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Chess 08 Feb 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morninf Call'a Chew and Checker Column Problems. Game Position! In End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor Capablanca Arrives for Exhibition Jose R. Capablanca, Cuban chest expert and former world"! champion, arrived In this country on Tuesday after nearly two year's absence abroad, on the steamship lie de France of the French line.
On his way home to Havana he will stop here long enough to make new record for simultaneous play In the exhibition which has been arranged for him at the Seventh Regiment Armory on the afternoon of February 12. On that day he will contest fifty consultation games against 200 opponents the largest number of players a master has ever been called upon to face. The famous Cuban has fully recovered from a bad cold caught while In England. On the way over he played very little chess. Upon arrival, Capablanca made his headquarters at the Hotel Alamac, the scene of the international tournament of 1924.
Interviewed there, Capablanca expressed the satisfaction at the arrangements made for his appearance on Lincoln's birthday. Because of the necessity of seating so many opponents on the floor of the drill hall, he will be required to cover a much greater distance than usual In making the rounds. Between now and then he plans to take plenty of exercise in Central Park. He was told that every one cf the fifty tables had been taken by various clubs. Asked concerning the possibility of a return match with Dr. Alexander Alekhine, Capablanca stated that he had done his best to arrange a return match, but had failed. While abroad Capablanca participated in tournaments at Ramsgate, Carlsbad, Barcelona, Budapest and twice at Hastings. Starting at Blnghamton, N. Y., on this past Tuesday, Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, has started a tour that will take him to the Middle West. He will visit Scranton, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Peoria, and Chicago. Severln Bruzza, with a score of 8Va-lVi, has won first prize in the tournament for the championship of the Brooklyn Chess club. His only loss was to P. H. Leu in the first round, and the draw was the result of his encounter with Dr. W. S. Pitts. In receipt of a letter from H. Sherr, who is now working in New York, he begs to be remembered to the boys and hopes to visit Allentown in the near future.
I Secretary C. Schmidt, of the Bethlehem Chess club has arranged three matches with the local club, these matches to take place in the month the second Thursday in said month at Allentown and the secona to De iinvpri nn the. third Thursday at Betn- inhom a tns nf r coin will decide where the third match will be played. Wllt.Pirra onr! Allentown will travel to Mauch Chunk on the evening of Thursday. February 19 to play a scheduled match between them.
The meeting place will be at the Mauch Chunk Y. M. C, A. Let's wish the local team luck on the evening of Thursday this week against Reading and the following night agiainst Easton. Easton played Nazareth during the past week in a 5-board match, Nazareth pulling rather an upset by holding Easton to a tie score.
A 20-game checker match Is being played bv R. Kemmerer and C. Fleming. Both of these men were entered la the recently conducted Lehigh Valley Checker tournament. Another chess club has made Its appearance in Allentown.
Where Al lentown had only one ciud iy.m.o.a.j It is now blessed with four. The Unco St. Leeer club has been the latest one to organize a chess club. The editor has been invited to give a blindfold nd simultaneous exhibition in tne rVir future at this new and welcome addition in chess circles. The schedule for the week of February 9, in the Y. M. C. A. tournament is as follows: Billiard vs. Shuler, Warsaw vs. Campbell, Albrecht vs. Rockel, Godfrey vs. Geary, Hesse vs. Foley and Steckel a by. A last minute insertion: I. Kashdan will be the guest of the local club some time between the 15th and the last of March. More definite news will be given in our next column. The following two games are from the recently concluded Hastings tournament. In the first game Miss Vera Menchik achieved distinction by defeating Dr. Max Euwe, of Amsterdam, Winner of first prize.
