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Chess 24 Jul 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess Column Chess Queries Problems, Games and News Items Solicited, . By W. H. STECKEL BLACK Congress Opens at Berne The International Chess Masters' tournament started on Saturday, July 16 with Dr. Alexander Alekhlne, of France, world chess champion, among cne sixteen competitors.
The outstanding result of the first round was the defeat of Mir Sultan Khan of India, by Dr. Alekhine. The other winners were Prof. Rivier, W. Henncberger, and J. Colin, all of Swit zerland, and Salo Flohr, of Czecho Slovakia'. The summary of the first and second rounds follow: First round: F. Cygli, Switzerland adjourned with Dr. Bernstein, France: F. Hans, Switzerland, drew with Dr, Euwe, Holland : E. D. Bogoljubow, Ger many, drew with Dr. Voellmy. Swi'zer- land; W. Hennenberger, Switzerland defeated Dr. Staehelin. Switzerland; Prof. Rivier. Switzerland, defeated H. Grob, Switzerland; Dr. Alekhine, France, defeated Mir Sultan Khan. India: J. Colin, Switzerland, defeated H. Pasi, Switzerland: Salo Flohr, Czechoslovakia, defeated Prof Naegeli, Switzerland. Second round: Sultan Khan defeat ed Paul Johner; Dr. Alekhine defeated Dr. Staehelin; Hennenberger defeated H. Grob; Dr. Euwe defeated E. D. Bogoljubow; Dr. Bernstein defeated Hans Johner; Flohr defeated Gygli; Dr. .Naegeli drew with Colin. Adjourned game first round, Gygli drew witn Dr. Bernstein.
Jose R. Capablanca gave up his plans to participate in the chess tournament to be held at Los Angeles after the Olympic games. His friends said he had found it impossible to go be cause Dr. Alexander Alekhine. world champion, had insisted that he re ceive an additional $2,000 if Capa blanca took part in the tournament.
A letter received bv Dr. Ansel Al bear, president of the Havana Chess club, from Henry McMahon, secretary-treasurer of the tournament, said: "Alekhine practically vetoed . Capablancas entry by stipulating that he must receive an added fee of $2,000. Of course we were not prepared to pay this, yet we had invited Alekhine first and felt obligated to take him." Alekhine won the championship from Capablanca in Buenos Aires two years ago. Francisco Planasv Cuban champion, probably will be Capablanca's substitute at the Los Angeles tournament.
Paul Morphy day. June 22, was uniquely celebrated by the New Bedford Chess club (Mass.) with a public exhibition of living chess pieces in Acushnet park on a 40 by 40 chessboard. The Independent Girl Guards of the north end took places on the chess board, representing the major chess pieces, kings, queens, bishops, knights and castles. Members of the Donaghy Boys' club impersonated the Infantry. The game was a repetition of the famous game played between Paul Morphy and the Duke of Brunswick, May, 1858, while sitting in the duke's opera box witnessing the opera of "Barber of Seville." A large crowd witnessed the colorful contest, as brilliantly costumed "chessmen" were moved about the huge board.
Dr. J. Gennert gave an extended biography of Paul Morphy's life. Boston Transcript. Newell Williams Banks, American match champion in checkers and a blindfold performer, as well as a good chess player, wellTcriown in this city, ,was married June 28 to Miss Lea Agnes Sharrett of Detroit.
" The first eight games of the ten-game match between Reuben Fine and Fred Reinfeld, both of the Marshall Chess club, has resulted in three wins for each gentleman with two games drawn. foreigners were admitted, and deplored especially that so great a master as Nimzowitsch had not been invited. The only way in which admission of Spielmann and Nimzowitsch could have been made possible .would have been through the omission of one or two of the Swiss representatives. To this the committee was strongly opposed. One of the objects of the tournament was to afford Swiss players the opportunity of meeting world masters of the highest rank.
