Chess 13 Dec 1937, Mon Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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INTERHIGH chess is ts literally swarmed in the Social Chess Lounge, Parkside Hotel, during round No. 2 of the current tournament for the team championship of the High School Chess Association, quintets from Tech and Central gamering decisive victories. According to President Robert Hostler the booking for the third round to be played Friday afternoon, December 17, is: Tech vs. Central—Parkside Hotel. Eastern vs. Wilson—Parkside Hotel Western vs. Roosevelt—Parkside Hotel. Round No. 4 will be played during the Christmas holidays, probably at the convenience of the respective teams. Individual scoring, round No. 2: Tech vs. Western. Robert Feeney. _ 1 Robert Parr _ 0 Sol Breeskin 1 Roy Mtllenson. 0 John Abbadessa 1 Geo. Musgrave . O Robert Bierly 1 Helm Lyon _ 0 Daniel Fusfeld. 1 Robert Belgal_0 IT ~o~ Wilson vs. Central. David Margold. 0 Samuel Bass . 1 Hal Moore __ 0 Robert Hostler 1 John Dickman.. 0 Walter Kurland 1 Felix Bronner . '/a Melvin Bera_ 14 Harold Zucher _ 0 Leo Weimer_1 H 414 Central vs. Roosevelt. Paul Miller * W. Magathan . • Warren Simpson • R. McWilliams- • Jack Gill __ • Guy Goodman .- • Mamuel Holtz... 0 S. Steinberg __ 1 Sidney Saha-• Russell Macy-• ™ 1~ •Games adjourned. Greatest District Club Tourney. Y\7HEN 25 select players from the ’’ combined Department of Agriculture and Paul Morphy Chess Clubs (playing as the Paul Charles Morphy Chess Club) locked horns with an equal number of players of high caliber from the Washington Social Chess Divan at the Parkside Hotel, District Harris, Yank, Tops Players in Japan chessdom witnessed the greatest assembly of over-the-board players ever to contest an interclub match here. Norval Wigginton welcomed the visiting players on behalf of the Divan. Simon Naidel, Divan tournament director, conferred with Max Kessler, Morphy chess director, a few pertinent announcements were made as to pairings and the battle got underway.
After three hours of hotly fought games, with the scoring see-sawing back and forth, the amaxing result was a draw, each team tallying a total of IZ% points. Imagine the consternation that followed. A tie in a match of 25 boards. Such scoring is unique in interclub play. Individual play: Morphy vs. Chess Divan. Bd. 1 Vincent Eaton Va Carl Hesse _ Vi 2 Max Kessler 0 Walter Jacobs_1 3 G. R. Paschal 0 Simon Naidel 1 4 Alex. SLurges 1 Anton Hesse __ 0 5 D. S. Burch Vi Robert Feeney _ Vi 6 J. Neufeld 1 Kenneth 3tubbs_ O 7 E. R. Shepard 0 Robert Martens 1 8 A. E. McClure Vi Gen. B. Bogol’bov Vi H C. Carpenter. 0 David E. Brand. 1 IOC. Gallant 1 F. W. Gleason.. 0 11 B. Greensteln 1 E. E. Williams . 0 12 J. L. Rubin 1 Stuart Wagman. 0 13 A. C. Hoffman 0 Joseph Tishler . 1 14 G. W. Hervey 1 J. G. Fairchild. 0 15 A. R. Sabin 1 Raymond Lewis 0 18 N.D.McD’well 0 Jacob Perla . . 1 17 R. E. Schw’g'r 0 Winfred Horn.. 1 18 W. E. Dunn 1 Henry Reil 0 19 D. Livingston 0 Norval Wigglnt’n 1 20 J. Beniamin. 1 Maud Sewall_O 21 F. Lind ... 0 L. W. Ferris ... 1 22 E. Kunkle... 1 J. Terrill __ . 0 23 D. Bard 1 J. Chmielcwski 0 24 H. B. Rlch'd'n 0 Joseph Sciibante 1 25 J. B. Eskln.. 0 Capt. A.B.Graves 1 12 Vi 12 Vi For the splendid success of the tournament, Earle Kunkle and Max Kessler of the Paul Morphy Chess Club and Simon Naidel and Winfred Horn of the Divan are to be commended. These promoters intimate that a return tournament of truly mammoth proportions is the plan for 1938. A FTER the scheduled final round in the general tournament of the Divan tomorrow night, contestants must complete all games by Christmas, issuing personal challenges to remaining opponents.
After three hours of hotly fought games, with the scoring see-sawing back and forth, the amaxing result was a draw, each team tallying a total of IZ% points. Imagine the consternation that followed. A tie in a match of 25 boards. Such scoring is unique in interclub play. Individual play: Morphy vs. Chess Divan. Bd. 1 Vincent Eaton Va Carl Hesse _ Vi 2 Max Kessler 0 Walter Jacobs_1 3 G. R. Paschal 0 Simon Naidel 1 4 Alex. SLurges 1 Anton Hesse __ 0 5 D. S. Burch Vi Robert Feeney _ Vi 6 J. Neufeld 1 Kenneth 3tubbs_ O 7 E. R. Shepard 0 Robert Martens 1 8 A. E. McClure Vi Gen. B. Bogol’bov Vi H C. Carpenter. 0 David E. Brand. 1 IOC. Gallant 1 F. W. Gleason.. 0 11 B. Greensteln 1 E. E. Williams . 0 12 J. L. Rubin 1 Stuart Wagman. 0 13 A. C. Hoffman 0 Joseph Tishler . 1 14 G. W. Hervey 1 J. G. Fairchild. 0 15 A. R. Sabin 1 Raymond Lewis 0 18 N.D.McD’well 0 Jacob Perla . . 1 17 R. E. Schw’g'r 0 Winfred Horn.. 1 18 W. E. Dunn 1 Henry Reil 0 19 D. Livingston 0 Norval Wigglnt’n 1 20 J. Beniamin. 1 Maud Sewall_O 21 F. Lind ... 0 L. W. Ferris ... 1 22 E. Kunkle... 1 J. Terrill __ . 0 23 D. Bard 1 J. Chmielcwski 0 24 H. B. Rlch'd'n 0 Joseph Sciibante 1 25 J. B. Eskln.. 0 Capt. A.B.Graves 1 12 Vi 12 Vi For the splendid success of the tournament, Earle Kunkle and Max Kessler of the Paul Morphy Chess Club and Simon Naidel and Winfred Horn of the Divan are to be commended. These promoters intimate that a return tournament of truly mammoth proportions is the plan for 1938. A FTER the scheduled final round in the general tournament of the Divan tomorrow night, contestants must complete all games by Christmas, issuing personal challenges to remaining opponents.