rt....ana nmhli nf11nn BLACK KT-KB3 P-K3 P-04 QKT-Q2 B-K2 Castles P-OR3 PxP P-B3 KT-K5 KTxKT R-K KT-B KT-KT3 B-Q3 BxB B-Q2 0-B3 RPxP KR-QB O-Q RxP RxR R-R Q-R KT-B R-R8 RxRch B-K3 KT-Q2 BxKT Q-QB BxQ B-K3 KB K-K2 K-B3 K-K4 P-KKT4 BxP PxP K-B3 B-B K-K2 K-Q P-KT3 K-B2 B-K3 B-KT8 P-KT4 P-KT5 BB7 P-KT6 P-KT7 KxP K-Q3 BxP B-4ch P-KT8 (Q) Q-KTBch KxB WHITE 1 P-Q4 2 P-Q4 3 KT-OB3 4 B-KT5 5 P-K3 6 KT-B3 v 7 R-B 8 PxP 9 B-Q3 TO CastlM 11 B-KB4 12 RxKT 13 Q-KT 14 P-QKT4 15 B-KT3 18 P-QR4 17 RPxB 18 KR-B 13 P-KT5 20 PxP 21 Q-B2 22 PxP 23 R-B5 24 PxR 25 Q-KT2 28 Q-KT8 27 KT-K5 28 R-KT 29 BxR 30 K-R2 31 KTxKT 32 Q-B7 33 QxQcb 34 B-R2 35 K-KT 38 K-B 37 K-K2 38 K-Q3 39 P-KT4 40 P-KT3 41 P-B4ch 42 KTPxPch 43 BxP 44 B-B3 43 K-B4 48 K-Q5 47 P-B8 48 K-K5 49 P-B5 50 K-B8 81 K-KT7 52 KxP 53 K-KT7 54 B-Q5 55 B-R2 88 P-B8 57 P-K4 58 KxP 69 BxB 60 K-KT7 61 K-B8 62 Resiling 31 QR-QB 32 BxKT 33 RxR 34 R-K5 35 K-B2 R-B3 RxB PxR P-QKT3 Resigns PROBLEM DEPARTMENT Solution to problems No. 49 by Dr. J. J. O'Keefe and W. J. Smith, R-K-B2. No. 50 by Dr. W. R. Inge Dalton, P-K-T3. No. 51 By G. Heathcote Black 11 Pieces.
White 10 Pieces. White to play and mate In two moves. No. 52 By Dr. W. R. Inge Dalton Black 9 Pieces
White 10 Pieces White mates In three moves.
On his way home to Havana he will stop here long enough to make new record for simultaneous play In the exhibition which has been arranged for him at the Seventh Regiment Armory on the afternoon of February 12. On that day he will contest fifty consultation games against 200 opponents the largest number of players a master has ever been called upon to face. The famous Cuban has fully recovered from a bad cold caught while In England. On the way over he played very little chess. Upon arrival, Capablanca made his headquarters at the Hotel Alamac, the scene of the international tournament of 1924.
Interviewed there, Capablanca expressed the satisfaction at the arrangements made for his appearance on Lincoln's birthday. Because of the necessity of seating so many opponents on the floor of the drill hall, he will be required to cover a much greater distance than usual In making the rounds. Between now and then he plans to take plenty of exercise in Central Park. He was told that every one cf the fifty tables had been taken by various clubs. Asked concerning the possibility of a return match with Dr. Alexander Alekhine, Capablanca stated that he had done his best to arrange a return match, but had failed. While abroad Capablanca participated in tournaments at Ramsgate, Carlsbad, Barcelona, Budapest and twice at Hastings. Starting at Blnghamton, N. Y., on this past Tuesday, Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, has started a tour that will take him to the Middle West. He will visit Scranton, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Peoria, and Chicago. Severln Bruzza, with a score of 8Va-lVi, has won first prize in the tournament for the championship of the Brooklyn Chess club. His only loss was to P. H. Leu in the first round, and the draw was the result of his encounter with Dr. W. S. Pitts. In receipt of a letter from H. Sherr, who is now working in New York, he begs to be remembered to the boys and hopes to visit Allentown in the near future.
I Secretary C. Schmidt, of the Bethlehem Chess club has arranged three matches with the local club, these matches to take place in the month the second Thursday in said month at Allentown and the secona to De iinvpri nn the. third Thursday at Betn- inhom a tns nf r coin will decide where the third match will be played. Wllt.Pirra onr! Allentown will travel to Mauch Chunk on the evening of Thursday. February 19 to play a scheduled match between them.
