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Chess 26 Apr 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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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. II. STECKEL. Editor The 1931 International Chess tournament Is now In progress at the Hotel Alamac, New York City, and will continue until May 2nd or 3rd, depending upon the number of adjourned games. The following prizes are to be awarded: First, $200; second, $150; third, $100, and two brilliancy prizes of $100 and $50.
The players, including prize winners, will receive a playing fee of $25 for each won game and $8 for each drawn game. In the first round, A. Kupchik, New York, drew with Arthur W. Dake, Portland, Ore., the latter using an Irregular Defense. Alexander Kevitz, New York, defeated Frank J. Marshall, U. S. champion, In an English opening that ran to seventy moves. J. R. Capablanca, Havana, defeated I. Horowits, New York, with a Zukertort opening.
Herman Steiner, New York, lost a Queen's Pawn opening to Edward Lasker, New York, in thirty-five moves. Maurice Fox, Montreal, and A. E. Santasiere, New York, played a Queen's Gambit declined, the latter outwitting Fox In a close ending after seventy-seven moves. A Queen's Gambit declined between I. S. Turover, Washington, and Isaac Kashdan, New York, was drawn after sixty-five moves. In the second round, the game between Santasiere and Kupchik was adjourned in an even position. Lasker was defeated by Kashdan in a Queen's Gambit declined, Lasker slightly misjudging a complicated position at the twenty-fifth move. Horowitz won from Turover.
Marshall played a vigorous game with Fox, who adopted an Irregular Defense, the U. S. champion taking the game in short order after twenty-one moves. Dake played a Ruy Lopes opening with Steiner. This was a fast game, each having the better of it in turn, until at the end Steiner with a win in sight made a wrong move with his King and Dake escaped with a draw.
Kevitz lost to Capablanca. At the end of the second round Capablanca is leading with a score of 2-0; Kashdan is second with 1-1 and Santasiere third with 1-0. Isaac Kashdan gave an exhibition of his skill at simultaneous play in the Assembly Room of the Central Y. M. C. A. at Washington, D. C, on April 11th. Kashdan lived up to his reputation, winning twenty games, drawing one, and losing none, a number of his opponents being Class A players. He played with his usual sensational rapidity, completing all the games in two hours and forty minutes.- The draw was earned by R. Sherfy, playing the French Defense. Kashdan played all White pieces and the openings divided themselves in the following manner: Philidor Defense 1, Irregular King Pawn 2, Ruy Lopez 1, Vienna Game 2, Queen's Gambit Declined 2, Queen's Gambit 1, Queen's Pawn Game 4, King's Gambit 1, Irregular Opening 1, Reti 1, French Defense 4, Four Knights I.- The Marshall club Is now leading in the battle for the annual championship of the Metropolitan Chess League, New York City, with a score of 7-0, followed by Stuyvesent, GM-W, Manhattan, 6-1, and Empire City, 4-2. Dr. Milan Vldmar, the Jugoslavian master, considers the game he played with Aron Nimzowitch in the 1927 New York tournament to be his best. Victory was obtained not on account of blunders made by his adversary, but as the result of a fine combination at the psychological moment.
The notes- are by Dr. Vldmar and Frank J. Marshall, and are, taken from the latter's publication, "Chess Masterpieces." Quern's Fawn Openlnr DR. M. VIDMAR A. NIMZOWITCH WHITE BLACK 1 P-Q4 KT-KB3 2 KT-KB3 P-K3 3 P-KKl ,T3 P-Q4 QKT-Q2 a) B-Q3 P-B3 bl Castles Q-K2 P-CJKTA c BxKT (d) KT-KTS KKTxP e KPxP PxP R-KT Q-Q3 KTxKTch R-KT3 RxR. 0-KT3 12 P-K4 13 KPxP 14 PxQP 15 BxP fj 15 R-K 17 KT-B3 13 QxKT 19 OR-B 20 RxB (i) 2L CxP 22 QxKT Resigns fa P-QB4 would probably have siren Black a better development. (V b P-QB4 would have been better for Black. The text move retards the development of the Black QB. (V) ic) To obtain more freedom on the Queen's aide.
iV Black should have played B-RS or P-K4. Although the latter move would leave him with a weak QP. Black would have good fighting chances, (Mi (d) Here B-KT2 would have tended to free Black's came. The text move improves White's development, (V e) The sacrifice of the P it only temporary and White soon regains it with a greatly improved position. This move is stronger than R-K at once.
V s Even a casual inspection of this position shows the superiority of While's position. (Mi h This is not good, but H is difficult to find a better move. If he moves the KT, then B-K5 wins the exchange If he plays Q-KT3. then R-K7 wins. V. k-kij would probably nave the black drawinc chances. M (ii A brilliant coup which wing force. M) PROBLEMS Solution to problems No. 65 by C. C. Moore. KJ-R3; No. 66, by H. S. Howard Castles.
