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Chess 08 Aug 1937, Sun Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER. JR.. AMERICA'S AUTHORITY ON SOCIAL CHESS. The Chess-Playing Pope.
EO XIII was an ardent lover of chess. His Holiness’ favorite opponent was Father Ouila, with whom he was accustomed to. play when he was Cardinal Pecci. Upon being raised to the pontifical throne, he summoned Father Gulla and gave him apartments in the Vatican. Father Gulla was said to combine rare mastery of the game together with an irascible temper.
Often during a game with His Holiness he would burst into an un- j governable fit of rage. On such occasions Leo XIII immediately in- ! terrupted the contest and proceeded to deliver a little homily on the virtues of Christian resignation and self-control. -—Klahre. “Chess Potpourri.” -.Anton and Carl Hesse "Simul.” jgNGAGING 18 opponents simultaneously in the first father-andson exhibition of tandem chess in District annals, Anton Y. Hesse and his son.
Carl, entertained the public recently at the Parkside Hotel, scoring 11 wins, 3 draws and losing 4 games. Play was begun at 8:30 p.m., and shortly after 11 p.m. uncompleted games were adjudicated by Simon Naidel, tournament director. First to wrest a victory from the strong Hesse combination was Robert Feeney, probably the most outstanding junior high chess player In the .District, who received an August membership in the di“an as the victor's prize. Robert's game was a combat of the Scotch Gambit variety and, as one of the most astute students in scholastic chess circles, he Withstood the Hesse onslaught to obtain their resignation on the twenty-third move.
H. Terrill and A W. Whittaker scored adjudicated vic| tories. Draws befell the lot of J G Fairchild, L. W. Ferris and Mrs. Anna Bran. Following the over-the-board pyrotechnics play by play were Gen. Bogol; jubov, Charles Abemethy, Mrs. Pearl Spicknall, L. Persons, Albert Bass. Mrs. E. E. Williams and Helvia Mustaparta.
Norval Wigginton. assistant chess director of the Washington Social Chess Divan, summarizes the individual scoring. Tandem "Rimur «f Social Diaan. Player. Opening.
Giuoco Piano 0* R. Hostler French Defense n* Robert Zulin . Irregular 0 Anna Bran Giuoco Piano 1* V. Colonna. Giuoco Piano o Whittaker French Defense 1* Williams Ruy Lopez o* Fairchild __ French Defense 1 L.
Werner- Ruy Lopez . O'Ragsdale Irregular o* David Brand Scotch Gambit 0* f • W- Ferris . Petr off Defense 1* McPherson Irregular__ 0 G. W. Jones-Ruy Lopez_ 0 Total _4 11 Adjudicated.
* At one time Anton Y. Hesse was r editor of an outstanding chess column which appeared In a Pennsylvania paper. Nationally known for his interest in postal chess, he is playing in the 1.000 board match between the j United States and Great Britain, and ( is one of the game annotators for ; the artistic bulletin issued quarterly ’ by the Correspondence Chess League of America. Carl Hesse has participated in many of the local tournaments for the District title, annually boosts the royal game by giving exhibitions against high school clubs, and Is regarded as one of the ranking young "masters" in local chessdom. Both Hesses are active members of the Social Chess Divan and heartily indorse the activity program of social chess fostered by the Metropolitan Chess Association.
America Fifth in World Match. pOLAND leads In the current International Chess Federation team tournament at the close of the seventh round of play at the Grand Royal Hotel in Stockholm with the Czechoslovakian players runner-up. Netherlands. Hungary, Estonia and the United States have large plus scores, while Scotland and Norway decidedly are in the rear. America has a strong team composed of Frank Marshall, captain; Isaac Kashdan, Reuben Fine.
Israel Horowitz and Samuel Reshevsky. Poland Ls the most dangerous of opponents, and the final round will be a toss-up between the American and Polish batteries. Standings after the seventh round: Country. W L. Country.
