Chess 28 Jul 1937, Wed Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER. Jr. TEN-SECOND chess, known often as one of the variations of rapid-transit chess, is played according to orthodox rules and utilizes the same type of pieces and equipment ordinarily found in the popular conception of the royal game, correctly called "queen's chess." But whereas in the regular chess the player moves at will, or perhaps as often as 16-20 moves the hour in tournament play. In transit chess the player does not deliberate on the innumerable continuations of a move, but makes the best move he can within the time allotment of 10 seconds per move.
A specially constructed time clock is used to check the speed of the players. The better clocks have a busier which aounds each seven seconds and throe seconds later a bell rings and the player makes his move. Rapid-transit clocks retail for prices ranging from *16 to *20 and most of them are made to order as the demand it very limited. Public Invited to Speed Match. T^ORVAL WIOOINTON, assistant chess director of the Washington Social Chets Divan, which meets officially every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Parkslde Hotel.
1336 I street northwest, reminds the fans that now is the time to enroll with the divan for a quarterly membership—August, September and October—which only costs *3 and entitles the member to use of playing equipment of the Social Chess Lounge, library facilities, guest privileges for husband or wife or announced hence, instructional lectures and participation In all tournaments and exhibits aponaored by the divan. Tonight at 8 o'clock the divan initiates Its first rapidtransit tourney and It will he under the direction of Simon N'sldel, tournament director, and Winfred Horn. Any chess player may enter the 10second tourney, which will be completed easily by 11 p.m., with every player contesting a game with each entry, the winner to receive a gratis membership in the divan for the month of August. Chessboards and chessmen will be furnished by the divan up to the first 20 entries. So come early and reserve your playing board.
Late entries must furnish their own equipment. Chesspourri. T H. SARRATT, mentioned in last " * Sunday's column as the first Englishman to merit the title of “British master,” authored In 1813 a book titled "Damiano, Ruy-Lopez and Salvio,” which is a study of the works and games of these respective Old World masters. The Interesting point of the book Is that Sarratt adds a chapter called "The Elements of the Art of Playing Without Seeing the Board"—what we refer to casually as "blindfold chess.” For delightful narrative* on the royal game try “Chess Talea and Chess Miscellanies," written by Prof. Daniel W. Fiske prior to the turn of the century. Good readin', m'lad. Answer to a query—Chancellor chess was popularized in St. Louis, around 1900.
The rules of this variation of orthodox chess are presented in a small 80-page brochure, "Chancellor Chess or the New Oame of Chess” (1899), priced today at $2.50.
A specially constructed time clock is used to check the speed of the players. The better clocks have a busier which aounds each seven seconds and throe seconds later a bell rings and the player makes his move. Rapid-transit clocks retail for prices ranging from *16 to *20 and most of them are made to order as the demand it very limited. Public Invited to Speed Match. T^ORVAL WIOOINTON, assistant chess director of the Washington Social Chets Divan, which meets officially every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Parkslde Hotel.
1336 I street northwest, reminds the fans that now is the time to enroll with the divan for a quarterly membership—August, September and October—which only costs *3 and entitles the member to use of playing equipment of the Social Chess Lounge, library facilities, guest privileges for husband or wife or announced hence, instructional lectures and participation In all tournaments and exhibits aponaored by the divan. Tonight at 8 o'clock the divan initiates Its first rapidtransit tourney and It will he under the direction of Simon N'sldel, tournament director, and Winfred Horn. Any chess player may enter the 10second tourney, which will be completed easily by 11 p.m., with every player contesting a game with each entry, the winner to receive a gratis membership in the divan for the month of August. Chessboards and chessmen will be furnished by the divan up to the first 20 entries. So come early and reserve your playing board.
Late entries must furnish their own equipment. Chesspourri. T H. SARRATT, mentioned in last " * Sunday's column as the first Englishman to merit the title of “British master,” authored In 1813 a book titled "Damiano, Ruy-Lopez and Salvio,” which is a study of the works and games of these respective Old World masters. The Interesting point of the book Is that Sarratt adds a chapter called "The Elements of the Art of Playing Without Seeing the Board"—what we refer to casually as "blindfold chess.” For delightful narrative* on the royal game try “Chess Talea and Chess Miscellanies," written by Prof. Daniel W. Fiske prior to the turn of the century. Good readin', m'lad. Answer to a query—Chancellor chess was popularized in St. Louis, around 1900.
The rules of this variation of orthodox chess are presented in a small 80-page brochure, "Chancellor Chess or the New Oame of Chess” (1899), priced today at $2.50.
