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Chess 17 Jul 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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It is a pleasure to call attention to the fact that Frank J. Marshall, the American chess champion, has opened a chess divan on the Million Dollar Pier at Atlantic City and will be pleased to meet his friends, acquaintances and strangers who may this summer visit Atlantic City, in a game of chess or checkers. All our readers may not be aware of the fact that Mr. Marshall Is not only one of the leading chess Dlav- ers of the world, but is also an ex pert in checkers and can more than hold his own with a majority of the leading amateurs in that game. Frank J. Marshall's style of chess more nearly resembles that of the late J. H. Blackburn, the English Morphy. While Blackburn was not as steady as many of the great for eign players, nevertheless he invariably ranked well up in nearly all of the foreign tournaments in which he participated, and there are few, if any of the foreign masters who have not at times lowered their colors to the great English expert. in me caoie match between England and America, played from 1896 to 1911.
Marshall in the years 1909 and 1910 was paired against the noted English player with the splendid result of Marshall scoring both games. The International tournament recently concluded at sitae, in Czechoslovakia, resulted in a tie for first place between Salo Flohr and Dr. Milan Vidmar. We give below the complete score: Players. Won.
Lost. Flohr 94 34 Vidmar 94 34 Pirc 8' 44 Canal 8 s Maroczy 8 5 Splelmann .....8 5 Treybal 7 6 Bogoljubow 64 6' i Pokorny 54 74 Opocensky 5 8 Walter 5 8 Rohacek 4 9 May 34 9'j Engel 3 10 We note that John Kceble, the well-known British problemist and player of Norwich, England. recently commented on Geza Maroczy winning the Hungarian championship tournament as iouows: "I was pleased to read recently that Maroczy had again won the Hungarian champtonshtp. For the tout-ensemble of his qualities and character, there is no chess master. for whom I have greater admiration. That is also the opinion of English chessplayers who admire Maroczy and also Frank K. Marshall more than they do any of the other masters." Personally, the editor of this column also has great admiration for both of these chess masters, but we must not overlook the fact that Jose R, Capablanca has for many years been not only one of the players who commanded the highest respect In this country, but also had equal admiration of the English chess world. An interesting game played in the recent match between Dr. Euwe and S. Flohr. The opening is of Interest on account of Black adopting a variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted that was popular over 50 years ago.
Shortly before David Janowski left this country he had a chat with the editor on the proper defense of the Queen's Gambit and he then stated that he believed the gambit could be accepted and Black obtain an even game and felt further that It was quite probable that PxP for Black's second move might in the future become quite popular. WHITE BLACK Dr. M. Euwe S. Flohr 1 P-Q4 1-P-Q4 2 P-QB4 2 PxP 3 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-KB3 4 P-K3 4 P-B4 5 BxP 5 P-K3 6 Castles 6 Kt-B3 7 Q-K2 7 P-QR3 8 R-Qsq 8 P-QKt4 9 PxBP 9 Q-B2 10 B-Q3 10 BxP 11 P-QR4 11 P-Kt5 12 QKt-Q2 12 Kt-R4ia) 13 P-QKt3 13 Kt-Q4 14 B-Kt2 14 Kt-B6 15 BxKt 15 PxB 16 Kt-K4 16 KtxP 17 QR-Kt.sq 17 Kt-R4 18 KR-QBsq 18 B-K2 19 RxP 19 Q-Qsq 20 R-Qsq 20 Q-Kt3 21 KKt-Kt5 21-P-KKt3tC 22 Q-B3 22 Castles 23 Kt-B6ch 23 BxKt 24 QxB 24 B-Kt2'd 25 KtxRP 25 KR-Qsqie) 26 P-R4 26 R-Q2 27 P-R5 27 Q-Qsq Resigns(f) (a) Compare Game No. 6731 Alekhine v. Flohr, B. C. M.. 1931; the moves of these two games coincide up to this point Black now Castled in the older game; he here plays the better move. tb Much better than 18 KtxP; he wants to make the most of his open files and to use the good position of the Knight at K4 for a King's side attack. c) Now the weakness of the King's wing owing to withdrawal of the Knight comes home to him. If 21 Castles; 22 KtxRP. KxKt; 23 Q-R5ch. K-Kt sq; 24 Kt-B6ch, and mates next move. td 24 P-R3 is usekss because of 25 BxP. PxKt; 26 B-R7ch, KxB; 27 P-KI and wins. e) Not 25 KxKt; 26 BxPch, K-Ktsq ( PxB: 27 R-Q7ch. eta.); 27 B-R7ch, KxB; 28 P-K4 and wins.
Black resigned after making his move, on perceiving that 28 CHECKERS PKNN BIIIF1.ET P-B6 compels him to exchange Queens at the cost of a Rook. Problem No. 2877 is solved by Q-KB6. Problem No. 2878 Is solved by R from KB4 to KB3.
Solutions received from: Mrs. K; Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Benner, Harry W. Co-hick. S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, Attilio Dl Camillo, James H. Fry, Russell G. Fry. Perry Stewart Fle-gel, Kenneth Herster, Horace O. Faunce, Harry W. Gundel, E. M. Grimm, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Joseph W. Halberstadt, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Karl V. Nygaard, Paul F. Reber, Sr., John Schwabenland, L. B. Scott, Sigmund Twersky, Charles Willing and L. S. Walle. Problem No. 2881 By O. Hume BLACK TEN PIECES WHITE NINE PIECES White to play and mate in two moves. WHITE K at K8; Q at QB8; Rooks at QRsq and KRsq; Bishops at QR8 and QBsq; Kt at KBsq; Pawns at Q7 and KR6. BLACK K at KKtsq; R at KRsq; Knights at QB3 and K8; Pawns at QKt7, QB7. K7. KKt7, KR2 and KR4. Problem No. ZXii By W. A. Shinkman BLACK ONB PIECE WHITE TEN PIECES White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE Q at QR7; K at QRsq; B at QBsq; Rooks at QKtsq and Qsp; Kt at Ksq; Pawns at QKU, Q2. KKt4 and KKt5. BLACK K at QB1
Marshall in the years 1909 and 1910 was paired against the noted English player with the splendid result of Marshall scoring both games. The International tournament recently concluded at sitae, in Czechoslovakia, resulted in a tie for first place between Salo Flohr and Dr. Milan Vidmar. We give below the complete score: Players. Won.