W L Poland 22'a .Va Lithuania 11‘3 14>3 Czechoslo. Id R Sweden II 14 Netherl'ds IP 7 Yugoslav. 10 .1 Hungary 17'i R' i England in 14 Estonia IH'a 7'a Iceland P'2 IS', P S 1R'3 7'a Belgium R'2 IP13 Argentina I.V3 s‘2 Italy s IP'2 Latvia 14 10 Scotland A Vi Finland I:t' 2 14'a Norway 5 22 Denmark 11 ’ 2 14' a Mrs. Mary Bain of New York City, who placed second to Mrs. Adele Rivero in the 1937 ladies’ tournament, conducted under the auspices of the National Chess Federation, U.
S. A., defeated Mrs. Lauberte of Belgium in ! the woman s individual tournament at Stockholm. Chess Problem No. 90.
By W. A. SHINKMAN, Deceased. (Composed In 5 880.) BLACK—1 MEN. WHITE—H MEN.’ White to Play and Mate In Three.
J^ARRY'S two-mover, problem No. 89. according to correct solutions it Daniel Brreskin, Sergt. Alton O. Coppage, E W. Allen and A. O. Dreyer, s annihilated by: Q-Kt4. Andrew Bakonyi's solution fails. World Problem Tourneys.
J E PFtOBLEME and Its supplementary magazine. Bulletin d'lnformation de l’Unlon des Problemtstes de France, Initiated in April and May respectively, may be procured from C. Pelle, 6 me de Seine, Salnt-Ouen, France. Price, about $5 the year Editor—Prof. A. Marceil, who for years developed the problem section of L'Echiquier, probably the greatest technical chess periodical in the world, published by Edmund Laneel at Brussels, Belgium. Problem lovers who delight In overseas tourneys may compete In the tourney for direct mate two-movers that is being conducted by the Bulletin Ouvrier de« Eehecs under the supervision of F. Molnar. 14 Passage Brady. Parts (1-fl).
Nepszava Sakkrovat. one of the best Hungarian chess "pubs" has a similar tourney. Send your compositions to the magazine at Budapest VIII. Conti ucca 4. Hungary.
J. Szoghy. whose problems have appeared In The Sunday Star chess column. Is the arbiter In the contest. Die Schwalbe offer* a tourney akin to the above.
Post your brain-children to Dr. E Birgfeld, Meissen, Ratswelnberg 6, Germany. Curious Chess Facts. JRVING CHERNEV has released through the Black Knight Press, 173' Clarkson avenue. Brooklyn.
N. Y., a fi4-page booklet containing 206 "Curious Chess Facts.” It is a delightful and entertaining brochure and will gather into the fold more chess fans than a dozen bulky treatisea on the scientific value of chess. Freely Interspersed among Its pages are pictures of the grandmasters—Alekhin. Capablanca. Tarrasch, Emanuel Lasker, Euwe and Pillsbury.
Chess pourrl. J^APID TRANSIT cheas will be fegv tured this Wednesday. 8 p.m , Social Chess Lounge. 1336 I street northwest, announces Simon Naldel. Norval Wigginton, the lad with the flaming hair, opines the 10-second tourney is open to the public and a divan membership for August is the award of the evening.
Alexander Sturges, director of the Department of Agriculture Chess Club, has been elected chairman of the Metropolitan Chess Association team tournament to be initiated about October 1. Chairman Sturges and his committee are compiling now the regulations to govern the interieam fray. Floyd Wirsing, chess adviser to the Eastern High Club, is coaching the lads to win the inter-high trophy. Members are: Richard Lugenbeel, Sidney Saha. Jack Gill, Paul Miller.
Manuel Holtz, Warren Simpson, Louis Brooks,' William Goldenzweig, Fred Harris, Elmer Mercurio and John Huddleston. August 24, at Chicago, the American Chess Federation stages its thirtyeighth annual tournament. To enter, write Lewis J. Isaacs, 724 West Roosevelt road, Chicago. Read this column in Sports of The Washington Star every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
It is the only ex. elusive chets column in the Nation’s Capital. ^Copyright. August 8, 1937, by Paul Miller ).
