -K2 18 P-B4 19 B-Ktsa 20 P-R3 21 KR-Ksa 23 Kt-K3 91 P-BS P-KR3 PxUP PxP BxKt Kt-R4 KtxB Kt-B3 R-Bsq R-B2 B-Q3 Q-K2 R-Qsn QR-Q2 P-K4 41 R-K8 42 K-R3 43 K-R4 B-Q37 Ch 44 P-B6CO. 45 BxPch KxB 46 R-Ktflch K-R2 47 Q-K4ch KxR 48 Q-Kt4ch Resigns 24 Kt-B4 PXP One of the few games lost by Irving Kashdan at the Prague International Chess Federation tournament, shows a very remarkable position play by Mikenas of Lithuania, who has been recognized as one of the foremost chess players or. tne day, Mikenas Kashdan Mikenas ' Kashdan wmte v 1 P-Q4 ' 2 P-OB4 3 Kt-OB3 4 B-Kt5 5 P-K3 6 Kt-B3 7 BxP 8 Castles B B-Q3, 10 G-K2.
Black Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-04 QKt-Q'i B-K2 l'xP P-CR3 P-KU , P-B4 B-Kt2 White Black 14 PxP v 13 BxKt 4 16 BxPch 17 Q-R5ch 18 OxPch 19 Kt-Q7ch 20 RxKt 21 Kt-K4 KtxP BxB KxB K-Ktl K-R2 KtxKt B-B3 BxP 22 Kt-Kt5ch' K-R3 23 P-Kt4 P-Kt2 11 kr-qI' ' q-Kt:r 12 QR-B1 Castles K 13 KI-K5 KS.-KI s 24 P-KR4 R-Rl 23 Q-R7ch RxQ 28 RxR matt 99 Checker Column Problems, Game, PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 125 by J, Trancey, Q-KB 8. No. 126 By Brian Harley White 11 Pieces m ma mmm m Black 4 Pieces White matei In two.

October 25, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions In End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. It STECKEL, Editor Editor Wins; Championship The semi-finals and finals of the Lehigh Valley and AUentown City Chess tournament were played during the past week In the lobby of the local Y. M. C. A.
Your chess editor win ning both titles by defeating William Shuler, of Nazareth, the other finalist, from a group of thirty leading chess players from Nazareth, Northampton. Catasauqua, Washington, D. C. and the two local clubs, the Castle and AHentown Chess clubs. In winning the championship the editor found W. Shuler at his best. The game lasting approximately three hours and went to twenty-eight moves. Third place In this tournament went to H. Buckley of this city. Shuler and Buckley each received appropriate prizes for winning second and third place, respectively.
The editor receives possession of the Y. M. C A. cup for a year. Others who hold legs on the cup are, A. Roberts, A. Rex, A. Hermann, all of AHentown, and H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem.
The cup Incidentally must be won three times for permanent possession. Samuel Reshevsky Wins Championship The following are the names of (.he championship players in the Western Chess Association Congress assembled at Tulsa, Oklahoma, from October Eth to 13th: N. T. Whltaker, Washington, D. C, Samuel Factor, Illinois, Samuel California, S. Molotkowskl, New Jersey, Reshevsky, Illinois, Harry Borocrnw, J. A. Anderson, Missouri, G. S. Barnes, Minnesota, Arnold Davis, Kansas, Dan Rundell, Kansas and W. D. Wilbur, of Michigan. Among these players, Samuel Reshevsky showed his heels over the dust with N. T. Whltaker and Samuel Factor, a close second.