Furthermore, the question of expense could not very well be lightly ignored and for that reason alone the number of foreign competitors was kept down to six. It was not a pleasant duty for the committee to refuse its hospitality to masters it so highly respected, but Herr Rafflaub maintains it had no other choice While deploring Spielmann's attack upon Dr. Alekhine, which he declares to be utterly groundless, he certainly gave the world champion a clean bill of health in so far as this controversy is concerned. The New York Sun. The following consultation game was played in Harrisburg, in a simultaneous exhibition given by Frank Marshall.
United States champion, played on January 29, 1925: A. N. Towsen and H. H. Eshbach Perpetual check! Notes by A. N. Towsen nt So that the VVt B on Kt2 will be blocked by Its own QP. (bi QKt-Q2 a so can he nlaved If then KtxP; KtxKt; BxQ; B-QKt5ch wins lece. Better OxKt. d Blocks In the KR As elves Wt a chance for a combination. e Incorrect is B-K4: TttxR: TCtxKt: B-R3; Kt-B6ch; PxKt; PxP; K-Rsq! fit R-Qso is orohnhlv best, wrnne. however. Is Kt-K2; P-Q6; R-Qsq; PxKt; RxQ; PxRch; KxR; RxQ. K wnen tms nne move was Tnnrfe The allies foresaw their 25th and 27th moves perfectly. It is remarkable that this game, which was Dlaved while both Eshbach and I were Inexperienced players, remains to this dav the best same that either of its have ever played. h Clears the back lne, after which we can answer the fork with a pin. When we called across to Marshall s table 'bishOD takes Dawn." Marshall railed back. "bishop takes what pawn?" ill II KxB. 0-KKt4rh removes Til's forking threat. (J) T.VD1CS11T Marshall.
The 7?. rnrmnt. be taken, of course, because of QxKtP and Q-R7 mate. Naturally Marshall does not take the O. for if PxO: RxRch: O-R: RxQch, KxR: RxQ and wins with the OP. fk Wt sees that, the OR. rannnf he taken, for if RxR: QxR. QxR; Q-Kt4ch. Q-Kt2; -B8ch. Q-B; QxB and wins with the QP immediately. fl) K-Q2 would have won The llies were left without the time to sturiv the combination, however, and accepted a draw. Problem No. 157 Prize Problem No. 16 By O. Nag Black, 10 Pieces. Complete refutation of the charge made by Rudolf Spielman that Dr. Alexander Alekhine used his influence with the committee of the International Masters' tournament to be held at Berne, Switzerland, in order to limit the list of entries or shape it any way to conform to his own personal notions, is supplied by President Rafflaub of that committee, which, according to him, consists of twelve members. This fact itself, he nays, makes the inference of the Austrian master that the world champion had brought pressure to bear upon them in his own interest far from plausible. However, the cold facts as presented by Herr Rafflaub, are that the original determination of the committee, since strictly adhered to, was to invite ten Swiss experts and six foreign masters, no more and no less.
Accordingly a list of eight of these foreigners was carefully selected. Next to Dr. Alexander Alekhine and Bogoljubow, preference was given to younger experts who have recently elbowed their way into the front rank. Isaac Kashdan, we are told, was No. 7 on that list; Spielmann was No. 8. Because of Kashdan's decision to play in the California congress next month Spielmann moved up a peg. Consequently it was he who was omitted when the other six. ranking above him in that particular list, accepted their invitations. Some one had to be left out and circumstances dictated that it should be Spielmann.
Dr. Alekhine had nothing whatever to do with it. Herr Rafflaub goes further and says that in his presence Dr. Alexhine when the subject was mentioned, had declared It to be & matter of indifference to him whether six or seven White, 10 Pieces. White mates in two moves. White K on KR2; Q on KKT8; R on KKT4 and K-7: KT on KKT6; B on QR sq. and QR6; P on K2; K-6, QKT4. .Black K on Q4; R on QR7; B on KR8: KT on QKT4 and QKT7; P on KKT2, KB6, Q3 and- Q6, Standing of solvers: A Guerber, R. Fatzinger and H. Peters, each 12; H. Martz, L. Buck and F. Jackson, each 10; E. Gardner, 9; E. Knoll and R. Kessler, each 6; L. Buss, 4; W. Wal-litsch, 3; E. Leeds, C. Carlisle, V. Benner and P. Flickinger, each 2 and E. Garnet, 1.
