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Chess 18 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. Kibitzers Take Warning. TWO gentlemen who were playing a game of chess in a cafe were very much annoyed by the onlookers who stood behind their chairs and interested themselves in the game.
Finally one of the players asked one of the spectators to take his place until he (the original player) returned. The spectator sat down, whereupon the first player left the room. Shortly afterward the second player adopted the same tactics, so that the two substitutes were left playing chess together. Having played for quite a while, one of the substitutes inquired of the waiter: "Where are the two gentlemen who originally were playing at this table?” The waiter replied: "Sir, they are playing chess in the next room." —Weekly Irish Times. America's First Chess Columnist.
^^APOLEON MAR ACHE is reputed to have been the first chess columnist in the United States. Born at Meaux, France. In 1818, he came to America at the age of 12. and in 1846 was penning chess items for Philadelphia journals. Maraehe may be considered the ancestor of the 40-odd chess columnists who thrive today in the United States.
In the first national tournament, played at New York City in 1857. 20year-old Paul Morphy, Southern chess genius, encountered 39 - year - old Maraehe and defeated him Later, in 1866, when Morphy was world famous as the greatest of players, Maraehe served as his secretary. Here Is a game taken from the 1857 American Chess Congress, as reported by my good friend, Philip W. Sergeant of England, the most eminent authority on the life and career of Morphy.
Divan Increases Membership. ORDINARILY, the delightful art of chess loses some of its fascination for the most rabid fans when the hot July sun begins to cast down a stream of ultraviolet rays that tan even the sable knights. Yet Norval Wigginton. assistant chess director and treasurer of the Washington Social Chess Divan, declares you cannot visit the Social Chess Lounge, at the Parkside Hotel, either by day or night, 'without finding a bevy of players wooing Caissa. During July the membership of the divan has increased over that in June.
Current members include: Charles M. Baum. Dr. Alexander Brooks VV. E. Bryant. Joseph Chmielewskl. I. J. Curran. V. Colonna. Albert Conner L W. Ferris. J. H. Finnegan. F. W. F. Gleason. Anton Y. Hesse. Carroll Meigs. M. D. Lindsay. Simon Naidel. Henry Reel. Maud G. Sewall Henry C. Sheridan Samuel W. Tucker. Charles K. Rogers and Dr. (Mrs.) M. Fitzgerald. _ J. G. Fairchild. Robert Hostler. Mrs. H. E. Klttredge. J. A Ripley. Vincent Saportto. Dale Pullen. Mrs. Mabel E. McPherson, E W. Spaulding G. B Jones. W. H. Hoppmann. jr.: Robert McWilliams. David T. Ray. Stuart Wagman. A W. Whittaker. Edith L. Johnson. Paul Miller of Eastern High James H. Terrill. H. A. Bruechert, Robert Walker and Winfred Horn. David E Brand Conrad WUlnlch. A. F. Harlan. Abe Seidenberg. Leroy Wernpr. Gen. Bogoljubov A. E. Kimberly. George L. Derr. Jesse Surowit. N. P. Wigginton Prof. Paul Miller and A. McGuire. Tournament Director Simon Naidel announces that Carl Hesse, one of the strongest players in the District, will give a simultaneous exhibition of his skill Wednesday, 8 p m., at the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street northwest. The public is invited to meet Hesse in over-the-hoard chess, and each contestant will facilitate play by fetching his own chess equipment.
On the arrival of special chess clocks, Naidel will initiate skittle matches on a grand scale. WHITE—9 MEN. White to Play and Mate in Two. ^JRISTOFFANINI'S two-mover, problem No. 85, is solved bv: Q-B7. Correct keys were pasted by A. G. Dreyer, Sergt. Alton O. Coppage. at the United States Naval Hospital; Daniel Breeskin. Jack Sronce (not so rusty, Jack i, and E. W. Allen Andrew G. Bakonyi's suggested key fails (you should visit the Divan on Wednesday night and glance over the notation forms explained in available books). Problem No. 8rt. by Lewmann. responds to correct key: P-Kt7 Black may reply with either P-KH. BxP. or R-B'.’, etc., to which moves White may give the corresponding follow-up move of Kt-Q.'t, Kt-Kt4, or KtxR. etc. Ace solvers are Dreyer. Allen (say. wotta you mean by asking for three :t-movers every week. Didla ever read the Aesop /able of the dog with a bone in his mouth crossing a creek?>. and Coppage—the three guardsmen who are battling for the Angel chess prize. <"Sarg." there is neither rime nor reason as to why certain outmoded English notations remain as the accepted standards for approved methods of game and problem recording.! Central Awarded Turover Trophy. pIVE of the leading high schools in the District comprised the Washington Interhigh Chess Association in 1937—Western, Roosevelt, Central, Eastern and McKinley.