No. 67 By O. C. Moors Black 8 Pieces White 9 Pieces White mates in two moves. No. 68 By H. S. Howard Black 8 Pieces ii am on White 9 Pieces White mates in three moves. B-KT2 Castles P-QKT3 QKT-Q2 B-KT2 P-B4 KT-K5 PxB.
The players, including prize winners, will receive a playing fee of $25 for each won game and $8 for each drawn game. In the first round, A. Kupchik, New York, drew with Arthur W. Dake, Portland, Ore., the latter using an Irregular Defense. Alexander Kevitz, New York, defeated Frank J. Marshall, U. S. champion, In an English opening that ran to seventy moves. J. R. Capablanca, Havana, defeated I. Horowits, New York, with a Zukertort opening.
Herman Steiner, New York, lost a Queen's Pawn opening to Edward Lasker, New York, in thirty-five moves. Maurice Fox, Montreal, and A. E. Santasiere, New York, played a Queen's Gambit declined, the latter outwitting Fox In a close ending after seventy-seven moves. A Queen's Gambit declined between I. S. Turover, Washington, and Isaac Kashdan, New York, was drawn after sixty-five moves. In the second round, the game between Santasiere and Kupchik was adjourned in an even position. Lasker was defeated by Kashdan in a Queen's Gambit declined, Lasker slightly misjudging a complicated position at the twenty-fifth move. Horowitz won from Turover.
Marshall played a vigorous game with Fox, who adopted an Irregular Defense, the U. S. champion taking the game in short order after twenty-one moves. Dake played a Ruy Lopes opening with Steiner. This was a fast game, each having the better of it in turn, until at the end Steiner with a win in sight made a wrong move with his King and Dake escaped with a draw.
Kevitz lost to Capablanca. At the end of the second round Capablanca is leading with a score of 2-0; Kashdan is second with 1-1 and Santasiere third with 1-0. Isaac Kashdan gave an exhibition of his skill at simultaneous play in the Assembly Room of the Central Y. M. C. A. at Washington, D. C, on April 11th. Kashdan lived up to his reputation, winning twenty games, drawing one, and losing none, a number of his opponents being Class A players. He played with his usual sensational rapidity, completing all the games in two hours and forty minutes.- The draw was earned by R. Sherfy, playing the French Defense. Kashdan played all White pieces and the openings divided themselves in the following manner: Philidor Defense 1, Irregular King Pawn 2, Ruy Lopez 1, Vienna Game 2, Queen's Gambit Declined 2, Queen's Gambit 1, Queen's Pawn Game 4, King's Gambit 1, Irregular Opening 1, Reti 1, French Defense 4, Four Knights I.- The Marshall club Is now leading in the battle for the annual championship of the Metropolitan Chess League, New York City, with a score of 7-0, followed by Stuyvesent, GM-W, Manhattan, 6-1, and Empire City, 4-2. Dr. Milan Vldmar, the Jugoslavian master, considers the game he played with Aron Nimzowitch in the 1927 New York tournament to be his best. Victory was obtained not on account of blunders made by his adversary, but as the result of a fine combination at the psychological moment.
The notes- are by Dr. Vldmar and Frank J. Marshall, and are, taken from the latter's publication, "Chess Masterpieces." Quern's Fawn Openlnr DR. M. VIDMAR A. NIMZOWITCH WHITE BLACK 1 P-Q4 KT-KB3 2 KT-KB3 P-K3 3 P-KKl ,T3 P-Q4 QKT-Q2 a) B-Q3 P-B3 bl Castles Q-K2 P-CJKTA c BxKT (d) KT-KTS KKTxP e KPxP PxP R-KT Q-Q3 KTxKTch R-KT3 RxR. 0-KT3 12 P-K4 13 KPxP 14 PxQP 15 BxP fj 15 R-K 17 KT-B3 13 QxKT 19 OR-B 20 RxB (i) 2L CxP 22 QxKT Resigns fa P-QB4 would probably have siren Black a better development. (V b P-QB4 would have been better for Black. The text move retards the development of the Black QB. (V) ic) To obtain more freedom on the Queen's aide.
iV Black should have played B-RS or P-K4. Although the latter move would leave him with a weak QP. Black would have good fighting chances, (Mi (d) Here B-KT2 would have tended to free Black's came. The text move improves White's development, (V e) The sacrifice of the P it only temporary and White soon regains it with a greatly improved position. This move is stronger than R-K at once.
V s Even a casual inspection of this position shows the superiority of While's position. (Mi h This is not good, but H is difficult to find a better move. If he moves the KT, then B-K5 wins the exchange If he plays Q-KT3. then R-K7 wins. V. k-kij would probably nave the black drawinc chances. M (ii A brilliant coup which wing force. M) PROBLEMS Solution to problems No. 65 by C. C. Moore. KJ-R3; No. 66, by H. S. Howard Castles.
No. 67 By O. C. Moors Black 8 Pieces White 9 Pieces White mates in two moves. No. 68 By H. S. Howard Black 8 Pieces ii am on White 9 Pieces White mates in three moves. B-KT2 Castles P-QKT3 QKT-Q2 B-KT2 P-B4 KT-K5 PxB.
