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Chess 12 Jul 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE ' 111 Morning Call's Chess ' and Checker Column Problem. Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will B Welcomed W. H. STECKEL. Editor , Miss Vera Menehik, of Hastings, England, will again be called upon to defend her title as woman chess champion of the world at the congress of the International Chess Federation to be held at Prague, July 12th to 26th. Miss Menehik, though long a resident of England, is a native of Czechoslovakia and is entered as a representative of the latter country. Great Britain will send Mrs. R. H. S. Stevenson. Among the other entries will be Frau Wally Henschel, of Germany. Frau Kalmar-Wolf of Austria, and Miss K. Beskov, of Sweden. Harold M. Phillips, who was designated by Dr. Alexander Alekhine as arbiter in his negotiations for a return match with Jose R. Capablanca, is now in Europe.
He is hopeful of having these two masters agree on terms for a match for the world championship. He will also act as man ager of the United States team at . Prague. As Phillips la also a talented piayer, ne win oe available as a mem ber of the American team if needed. A new record for blindfold simul taneous play has been established by the Belgian master.
Koitanowskt. En gaging thirty opponents, he succeeded id winning 20 games and drawing 10. The seance lasted ll'fc hours, with an hour for lunch, as did Alekhlne's previous record performance at Paris in 1925, but the Belgian played two more . games and made a better score. Alek hlne's record was 22 won, 3 drawn and 3 lost.
The 35th Swiss National Tournament, recently held at Winterthur, was featured by the participation of Nimzowltsch, Russo-Danlsh. grand master. The tournament was won by Nimzowitsch with a score of 7Vi points out of 8, but he was of course not eligible for the title of Swiss champion. The title went to H. Johner, the only player to draw with the grand master and who was second with 5 points.
The New York tournament brought together two old rivals when prank J. Marshall and Edward Lasker faced each other across the checkered squares. Agressive play in Marshall's characteristic style scored a neat win for the U. S. Champion.
Marshall ex changed his aueen lor the two mac rooks and established an advantage in material when black, with his king involved in a mating net. was forced to part with his queen in return for a rook ana Disnop. POUR KNIGHTS OPENING Marshall Lasker P-K4 Kt-KB3 Kt-B3 B-KtS KtxKt P-K5 PxKt QPxP B-K3 Castles B Q3 Q-B3 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 Kt-Q5 PxKt PxKt Q-KcS Castles 8 P-KKt3 P-QB3 18. KR-K " ' e-KtS 16. " Q-Kti Q-R4 17. P-B3 P-KB4 18. P-KB4 Q-B2 19. QR-Q R-K 20. Q-B2 . ; P-QKt3 21. P-QKt4 B-Kt2 22. B-Q4 v OR-B 23. P-QR3 5 POCR4 24. Q-B P-B4 25. S-K5 . , . B-B 26. B-Kt5 KR-5 27. B-R6 BxB 28. QxB P-QS 29. v Q-Q3 PxKtP 30. RPxP - RxP 31. QxR ' PxQ 32. RxR . . K-R2 33. KR-Q BxP 34. QR-07 , B-B4ch 35. K-Kt2 Q-BS 36. RxPeh . , K-R3 37. R-8 Q-K5ch 38. K-R3 . QxB 39. PxQ R 40. R-Q7ch K3ct3 41. RxP . B-Q5 42. P-KS - K-B3 43. P-K7 v K-B2 44. K-R4 - 1 B-Kt 45. R-B7 BxP 46 RxP . KxP 4?. K-KtS P-B5 48. PxP. P-R5 49. R-KR3 Resigns. PROBLEMS Solutions to problems: No. ill, by Dr. P. O. Keeney. P-Q4; No. 92, by Prof. J. Berger, R-QR7. No. 93. By Ernst Theimer Black 5 pieces. White 7 pieces. White mates in two moves No. 94. By W. H. Barry Black 6 pieces. White 12 pieces White mates in three moves.
He is hopeful of having these two masters agree on terms for a match for the world championship. He will also act as man ager of the United States team at . Prague. As Phillips la also a talented piayer, ne win oe available as a mem ber of the American team if needed. A new record for blindfold simul taneous play has been established by the Belgian master.
Koitanowskt. En gaging thirty opponents, he succeeded id winning 20 games and drawing 10. The seance lasted ll'fc hours, with an hour for lunch, as did Alekhlne's previous record performance at Paris in 1925, but the Belgian played two more . games and made a better score. Alek hlne's record was 22 won, 3 drawn and 3 lost.
The 35th Swiss National Tournament, recently held at Winterthur, was featured by the participation of Nimzowltsch, Russo-Danlsh. grand master. The tournament was won by Nimzowitsch with a score of 7Vi points out of 8, but he was of course not eligible for the title of Swiss champion. The title went to H. Johner, the only player to draw with the grand master and who was second with 5 points.
The New York tournament brought together two old rivals when prank J. Marshall and Edward Lasker faced each other across the checkered squares. Agressive play in Marshall's characteristic style scored a neat win for the U. S. Champion.
Marshall ex changed his aueen lor the two mac rooks and established an advantage in material when black, with his king involved in a mating net. was forced to part with his queen in return for a rook ana Disnop. POUR KNIGHTS OPENING Marshall Lasker P-K4 Kt-KB3 Kt-B3 B-KtS KtxKt P-K5 PxKt QPxP B-K3 Castles B Q3 Q-B3 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 Kt-Q5 PxKt PxKt Q-KcS Castles 8 P-KKt3 P-QB3 18. KR-K " ' e-KtS 16. " Q-Kti Q-R4 17. P-B3 P-KB4 18. P-KB4 Q-B2 19. QR-Q R-K 20. Q-B2 . ; P-QKt3 21. P-QKt4 B-Kt2 22. B-Q4 v OR-B 23. P-QR3 5 POCR4 24. Q-B P-B4 25. S-K5 . , . B-B 26. B-Kt5 KR-5 27. B-R6 BxB 28. QxB P-QS 29. v Q-Q3 PxKtP 30. RPxP - RxP 31. QxR ' PxQ 32. RxR . . K-R2 33. KR-Q BxP 34. QR-07 , B-B4ch 35. K-Kt2 Q-BS 36. RxPeh . , K-R3 37. R-8 Q-K5ch 38. K-R3 . QxB 39. PxQ R 40. R-Q7ch K3ct3 41. RxP . B-Q5 42. P-KS - K-B3 43. P-K7 v K-B2 44. K-R4 - 1 B-Kt 45. R-B7 BxP 46 RxP . KxP 4?. K-KtS P-B5 48. PxP. P-R5 49. R-KR3 Resigns. PROBLEMS Solutions to problems: No. ill, by Dr. P. O. Keeney. P-Q4; No. 92, by Prof. J. Berger, R-QR7. No. 93. By Ernst Theimer Black 5 pieces. White 7 pieces. White mates in two moves No. 94. By W. H. Barry Black 6 pieces. White 12 pieces White mates in three moves.