Woodrow Wilson, a member in 1936, became inactive in 1937. But the school clubs haye progressed, gaining in membership and staging very successful intraclub, interclub and individual tournaments. At the recent official conclave of representatives of the various school clubs Central High Chess Club was voted unanimously the winner of the I. S. Turover Trophy, and according to a copy of the letter written to the donor of the cup (and sent to us for publication) the interhigh lads “deplore” the tactics employed by a certain local morning paper, which possesses no proper credentials to speak officially for the interhigh association, to bring about a schism in the unified ranks of high school .chess players.
The attitude of the association is most commendable and no doubt another Turover Trophy will be '/ne coveted award when the Winter tournament opens in October. Official delegates of the leading member schools at the recent council were: Wallace Magathan and George Miller, Jr., Roosevelt; Richard Lugenbeel enf Paul Miller (the Millers mentioned in this item are not related to ye chesse editeur). Eastern: Roy Millenson. Western: Sol Breeskin. McKinley, and Robert A. Hostler, Central. Chess pourri. '^ONE with the wind'1 is the illustrious column on chess that formerly appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, edited by the able Dr. P. G Keeney.
Io these many years our preachments to the old-timers have been: Modernise your column, adopt thp newspaper style of presentation, avoid unnecessary technical descriptions, put “pep'’ in chess by writing a live, newsy “social chess" column. Above all. create good will for your paper and make your column a ho\ office attraction. A well-edited column speaks for itself. You don't have to defend it.
T. Gatiffin is the new Finnish champion . . . One-time world champion, Jose R. Capablanca may participate in tltr varied events of Cuba's na- j tional chess week, to be staged this year in August . . . Frank Marshall, j retired American champion, is cross- I ing the Atlantic to captain the United States quintet that will compete in the world team tourney at Stockholm. This column welcomes chess humor, news and views, and prints the news when it is news.
No inquiries ansnered unless a stamped envelope is inclosed. (Copyright. July 18, 1937 by Paul Miller.)
Finally one of the players asked one of the spectators to take his place until he (the original player) returned. The spectator sat down, whereupon the first player left the room. Shortly afterward the second player adopted the same tactics, so that the two substitutes were left playing chess together. Having played for quite a while, one of the substitutes inquired of the waiter: "Where are the two gentlemen who originally were playing at this table?” The waiter replied: "Sir, they are playing chess in the next room." —Weekly Irish Times. America's First Chess Columnist.
^^APOLEON MAR ACHE is reputed to have been the first chess columnist in the United States. Born at Meaux, France. In 1818, he came to America at the age of 12. and in 1846 was penning chess items for Philadelphia journals. Maraehe may be considered the ancestor of the 40-odd chess columnists who thrive today in the United States.
In the first national tournament, played at New York City in 1857. 20year-old Paul Morphy, Southern chess genius, encountered 39 - year - old Maraehe and defeated him Later, in 1866, when Morphy was world famous as the greatest of players, Maraehe served as his secretary. Here Is a game taken from the 1857 American Chess Congress, as reported by my good friend, Philip W. Sergeant of England, the most eminent authority on the life and career of Morphy.
Divan Increases Membership. ORDINARILY, the delightful art of chess loses some of its fascination for the most rabid fans when the hot July sun begins to cast down a stream of ultraviolet rays that tan even the sable knights. Yet Norval Wigginton. assistant chess director and treasurer of the Washington Social Chess Divan, declares you cannot visit the Social Chess Lounge, at the Parkside Hotel, either by day or night, 'without finding a bevy of players wooing Caissa. During July the membership of the divan has increased over that in June.