The meeting place will be at the Mauch Chunk Y. M. C, A. Let's wish the local team luck on the evening of Thursday this week against Reading and the following night agiainst Easton. Easton played Nazareth during the past week in a 5-board match, Nazareth pulling rather an upset by holding Easton to a tie score.
A 20-game checker match Is being played bv R. Kemmerer and C. Fleming. Both of these men were entered la the recently conducted Lehigh Valley Checker tournament. Another chess club has made Its appearance in Allentown.
Where Al lentown had only one ciud iy.m.o.a.j It is now blessed with four. The Unco St. Leeer club has been the latest one to organize a chess club. The editor has been invited to give a blindfold nd simultaneous exhibition in tne rVir future at this new and welcome addition in chess circles. The schedule for the week of February 9, in the Y. M. C. A. tournament is as follows: Billiard vs. Shuler, Warsaw vs. Campbell, Albrecht vs. Rockel, Godfrey vs. Geary, Hesse vs. Foley and Steckel a by. A last minute insertion: I. Kashdan will be the guest of the local club some time between the 15th and the last of March. More definite news will be given in our next column. The following two games are from the recently concluded Hastings tournament. In the first game Miss Vera Menchik achieved distinction by defeating Dr. Max Euwe, of Amsterdam, Winner of first prize.
rt....ana nmhli nf11nn BLACK KT-KB3 P-K3 P-04 QKT-Q2 B-K2 Castles P-OR3 PxP P-B3 KT-K5 KTxKT R-K KT-B KT-KT3 B-Q3 BxB B-Q2 0-B3 RPxP KR-QB O-Q RxP RxR R-R Q-R KT-B R-R8 RxRch B-K3 KT-Q2 BxKT Q-QB BxQ B-K3 KB K-K2 K-B3 K-K4 P-KKT4 BxP PxP K-B3 B-B K-K2 K-Q P-KT3 K-B2 B-K3 B-KT8 P-KT4 P-KT5 BB7 P-KT6 P-KT7 KxP K-Q3 BxP B-4ch P-KT8 (Q) Q-KTBch KxB WHITE 1 P-Q4 2 P-Q4 3 KT-OB3 4 B-KT5 5 P-K3 6 KT-B3 v 7 R-B 8 PxP 9 B-Q3 TO CastlM 11 B-KB4 12 RxKT 13 Q-KT 14 P-QKT4 15 B-KT3 18 P-QR4 17 RPxB 18 KR-B 13 P-KT5 20 PxP 21 Q-B2 22 PxP 23 R-B5 24 PxR 25 Q-KT2 28 Q-KT8 27 KT-K5 28 R-KT 29 BxR 30 K-R2 31 KTxKT 32 Q-B7 33 QxQcb 34 B-R2 35 K-KT 38 K-B 37 K-K2 38 K-Q3 39 P-KT4 40 P-KT3 41 P-B4ch 42 KTPxPch 43 BxP 44 B-B3 43 K-B4 48 K-Q5 47 P-B8 48 K-K5 49 P-B5 50 K-B8 81 K-KT7 52 KxP 53 K-KT7 54 B-Q5 55 B-R2 88 P-B8 57 P-K4 58 KxP 69 BxB 60 K-KT7 61 K-B8 62 Resiling 31 QR-QB 32 BxKT 33 RxR 34 R-K5 35 K-B2 R-B3 RxB PxR P-QKT3 Resigns PROBLEM DEPARTMENT Solution to problems No. 49 by Dr. J. J. O'Keefe and W. J. Smith, R-K-B2. No. 50 by Dr. W. R. Inge Dalton, P-K-T3. No. 51 By G. Heathcote Black 11 Pieces.
White 10 Pieces. White to play and mate In two moves. No. 52 By Dr. W. R. Inge Dalton Black 9 Pieces
White 10 Pieces White mates In three moves.
