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Chess 13 Apr 1932, Wed Mount Vernon Argus (White Plains, New York) Newspapers.com
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Your Move IauI L Cromelin Schcl- fenso o£ the has two Special Attraction TONIGHT City Tourna-obtained were One: The pregame between Dr Ben Schol- H A return County League drawing to a Plains out in Plains will endeavor its present record of loss during the 1931- Our selection for this week’s game is one played by Seymour Israel in the matches with Crestwood It upholds one of our theories that certain positions appear to only one player and that if on the boardwhich properly belong either of the players obtain a position which properly belongs to the other then the position is favorable to Black QUERN’S PAWN OPENING and in Group Two twenty-six decide the City Championship At a late hour the first game was adjourned with Blasi a pawn down The play will be resumed tomorrow night at the Campbell House ! The Mount Vernon Y M Chess Team will play a match this evening against the Yonkers Jewish Center.
The Mount Vernon team composed of R J Reichert S Israel Dr B M Scholder Miss Henriette Eolis L Davis M Harkavy and S Blu-menson will meet their opponents at the home of Mr Reichert on Claremont Avenue The Yonkers team defeated the Y M H A contingent by a score of 4—3 a month ago THE reader’s game progresses apace with four new names added to the roster of two already playing By the very close margin of three to two the readers decided on Kt-KB3 The Petroff Defense as their second move After mature consideration we have decided on KtxP which seems to be the best way of continuing the play The game so far is as follows: 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 3 KtxP Now what will Black’s third move be? Have your vote in The Daily Argus office not later than next Monday The ballots for Black's second move as recorded above were cast by Dr Peter Birkel Charles W Caley Jr and Ben W McCready The mniority vote was for 2 — Kt-QB3 and the voters were Seymour Israel and Dr Bernard Al der The Westchester Matches are now close with White front with a score that the remaining teams will be unable to equal The last results available to us were as follows: White Plains Mount Vernon and Yonkers each 5 1-2—4 1-2 Crestwood 4 1-2 — 5 1-2 Greenwich Conn 0 — 9 The interest of the local players centers on the present tie with the Holsatia Chess Club Terrace City The Mount Vernon team engagements yet to be played one with Greenwich the other with White Plains so that the potential score of the local players is 7 1-2 — 4 1-2.
White Plains only adverse score onp half point was squeezed out of them by the Mount Vernon team and now it is up to the same bunch to win the coming match Second place is the prize for doing so riday night will tell the story for that eve ning White to maintain not a single 32 season Mount Vernon was scheduled to play its one remaining game with Greenwich last Monday night but the match was postponed at the request of the Connecticut team Last Thursday night at the Campbell House on First Avenue further progress was made towards naming the city chess champion and it appears possible that- he will be named tomorrow night Dr A A Blasi won two straight games from R J Reichert last year’s winner to enter the finals Max Hacker and Alexander Eolis played all evening on one game and finally adjourned it vyithout a decision being reached Later on in the week Mr Eolis announced that due to the press of other affairs he would be compelled to withdraw from the competition this decision on his part automatically moving Mr Hacker into the finals We regret that Mr Eolis felt it necessary to our regret being motivated by a most wholesome respect for his abilities across the chessboard.
However be that as it may Blasi and Hacker wasted no time in getting together for last Monday night found them playing the first of the series of games which will MRS LORETTA McCutcheon (World’s Greatest Lady Bowler) at to KBS w mnfn hut pawn and a Rook besides s on resigna-lion would be in order urther play in the Intra-Mural Tournament being held by the Mount Vernon Chess Club was continued last Thursday in con junction with the ment The results ns follows: Group viously adjourned Ben McCready and der was decided in favor of the doctor "Ye editor” engaged in a game with Seymour Israel which also was adjo'urned With Israel a pawn up Martin Harkavy defeated H Schnipf White bu using an Inverted rench Defense at least that’s what Hnrkavy namedit The loaders are as follows: Dr A A Blasi 7—0 Ben' W McCready 5—3 Martin Harkavy 3 — 2 Group Two: Only one tournament game was played Mrs Ben W McCready defeated Louis Davis after trapping his Queen The standing in this group is as follows: M J Lyons 5 — 1 Miss H Eolis 5—2 Mrs Paul L Crome-lin 4l£— 114 A large turnout is expected tomorrow night and it is to be expected that efforts will be made to change some of the present standings In Group One eighteen games yet remain to be played We suggest 9 I’-K-S The QR should be used for tills.
The KR Is needed far the de-if K B2 While could have pro-tlie came considerably by re versing the Hook used here (d) Now Diack effects a mate which would not have been possible had the KR been nt its defensive post If R-R3 then 20 — QxB&Pch 21 IvR Kt-K6 would win Here also Bonk or ueen boon delayed the The AlRke1 Wonder Seymour ImfrpI rest u nod Mount Vernon While Black 1 T-QI r-Qi 2 Kt?KB3 Kt-KB3 3 r-s P-3 4 B-Q3 P-QLH! 5 P-QR3(a) Kt-QB3 Kt-Q3 Q-R-2 7 r-Kl? I’xQP R Ul’xP B-Kt5 9 P-yR3(b) KxKtch 10 BxB Pxr 11 B-QKt5 PxKt 12 QxP B-Q3 13 ('hhUpfKR KtxP 14 BxRch QxB 15 Q-Q3 Kt-BBch Ifi QxKt QxB 17 QxP Castles 1R KR-Q(C) Q-B5 19 R-Q3 Kt’Kto 20 P-Kt3(d) QxBPch 21 K-R QxP mRfp TaOVrry Defensive This leads to thn ’ Cambridge Springs Variation reversed a position which properly belongs to Black and even then has its weaknesses (h( 'I’ho Masked Wonder evidently nverlnnks tho potential pawn fork at K5 which this move doos nothing to.
