Chess 17 Jul 1937, Sat Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER. JR. | ISAAC KASHDAN. New York State champion end No. 1 player In the Manhattan Chess Club. sailed yesterday for England with Mre. Kashdan. The young American master's ultimate destination is Stockholm, where he will be one of five that represent the United State* in the International Chess Federation's team tournament for the highly prized Hamilton-Russell Trophy, thrice won by American teams. In 1931 Kashdan played on the American team at Prague, and in IMS he gave a good performance at Folkestone, the United State* quintet capturing major honors In both events, Israel HorowiU, champion of the American Chess Federation, plans to meet the Kashdans in Copenhagen and from there the party will go to Stockholm. Frank Marshall, retired United States champion, leaves for Europe today and as Samuel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine already are in Europe, competing in Latvian and French tournament*. the entire United States team will converge on Stockholm * round August 1. It is said that America has the strongest. entry In the F. I. D. E. world tournament and with luck should win the Hamilton-Russell Trophy for the fourth consecutive time. "Chen* In An Hour." (SEVERAL years have paased since Prank Marshall has given the lovers of the "royal fame" a published message.
Why haven't Marahall't book* clicked? Surely he has been in the ideal position to produce •one of the greatest treatise* on the "royal game." Perhaps he has found hi* approach to be over-technical. At least the recent 64-page paper-backed brochure, pocket alee, titled "Chess In An Hour" is a step In the right direction. Listed as the thlrty-flrat educational pamphlet of the Leisure League of America (New York), "Chess In An Hour" may reach a wide circle of readers. But let me warn the tyros that the Introductory paragraph, which reads: "Anybody can learn to play chess. It ia not auch a difficult game aa most people think.
You can learn the moves in 15 minutes. In another IS minutes you can get the idea of the game, and you can play within the hour," * · · is Just an introductory paragraph and no student of cheas can take it seriously. UOR a casual game visit the Social Chess Lounge. 133β I street northwest., and If you are a beginner take up the copy of Marshall's most recent writing, lay your watrh on one of the inlaid rhessboard* and aee if you can learn "Chess In An Hour.".
Why haven't Marahall't book* clicked? Surely he has been in the ideal position to produce •one of the greatest treatise* on the "royal game." Perhaps he has found hi* approach to be over-technical. At least the recent 64-page paper-backed brochure, pocket alee, titled "Chess In An Hour" is a step In the right direction. Listed as the thlrty-flrat educational pamphlet of the Leisure League of America (New York), "Chess In An Hour" may reach a wide circle of readers. But let me warn the tyros that the Introductory paragraph, which reads: "Anybody can learn to play chess. It ia not auch a difficult game aa most people think.
You can learn the moves in 15 minutes. In another IS minutes you can get the idea of the game, and you can play within the hour," * · · is Just an introductory paragraph and no student of cheas can take it seriously. UOR a casual game visit the Social Chess Lounge. 133β I street northwest., and If you are a beginner take up the copy of Marshall's most recent writing, lay your watrh on one of the inlaid rhessboard* and aee if you can learn "Chess In An Hour.".