EO XIII was an ardent lover of chess. His Holiness’ favorite opponent was Father Ouila, with whom he was accustomed to. play when he was Cardinal Pecci. Upon being raised to the pontifical throne, he summoned Father Gulla and gave him apartments in the Vatican. Father Gulla was said to combine rare mastery of the game together with an irascible temper.
Often during a game with His Holiness he would burst into an un- j governable fit of rage. On such occasions Leo XIII immediately in- ! terrupted the contest and proceeded to deliver a little homily on the virtues of Christian resignation and self-control. -—Klahre. “Chess Potpourri.” -.Anton and Carl Hesse "Simul.” jgNGAGING 18 opponents simultaneously in the first father-andson exhibition of tandem chess in District annals, Anton Y. Hesse and his son.
Carl, entertained the public recently at the Parkside Hotel, scoring 11 wins, 3 draws and losing 4 games. Play was begun at 8:30 p.m., and shortly after 11 p.m. uncompleted games were adjudicated by Simon Naidel, tournament director. First to wrest a victory from the strong Hesse combination was Robert Feeney, probably the most outstanding junior high chess player In the .District, who received an August membership in the di“an as the victor's prize. Robert's game was a combat of the Scotch Gambit variety and, as one of the most astute students in scholastic chess circles, he Withstood the Hesse onslaught to obtain their resignation on the twenty-third move.
H. Terrill and A W. Whittaker scored adjudicated vic| tories. Draws befell the lot of J G Fairchild, L. W. Ferris and Mrs. Anna Bran. Following the over-the-board pyrotechnics play by play were Gen. Bogol; jubov, Charles Abemethy, Mrs. Pearl Spicknall, L. Persons, Albert Bass. Mrs. E. E. Williams and Helvia Mustaparta.
Norval Wigginton. assistant chess director of the Washington Social Chess Divan, summarizes the individual scoring. Tandem "Rimur «f Social Diaan. Player. Opening.
Giuoco Piano 0* R. Hostler French Defense n* Robert Zulin . Irregular 0 Anna Bran Giuoco Piano 1* V. Colonna. Giuoco Piano o Whittaker French Defense 1* Williams Ruy Lopez o* Fairchild __ French Defense 1 L.
Werner- Ruy Lopez . O'Ragsdale Irregular o* David Brand Scotch Gambit 0* f • W- Ferris . Petr off Defense 1* McPherson Irregular__ 0 G. W. Jones-Ruy Lopez_ 0 Total _4 11 Adjudicated.
* At one time Anton Y. Hesse was r editor of an outstanding chess column which appeared In a Pennsylvania paper. Nationally known for his interest in postal chess, he is playing in the 1.000 board match between the j United States and Great Britain, and ( is one of the game annotators for ; the artistic bulletin issued quarterly ’ by the Correspondence Chess League of America. Carl Hesse has participated in many of the local tournaments for the District title, annually boosts the royal game by giving exhibitions against high school clubs, and Is regarded as one of the ranking young "masters" in local chessdom. Both Hesses are active members of the Social Chess Divan and heartily indorse the activity program of social chess fostered by the Metropolitan Chess Association.
America Fifth in World Match. pOLAND leads In the current International Chess Federation team tournament at the close of the seventh round of play at the Grand Royal Hotel in Stockholm with the Czechoslovakian players runner-up. Netherlands. Hungary, Estonia and the United States have large plus scores, while Scotland and Norway decidedly are in the rear. America has a strong team composed of Frank Marshall, captain; Isaac Kashdan, Reuben Fine.
Israel Horowitz and Samuel Reshevsky. Poland Ls the most dangerous of opponents, and the final round will be a toss-up between the American and Polish batteries. Standings after the seventh round: Country. W L. Country.
