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Chess 24 Feb 1932, Wed Mount Vernon Argus (White Plains, New York) Newspapers.com
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Your Move — B-v pauI L- Cromelin YOHl MOVE The fourth round of the chess tournament now being held by the Mount Vernon ' Chess Club was played at the clubhouse 36 South irst Avenue last Thursday night Nine Games were played one of which resulted in a draw The games were decided as follows: Group One — Dr B M Schol-der E H Bradbury O S Israel 1 B W McCready O H Schipf O Dr A A Blasi 1 P L Crom-lin 1 M Harkavy O Group Two— L Davis O Miss H Eolis 1 J MacDonald O Mrs P L Cromelin 1 Miss H Taylor 1-2 Mrs P L Cromelin 1-2 Miss H Taylor O M J Lyons 1 C W Caley Jr 1 Mrs A Schroeffel O So far one player in each group has maintained an unbroken record for the four rounds In Group One Dr Blasi has defeated all his opponents and his score stands at 4 to 0.
The honors in Group Two at present belong to Miss H Eolis who also has yet to be beaten The “dark horse” of the tournament however seems to be Louis Davis who suffered his first defeat last Thursday at the hands of Miss Eolis Louis whose b’-eadth of intellect is surpassed only by avoirdupois is to be complimented on his present score of 3-1 His present standing in the tournament is all the more remarkable when one considers that it is only recently that he left the ranks of Checker players in wich field he was most adept We will be very surprized if Lawyer Davis does not end up as one of the prize-winners in his group surely a most encouraging feat for a beginner accomplish Confidentially we have been told that our rotund “avocat” has al- ready had issued an ”happus-cap-pus” on the said prizes to-wit The following game was played in the fourth round of the tourna ment WHITE BLACK Dr Sclioldcr Harry Bradbury 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 Kt-B3 k B-B4 4 B-B4 Kt-B3 5 P-Q3 T-Q3 6 0-0 P-KR3?
So far all has been good book albeit leading to1 a close game But now Black makes a common mistake - This move develops no piece bub creates a weakness on the King's side Black probably made this move with the intention of preventing I’-KKt5 but the White Bishop on the ’ indicated square Is less dangerous to Black than his method of preventing it Wo prefer g 0-0 followed by B-K3 for if White exchanges the B’s the open file for Black’s Reek should more than compensate him for his doubled pawns 7 KI-Q5 8 Kt-K3 9 QxB 10 Q-Q 11 B-QB3 12 Q-B3 13 Kt-B5 14 BxKt 15 QxP 16 Kt-Kt3 B-KK15 BxKt Kt-Q5 QK2 Kt-K3 Kt-B5 Q-B PxB P-KK13 Q-K2 17 QR-K Here we prefer KR-K on the theory that the QR will be valuable on its own side of the board in the event that Black' CastlesQR which is the only thing he can do to get his King' away from the center of the board 17 P-KKt4 18 Q-B5 The Queen should properly be moved to B3 leaving B5 open for the Knight whence it would return' and become “passed” doubly powerful because Black's QB is gone IE: 18 Q-B3 Kt-Q2 19 P-Q4 B-K13 20 Kt-B5! Q-B3 (if Q-Q 21 Kt-Kt7:h followed by QxP mate) 21 B-Q5! and ifBlack plays the obvious P-I33 we predict a win for White by the sacrifice of the rishop for the QBP.
Here's a problem for you to work out on your own boards and 12 you can find an escape for Black write In and lot mo know about It 18 Kt-Q2 19 Kt-R5? 0-0-0 Now notice how poorly the White pieces are pin ceil for an attack on the Queen side The White QR should be on its own file and the Kt should be nearer the center of the board White hns therefore lost time since he should have anticipated Black's last move 20 P-K5 P-Kt3 21 P-K5 T’xP 22 RxP Q-Q3 23 Kt-B6? K-K17 7? Black misses his chance QxKt would win the Kti One of those trappy things that should teach on- when a pin la not a pin 24 Kt-K4 Q-Kt3 25 QxQ PxQ ' 26 R-Kt5 poor White blocks In his Queen aldo Pawt' which should now attack the Black King with the Rook force behind them Or he should exchange off pieces and depend on his extra pawn plus Black's dou bled ones to win for him.