Final Standing Won Lost S. Reshevsky 1i lMs S. Factor 7 2 J. A. Anderson 5Vi 3Vi D. Rundell 5 4 S. Mlotkowskl 44 4!i H. Borochow 4 5 A. Davis 26 fiVs G. S. Barnes 2 7 W. D; Wilbur 0 l Chess Masters Will Tour V. S. Jose R. Capablanca, of Havana, Cuba, former world's chess champion, returned from Cuba, while Isaac I. Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club arrived from Europe on board the steamship New York of the Hamburg-American line. Both of these masters are planning to tour this c aun-try. Capablanca, before he returns to his native land, hopes to advance .somewhat his negotiations for return match with Dr. Alexander Alek-hlne, of Parts, the present title-holder. Kashdan was a member of the victorious United States team which captured the Hamilton Russell trophy in the tournament of the International Chess Federation at Prague.
While we are on the subject :.bout the above two masters, we mav add that United States Champion Frank J. Marshall would like to give a simultaneous exhibition here. A letter was received to this effect the other lay. Israel Horowitz, secretary of the Manhattan Chess club, and a member of the undefeated United States chess team, gave a simultaneous exhibition at the Manhattan Chess club, winning eleven games and losing one to M. Caragano.
We are giving a little brilliancy Ly Horowitz at the expense of D. Mac-Murray. It exemplifies the weakness of a positional error in the Philidor Defense: 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. Kt-KB3, P-03; 3. P-04, OKt-02; 4. B-B4, P-KR3; 5. PxP, PxP; 6. BxPch, KxB; 7. KtxPch, K-B3; 8. 0-05, 0-K2; 9. Kt-Kt4ch, K-Kt3; XO. 0-B5 ch mate. (Black must play P-OB3 early in the Philidor to avoid this and similar combinations.) We have received an announcement of the completion of the new Marshall Chess club at 23 West 10th street. New York City.
Annual mem- Dersnip ernes are: Resident, $30; nonresident, $15; associate, $5, and sustaining, $50. Plus tax. The editor had encasements to eive simultaneous and blindfold exhibitions at the Nazareth Y. M. C. A. and Northampton Chess club at 961 Main street on Thursday and Friday ve-nings of the past week, respectively. A novelty has been arranged for the evening of Friday. Mr. Ita'ph Smith, the proprietor of where the exhibition was held will give to each and every one who defeats editor $1 In trade.
Philip Albrech or Bethlehem has agreed to be one of the referees in the proposed match between W. H Steckel of AHentown and H. V. Hecse of Bethlehem. In the first game between World's Champion Dr. Alexander Alekhine f nd Dr. Asztalos (this game ended in a draw) a win was missed by the latter on the 24th move. Instead of playing the text move RPxP he should have played OxRch. This move obviously would have given Dr. Asztalos a win.
