Chess 24 Jul 1937, Sat Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER. JR. KURT DREYER m the playoff with J. Wolpert for the championship of South Africa won three out of four games.
The eorresponcienre title now is at stake and la cinseiv akin to the grand national tourney of the Correspondence Chess League of America. The overseas traveler 11 be interested jn this Item’ The Imper.a! Chews Club of London, England, with headquarter* at 60 Brook street, W. 1. la offering free accommodations to foreign Tisitor* during the Summer month*, that is, for chess play. Maw York State Tournament.
pROBABLY 100 piaver* will compete in the annual tournament of the New York State Chess Association. which holds Its congress this year lo Seminary Building at Cazenona, N. Y. from August 1-7. laaae Kashdan, Empire State fthampien.
haa departed for Stockholm to represent Uncle Kaoi in the international team battle for world supremacy. Prior to his departure. Kashdan returned the Binghamton Trophy to the tournament committee for display In connection with the forthi coming congress, the winner to receive custody of the award until the caie of the next annual tournament. Milton Hanauer and Edward Santasiere, former State champions, will enter the lists to complete for the trophy. Rapid Transit Chew, at Divan.
N NAIDEL, tournament direc_of the Washington Social Chert DtVkn, v»ell pleased with the *lmul* tMMOtu exhibition recently given by Call Hesse, one of the local “masters " of the chessboard, at the So: cial Chess Lounge, under the aus| pices of the Divan, announces that : next Wednesday evening a 10-second 1 elimination tourney will be featured. The Hesse exhibition attracted IS abies of nver-the-board players. The i score was predominantly in Hexsr's favor: Fourteen wins, four draws and one loss. Conrad Willnich received the gratis -'L . ' prize of one month's membership in the Divan for scoring the first ana only victory against Hesse The 10-second tourney will be arranged according to sections, the winners in each section to compose a final bracket.
Norval Wigginton. assistant chess director of the Divan, says that a membership award will be made to the rapid-transit rhampion. The public is invited to participate. Answer to a query Daniel W. I Fiske t.s the author of the book titled, I “The First American Chess Congress" ! 185ai.
It is an account of the triumph of Paul Morphy in the New York tournament for the United State' crown in 1857. The probable market price today is J2 75 Before investing in “rare and antique" chess items, consult a specialist. Otherwise, like young Beniamin Franklin, you may pay too much for your whistle.
The eorresponcienre title now is at stake and la cinseiv akin to the grand national tourney of the Correspondence Chess League of America. The overseas traveler 11 be interested jn this Item’ The Imper.a! Chews Club of London, England, with headquarter* at 60 Brook street, W. 1. la offering free accommodations to foreign Tisitor* during the Summer month*, that is, for chess play. Maw York State Tournament.
pROBABLY 100 piaver* will compete in the annual tournament of the New York State Chess Association. which holds Its congress this year lo Seminary Building at Cazenona, N. Y. from August 1-7. laaae Kashdan, Empire State fthampien.
haa departed for Stockholm to represent Uncle Kaoi in the international team battle for world supremacy. Prior to his departure. Kashdan returned the Binghamton Trophy to the tournament committee for display In connection with the forthi coming congress, the winner to receive custody of the award until the caie of the next annual tournament. Milton Hanauer and Edward Santasiere, former State champions, will enter the lists to complete for the trophy. Rapid Transit Chew, at Divan.
N NAIDEL, tournament direc_of the Washington Social Chert DtVkn, v»ell pleased with the *lmul* tMMOtu exhibition recently given by Call Hesse, one of the local “masters " of the chessboard, at the So: cial Chess Lounge, under the aus| pices of the Divan, announces that : next Wednesday evening a 10-second 1 elimination tourney will be featured. The Hesse exhibition attracted IS abies of nver-the-board players. The i score was predominantly in Hexsr's favor: Fourteen wins, four draws and one loss. Conrad Willnich received the gratis -'L . ' prize of one month's membership in the Divan for scoring the first ana only victory against Hesse The 10-second tourney will be arranged according to sections, the winners in each section to compose a final bracket.
Norval Wigginton. assistant chess director of the Divan, says that a membership award will be made to the rapid-transit rhampion. The public is invited to participate. Answer to a query Daniel W. I Fiske t.s the author of the book titled, I “The First American Chess Congress" ! 185ai.
It is an account of the triumph of Paul Morphy in the New York tournament for the United State' crown in 1857. The probable market price today is J2 75 Before investing in “rare and antique" chess items, consult a specialist. Otherwise, like young Beniamin Franklin, you may pay too much for your whistle.
