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Chess 04 Jul 1937, Sun Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr., America's Authority on Social Chess. A Victory Vindicated. GERMAN professor, in the course of a game, conceived a brilliant inspiration by which, offering his queen as a sacrifice. he would have been able to execute a neat win.
The professor, highly jubilant over his prospective victory, made the required move His well-meaning opponent completely put the professor in a state almost approaching a panic by exclaiming: "Take it back! You lose your queen!!!” —Chico Newt. Reynolds, Pre-eminent School Player. JS CHESS a difficult game to learn? Do you think I can learn to play chess? Questions similar to these are put to me every day. Invariably, my reply is: "The elementary rules may be acquired in less than an hour. If you play chess one-half as much as you indulge in any other pastime or sport, then you will become an expert.” A great French mathematician in the nineteenth century learned the rules of chess late one afternoon, and 48 hours later he had won against the most eminent masters that haunted the renowned Cafe La Regence.
where Napoleon so often plotted mimic wars. In two years William Neville Reynolds, youthful high school player, progressed from the embryonic stages of a mere tyro to become, in 1937, the outstanding school player in the District of Columbia. Bom at Omaha. Nebr., October 11, 1919. William Reynolds attended graded schools in Chicago and Omaha.
His early high school years were spent at Central High in Omaha and in February, 1935, William acquired a knowledge of the rules of chess at the Omaha Y. M. C. A. In the Omaha interhigh matches during early 1936, William was scheduled to play No.
1 board for his school, but he left Nebraska and came to Washington, in April, 1936, to enroll as a student at the local Central High School. WILLIAM N. REYNOLDS. His ability as a chess player merited him No. 2 position on the strong Central Chess Club team in the Winter tourney of 1936, and in the 1937 Spring interhigh tournament he was Central’s star player, captaining the quintet that won the I. S. Turover Chess Trophy for the third consecutive time in official tournament play. Bill triumphed over his teammates to win the championship of Central High. He was elected president of the Central Chess Club and president of the Washington Interhigh Chess Association, which embraces the six leading schools in the Nation’s Capital. Competing in individual match play against the more mature champions of the Omar Khayyam Chess Club of George Washington University, Montrose Chess Club and Procurement Division Chess Club of the Treasury, "Bill” defeated them alL Encountering Robert Knox, undefeated 1936 Interhigh chess champion, in a play-off for the individual interscholastic chess championship of the District of Columbia, a medal, and the "Y” trophy.
William had his most formidable opposition. After three games of the most gruelling chess, the Roland and Oliver of interhigh fame threw down their lances, shook hands and called the series a draw. But the draw does not detract from William's standing as the most outstanding high school player in the District for 1937. Probably in August the lads will vie again for the coveted "Y" medal and scholastic crown. Meantime, William, having received his sheepskin from the hands of Central's prexy, entrains for the city of his birth where he plans to spend a pleasant vacation.
In his early years at Omaha he ranked third in wrestling at the Nebraska State meet and was the 1937 District school wrestling champion in the 135-145-pound class. In the D. C. Junior A. A. U. he won the 50yard free style swimming title. Wrestling and swimming, William considers as excellent balance wheels for serious chessPlay. Upon his return to Washington, "Bill ’ plans to begin the study of law at George Washington University. Although he has a fondness for the French Defense Opening, today's game shows Reynolds declining the Queen's Gambit offered by Knox In their third match for the interscholastic crown.
What a titanic struggle! QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED.
Ladies Tournament Finals. THE end of the eighth and concluding round in the first exclusively ladles’ chess tournament in the history of District chess, Elsie R. Shepard became the first woman
The Metropolitan Chess Association officially sponsored the feminine chess tourney, and all matches were consummated in June at the Social Chess Lounge. Chess Problem No. 85. BY G CRISTOFFANINI. 1st Prize, N'ederlandschen Bchaakbond, 1832.
W. Allen. Sergt. Alton Coppage and Paul M. Hodges ring the bell. On the outside looking in are A. G. Bahonyi (suggest you procure a copy of David Mitchell's "A Guide to the Game of Chess "I Daniel Breeskin (ride ,ern. cowboy). Charles A. Carrico (the professor s philosophy of chess is bewilderand John V. Bergen (try again). C. C. Ragsdale says he Is going to win one of these sets of prize chessmen on his return from Provincetown on Cape Cod where he will commune with Father Neptune and his mermaids for two weeks. This column welcomes chess nev>s, facts and views and prints chess news exclusively’ .A stamped envelope brings a reply to queries. (Copyright. July 4. 1937 by Paul Miller.)