Here 26 R-K7I and if 26 KR-K then 27 RxKtl RxR 28 Kt-B6! 26 P-R3 27 R-Kt3 QR-K 2S Kt-B3? BxKt 2 9 BxP? P-Kt3 :i B-Kt5 P-B3 31 B-Q3 KR-Kt 3 2 B-B4 R-Kt2 3 3 R-Q R-Ko 34 II-Q3 R-B5 35 P-Kt3 R-B6 36 B-K2 R-Bl 37 J’-Kt4 R-B3 38 l’-QB4? White is anxious to get his Rook out of the hole it is in and into play and misses his chance to get his piece back by BxKt! Incidentally the Kook moves back to Kt3 later on so it might just as well have stayed there 38 K-B2 39 R(Kt3)-Q3K-T!-2 was rather uninteresting on both 40 B-B3 P-R4 P-Kt5 ? Black could now win back his Pawn by Bxl’! 41 B-K4 P-B4? 42 R-Q5 Kt-K4 v 43 P-Q6ch! K-Q2 44 R-Kt3! RxP 45 RxRch KxR 46 KxBch Kt-B3 So White finally got his piece back and after further play which sides Black resigned on his 63rd move PHOBL'M DEPARTMENT The Key Move to Problem No 2: B-B6 Black is forced to take the B 2 K-RS pawn moves 3 Kt-B7 mate Problem No 4: White: K on KB2 Q on KR R on KKtG B's on KR7 and QB Kt on KB7 P’s on KKt3 and QB4 (8 Pieces) Black: K on KB4 Kt on KKt7 P's on KR7 KKt2 and QB6 (5 Pieces) White to move and Mate in Two
The honors in Group Two at present belong to Miss H Eolis who also has yet to be beaten The “dark horse” of the tournament however seems to be Louis Davis who suffered his first defeat last Thursday at the hands of Miss Eolis Louis whose b’-eadth of intellect is surpassed only by avoirdupois is to be complimented on his present score of 3-1 His present standing in the tournament is all the more remarkable when one considers that it is only recently that he left the ranks of Checker players in wich field he was most adept We will be very surprized if Lawyer Davis does not end up as one of the prize-winners in his group surely a most encouraging feat for a beginner accomplish Confidentially we have been told that our rotund “avocat” has al- ready had issued an ”happus-cap-pus” on the said prizes to-wit The following game was played in the fourth round of the tourna ment WHITE BLACK Dr Sclioldcr Harry Bradbury 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 Kt-B3 k B-B4 4 B-B4 Kt-B3 5 P-Q3 T-Q3 6 0-0 P-KR3?
So far all has been good book albeit leading to1 a close game But now Black makes a common mistake - This move develops no piece bub creates a weakness on the King's side Black probably made this move with the intention of preventing I’-KKt5 but the White Bishop on the ’ indicated square Is less dangerous to Black than his method of preventing it Wo prefer g 0-0 followed by B-K3 for if White exchanges the B’s the open file for Black’s Reek should more than compensate him for his doubled pawns 7 KI-Q5 8 Kt-K3 9 QxB 10 Q-Q 11 B-QB3 12 Q-B3 13 Kt-B5 14 BxKt 15 QxP 16 Kt-Kt3 B-KK15 BxKt Kt-Q5 QK2 Kt-K3 Kt-B5 Q-B PxB P-KK13 Q-K2 17 QR-K Here we prefer KR-K on the theory that the QR will be valuable on its own side of the board in the event that Black' CastlesQR which is the only thing he can do to get his King' away from the center of the board 17 P-KKt4 18 Q-B5 The Queen should properly be moved to B3 leaving B5 open for the Knight whence it would return' and become “passed” doubly powerful because Black's QB is gone IE: 18 Q-B3 Kt-Q2 19 P-Q4 B-K13 20 Kt-B5! Q-B3 (if Q-Q 21 Kt-Kt7:h followed by QxP mate) 21 B-Q5! and ifBlack plays the obvious P-I33 we predict a win for White by the sacrifice of the rishop for the QBP.
Here's a problem for you to work out on your own boards and 12 you can find an escape for Black write In and lot mo know about It 18 Kt-Q2 19 Kt-R5? 0-0-0 Now notice how poorly the White pieces are pin ceil for an attack on the Queen side The White QR should be on its own file and the Kt should be nearer the center of the board White hns therefore lost time since he should have anticipated Black's last move 20 P-K5 P-Kt3 21 P-K5 T’xP 22 RxP Q-Q3 23 Kt-B6? K-K17 7? Black misses his chance QxKt would win the Kti One of those trappy things that should teach on- when a pin la not a pin 24 Kt-K4 Q-Kt3 25 QxQ PxQ ' 26 R-Kt5 poor White blocks In his Queen aldo Pawt' which should now attack the Black King with the Rook force behind them Or he should exchange off pieces and depend on his extra pawn plus Black's dou bled ones to win for him.
Here 26 R-K7I and if 26 KR-K then 27 RxKtl RxR 28 Kt-B6! 26 P-R3 27 R-Kt3 QR-K 2S Kt-B3? BxKt 2 9 BxP? P-Kt3 :i B-Kt5 P-B3 31 B-Q3 KR-Kt 3 2 B-B4 R-Kt2 3 3 R-Q R-Ko 34 II-Q3 R-B5 35 P-Kt3 R-B6 36 B-K2 R-Bl 37 J’-Kt4 R-B3 38 l’-QB4? White is anxious to get his Rook out of the hole it is in and into play and misses his chance to get his piece back by BxKt! Incidentally the Kook moves back to Kt3 later on so it might just as well have stayed there 38 K-B2 39 R(Kt3)-Q3K-T!-2 was rather uninteresting on both 40 B-B3 P-R4 P-Kt5 ? Black could now win back his Pawn by Bxl’! 41 B-K4 P-B4? 42 R-Q5 Kt-K4 v 43 P-Q6ch! K-Q2 44 R-Kt3! RxP 45 RxRch KxR 46 KxBch Kt-B3 So White finally got his piece back and after further play which sides Black resigned on his 63rd move PHOBL'M DEPARTMENT The Key Move to Problem No 2: B-B6 Black is forced to take the B 2 K-RS pawn moves 3 Kt-B7 mate Problem No 4: White: K on KB2 Q on KR R on KKtG B's on KR7 and QB Kt on KB7 P’s on KKt3 and QB4 (8 Pieces) Black: K on KB4 Kt on KKt7 P's on KR7 KKt2 and QB6 (5 Pieces) White to move and Mate in Two
