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Chess 30 Jun 1932, Thu Mount Vernon Argus (White Plains, New York) Newspapers.com
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CHESS Games— Problems By Paul L Cromelin
THE READER'S GAME 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KE3 Kt-KE3 3 KtxP KtxP 4 P-Q4 P-QE4 : 5 Q-K2 P-Q4 G P-QB3 PxP 7 PxP B-Kt5ch 8 B-Q2 BxEch: 9 KtxB Castles: 10 Castles E-E4 11 KtxKt BxKt: 12 R-Q2 R-2 Q-R4 13 P-QKt3 Q-E6ch! Thirteen has certainly proved to be our unlucky number Black s’ last move as chosen by a majority of one was quite overlooked by us It seems that we must at least give up the exchange Our move: 14 R-B2 The Black's now have plenty of opportunity for brilliancy.
Be sure to cast your votes before next Tuesday Max-Hacker and R J Reichert agreed on 13 Q-B6ch Harry Bradbury favored R-Bch and rances Bradbury preferred IC'-QB3 the difference in opinion being evidence that these two new players are free from collusion A tableaux recently held at the Marshall Chess Club formed the feature of the evening “lhe Man rom Mars’’ played against ten boards simultaneously winning eight games and losing two being carried in the sedan-chair by his two attendants during the play At the extreme left of the picture is Gilbert Colgate President of the Colgate Company and next to him G A Pfeiffer President of the Richard Hudnut Company both of whom are ardent followers of- chess and strong supporters of the Marshall Club Reuben ine club champion takes the part of the Martian visitor while at his left looking up is seated Alrick H Man President of the Marshall Chess Club and also an active supporter of the game Kashdan On Tour Isaac I Kashdan continues on his successful tour of the countrywith considerable victories at Chicago St Louis Omaha and Minneapolis.
Last week found him in St Louis where on Wednesday’ at the Marquette Hotel ’ be played against 40 winning 36 drawing two and losing two on Thursday he gave a lecture at the Bell Telephone Auditorium- on riday played a consultation match against th e boards two players at each board winning all but one which was drawn and on Saturday- played against 13 players of the combined Missouri Pacific and St Louis Chess Clubs emerging without loss Our compilation of hjs score to date shows that out of a total of 390 games Kashdan has won 357 drawn IS and lost only 15 which certainly makes a record for other exponents of simultaneous play to shoot at Chess Congress Both rank Marshall and Alexander Alekhine are waiting to hear whether the California Chess Congress will be able to bear the cost of their attending the 1932 session which will follow immediately after the Olympic Games in that State The California Committee has already’ expressed a willingness to pay the expenses of the United States Champion while rway from New York but there seems to be some difficulty about a fee for his services in addition While Marshall is no doubt justified from his own point of view inholding out for a fee however small the opinion of a large number of chess players indicates that they feel it to be his duty’ to the game to attend.
After all Marshall has been the leader of American Chess for the past quarter-century ard it is felt that a needed element will be lacking if he does not attend this particular congress It is to be hoped that all obstacles which would prevent the attendance of both Alekhine and Marshall and the obstacles may’ be lumped into one lack of funds will disappear Chess Player In Toils Norman Whitaker alias “The ox’’ and internationally known as a chess player was recently arrested by the Brooklyn police and charged with being No 19 in the Means-McLean ransom case Whitaker according to the police is the “Neil Williams” yvho posed as the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby and told Mrs McLean that he had held the infant in his arms Whitaker’s chess career includes being President of the University of Pennsylvania Chess Club President of the Western Chess Association and first open champion of the National Chess ederation He played in an international tourney in Hague Holland.
A patent attorney’ by profession Whitaker has already served in prison for grand larceny ine-Steiner Match - The match between Reuben ine Champion of the Marshall Chess Club and Herman Steiner champion of the Hungarian Chess Club began last night at the Marshall Club 23 West 10th Street New York City No title is at stake but a considerable purse will be received by the winner The first game in the match was adjourned and will be resumed tonight at 7 o’clock ine managed to win the exchange and retain a positional advantage so it appears that the first blood will be drawn by the Marshall Club champion The next three games will be played as follows: riday at the Woodside (L I) Chess Club Saturday at the-Hungaria Chess Club and on Tuesday’ at the Marshall Club Play -will begin on riday and Saturday at 7 o’clock and on next Tuesday at two-thirty in the afternoon - ine traveled to Scranton Pa last riday’ to play’ a simultaneous match against 23 players He won 20 drew one and lost two The Marshall champion is open to engagements in this ch of the game.