The professor, highly jubilant over his prospective victory, made the required move His well-meaning opponent completely put the professor in a state almost approaching a panic by exclaiming: "Take it back! You lose your queen!!!” —Chico Newt. Reynolds, Pre-eminent School Player. JS CHESS a difficult game to learn? Do you think I can learn to play chess? Questions similar to these are put to me every day. Invariably, my reply is: "The elementary rules may be acquired in less than an hour. If you play chess one-half as much as you indulge in any other pastime or sport, then you will become an expert.” A great French mathematician in the nineteenth century learned the rules of chess late one afternoon, and 48 hours later he had won against the most eminent masters that haunted the renowned Cafe La Regence.
where Napoleon so often plotted mimic wars. In two years William Neville Reynolds, youthful high school player, progressed from the embryonic stages of a mere tyro to become, in 1937, the outstanding school player in the District of Columbia. Bom at Omaha. Nebr., October 11, 1919. William Reynolds attended graded schools in Chicago and Omaha.
His early high school years were spent at Central High in Omaha and in February, 1935, William acquired a knowledge of the rules of chess at the Omaha Y. M. C. A. In the Omaha interhigh matches during early 1936, William was scheduled to play No.
1 board for his school, but he left Nebraska and came to Washington, in April, 1936, to enroll as a student at the local Central High School. WILLIAM N. REYNOLDS. His ability as a chess player merited him No. 2 position on the strong Central Chess Club team in the Winter tourney of 1936, and in the 1937 Spring interhigh tournament he was Central’s star player, captaining the quintet that won the I. S. Turover Chess Trophy for the third consecutive time in official tournament play. Bill triumphed over his teammates to win the championship of Central High. He was elected president of the Central Chess Club and president of the Washington Interhigh Chess Association, which embraces the six leading schools in the Nation’s Capital. Competing in individual match play against the more mature champions of the Omar Khayyam Chess Club of George Washington University, Montrose Chess Club and Procurement Division Chess Club of the Treasury, "Bill” defeated them alL Encountering Robert Knox, undefeated 1936 Interhigh chess champion, in a play-off for the individual interscholastic chess championship of the District of Columbia, a medal, and the "Y” trophy.
William had his most formidable opposition. After three games of the most gruelling chess, the Roland and Oliver of interhigh fame threw down their lances, shook hands and called the series a draw. But the draw does not detract from William's standing as the most outstanding high school player in the District for 1937. Probably in August the lads will vie again for the coveted "Y" medal and scholastic crown. Meantime, William, having received his sheepskin from the hands of Central's prexy, entrains for the city of his birth where he plans to spend a pleasant vacation.
In his early years at Omaha he ranked third in wrestling at the Nebraska State meet and was the 1937 District school wrestling champion in the 135-145-pound class. In the D. C. Junior A. A. U. he won the 50yard free style swimming title. Wrestling and swimming, William considers as excellent balance wheels for serious chessPlay. Upon his return to Washington, "Bill ’ plans to begin the study of law at George Washington University. Although he has a fondness for the French Defense Opening, today's game shows Reynolds declining the Queen's Gambit offered by Knox In their third match for the interscholastic crown.
What a titanic struggle! QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED.
Ladies Tournament Finals. THE end of the eighth and concluding round in the first exclusively ladles’ chess tournament in the history of District chess, Elsie R. Shepard became the first woman
The Metropolitan Chess Association officially sponsored the feminine chess tourney, and all matches were consummated in June at the Social Chess Lounge. Chess Problem No. 85. BY G CRISTOFFANINI. 1st Prize, N'ederlandschen Bchaakbond, 1832.
W. Allen. Sergt. Alton Coppage and Paul M. Hodges ring the bell. On the outside looking in are A. G. Bahonyi (suggest you procure a copy of David Mitchell's "A Guide to the Game of Chess "I Daniel Breeskin (ride ,ern. cowboy). Charles A. Carrico (the professor s philosophy of chess is bewilderand John V. Bergen (try again). C. C. Ragsdale says he Is going to win one of these sets of prize chessmen on his return from Provincetown on Cape Cod where he will commune with Father Neptune and his mermaids for two weeks. This column welcomes chess nev>s, facts and views and prints chess news exclusively’ .A stamped envelope brings a reply to queries. (Copyright. July 4. 1937 by Paul Miller.)