FRENCH DEFENSE Asztalos Alekhine Asztalos Alekhine White Biack White Black 1 P-K4 P-K3 28 R-K2 Kt-K.t5 1 P- P- 29 R-Q6 Q-B4 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KBJ 30 QxQ RxQ 4 B-Kt5 PxP 31 K-Kt2 K-K2 5 KtxP B-K2 32 R-Kt6 P-QR4 6 BxKt PxB 33 Kt-K5 7 Kt-KB3 P-K13 R(B1)-QB1 8 B-Kt5ch P-B3 34 R-Kt7ch 9 B-Q3 B-K12 K(B1)-B2 10 Q-K2 Q-B2 35 RxRch RxR 11 Castles P-QR3 36 P-Kt3 P-B3 12 KR-K1 Kt-Q2 37 Kt-B3 P-K4 13 K-Ktl P-QB4 38 R-Q2 K-K3 14 PxP PxP 39 Kt-Kl Kt-Q4 15 Kt-Kt3 Kt-Kt3 40 P-OB4 Kt-K2 16 Kt-R5 P-B5 41 K-R3 K-B4 17 B-K4 Kt-R5 42 R-Q6 Kt-B3 18 Q-K3 P-R3 43 Kt-B2 K-KS 19 BxB QxB 44 RxP Kt-QS 20 Q-Q4 R-QKtl 45 K-Kt2 P-R5 21 P-QKt3 Q-B3 46 K-B3 PxP 22 KtxPch BxKt 47 KtxKt PxKtch 23 QxB PxP 48 KxP K-Q6 24 RPxP? Kt-BBch 49 R-B3ch K-K7 25 K-Bl R-KB1 50 R-B4 K-Q6 26 R-03 Kt-Q4 51 R-B3ch ' K-K7 27 Q-K5 R-B4 52 R-B4 Drawn The following game caused ciuite a sensation. Kashdan's sacrifice on move fixteen was a delightful as well brilliant conception for over-the-board play. QUEEN'S PAWN E. Cnlle Kf'Kinn E. Colle Kfl'hdari White Black Whit Black 1 P-04 P-Q4 26 Q-B2 P-KKt4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-'fn 27 BxPch K-Bl 3 P-K3 P-B4 ?R B-B5 PxKI 4 P-B3 P-K3 29 R-K3 R-K2 5 B-03 Kt-FH 30 R-Kl B-Kt.5r-h fi OKt-Q2 B-03 31 BxB Kt-Q6 7 Castles Castas 32 OxRP Kt-B5ch B PxP ' BxBP 33 K-Kt3 OxOch 9 P-K4 -B2 34 KxO KtxPch 10 PxP PxP 35 K-Kt5 RxR 11 Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3 36 P-KR4 Kr.-KO 12 Q-B2 R-Kl 37 B-B3 Kt-B5 13 B-KKt5 Kt-KR 38 Kt-B5 R-KKtB-h 14 OR-K1 B-KB4 39 K-B4 R-KBR 15 B-K3 B-Kt3 40 Kt-K3 R-B7 16 Kt-R4 KtxKBP 41 Kt-Ol R-R7 17 BxKt BxBch 42 P-R5 KtxP' 18 KxB 0-Kt3ch - 43 Kt-K3 Kt-Ofi-h 19 K-Kt3 R-K6ch 44 K-Kt3 RxORP 20 RxR OxRch 45 BxP R-QKt7 2t R-B3 ,0-Kt4ch 46 P-R6 Kt-K4 22 K-R3 Kt-K4 47 K-B4 Kt-Kt3rh 23 R-Kt3 0-R3 48 K-K4 P-Kt3 24 B-B5 R-Ksa 49 Kt-B5 Kt-K2 25 Kt-Q4 B-R4 50 Reslsns The following game is one of 'he defeats suffered by Bogoljubow.
tectmd prize dinners In the recently concluded tournament at Bled, Jugoslavia SICILIAN DEFENSE BoeoI- Botrol-Snlelmann 1ubow Snlelmann fiibnw Whit Black White Black 1 P-K4 P-OB4 29 PxP PxP 2 Kt-KB3 P-K3 .30 R-03 Kt-Kt, 3 P-04 PxP 31 RxP . RxR 4 KtxP Kt-KB3 '32 OxR R-Q2 5 Kt-OB3 P-03 33 R-OB2 P-KKt3 6 KKt-K2 Kt-B3 34 Q-K4 Kt-B3 7 P-KKt3 B-K2 35 P-K6 -Q5 8 B-Kt2 P-OR3 36 OxQ RxO 9 Castles 0-B2 37 BxP PxP 10 P-OR4 Castles 38 B-B4 R-03 11 P-Kt3 R-Q 39 R-R2 Kt-Kt5 12 B-K12 Kt-OKt5 40 R-K2 K-B2 13 Kt-R2 KtxKt 41 R-K5 R-Q7ch 14 RxKt P-Q4 42 K-B3 Kt-Q4 15 P-K5 Kt-K5 43 K-K4 Kt-B3ch 16 P-B3 Kt-B4 44 K-K3 R-Q3 17 B-04 B-Q2 . 45-R-QKt5 18 P-R5 B-OKt4 Kt-Kt5ch 19 R-K Kt-02 46 K-K2 R-Q2 20 Q-R KR-OB 47 R-Kt6 R-K2 21 B-B BxKt 48 P-Kt4 P-R4 22 RxB B-Kt5 49 P-Kt5 Kt-B3 23 R-K3 B-B4 50 P-R6 PxP 24 P-KB4 BxB 51 PxP P-R5 25 QxB Q-B4 52 RxP P.-R2 26 Q-Q2 0-R2 63 R-Kt6ch K-K2 27 K-Kt2 R-B2 54-R-Kt7ch 28 P-B4 R-Q Resigns

October 18, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor Seml-Finals During the Past Week The Lehigh Valley and City championship tournament entered the semi-finals during the past week with HT Buckley and A. Weiss, playing W. Shuler and W. H. Steckel. resnectivelv. Both Buckley and Weiss must be con gratulated, for both showed rare chess and eliminating such well known players as Charles Qeary and Walter Lumsden. The editor sustained a charge against his loss column by drawing his game from the fifth round with W. Shuler. Tournament to Start Soon The fifth Annual Central Pennsylvania Chess Association tournament win siarc ine nrst weeic or December.