THE READER'S GAME 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KE3 Kt-KE3 3 KtxP KtxP 4 P-Q4 P-QE4 : 5 Q-K2 P-Q4 G P-QB3 PxP 7 PxP B-Kt5ch 8 B-Q2 BxEch: 9 KtxB Castles: 10 Castles E-E4 11 KtxKt BxKt: 12 R-Q2 R-2 Q-R4 13 P-QKt3 Q-E6ch! Thirteen has certainly proved to be our unlucky number Black s’ last move as chosen by a majority of one was quite overlooked by us It seems that we must at least give up the exchange Our move: 14 R-B2 The Black's now have plenty of opportunity for brilliancy.
Be sure to cast your votes before next Tuesday Max-Hacker and R J Reichert agreed on 13 Q-B6ch Harry Bradbury favored R-Bch and rances Bradbury preferred IC'-QB3 the difference in opinion being evidence that these two new players are free from collusion A tableaux recently held at the Marshall Chess Club formed the feature of the evening “lhe Man rom Mars’’ played against ten boards simultaneously winning eight games and losing two being carried in the sedan-chair by his two attendants during the play At the extreme left of the picture is Gilbert Colgate President of the Colgate Company and next to him G A Pfeiffer President of the Richard Hudnut Company both of whom are ardent followers of- chess and strong supporters of the Marshall Club Reuben ine club champion takes the part of the Martian visitor while at his left looking up is seated Alrick H Man President of the Marshall Chess Club and also an active supporter of the game Kashdan On Tour Isaac I Kashdan continues on his successful tour of the countrywith considerable victories at Chicago St Louis Omaha and Minneapolis.
Last week found him in St Louis where on Wednesday’ at the Marquette Hotel ’ be played against 40 winning 36 drawing two and losing two on Thursday he gave a lecture at the Bell Telephone Auditorium- on riday played a consultation match against th e boards two players at each board winning all but one which was drawn and on Saturday- played against 13 players of the combined Missouri Pacific and St Louis Chess Clubs emerging without loss Our compilation of hjs score to date shows that out of a total of 390 games Kashdan has won 357 drawn IS and lost only 15 which certainly makes a record for other exponents of simultaneous play to shoot at Chess Congress Both rank Marshall and Alexander Alekhine are waiting to hear whether the California Chess Congress will be able to bear the cost of their attending the 1932 session which will follow immediately after the Olympic Games in that State The California Committee has already’ expressed a willingness to pay the expenses of the United States Champion while rway from New York but there seems to be some difficulty about a fee for his services in addition While Marshall is no doubt justified from his own point of view inholding out for a fee however small the opinion of a large number of chess players indicates that they feel it to be his duty’ to the game to attend.
After all Marshall has been the leader of American Chess for the past quarter-century ard it is felt that a needed element will be lacking if he does not attend this particular congress It is to be hoped that all obstacles which would prevent the attendance of both Alekhine and Marshall and the obstacles may’ be lumped into one lack of funds will disappear Chess Player In Toils Norman Whitaker alias “The ox’’ and internationally known as a chess player was recently arrested by the Brooklyn police and charged with being No 19 in the Means-McLean ransom case Whitaker according to the police is the “Neil Williams” yvho posed as the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby and told Mrs McLean that he had held the infant in his arms Whitaker’s chess career includes being President of the University of Pennsylvania Chess Club President of the Western Chess Association and first open champion of the National Chess ederation He played in an international tourney in Hague Holland.
A patent attorney’ by profession Whitaker has already served in prison for grand larceny ine-Steiner Match - The match between Reuben ine Champion of the Marshall Chess Club and Herman Steiner champion of the Hungarian Chess Club began last night at the Marshall Club 23 West 10th Street New York City No title is at stake but a considerable purse will be received by the winner The first game in the match was adjourned and will be resumed tonight at 7 o’clock ine managed to win the exchange and retain a positional advantage so it appears that the first blood will be drawn by the Marshall Club champion The next three games will be played as follows: riday at the Woodside (L I) Chess Club Saturday at the-Hungaria Chess Club and on Tuesday’ at the Marshall Club Play -will begin on riday and Saturday at 7 o’clock and on next Tuesday at two-thirty in the afternoon - ine traveled to Scranton Pa last riday’ to play’ a simultaneous match against 23 players He won 20 drew one and lost two The Marshall champion is open to engagements in this ch of the game.