Lost. Flohr 94 34 Vidmar 94 34 Pirc 8' 44 Canal 8 s Maroczy 8 5 Splelmann .....8 5 Treybal 7 6 Bogoljubow 64 6' i Pokorny 54 74 Opocensky 5 8 Walter 5 8 Rohacek 4 9 May 34 9'j Engel 3 10 We note that John Kceble, the well-known British problemist and player of Norwich, England. recently commented on Geza Maroczy winning the Hungarian championship tournament as iouows: "I was pleased to read recently that Maroczy had again won the Hungarian champtonshtp. For the tout-ensemble of his qualities and character, there is no chess master. for whom I have greater admiration. That is also the opinion of English chessplayers who admire Maroczy and also Frank K. Marshall more than they do any of the other masters." Personally, the editor of this column also has great admiration for both of these chess masters, but we must not overlook the fact that Jose R, Capablanca has for many years been not only one of the players who commanded the highest respect In this country, but also had equal admiration of the English chess world. An interesting game played in the recent match between Dr. Euwe and S. Flohr. The opening is of Interest on account of Black adopting a variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted that was popular over 50 years ago.
Shortly before David Janowski left this country he had a chat with the editor on the proper defense of the Queen's Gambit and he then stated that he believed the gambit could be accepted and Black obtain an even game and felt further that It was quite probable that PxP for Black's second move might in the future become quite popular. WHITE BLACK Dr. M. Euwe S. Flohr 1 P-Q4 1-P-Q4 2 P-QB4 2 PxP 3 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-KB3 4 P-K3 4 P-B4 5 BxP 5 P-K3 6 Castles 6 Kt-B3 7 Q-K2 7 P-QR3 8 R-Qsq 8 P-QKt4 9 PxBP 9 Q-B2 10 B-Q3 10 BxP 11 P-QR4 11 P-Kt5 12 QKt-Q2 12 Kt-R4ia) 13 P-QKt3 13 Kt-Q4 14 B-Kt2 14 Kt-B6 15 BxKt 15 PxB 16 Kt-K4 16 KtxP 17 QR-Kt.sq 17 Kt-R4 18 KR-QBsq 18 B-K2 19 RxP 19 Q-Qsq 20 R-Qsq 20 Q-Kt3 21 KKt-Kt5 21-P-KKt3tC 22 Q-B3 22 Castles 23 Kt-B6ch 23 BxKt 24 QxB 24 B-Kt2'd 25 KtxRP 25 KR-Qsqie) 26 P-R4 26 R-Q2 27 P-R5 27 Q-Qsq Resigns(f) (a) Compare Game No. 6731 Alekhine v. Flohr, B. C. M.. 1931; the moves of these two games coincide up to this point Black now Castled in the older game; he here plays the better move. tb Much better than 18 KtxP; he wants to make the most of his open files and to use the good position of the Knight at K4 for a King's side attack. c) Now the weakness of the King's wing owing to withdrawal of the Knight comes home to him. If 21 Castles; 22 KtxRP. KxKt; 23 Q-R5ch. K-Kt sq; 24 Kt-B6ch, and mates next move. td 24 P-R3 is usekss because of 25 BxP. PxKt; 26 B-R7ch, KxB; 27 P-KI and wins. e) Not 25 KxKt; 26 BxPch, K-Ktsq ( PxB: 27 R-Q7ch. eta.); 27 B-R7ch, KxB; 28 P-K4 and wins.
Black resigned after making his move, on perceiving that 28 CHECKERS PKNN BIIIF1.ET P-B6 compels him to exchange Queens at the cost of a Rook. Problem No. 2877 is solved by Q-KB6. Problem No. 2878 Is solved by R from KB4 to KB3.
Solutions received from: Mrs. K; Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Benner, Harry W. Co-hick. S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, Attilio Dl Camillo, James H. Fry, Russell G. Fry. Perry Stewart Fle-gel, Kenneth Herster, Horace O. Faunce, Harry W. Gundel, E. M. Grimm, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Joseph W. Halberstadt, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Karl V. Nygaard, Paul F. Reber, Sr., John Schwabenland, L. B. Scott, Sigmund Twersky, Charles Willing and L. S. Walle. Problem No. 2881 By O. Hume BLACK TEN PIECES WHITE NINE PIECES White to play and mate in two moves. WHITE K at K8; Q at QB8; Rooks at QRsq and KRsq; Bishops at QR8 and QBsq; Kt at KBsq; Pawns at Q7 and KR6. BLACK K at KKtsq; R at KRsq; Knights at QB3 and K8; Pawns at QKt7, QB7. K7. KKt7, KR2 and KR4. Problem No. ZXii By W. A. Shinkman BLACK ONB PIECE WHITE TEN PIECES White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE Q at QR7; K at QRsq; B at QBsq; Rooks at QKtsq and Qsp; Kt at Ksq; Pawns at QKU, Q2. KKt4 and KKt5. BLACK K at QB1