Many cities in this section will be Harrlsburg, Reading, Bethlehem, Cas- fcw"i niituwwu, us wen ns almost an the other cities in this section. The present officers of this association are as follows: A. N. Towsen, Harrlsburg, president; H. V. Hesse, Bethlehem, vice president, and V. H. Steckel, Allentown, secretary-treasurer. Match Championship The long proposed match between H. V. Hesse of Bethlehem, Pa. and W. H. Steckel, of this city, both claimants of the match championship of the Lehigh Valley will start in the next week or two. A few small details to be adjusted to the satisfaction of both sides and then the start of the match.
F. I. D. E. Trophy The International Chess Challenge Cup Is the authentic title of the geld cup which is competed for by teams of five men from almost every nation.
This burnished gold cup was won by the United States team this ycrr. consisting of Prank J. Marrhall captain, and four others, namely, I. Kashdan, I. Horwitz, A. Drake and H. Steiner at the battle cf the nations in the birthplace - of William Stelnitz, Prague, in Old Bohemia. The first two games are from the renently concluded tournament at Bled Yugoslavia: CARO KANN DEFENSE "i?" AlPkhlne Maroeiv A1v,in. 1 P-K4 2 P-04 3 PxP 4 B-C33 5 P-OB3 6 B-KB4 7 Kt-K2 8 P-KR3 9 Kt-Kt3 10 OxB 11 Kt-02 12 Kt-B3 13 Kt-B 14 Q-K3 15 B-R2 18 P-KKt4 17 BxP 18 Q-K2 19 Castles 20 BxKt 21 Kt-K3 22 PxP 23 K-Kt -34 PxP 25 Kt-Kt4 P-QB3 P-Q4 PxP Kt-OB3 Kt-B3 B-Kt5 Q-Q2 B-B4 BxB P-K3 P-KR4 P"R5 Kt-KR4 P-B3 P-KKt4 PxP eo Cftstles B-Q3 Kt-B5 BxBch P-K4 PxP P-OS PxP 0-04 Black Q-B2 P-Ofi KR-K 0-R2 PxP BxKt R-R 0-OB2 Kt-K4 KR-B 27 Q-K4 28 P-R3 29 Kt-K3 30 Q-Kt2 31 P-KR4 32 Q-Kt4 33 PxB 34 R-R3 35 RxP 36 Q-KB4 37 Q-R4 38 R-OB 39 R-OKt4 40 Q-Kt5 41 R-K4 42 KC-B4 43 QxO 44 R-Kt4 45 R-Q 46 Kt-R5 47 K-R2 48 Kt-Kt3 4d R.KRi Q-Kt3 OxP P-Kt3 Q-Kt4 Kt-BS KtxQ Kt-B6 P-Kt4 K-B2 K-Kt3 P.07 R-06 50 KtxP R(B7)xKt Resigns Z8 Xkt-Q2 ZITK'FR.TO'PT nOTOIMd Kashdan Kostisch Kashdan Kosttsrh Whlto Mlod- 1 Kt-KB3 2 P-B. 3 Kt-B3 4 P-KKt3 6 Q-B3 6 B-Kt2 7 P-OR3 8 QxB 9 P-Q4 10 Q-B2 11 P-K3 12 P-Kt3 13 B-Kt2 14 Castles 15 OR-Q 16 PxP 17 KR-K Whita P-KB4 Kt-KB3 P-K3 B-Kt5 Castles Kt-B3 BxKt P-03 Kt-K5 0-B3 P-QR4 P-K4 Q-K2 B-Q2 PxP OR-K Q-B2 18 P-Q5 19 P-OKt4 20 Kt-Q4 21 PxP 22 PxP e.D, 23 P-B3 24 RxR 25 KtxKt 28 P-Kt5 27 RxP 28 B-B 29 BxKt 30 0-B2 31 QxP 32 Q-Q4 Kt-Q P-OKt3 PxP P-B4 OKtxP Kt-B3 OxR BxKt B-Kt2 Q-K8ch BxP o-e3 B-R Q-K2 33 P-B5 P-B5 34 xP(B4) Resigns PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 121 by G. Leon -Martin R1KT5; No. 122 by E. Paikoska.