The Mount Vernon team composed of R J Reichert S Israel Dr B M Scholder Miss Henriette Eolis L Davis M Harkavy and S Blu-menson will meet their opponents at the home of Mr Reichert on Claremont Avenue The Yonkers team defeated the Y M H A contingent by a score of 4—3 a month ago THE reader’s game progresses apace with four new names added to the roster of two already playing By the very close margin of three to two the readers decided on Kt-KB3 The Petroff Defense as their second move After mature consideration we have decided on KtxP which seems to be the best way of continuing the play The game so far is as follows: 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 3 KtxP Now what will Black’s third move be? Have your vote in The Daily Argus office not later than next Monday The ballots for Black's second move as recorded above were cast by Dr Peter Birkel Charles W Caley Jr and Ben W McCready The mniority vote was for 2 — Kt-QB3 and the voters were Seymour Israel and Dr Bernard Al der The Westchester Matches are now close with White front with a score that the remaining teams will be unable to equal The last results available to us were as follows: White Plains Mount Vernon and Yonkers each 5 1-2—4 1-2 Crestwood 4 1-2 — 5 1-2 Greenwich Conn 0 — 9 The interest of the local players centers on the present tie with the Holsatia Chess Club Terrace City The Mount Vernon team engagements yet to be played one with Greenwich the other with White Plains so that the potential score of the local players is 7 1-2 — 4 1-2.
White Plains only adverse score onp half point was squeezed out of them by the Mount Vernon team and now it is up to the same bunch to win the coming match Second place is the prize for doing so riday night will tell the story for that eve ning White to maintain not a single 32 season Mount Vernon was scheduled to play its one remaining game with Greenwich last Monday night but the match was postponed at the request of the Connecticut team Last Thursday night at the Campbell House on First Avenue further progress was made towards naming the city chess champion and it appears possible that- he will be named tomorrow night Dr A A Blasi won two straight games from R J Reichert last year’s winner to enter the finals Max Hacker and Alexander Eolis played all evening on one game and finally adjourned it vyithout a decision being reached Later on in the week Mr Eolis announced that due to the press of other affairs he would be compelled to withdraw from the competition this decision on his part automatically moving Mr Hacker into the finals We regret that Mr Eolis felt it necessary to our regret being motivated by a most wholesome respect for his abilities across the chessboard.
However be that as it may Blasi and Hacker wasted no time in getting together for last Monday night found them playing the first of the series of games which will MRS LORETTA McCutcheon (World’s Greatest Lady Bowler) at to KBS w mnfn hut pawn and a Rook besides s on resigna-lion would be in order urther play in the Intra-Mural Tournament being held by the Mount Vernon Chess Club was continued last Thursday in con junction with the ment The results ns follows: Group viously adjourned Ben McCready and der was decided in favor of the doctor "Ye editor” engaged in a game with Seymour Israel which also was adjo'urned With Israel a pawn up Martin Harkavy defeated H Schnipf White bu using an Inverted rench Defense at least that’s what Hnrkavy namedit The loaders are as follows: Dr A A Blasi 7—0 Ben' W McCready 5—3 Martin Harkavy 3 — 2 Group Two: Only one tournament game was played Mrs Ben W McCready defeated Louis Davis after trapping his Queen The standing in this group is as follows: M J Lyons 5 — 1 Miss H Eolis 5—2 Mrs Paul L Crome-lin 4l£— 114 A large turnout is expected tomorrow night and it is to be expected that efforts will be made to change some of the present standings In Group One eighteen games yet remain to be played We suggest 9 I’-K-S The QR should be used for tills.
The KR Is needed far the de-if K B2 While could have pro-tlie came considerably by re versing the Hook used here (d) Now Diack effects a mate which would not have been possible had the KR been nt its defensive post If R-R3 then 20 — QxB&Pch 21 IvR Kt-K6 would win Here also Bonk or ueen boon delayed the The AlRke1 Wonder Seymour ImfrpI rest u nod Mount Vernon While Black 1 T-QI r-Qi 2 Kt?KB3 Kt-KB3 3 r-s P-3 4 B-Q3 P-QLH! 5 P-QR3(a) Kt-QB3 Kt-Q3 Q-R-2 7 r-Kl? I’xQP R Ul’xP B-Kt5 9 P-yR3(b) KxKtch 10 BxB Pxr 11 B-QKt5 PxKt 12 QxP B-Q3 13 ('hhUpfKR KtxP 14 BxRch QxB 15 Q-Q3 Kt-BBch Ifi QxKt QxB 17 QxP Castles 1R KR-Q(C) Q-B5 19 R-Q3 Kt’Kto 20 P-Kt3(d) QxBPch 21 K-R QxP mRfp TaOVrry Defensive This leads to thn ’ Cambridge Springs Variation reversed a position which properly belongs to Black and even then has its weaknesses (h( 'I’ho Masked Wonder evidently nverlnnks tho potential pawn fork at K5 which this move doos nothing to.
