Chess 21 Feb 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call' Chess and Checker Column Problems. Games, Positions In End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. IL STECKEL. Editor Kashdan Ties For Third Place Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess Club of New York, drew with W. Winter, of London, In a game adjourned from the final round and finished in a tie for third place with Mir Sultan Khan, of India In the International master's tournament at the Empire Social Chess Club. Winter drew in sixty-five moves although Kashdan had a slight advantage lh position when play was resumed. The outcome of this game left Salo Flohr, of Czechoslavakia in sole possession of second p!ace, one point back of Dr. Alexander Alekhine. of Paris, who yesterday emerged as winner of the tournament.
Kashdan equalled and Sultan Khan shared third and fourth prizes., Geza Maroczy, of Hungary, and Dr. S. Tartakower. of Poland divided the fifth and sixth awards The adjourned game between P. S. Milner-Barry and Victor Beurger. both of England, was drawn. The final standing: Alekhine, 9-2: Flohr, 8-3; Kashdan, Sultan Kahn. Ti-S'i; Maroczy, Tartakower. 6-5; Koltan-wski, 5-6; Menchik. 41i-6,j; Thomas, Milner, Barry, ZM-T.sl Buerger, 2'i-8i; Winter, 2-9. ( Hera Id Tribune). Marshal Club Triumphs The Marshall Manhattan. Empire City and Hungarian Worker's Chess
; Clubs won in the second round of the annual championship series of the Metropolitan Chees League, and with two victories apiece, lead the field of twelve clubs. The champion Marshall Club playing at home vanquished the West Side Club 7-1. The Manhattan Club, visiting the newly admitted Gramercy Club, scored 5'i points out of 7 with one game adjourned. Empire City defeated New York University, 6-1, with one game adjourned. The Hungarian Workers won from the Rice- Progres sive eight.
4,4-3'i. The closely con tested series between Hungaria Inter national and Staten Island resulted In a tie, 312-3 M, with one game unfinished. (New York Times). From latest reports we find that the United States champion Frank J. Marshal continues to make good scores - out west, where he won 35 and drew 1 at Grand Rapids and then won 20 and drew 2 at the Hamilton Club at Chicago.
In two other performances there he won 23. drew 3 and lost 1. At Milwaukee he. won 27, drew 1 and lost 1, where upon he returned to Chicago, playing against 33 at the Chicago Chess Club. There the score of the United States champion was 26 wins, 3 draws and 4 looses.
H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, former Central Pennsylvania champion and the editor, will enter the Pennsylvania Stats championships being held today at the Benjamin Franklin hotel, Philadelphia. Play will start at 9 a. m. and will continue till 11 p. m. On Monday play will again start at 2 p. m. till 11 p. m. Excepting an Invitation to visit H. Helms, editor of the American Chess Bulletin, E. Gardner, of Bethlehem, and W. H. Steckel, of Allentown, paid the above party a visit cn Tuesday and enjoyed the hospitality of both the Manhattan and Marshall Chess clubs of New York city through an Invitation given by United States champion Frank J. Marshall and H. Helms. . Visiting first the Manhattan club and then the Marshall the editor was invited to participate in the weekly rapi'J transit tourney conducted each week by that club R. Fine champion of said club again came forth with high honors with a high score of 9-1. Losing the one point by drawing with Smulsa and the editor. The standing: Fine, 9-1; Smurka, 8H 4; Borsodi, 8-2; Polland, 64-3'i; Dunst, 5V4-4'; Steckel, 4-6; Beckardt, 4-6; Chunov, 3lb-6yi; Trefzer, 3-7; Simonon, lVa-Wright,
Kashdan equalled and Sultan Khan shared third and fourth prizes., Geza Maroczy, of Hungary, and Dr. S. Tartakower. of Poland divided the fifth and sixth awards The adjourned game between P. S. Milner-Barry and Victor Beurger. both of England, was drawn. The final standing: Alekhine, 9-2: Flohr, 8-3; Kashdan, Sultan Kahn. Ti-S'i; Maroczy, Tartakower. 6-5; Koltan-wski, 5-6; Menchik. 41i-6,j; Thomas, Milner, Barry, ZM-T.sl Buerger, 2'i-8i; Winter, 2-9. ( Hera Id Tribune). Marshal Club Triumphs The Marshall Manhattan. Empire City and Hungarian Worker's Chess
; Clubs won in the second round of the annual championship series of the Metropolitan Chees League, and with two victories apiece, lead the field of twelve clubs. The champion Marshall Club playing at home vanquished the West Side Club 7-1. The Manhattan Club, visiting the newly admitted Gramercy Club, scored 5'i points out of 7 with one game adjourned. Empire City defeated New York University, 6-1, with one game adjourned. The Hungarian Workers won from the Rice- Progres sive eight.
4,4-3'i. The closely con tested series between Hungaria Inter national and Staten Island resulted In a tie, 312-3 M, with one game unfinished. (New York Times). From latest reports we find that the United States champion Frank J. Marshal continues to make good scores - out west, where he won 35 and drew 1 at Grand Rapids and then won 20 and drew 2 at the Hamilton Club at Chicago.
In two other performances there he won 23. drew 3 and lost 1. At Milwaukee he. won 27, drew 1 and lost 1, where upon he returned to Chicago, playing against 33 at the Chicago Chess Club. There the score of the United States champion was 26 wins, 3 draws and 4 looses.
H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, former Central Pennsylvania champion and the editor, will enter the Pennsylvania Stats championships being held today at the Benjamin Franklin hotel, Philadelphia. Play will start at 9 a. m. and will continue till 11 p. m. On Monday play will again start at 2 p. m. till 11 p. m. Excepting an Invitation to visit H. Helms, editor of the American Chess Bulletin, E. Gardner, of Bethlehem, and W. H. Steckel, of Allentown, paid the above party a visit cn Tuesday and enjoyed the hospitality of both the Manhattan and Marshall Chess clubs of New York city through an Invitation given by United States champion Frank J. Marshall and H. Helms. . Visiting first the Manhattan club and then the Marshall the editor was invited to participate in the weekly rapi'J transit tourney conducted each week by that club R. Fine champion of said club again came forth with high honors with a high score of 9-1. Losing the one point by drawing with Smulsa and the editor. The standing: Fine, 9-1; Smurka, 8H 4; Borsodi, 8-2; Polland, 64-3'i; Dunst, 5V4-4'; Steckel, 4-6; Beckardt, 4-6; Chunov, 3lb-6yi; Trefzer, 3-7; Simonon, lVa-Wright,