No. 123 By T. C. Evans Black 5 Pieces 1 White 8 Pieces White mates In two. No. 124. By J. A. Schiffman Black 11 Pieces
White 7 Pieces White mates in three.

October 11, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions In End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor. Kashdan Tied for Fourth Placs Aron Nimzowitsch of Copenhagen, by drawing with E. Colle of Belgium in the twenty-sixth and final round at the International Chess Master's tournament In which Dr. Alexander Alelchine of France and E. D. Bogoljubow of Germany, had already been determined as first and second prize winners, respectively. The Danish representative was but one point behind Bogoljubow who lost his last game to Dr. S. Tartakower of Poland.
Isaac L. Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club of New York, who was favored at one stage to be the runner-up, drew with G. Stoltz of Sweden in a queen's gambit declined lasting twenty-three moves. Kashdan thus wound up in a quadruple tie for fourth place with Stoltz, S. Flohr of Czechoslovakia and Dr. Milan Vidmar of Yugoslavia. Dr. Vidmar drew his game with V. Pirc of Yugoslavia. Flohr had already completed his schedule and he and Dr. Asztalos of Yugoslavia did not participate in, today's session. Dr. Alekhine had a brief session with R. Spielmann of Austria. A variation in a queen's pawn opening resulted in a draw after nineteen moves.
The world's champion finished five and a half points ahead? of Bogoljubow without losing a single game outright during the course of the long competition. Another drawn game was recorded between G. Maroczy of Hungary and B. Kositsch of Yugoslavia. New York Times.
Final Standing Won Alekhine 20 W Bogoljubow 15 Nimzowltsch 14 Flohr 13 ij Kashdan 13'a Stoltz i3i Vidmar 13 1 Tartakower 13 " SJlelmann 122 Kostisch 12' Maroczy Asztalos 10' i Colle 10 u Pirc 'i Lost 5',i 11 12 12',i 12'2 12i 13 12'i 14 14' 15'i J5'2 :v2 Six Contestants Remain in Rare Only six contestants remain in the race for the championship of the Lehigh Valley and City in a tournament which is now being run in the local Y. M. C. A. Many upsets featured the fourth round.
Among these were the defeat and elimination of C. Geary and W. Lumsden by H. Buckley and A. Weiss respectively.
Both Mr. Geary and Mr. Lumsden were favorites to be in at the finals. The schedule in the fifth round for the remaining six players is as lol-lows: H. Buckley vs. W. Hodgson; A. Weiss vs. C. Koch and W. H. Steckel rs. W. S. Shuler.