W L Poland 22'a .Va Lithuania 11‘3 14>3 Czechoslo. Id R Sweden II 14 Netherl'ds IP 7 Yugoslav. 10 .1 Hungary 17'i R' i England in 14 Estonia IH'a 7'a Iceland P'2 IS', P S 1R'3 7'a Belgium R'2 IP13 Argentina I.V3 s‘2 Italy s IP'2 Latvia 14 10 Scotland A Vi Finland I:t' 2 14'a Norway 5 22 Denmark 11 ’ 2 14' a Mrs. Mary Bain of New York City, who placed second to Mrs. Adele Rivero in the 1937 ladies’ tournament, conducted under the auspices of the National Chess Federation, U.
S. A., defeated Mrs. Lauberte of Belgium in ! the woman s individual tournament at Stockholm. Chess Problem No. 90.
By W. A. SHINKMAN, Deceased. (Composed In 5 880.) BLACK—1 MEN. WHITE—H MEN.’ White to Play and Mate In Three.
J^ARRY'S two-mover, problem No. 89. according to correct solutions it Daniel Brreskin, Sergt. Alton O. Coppage, E W. Allen and A. O. Dreyer, s annihilated by: Q-Kt4. Andrew Bakonyi's solution fails. World Problem Tourneys.
J E PFtOBLEME and Its supplementary magazine. Bulletin d'lnformation de l’Unlon des Problemtstes de France, Initiated in April and May respectively, may be procured from C. Pelle, 6 me de Seine, Salnt-Ouen, France. Price, about $5 the year Editor—Prof. A. Marceil, who for years developed the problem section of L'Echiquier, probably the greatest technical chess periodical in the world, published by Edmund Laneel at Brussels, Belgium. Problem lovers who delight In overseas tourneys may compete In the tourney for direct mate two-movers that is being conducted by the Bulletin Ouvrier de« Eehecs under the supervision of F. Molnar. 14 Passage Brady. Parts (1-fl).
Nepszava Sakkrovat. one of the best Hungarian chess "pubs" has a similar tourney. Send your compositions to the magazine at Budapest VIII. Conti ucca 4. Hungary.
J. Szoghy. whose problems have appeared In The Sunday Star chess column. Is the arbiter In the contest. Die Schwalbe offer* a tourney akin to the above.
Post your brain-children to Dr. E Birgfeld, Meissen, Ratswelnberg 6, Germany. Curious Chess Facts. JRVING CHERNEV has released through the Black Knight Press, 173' Clarkson avenue. Brooklyn.
N. Y., a fi4-page booklet containing 206 "Curious Chess Facts.” It is a delightful and entertaining brochure and will gather into the fold more chess fans than a dozen bulky treatisea on the scientific value of chess. Freely Interspersed among Its pages are pictures of the grandmasters—Alekhin. Capablanca. Tarrasch, Emanuel Lasker, Euwe and Pillsbury.
Chess pourrl. J^APID TRANSIT cheas will be fegv tured this Wednesday. 8 p.m , Social Chess Lounge. 1336 I street northwest, announces Simon Naldel. Norval Wigginton, the lad with the flaming hair, opines the 10-second tourney is open to the public and a divan membership for August is the award of the evening.
Alexander Sturges, director of the Department of Agriculture Chess Club, has been elected chairman of the Metropolitan Chess Association team tournament to be initiated about October 1. Chairman Sturges and his committee are compiling now the regulations to govern the interieam fray. Floyd Wirsing, chess adviser to the Eastern High Club, is coaching the lads to win the inter-high trophy. Members are: Richard Lugenbeel, Sidney Saha. Jack Gill, Paul Miller.
Manuel Holtz, Warren Simpson, Louis Brooks,' William Goldenzweig, Fred Harris, Elmer Mercurio and John Huddleston. August 24, at Chicago, the American Chess Federation stages its thirtyeighth annual tournament. To enter, write Lewis J. Isaacs, 724 West Roosevelt road, Chicago. Read this column in Sports of The Washington Star every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
It is the only ex. elusive chets column in the Nation’s Capital. ^Copyright. August 8, 1937, by Paul Miller ).