Current members include: Charles M. Baum. Dr. Alexander Brooks VV. E. Bryant. Joseph Chmielewskl. I. J. Curran. V. Colonna. Albert Conner L W. Ferris. J. H. Finnegan. F. W. F. Gleason. Anton Y. Hesse. Carroll Meigs. M. D. Lindsay. Simon Naidel. Henry Reel. Maud G. Sewall Henry C. Sheridan Samuel W. Tucker. Charles K. Rogers and Dr. (Mrs.) M. Fitzgerald. _ J. G. Fairchild. Robert Hostler. Mrs. H. E. Klttredge. J. A Ripley. Vincent Saportto. Dale Pullen. Mrs. Mabel E. McPherson, E W. Spaulding G. B Jones. W. H. Hoppmann. jr.: Robert McWilliams. David T. Ray. Stuart Wagman. A W. Whittaker. Edith L. Johnson. Paul Miller of Eastern High James H. Terrill. H. A. Bruechert, Robert Walker and Winfred Horn. David E Brand Conrad WUlnlch. A. F. Harlan. Abe Seidenberg. Leroy Wernpr. Gen. Bogoljubov A. E. Kimberly. George L. Derr. Jesse Surowit. N. P. Wigginton Prof. Paul Miller and A. McGuire. Tournament Director Simon Naidel announces that Carl Hesse, one of the strongest players in the District, will give a simultaneous exhibition of his skill Wednesday, 8 p m., at the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street northwest. The public is invited to meet Hesse in over-the-hoard chess, and each contestant will facilitate play by fetching his own chess equipment.
On the arrival of special chess clocks, Naidel will initiate skittle matches on a grand scale. WHITE—9 MEN. White to Play and Mate in Two. ^JRISTOFFANINI'S two-mover, problem No. 85, is solved bv: Q-B7. Correct keys were pasted by A. G. Dreyer, Sergt. Alton O. Coppage. at the United States Naval Hospital; Daniel Breeskin. Jack Sronce (not so rusty, Jack i, and E. W. Allen Andrew G. Bakonyi's suggested key fails (you should visit the Divan on Wednesday night and glance over the notation forms explained in available books). Problem No. 8rt. by Lewmann. responds to correct key: P-Kt7 Black may reply with either P-KH. BxP. or R-B'.’, etc., to which moves White may give the corresponding follow-up move of Kt-Q.'t, Kt-Kt4, or KtxR. etc. Ace solvers are Dreyer. Allen (say. wotta you mean by asking for three :t-movers every week. Didla ever read the Aesop /able of the dog with a bone in his mouth crossing a creek?>. and Coppage—the three guardsmen who are battling for the Angel chess prize. <"Sarg." there is neither rime nor reason as to why certain outmoded English notations remain as the accepted standards for approved methods of game and problem recording.! Central Awarded Turover Trophy. pIVE of the leading high schools in the District comprised the Washington Interhigh Chess Association in 1937—Western, Roosevelt, Central, Eastern and McKinley.
Woodrow Wilson, a member in 1936, became inactive in 1937. But the school clubs haye progressed, gaining in membership and staging very successful intraclub, interclub and individual tournaments. At the recent official conclave of representatives of the various school clubs Central High Chess Club was voted unanimously the winner of the I. S. Turover Trophy, and according to a copy of the letter written to the donor of the cup (and sent to us for publication) the interhigh lads “deplore” the tactics employed by a certain local morning paper, which possesses no proper credentials to speak officially for the interhigh association, to bring about a schism in the unified ranks of high school .chess players.
The attitude of the association is most commendable and no doubt another Turover Trophy will be '/ne coveted award when the Winter tournament opens in October. Official delegates of the leading member schools at the recent council were: Wallace Magathan and George Miller, Jr., Roosevelt; Richard Lugenbeel enf Paul Miller (the Millers mentioned in this item are not related to ye chesse editeur). Eastern: Roy Millenson. Western: Sol Breeskin. McKinley, and Robert A. Hostler, Central. Chess pourri. '^ONE with the wind'1 is the illustrious column on chess that formerly appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, edited by the able Dr. P. G Keeney.
Io these many years our preachments to the old-timers have been: Modernise your column, adopt thp newspaper style of presentation, avoid unnecessary technical descriptions, put “pep'’ in chess by writing a live, newsy “social chess" column. Above all. create good will for your paper and make your column a ho\ office attraction. A well-edited column speaks for itself. You don't have to defend it.
T. Gatiffin is the new Finnish champion . . . One-time world champion, Jose R. Capablanca may participate in tltr varied events of Cuba's na- j tional chess week, to be staged this year in August . . . Frank Marshall, j retired American champion, is cross- I ing the Atlantic to captain the United States quintet that will compete in the world team tourney at Stockholm. This column welcomes chess humor, news and views, and prints the news when it is news.
No inquiries ansnered unless a stamped envelope is inclosed. (Copyright. July 18, 1937 by Paul Miller.)