There is a possibility of a team match this fall or winter between Washington, D. C. and Allentown, Pa. Both clubs are negotiating with each other trying to mate tnis possible. The Southeastern Chess Associa tion held its annual session at At lanta, Ga., this year.
Twelve players iook pare in mis annual cnampion-ship tourney, which was won by V. N. Woodbury, of Birmingham, Ala., with a score of Second place went to wester nermanaez or Tampa, Plain a telegraph match in Australia. New South Wales defeated Victoria by me score 01 v,? 10 yz. strange to say this is the same score by which Vic toria defeated New South tyales in Frank B. Walker, chess editor of the wasnmgton star, and match cham plon of Washington, D. C, defends his title tnis coming Saturday against J, w. uyier. ixjcs 01 luck Walker. PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 119 by A, J. Fink RB5; No. 120 by the Rev. L, Mortriner. No. i-t By J. Leon Martin Black 12 Pieces sa IT- 4 ffl MM White 11 Pieces White mates in two. No. 122 By E. Palkoska Black 7 Pieces 1 i 'i 7 i ir ii - Matt i::A : .'PA imy: t 4 White 7 Pieces White mates in three.

October 04, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL. Editor Lehigh Valley and City Tourney At the end of the third round of the Lehigh Valley and City Cher tournament which Is sponsored each year by the local Y. M. C. A., sixteen contestants remain out of the original thirty players that were entered. The feature game of the third round was between the two contestants, H: Buckley and W. Lumsden. Mr. Lumsden who ranks high in this section met uncomfortable stiff opposition at the hands of H. Buckley. We leel that Mr. Buckley was underrated, bo we suggest to those who are his opponents In the rest of the rounds In this tourney to beware. A new star is entering the select class.
Two players dropped from the undefeated class, Mr. Koch and T. :'ry-dell, this leaving only two players undefeated, Mr. Buckley and the defending champion, W. H. Steckel. Fourth round schedules: C. Koch vs. W. Snyder; H. Buckley vs. O. Geary; A. Weiss vs. W. Lumsden; P. Kruse vs. W. H. Steckel; O. Zanger vs. W, Hodgson; E. Foley vs. W. Shiltr; T. Fry dell vs. R. Oswald and W. Goldstein vs. D. Newhard, Alckhlne-Kashdan Again Play a Draw The second meeting between Dr. Alexander Alekhlne of Paris and Isaac Kashdan of New York in the International Chess Masters' tournament occurred In the twenty-third round played at the Hotel Teplice. As In the tenth round nearly three weeks ago, when they met for the first time, the result was a draw. Kashdan with the white pieces, adopted the four knights opening. Nicely calculated play on the Dart of the American enabled him to hold hli own against the world's champion at all stages of the game.
Play lasted for forty-nine moves after which a draw was agreed upon. Kashdan, thereby equaled the total number victories standing to the credit of E. D. Bogoljubow of Germany. The latter, however, with an adjourned game pending, keeps his hold on second place.
He was paired today with B. Kostisch of Yugoslavia, and It was the only game to be adjourned in the round. When play stopped Bogoljubow had the better of it, and hopes to win on resumption. In that case he will be a clear point ahead of Kashdan. Dr. Vidmar of Ljubljana scored a well-earned victory at the expense of E. Colle of Belgium. The university professor who conducted the tlack pieces in that match came up hvel with Kashdan. The only other winner was Aron Nimzowitech. of Denmark, who defeated Dr. L. Asztalos of Yugoslavia. Drawn games were recorded between S. Flohr of Czechoslovakia and G. Stoltz of Sweden; V. Pirc of Yugoslavia and Dr. 8. Tartakower of Poland and between G. Maroczy of Hungary and R. Spielmann of Austria.
