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Chess 28 Jun 1937, Mon Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER. JR. LE8T there be a misunderstanding concerning a matter which was settled in April, 1936, at which time I. S. Turover donated, with no strings attached, a beautiful silver cup for which members of the Washington Interhigh Chess Association might compete in official tournament play under the Joint auspices of the Metropolitan Chess Association and the interhigh officers, the following statement ap' pea red in The Evening Star, April 29, 1936: “During 1935-36 two interhigh team tournaments have been initiated. The Winter tournament was won by Central, which has a strong team entered In the Spring match. The team to win the Spring affair will be awarded custody of the Turover Cup until de| feated in official annual or semi-annual tournaments. Permanent poseession of the trophy will be acquired by three consecutive victories, or three In any five tournaments between 1936-1940. “The trophy given by Turover wm procured during a European trip in 1930.
“The loving cup was awarded as top prize in the first Internazionale Scacchistico Torneo, held at San Remo, Italy, January-February, 1930. Bpielmann and two other masters tied for the trophy. Turover obtained it from these masters, who mutually divided a substituted cash testimonial.’’ Central Wins Turover Trophy. S"pHE Washington Interhigh Chess * Association annually sponsors a Winter and Spring team tournament. Under the leadership of Capt. Robert Knox. Central won the Turover Trophy during the Spring and Winter tournaments of 1936. Capt. William Reynolds piloted Central's quintet to its third consecutive victory in the Spring tournament of 1937, thereby unquestionably winning permanent possession of the Turover Trophy under the announced tula of April 29. 1936.
We are sure I. S. Turover is proud of the chess drill that w Central players have demonstrated and as speedily as the cup is engraved properly it shall be presented to the team champions. An ardent patron of chess, Turover is a great master, but because of hU extensive business enterprises he indulges only occasionally In public exhibitions and prefers to encourag* youth to fathom the delightful mysteries of "the game of kings, the kins of games,” as the motto of the national honor chess society of Chi Eti Sigma describes the oldest game ir the world. Interhigh Spring Tourney Finals.
Western 6 27 2 .229 7 + The tournament is decided on point basis and not percentage ratings. Reshevsky Maintains Lead. A FTER 87 moves, A. Apeeheneek o Latvia bowed before Samuel Re shevsky, United States champion, ii their seventh-round adjourned gam in the international masters’ touma ment at the Kurhaus in Kemeri, Lat via. Winning the adjourned game, Reshevsky strengthened his lead by an additional point to total his only defeat so far being at the hands of Dr. Alexander Alekhin, former world champion. Reuben Pine, the other America player in the tourney, completing tw adjourned games, lost to G. Stahlberi champion of Sweden, -but trlumphe over E. Book of Finland, j The current standings at Kemeri: w. l.
Reshevsky 8'i l'i Pine _4 4 Alekhin_5V 2V4 Stahlberg _ 4 4 Petrow_5'2 2'i Mikenas __ 3V4 4 Steiner_S'i 2'a Ornls _I 5 Flnhr.8 3 Rellstsb — 3 8 Keres - 8 3 Book _S'i * Tartskower. 6 3 Landta_l1* 8 Apscheneek- 4'a 8Vi Pelgin_IVi 6 Berg _4 4 Haserfust.
“The loving cup was awarded as top prize in the first Internazionale Scacchistico Torneo, held at San Remo, Italy, January-February, 1930. Bpielmann and two other masters tied for the trophy. Turover obtained it from these masters, who mutually divided a substituted cash testimonial.’’ Central Wins Turover Trophy. S"pHE Washington Interhigh Chess * Association annually sponsors a Winter and Spring team tournament. Under the leadership of Capt. Robert Knox. Central won the Turover Trophy during the Spring and Winter tournaments of 1936. Capt. William Reynolds piloted Central's quintet to its third consecutive victory in the Spring tournament of 1937, thereby unquestionably winning permanent possession of the Turover Trophy under the announced tula of April 29. 1936.
We are sure I. S. Turover is proud of the chess drill that w Central players have demonstrated and as speedily as the cup is engraved properly it shall be presented to the team champions. An ardent patron of chess, Turover is a great master, but because of hU extensive business enterprises he indulges only occasionally In public exhibitions and prefers to encourag* youth to fathom the delightful mysteries of "the game of kings, the kins of games,” as the motto of the national honor chess society of Chi Eti Sigma describes the oldest game ir the world. Interhigh Spring Tourney Finals.
Western 6 27 2 .229 7 + The tournament is decided on point basis and not percentage ratings. Reshevsky Maintains Lead. A FTER 87 moves, A. Apeeheneek o Latvia bowed before Samuel Re shevsky, United States champion, ii their seventh-round adjourned gam in the international masters’ touma ment at the Kurhaus in Kemeri, Lat via. Winning the adjourned game, Reshevsky strengthened his lead by an additional point to total his only defeat so far being at the hands of Dr. Alexander Alekhin, former world champion. Reuben Pine, the other America player in the tourney, completing tw adjourned games, lost to G. Stahlberi champion of Sweden, -but trlumphe over E. Book of Finland, j The current standings at Kemeri: w. l.
Reshevsky 8'i l'i Pine _4 4 Alekhin_5V 2V4 Stahlberg _ 4 4 Petrow_5'2 2'i Mikenas __ 3V4 4 Steiner_S'i 2'a Ornls _I 5 Flnhr.8 3 Rellstsb — 3 8 Keres - 8 3 Book _S'i * Tartskower. 6 3 Landta_l1* 8 Apscheneek- 4'a 8Vi Pelgin_IVi 6 Berg _4 4 Haserfust.
