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Chess 03 Jan 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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HESS We note a report from Paris dated December 12 by Alexander Alekhine to the effect that the next world chass champion will be an American. Alekhine further adds; "I watched the young players of every nation in Kurope, but I do not see among them the promise of any great player. My choice is the young American, Isaac Kashdan. Kashdan plays a great game. His style is similar to that of Capablanca, safety first. If he keeps on as he has started in he will one day be the world's champion player." . We fully agree with Dr. Alekhine's comment that Isaac Kashdan is a great player and today probably has no superior ln the United States. Alekhine, however, continues to dodge a match with Capablanca, whom he promised to meet after his victory in Buenos Aires some years ago within a year of that date, but so far has failed to make good on his promise. He has had various excuses, first that he wanted to play a match with Bogoljubow before playing with Capablanca.
After that he would not play in Havana (where the required prize money and expenses could readily have been raised), intimating that he would prefer a contest on the Continent, where the prize money and expenses that he required could not possibly be raised. Now he has started to boom the reputation of Isaac Kashdan and no flnuot would nice to nave a matcn with that young player before he has reached his prime and for a stake far interior to the amount that he demands for a match with Capablanca. No one disputes that Alekhine is a marvelous playe,r, but he would enhance his reputation as a good sport with chess players throughout the world if he turned his attention to a -match with his former Cuban opponent, who today, outside of Alekhine. has certainly no superior, and in the opinion of most experts no equal in playing strength. We have just received an interesting pamphlet, entitled "Chess Potpourri," by Alfred C. Klahre. There is a problem section covering twelve pages contributed by A. J. Bouweine ot curious composition. The whole pamphlet would give pleasure to any chess player and is a mild recreation from the deeper study of the game and problems. can be obtained from the publisher of the American Chess Monthly. We give below a curious game played at the Prague Congress between the American. Kashdan. and the Lithuanian player, Mikenas. The game is not only most interesting, but is a curio in that the position reached at White's nineteenth move is exactly the same as that between Janowski and Chaies (both now de ceased) in the Rice Memorial Tour nament in New York In 1916.
The play in the last-mentioned game differed slightly In the order of moves by which the final position was arrived at. Queen's Pawn Opening WHITE BLACK Mikenas Kashdan (Lithuania) 1 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 3 Kt-QB3 4 B-Kt5 U. S. A. 1 Kt-KB3 2 PK3 3 P-Q4 4 QKt-Q2 AND CHECKERS ' -II VVAI.H5K PKNN NHII'I.KV- 5 P-K3 5 B-K2 6 Kt-B3 6 PxP(a) 7 BxP 7 P-QR3 8 Castles 8 P-Kt4 9 B-Q3 9 P-B4 10 Q-K2 10 B-Kt2 11 KR-Qsq 11 Q-K13 12 QR-Bsq ' 12 Castles i KR) 13 Kt-K5(b) 13 KR-KsqiC) 14 PxP 14 KtxP 15 BxKt 15 BxB 16 BxPch(d) 16 KxB 17 Q-R5ch .
17 K-Ktsq 18 QxPch 18 K-R2(e) 19 Q-R5ch(f (a) Castling is superior. (b) Threatening to win a piece by KtxKt. (c) If KtxKt, then PxKt winning a piece. : ' (d) This sacrifice should give no more than a draw. : (e) White had nothing better than a draw by perpetual check with the Queen at R5 and B7.
(f) White falls to make the most of his position and forces the draw by perpetual check. Janowski in his game against Chajes, In place of continuing with Q-R5ch. now played Kt-Q7 and on Black replying KtxKt, continued with RxKt, threatening RxB or QxB and worked out a fine win. Janowski was awarded the first brilliancy prize for the game. Problem No. 2821 Is solved by R-QB6. v, Problem No. - 2822 is solved by K-R7. ; Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler. G. William Althen, George E. Baker, A. H. Beckman. S. B. Conver, King R. Castle. Philip P. Driver, Leon L. L. Fager, E. M. Grimm, John Gebhart, J. W. Harris, William Raymond Halberstadt, Harry J. Jennings, Jr., Nathan Lazowich, Carl Metz, R. Murphy, Frank L. Muehlman. R. Murphy. Kirk Naylor, Nathan Nicholson, Paul C. Reber, Sr., William H. Tussell. Paul F. Reber. Elwood G. Stewart, Edward Strobel, Alfred Scl-pione, Jr., A. N. TschekalofI, Owllym Williams and T. K. Worthmgton. We give this week two problems that are intended for the benefit of our weaker solvers, although we are i sure the experts will appreciate the fact that both problems are unquestionably a work of art.
Problem No. 2825 , By W. A. Shinkman BLACK FOt! H I'lECliS ".3 4. W2 -El I J if WHITS TViS P1RCRS White to play and mate in two WHITE K at KR8; Q at QB4; Rooks at QKtsq and K7: Kt at QKt7.
