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Chess 24 Jul 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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The Berlin championship tournament, with 12 entries, ended last month with a victory for K. Helltne. The scores of the leaders were as follows: K. Hellinsr. 9: L. Rellstab. 74; K. Richter, 7; B. Koch, 6'i; F. aamiscn, b;; c. Ahues, 6. , A masters' tournament will be held at Berne, Switzerland, July 16.' The leading players expected to take part are as follows: Dr. A. Alekhlne, Dr. O. S. Bernstein, E. D. Bogoljuboff, Dr. M. Euwe, 8. Flohr, Sultan Khan, P. Johner, H. Johner and several other Swiss players. The championship tournament of Brussels, Belgium, has been won by M. Silberschatz, while Eric Anderson won the championship of Denmark. An Interesting Item appears In the B. C. M., showing the objections some of the chess masters have to smoking during an-tmportant contest. At the last New York International chess tournament Aron Nimzovitch (often referred to as the stormy petrel of chess) waa paired with Dr. Vidmar and Dr. Vidmar had courteously agreed to his opponent's request not to smoke. In the middle of the game, however, Vidmar took his cigar case from his pocket and laid It on the table opposite his board. Ntmzovitch glared at him and then sprang up and Went to the tournament director. "I ask for your assistance at once," he said.
"Vidmar is annoying me by smoking, though he promised me before the game that he would not do so." The director accompanied Nimzovltch to the table, had a look and remarked "Th nrnfpnr la nnt smoking. There is his cigar case unopenea. "nes not smoking?" retorted Nimzovltch. "No, but he Is threatening to smoke, and as an old player you must know that the threat is stronger than the execution." Alfred C. Klahre recently paid a visit, to Cleveland, where in the public library he carried out his long-cherished desire to Inspect the famous collection willed to that Institution by the late John G. White. The librarian, Walter C. Green, stated that there were upwards of 12,000 chess items In the collection, including at least 50 bound volumes of chess columns which appeared in various newspapers and periodicals. Each volume in the collection Is provided with a book plate with the inscription. "Cleveland Public Library.
Bequest of John Griswold White. 18451928. Devoted to Chess." t Speaking of bequests to public libraries. It should not be overlooked that Charles Willing, of this city, some little time ago presented the chess library of his father, the late Charles Willing, to the Free Library of Philadelphia. Central Branch, Parkway.
The library presented covered over 1200 volumes and is believed to be the largest public chess library in this State. The library consists mainly as follows: Treatises; Problems and End-Game Studies; Periodicals; Literature and History; Game Collections; Tournament Books, Scrap Books, Chess Columns, Auiograpn iieiters, etc. The annual midsummer chess tournament of the Mew York State .CHESS -AND 'Bt WAI.TKK Chess Association will be held at the Y. M. C. A. Building, Rome, N. Y., August 15 to 20, and In this tournament there will be the usual Genesee Cup contest, the New York State championship tournament and class tournaments. Players desiring to enter or visit the tourna ment should commuicate with D. Francis Searle, president New York state Lness Association, Rome, N. Y. Queen's Pawn Opening Goldenoff Ratner WHITE BLACK 1 P-Q4 1 Kt-KB3 2-Kt-KB3 2-P-K3 3 B-Kt5 3 P-B4 4 P-K3 4-3-Kt3(a) 5 Q-Bsq 5 Kt-K5 6 B-KB4 6 Kt-QB3 7 B-Q3 7-P-B4 8 P-B3 8 B-K2(b) 9 OKt-02 n P-Q4 10 P-KR3 10 Castles 11 Castles 11 B-Q2 12 Kt-K5 12-QKtxKt 13 BxKt 13 QR-Bsq 14 P-KB4 14 KtxKt 15 OxKt 15 P-B5(r) 16 B-K2 16 P-OR4 17 P-KKU 17 B-QB3 18 PxP 18 PxP 19 B-B3 19B-R3 20 K-R2 ?n O-Cxi 21 R-KKtsq 21 R-KB2 i-B2 22 Q-Bsq 23 B-R5 23 P-KKt3 24 BxP 24 PxH 25 RxPch 25 B-Kt2 26 QR-KKtsq 26 QR-B2(d) 27 Q-Kt2 27 OR-K2 28 R-R6 28 RxB 29 QPxR 29 Q-Qsq(e) 30 Q-Kt8 30-K-Bsq 31 P-K6 31 R-B2 32 QxPch 32 K-Ktsq(f) 33 Q-R7ch(g) 33 K-Bsq 34 RxB 34 RxR 35 Q-R8ch 35 R-Ktsa 36 R-B6ch 36 K-K2 37 Q-R7ch 37 KxR 38 Q-KB7 mate. Notes Abridged From the B. C. M.