The Standing Won Alekhlne 18 V4 Bogoljubow 124 Kashdan 13Vi Vldmar 12Vi NimEowitsch 12 . Spielmann 12 Lost 9 10 V4 10Vs 11 li. Flohr ,. 11 HVj Stoltz 11 Maroczy 11 12 Kostisch lOVi 11 Tartakower 10 13 Asztalos 9 12 Colle H Pirc 7 15 Another Invitation for Kashdan Isaac I. Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, is among the experts invited to compete in an International Masters' tournament which will be held in Czechoslovakia early this month. The tournament will open at Tatrr. Lomitz, where the first four rounds will be played.
The rest of the games will be distributed among other health resorts, Including Alt-Schmecks, Ncu-Schmecks, Tatranska-Poljana and Stroske-Pleso. Others invited ii-clude E. D. Bogoljubow of Germany; Mir Sultan Khan, of India; 6. Flohr, of Czechoslovakia; Lajos Steiner of Hungary; V. Pirc of Jugoslavia; D. Noteboom, of Holland; V. Mikenas, of Lithuania; G. Stoltz, of Sweden; J. Rejfir, of Czechoslovakia; V. Petrow of Latvia, and A. Lilenthal, of Austria! Alekhlne Expects Challenge Harold M. Phillips, president of the Intercollegiate Chess League, who has returned after an absence of three months in Europe, reported at ihe Manhattan Chess club that he had interviewed Dr. Alexander Alekhlne, world champion, in regard to the challenge of Jose R. Capablanca, of Cuba, for a return match and had found the titleholder open to negotiations along any reasonable lines.
Until the funds for such a match can be raised or guaranteed, no definite plans can be formulated according to Mr. Phillips, who, however, believes that the prospects are bright and that the match is likely to be held in the United States. While in Holland, Mr. Phillips met Dr. Emanuel Lasker, of Berlin, who held the championship for twerly-seven years. Dr. Lasker was in excellent health and giving much of his time to the study of contract bridge from a scientific angle. He continues to take a lively interest in cness, out is definitely out of the match &nd tournament play. The following games arevtrom tne International Chess Masters' tournament at Bled. Jugoslavia. In this tourney America's representative, Isaac Kashdan is going great guns.
Among Kashdan's notable victories are two wins over the Danish representative, Aron 'Nimzowitsch, and two drawn games with the world's champion, Dr. Alexander Alekhlne. ZUKERTORT OPENING Kash dan White 1 Kt-KB3 2 P-B4 3 Kt-R3 4 P-KKt3 5 KtxP - 6 B-Kt2 7 P-Q3 8 Castles 9 KKt-Q3 10 Kt-K4 11 Kt-K3 12 Kt-B3 13 P.Kt3 li B-OR3 15 R-B 16 Kt-K4 17 Q-02 18 Kt-B3 19 P-B4 20 PxP 21 K-R 22 Kt-B4 23 Kt-R5 Alelr Wne X White 1 P-K4 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-OB3 4 Kt-K2 5 P-OR3 6 KtxB 7 P-B3 8 QxP S -Kt3 10 O-KtP Nimzo witsch BlBClC P-04 PxP P-C'34 Kt-B3 P-B3 P-K4 B-K3 KKt-K2 Kt-34 B-K2 0-02 Kt-Kt3 . Xt-O R-OB Castles W-Kt4 P-B4 Q-Q2 PxP KS-Q K-R B-B3 R-B2 FRENCH Blacic P-K3 P-04 B-KtS PxP BxKtrh P-KB4 PxP QxP Kt-KB3 Q-K4ch RUY LOPEZ Kash dan -White 24 P-K3 25 KtxKt 26 KtxP 27 BxR 28 BxKt 29 K-Kt 30 BxP 31 R-KB2 32 KxB 33 K-K 34 Q-KB2 . 35 Q-K2 3R B-Q4 37 R-B5 38 P-K4 39 PxP ' i 40 P-BS 41 Q-K3 42 Q-QB3 43 R-K5 44 B-B5 45 R-K7 DEFENSE White 11 B-K2 12 Q-R6 13 Q-R4 14 B-KKtS Nlrazo.