The outstanding result of the first round was the defeat of Mir Sultan Khan of India, by Dr. Alekhine. The other winners were Prof. Rivier, W. Henncberger, and J. Colin, all of Swit zerland, and Salo Flohr, of Czecho Slovakia'. The summary of the first and second rounds follow: First round: F. Cygli, Switzerland adjourned with Dr. Bernstein, France: F. Hans, Switzerland, drew with Dr, Euwe, Holland : E. D. Bogoljubow, Ger many, drew with Dr. Voellmy. Swi'zer- land; W. Hennenberger, Switzerland defeated Dr. Staehelin. Switzerland; Prof. Rivier. Switzerland, defeated H. Grob, Switzerland; Dr. Alekhine, France, defeated Mir Sultan Khan. India: J. Colin, Switzerland, defeated H. Pasi, Switzerland: Salo Flohr, Czechoslovakia, defeated Prof Naegeli, Switzerland. Second round: Sultan Khan defeat ed Paul Johner; Dr. Alekhine defeated Dr. Staehelin; Hennenberger defeated H. Grob; Dr. Euwe defeated E. D. Bogoljubow; Dr. Bernstein defeated Hans Johner; Flohr defeated Gygli; Dr. .Naegeli drew with Colin. Adjourned game first round, Gygli drew witn Dr. Bernstein.
Jose R. Capablanca gave up his plans to participate in the chess tournament to be held at Los Angeles after the Olympic games. His friends said he had found it impossible to go be cause Dr. Alexander Alekhine. world champion, had insisted that he re ceive an additional $2,000 if Capa blanca took part in the tournament.
A letter received bv Dr. Ansel Al bear, president of the Havana Chess club, from Henry McMahon, secretary-treasurer of the tournament, said: "Alekhine practically vetoed . Capablancas entry by stipulating that he must receive an added fee of $2,000. Of course we were not prepared to pay this, yet we had invited Alekhine first and felt obligated to take him." Alekhine won the championship from Capablanca in Buenos Aires two years ago. Francisco Planasv Cuban champion, probably will be Capablanca's substitute at the Los Angeles tournament.
Paul Morphy day. June 22, was uniquely celebrated by the New Bedford Chess club (Mass.) with a public exhibition of living chess pieces in Acushnet park on a 40 by 40 chessboard. The Independent Girl Guards of the north end took places on the chess board, representing the major chess pieces, kings, queens, bishops, knights and castles. Members of the Donaghy Boys' club impersonated the Infantry. The game was a repetition of the famous game played between Paul Morphy and the Duke of Brunswick, May, 1858, while sitting in the duke's opera box witnessing the opera of "Barber of Seville." A large crowd witnessed the colorful contest, as brilliantly costumed "chessmen" were moved about the huge board.
Dr. J. Gennert gave an extended biography of Paul Morphy's life. Boston Transcript. Newell Williams Banks, American match champion in checkers and a blindfold performer, as well as a good chess player, wellTcriown in this city, ,was married June 28 to Miss Lea Agnes Sharrett of Detroit.
" The first eight games of the ten-game match between Reuben Fine and Fred Reinfeld, both of the Marshall Chess club, has resulted in three wins for each gentleman with two games drawn. foreigners were admitted, and deplored especially that so great a master as Nimzowitsch had not been invited. The only way in which admission of Spielmann and Nimzowitsch could have been made possible .would have been through the omission of one or two of the Swiss representatives. To this the committee was strongly opposed. One of the objects of the tournament was to afford Swiss players the opportunity of meeting world masters of the highest rank.
Furthermore, the question of expense could not very well be lightly ignored and for that reason alone the number of foreign competitors was kept down to six. It was not a pleasant duty for the committee to refuse its hospitality to masters it so highly respected, but Herr Rafflaub maintains it had no other choice While deploring Spielmann's attack upon Dr. Alekhine, which he declares to be utterly groundless, he certainly gave the world champion a clean bill of health in so far as this controversy is concerned. The New York Sun. The following consultation game was played in Harrisburg, in a simultaneous exhibition given by Frank Marshall.