(a) The opening moves are those of Torre v. Dr. Lasker, Moscow, 1925. (B. C. M., No. 5636, 1926.) The ex- champion played 4.... PxP; 5 PxP, B-K.2; 6 QKt-QZ, P-Q3, etc. (b) White's ODenlnc invites Black to play , R-QBsq as early as possible; to that end 8 P-04: 9 B-Q2, and 10 R-Bsq would be good. (c) His plan of the game seems to be to advance akk the Queen-side fawns (alter moving his Queen), but this leaves White free to use both Bishops for his King's side attack.
Better would be 15. . ., B-QKt4. (d) A bid for a draw bv Btshorw of opposite colors. He expects White to snatcn at the recovery of his piece with 27 RxBch, RxR; 28 BxR at B7, when ....RxR; 29 KxR. Q-Kt2ch; 30 Q-KU, QxQch; 31 KxQ, P-R5 would leave White without winning prospects in spite of his extra Pawns. But White sees father into the position. (e) 29...., P-Q5 would of course be quite useless on account of 30 Q-K16. (f) Not 32 K-Ksq; 33 RxB and 34 R-R8ch. g Here his shortest cut to victory was 33 RxBch, RxR; 34 Q-R5 and Black has no resource.
The actual finish, however, U every ele-gant CHECKERS PEN SHIPLEY Problem No. 2879 Is soived by Q-KR6. Problem No. 2880 Is solved by B-QB7. Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Benner, Harry W. Co-hick, S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, At-tlllo Di Camillo, James H. Fry, Russell G. Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace O. Faunce, Harry W. Gun-del, E. M. Grimm, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. Halberstadt, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Robert Lowrte, Geo. F. Meeter, Karl V. Nygaard, William B. Pusey, Paul F. Reber, Sr., Louis B. Scott, John Schwabenland, Sigmund Twersky. Charles Willing, L. S. Walle and Z. M. Zook. Problem No. 2883 By F. Somma BLACK SEVEN PIECES WHITE NINE PIECES . White to play and mate in two moves. WHITE K at QR2; Q at K8; Rooks at QKt6 and KKtsq; B at QKtsq; Knights at K5 and KB5; Pawns at KKt5 and KR4. BLACK K at KR4; Rooks V at QR2 and K3; B at QB; Pawns at QR6, KB2 and KKt2. An Interesting study for the chess beginner.
End Game Study No. 2884 By George Walker BLACK THREE PIECES Kit, WHITE-THREE PIECES White to play and win. WHITE-K at KKt3; R at Ksq; P at Q6. BLACK-K at QB3; R at K4; P t Q6.
"Vidmar is annoying me by smoking, though he promised me before the game that he would not do so." The director accompanied Nimzovltch to the table, had a look and remarked "Th nrnfpnr la nnt smoking. There is his cigar case unopenea. "nes not smoking?" retorted Nimzovltch. "No, but he Is threatening to smoke, and as an old player you must know that the threat is stronger than the execution." Alfred C. Klahre recently paid a visit, to Cleveland, where in the public library he carried out his long-cherished desire to Inspect the famous collection willed to that Institution by the late John G. White. The librarian, Walter C. Green, stated that there were upwards of 12,000 chess items In the collection, including at least 50 bound volumes of chess columns which appeared in various newspapers and periodicals. Each volume in the collection Is provided with a book plate with the inscription. "Cleveland Public Library.
Bequest of John Griswold White. 18451928. Devoted to Chess." t Speaking of bequests to public libraries. It should not be overlooked that Charles Willing, of this city, some little time ago presented the chess library of his father, the late Charles Willing, to the Free Library of Philadelphia. Central Branch, Parkway.