BLACK K at QR3; Q at QKt4; R at QR4; P at QR2. -i. -.. Problem No. 2826 By R. Collinson black two Mucks (Hf .i ri Wit ,& 4i& 4ri u u um i i ia 'ts t-j, v;t h Z.Q i t i i;i Ys2&ih hi I I &. Vfx iSJ rn j Tti r "ft rvf m f tr--t &6 - WHI'l'lt KOIJH 1'lEl'Es White to play and mate in three moves. t WHITE K atKB7; Q at QB3; B at QKt4; P at KKt2. BLACK K at Q4; P at KB5.
After that he would not play in Havana (where the required prize money and expenses could readily have been raised), intimating that he would prefer a contest on the Continent, where the prize money and expenses that he required could not possibly be raised. Now he has started to boom the reputation of Isaac Kashdan and no flnuot would nice to nave a matcn with that young player before he has reached his prime and for a stake far interior to the amount that he demands for a match with Capablanca. No one disputes that Alekhine is a marvelous playe,r, but he would enhance his reputation as a good sport with chess players throughout the world if he turned his attention to a -match with his former Cuban opponent, who today, outside of Alekhine. has certainly no superior, and in the opinion of most experts no equal in playing strength. We have just received an interesting pamphlet, entitled "Chess Potpourri," by Alfred C. Klahre. There is a problem section covering twelve pages contributed by A. J. Bouweine ot curious composition. The whole pamphlet would give pleasure to any chess player and is a mild recreation from the deeper study of the game and problems. can be obtained from the publisher of the American Chess Monthly. We give below a curious game played at the Prague Congress between the American. Kashdan. and the Lithuanian player, Mikenas. The game is not only most interesting, but is a curio in that the position reached at White's nineteenth move is exactly the same as that between Janowski and Chaies (both now de ceased) in the Rice Memorial Tour nament in New York In 1916.
The play in the last-mentioned game differed slightly In the order of moves by which the final position was arrived at. Queen's Pawn Opening WHITE BLACK Mikenas Kashdan (Lithuania) 1 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 3 Kt-QB3 4 B-Kt5 U. S. A. 1 Kt-KB3 2 PK3 3 P-Q4 4 QKt-Q2 AND CHECKERS ' -II VVAI.H5K PKNN NHII'I.KV- 5 P-K3 5 B-K2 6 Kt-B3 6 PxP(a) 7 BxP 7 P-QR3 8 Castles 8 P-Kt4 9 B-Q3 9 P-B4 10 Q-K2 10 B-Kt2 11 KR-Qsq 11 Q-K13 12 QR-Bsq ' 12 Castles i KR) 13 Kt-K5(b) 13 KR-KsqiC) 14 PxP 14 KtxP 15 BxKt 15 BxB 16 BxPch(d) 16 KxB 17 Q-R5ch .
17 K-Ktsq 18 QxPch 18 K-R2(e) 19 Q-R5ch(f (a) Castling is superior. (b) Threatening to win a piece by KtxKt. (c) If KtxKt, then PxKt winning a piece. : ' (d) This sacrifice should give no more than a draw. : (e) White had nothing better than a draw by perpetual check with the Queen at R5 and B7.
(f) White falls to make the most of his position and forces the draw by perpetual check. Janowski in his game against Chajes, In place of continuing with Q-R5ch. now played Kt-Q7 and on Black replying KtxKt, continued with RxKt, threatening RxB or QxB and worked out a fine win. Janowski was awarded the first brilliancy prize for the game. Problem No. 2821 Is solved by R-QB6. v, Problem No. - 2822 is solved by K-R7. ; Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler. G. William Althen, George E. Baker, A. H. Beckman. S. B. Conver, King R. Castle. Philip P. Driver, Leon L. L. Fager, E. M. Grimm, John Gebhart, J. W. Harris, William Raymond Halberstadt, Harry J. Jennings, Jr., Nathan Lazowich, Carl Metz, R. Murphy, Frank L. Muehlman. R. Murphy. Kirk Naylor, Nathan Nicholson, Paul C. Reber, Sr., William H. Tussell. Paul F. Reber. Elwood G. Stewart, Edward Strobel, Alfred Scl-pione, Jr., A. N. TschekalofI, Owllym Williams and T. K. Worthmgton. We give this week two problems that are intended for the benefit of our weaker solvers, although we are i sure the experts will appreciate the fact that both problems are unquestionably a work of art.
Problem No. 2825 , By W. A. Shinkman BLACK FOt! H I'lECliS ".3 4. W2 -El I J if WHITS TViS P1RCRS White to play and mate in two WHITE K at KR8; Q at QB4; Rooks at QKtsq and K7: Kt at QKt7.
BLACK K at QR3; Q at QKt4; R at QR4; P at QR2. -i. -.. Problem No. 2826 By R. Collinson black two Mucks (Hf .i ri Wit ,& 4i& 4ri u u um i i ia 'ts t-j, v;t h Z.Q i t i i;i Ys2&ih hi I I &. Vfx iSJ rn j Tti r "ft rvf m f tr--t &6 - WHI'l'lt KOIJH 1'lEl'Es White to play and mate in three moves. t WHITE K atKB7; Q at QB3; B at QKt4; P at KKt2. BLACK K at Q4; P at KB5.