witsch BUclt Kt-Kt4 OxKt RxKt Kt-Q4 BxBch Q-R3 B-RS BxRch Q-R3 Q-KKt3 0-QP3 m R-Kt3 PxP . 0-Kt2 . R-03 K-Kt B-Q2 R-QB3 Q-B Resign Nimto-wttsnh Black R-F-t S-Kt3 B-C2 B-B3 IS Castles OR BxP 10KR-K B-K5 17 B-R5 KtxB 18 R-Q7ch K-B2 19 OxKt Resigns Stoltz White 1 P-K4 . 2 Kt-KB9 3 B-Kt5 4 B-R4 5 P-Q4 6 B-Kt3 7 KtxKt 8 B-Q5 9 B-B6eh 10 BxBch 11 OxP 12 Kt-B3 13 Castles 14 B-Q2 15 Q-Q3 18 Kt-K2 17 P-B3 18 PxP 19 OR-B 20 P-OB4 21 K-B2 Alekhlne Eiac P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-QR3 - P-Q3 P-OKt4 KtxP PxKt R.Kt B-Q2 OxB Kt-B3 B-K2 Cantles KR-K P-Kt5 Q-B3 P-Q4 KtxP B-P3 0-B4:h Kt-KB 8tnlt White 22 P-QKt3 23 BxKt 24 Q-B2 25 P-Kt3 26 R-B 27 K-Kt2 28 RxR 29 K-R3 30 R-B 31 Kt-B4 32 P-Kt4 33 Q-KKta 34 Kt-R5 35 0-K2 36 Kt-Kt3 37 Kt-K4 38 QxQ 39 RxP 40 KxB Resigns. Alekhlne Biacic GR-Q RxB B-R5 RxBP B-Kt4 RxRch 0-B3ch B-K6 R-Q4 Q-Q2CU R-05 P-QB3 B-Kt4 P-Kt3 P-KR4 QxPch PxOch RxKtch K-KtJI QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Solelmann wmte 1 P-Q4 P-UH4 Kt-OB3 Kt-BJ B-K'5 P-URj P-K4 P-K5 B-R4 B-Kt3 11 P-KR4 12 Kt-Q2 13 KKt-K4 14 Q-Q2 15 B-K2 16 P-B3 17 PxKt 18 PxB 19 B-B4 20 OxB 21 Caktles 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pirc.
Black Kt-KB3 P-B3 P-Q4 P-K3 Pxf P-Kt4 P-KR3 P-Kt4 Kt-Q4 P-KKto P-KH4 B-OKt2 P-R3 P-OB4 KtxKt BxKt B-R3 rBxB PxP R-KB Soielmann White 22 PxP 23 KR-Q 24 K-R 25 PxP 26 Q-Kt3 27 P-K5 28 P-R4 29 PxP 30 R-R5 31 R-QKt 32 B-B3 33 BxR :4 KR-R 35 Q-Q3 36 Q-Kt8 37 Q-Kt7 38 Q-K7 39 Q-Q6 40 R-R7ch 41 Q-R3 42 Q-R6ch Plre Black Q-Kt3 Cast'cs P-B3 RxP 0-B2 Kt-Kt3 R-E2 PxP Q-B3 R-Q4 P-B6 K-Kt Kt-B2 R-B R-B P-Kt6 K-Kt2 K-Kt3 G-B5 Resigns PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 117, by M. Gunfeld, R-Q4; No. 118 by W. A. Beers, B-R8. No. 119 By A. J. Fink Black, 8 Pieces.
White 9 Pieces White mates In two. No. 120 By the Rev, L. Mortimer Black, 1 Piece. H .11. White 5 Pieces. White mates in three.