The library presented covered over 1200 volumes and is believed to be the largest public chess library in this State. The library consists mainly as follows: Treatises; Problems and End-Game Studies; Periodicals; Literature and History; Game Collections; Tournament Books, Scrap Books, Chess Columns, Auiograpn iieiters, etc. The annual midsummer chess tournament of the Mew York State .CHESS -AND 'Bt WAI.TKK Chess Association will be held at the Y. M. C. A. Building, Rome, N. Y., August 15 to 20, and In this tournament there will be the usual Genesee Cup contest, the New York State championship tournament and class tournaments. Players desiring to enter or visit the tourna ment should commuicate with D. Francis Searle, president New York state Lness Association, Rome, N. Y. Queen's Pawn Opening Goldenoff Ratner WHITE BLACK 1 P-Q4 1 Kt-KB3 2-Kt-KB3 2-P-K3 3 B-Kt5 3 P-B4 4 P-K3 4-3-Kt3(a) 5 Q-Bsq 5 Kt-K5 6 B-KB4 6 Kt-QB3 7 B-Q3 7-P-B4 8 P-B3 8 B-K2(b) 9 OKt-02 n P-Q4 10 P-KR3 10 Castles 11 Castles 11 B-Q2 12 Kt-K5 12-QKtxKt 13 BxKt 13 QR-Bsq 14 P-KB4 14 KtxKt 15 OxKt 15 P-B5(r) 16 B-K2 16 P-OR4 17 P-KKU 17 B-QB3 18 PxP 18 PxP 19 B-B3 19B-R3 20 K-R2 ?n O-Cxi 21 R-KKtsq 21 R-KB2 i-B2 22 Q-Bsq 23 B-R5 23 P-KKt3 24 BxP 24 PxH 25 RxPch 25 B-Kt2 26 QR-KKtsq 26 QR-B2(d) 27 Q-Kt2 27 OR-K2 28 R-R6 28 RxB 29 QPxR 29 Q-Qsq(e) 30 Q-Kt8 30-K-Bsq 31 P-K6 31 R-B2 32 QxPch 32 K-Ktsq(f) 33 Q-R7ch(g) 33 K-Bsq 34 RxB 34 RxR 35 Q-R8ch 35 R-Ktsa 36 R-B6ch 36 K-K2 37 Q-R7ch 37 KxR 38 Q-KB7 mate. Notes Abridged From the B. C. M.
(a) The opening moves are those of Torre v. Dr. Lasker, Moscow, 1925. (B. C. M., No. 5636, 1926.) The ex- champion played 4.... PxP; 5 PxP, B-K.2; 6 QKt-QZ, P-Q3, etc. (b) White's ODenlnc invites Black to play , R-QBsq as early as possible; to that end 8 P-04: 9 B-Q2, and 10 R-Bsq would be good. (c) His plan of the game seems to be to advance akk the Queen-side fawns (alter moving his Queen), but this leaves White free to use both Bishops for his King's side attack.
Better would be 15. . ., B-QKt4. (d) A bid for a draw bv Btshorw of opposite colors. He expects White to snatcn at the recovery of his piece with 27 RxBch, RxR; 28 BxR at B7, when ....RxR; 29 KxR. Q-Kt2ch; 30 Q-KU, QxQch; 31 KxQ, P-R5 would leave White without winning prospects in spite of his extra Pawns. But White sees father into the position. (e) 29...., P-Q5 would of course be quite useless on account of 30 Q-K16. (f) Not 32 K-Ksq; 33 RxB and 34 R-R8ch. g Here his shortest cut to victory was 33 RxBch, RxR; 34 Q-R5 and Black has no resource.
The actual finish, however, U every ele-gant CHECKERS PEN SHIPLEY Problem No. 2879 Is soived by Q-KR6. Problem No. 2880 Is solved by B-QB7. Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Benner, Harry W. Co-hick, S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, At-tlllo Di Camillo, James H. Fry, Russell G. Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace O. Faunce, Harry W. Gun-del, E. M. Grimm, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. Halberstadt, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Robert Lowrte, Geo. F. Meeter, Karl V. Nygaard, William B. Pusey, Paul F. Reber, Sr., Louis B. Scott, John Schwabenland, Sigmund Twersky. Charles Willing, L. S. Walle and Z. M. Zook. Problem No. 2883 By F. Somma BLACK SEVEN PIECES WHITE NINE PIECES . White to play and mate in two moves. WHITE K at QR2; Q at K8; Rooks at QKt6 and KKtsq; B at QKtsq; Knights at K5 and KB5; Pawns at KKt5 and KR4. BLACK K at KR4; Rooks V at QR2 and K3; B at QB; Pawns at QR6, KB2 and KKt2. An Interesting study for the chess beginner.
End Game Study No. 2884 By George Walker BLACK THREE PIECES Kit, WHITE-THREE PIECES White to play and win. WHITE-K at KKt3; R at Ksq; P at Q6. BLACK-K at QB3; R at K4; P t Q6.