United States champion, played on January 29, 1925: A. N. Towsen and H. H. Eshbach Perpetual check! Notes by A. N. Towsen nt So that the VVt B on Kt2 will be blocked by Its own QP. (bi QKt-Q2 a so can he nlaved If then KtxP; KtxKt; BxQ; B-QKt5ch wins lece. Better OxKt. d Blocks In the KR As elves Wt a chance for a combination. e Incorrect is B-K4: TttxR: TCtxKt: B-R3; Kt-B6ch; PxKt; PxP; K-Rsq! fit R-Qso is orohnhlv best, wrnne. however. Is Kt-K2; P-Q6; R-Qsq; PxKt; RxQ; PxRch; KxR; RxQ. K wnen tms nne move was Tnnrfe The allies foresaw their 25th and 27th moves perfectly. It is remarkable that this game, which was Dlaved while both Eshbach and I were Inexperienced players, remains to this dav the best same that either of its have ever played. h Clears the back lne, after which we can answer the fork with a pin. When we called across to Marshall s table 'bishOD takes Dawn." Marshall railed back. "bishop takes what pawn?" ill II KxB. 0-KKt4rh removes Til's forking threat. (J) T.VD1CS11T Marshall.
The 7?. rnrmnt. be taken, of course, because of QxKtP and Q-R7 mate. Naturally Marshall does not take the O. for if PxO: RxRch: O-R: RxQch, KxR: RxQ and wins with the OP. fk Wt sees that, the OR. rannnf he taken, for if RxR: QxR. QxR; Q-Kt4ch. Q-Kt2; -B8ch. Q-B; QxB and wins with the QP immediately. fl) K-Q2 would have won The llies were left without the time to sturiv the combination, however, and accepted a draw. Problem No. 157 Prize Problem No. 16 By O. Nag Black, 10 Pieces. Complete refutation of the charge made by Rudolf Spielman that Dr. Alexander Alekhine used his influence with the committee of the International Masters' tournament to be held at Berne, Switzerland, in order to limit the list of entries or shape it any way to conform to his own personal notions, is supplied by President Rafflaub of that committee, which, according to him, consists of twelve members. This fact itself, he nays, makes the inference of the Austrian master that the world champion had brought pressure to bear upon them in his own interest far from plausible. However, the cold facts as presented by Herr Rafflaub, are that the original determination of the committee, since strictly adhered to, was to invite ten Swiss experts and six foreign masters, no more and no less.
Accordingly a list of eight of these foreigners was carefully selected. Next to Dr. Alexander Alekhine and Bogoljubow, preference was given to younger experts who have recently elbowed their way into the front rank. Isaac Kashdan, we are told, was No. 7 on that list; Spielmann was No. 8. Because of Kashdan's decision to play in the California congress next month Spielmann moved up a peg. Consequently it was he who was omitted when the other six. ranking above him in that particular list, accepted their invitations. Some one had to be left out and circumstances dictated that it should be Spielmann.
Dr. Alekhine had nothing whatever to do with it. Herr Rafflaub goes further and says that in his presence Dr. Alexhine when the subject was mentioned, had declared It to be & matter of indifference to him whether six or seven White, 10 Pieces. White mates in two moves. White K on KR2; Q on KKT8; R on KKT4 and K-7: KT on KKT6; B on QR sq. and QR6; P on K2; K-6, QKT4. .Black K on Q4; R on QR7; B on KR8: KT on QKT4 and QKT7; P on KKT2, KB6, Q3 and- Q6, Standing of solvers: A Guerber, R. Fatzinger and H. Peters, each 12; H. Martz, L. Buck and F. Jackson, each 10; E. Gardner, 9; E. Knoll and R. Kessler, each 6; L. Buss, 4; W. Wal-litsch, 3; E. Leeds, C. Carlisle, V. Benner and P. Flickinger, each 2 and E. Garnet, 1.
