Chess 22 Mar 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
OCR Text
"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems? Games, Positions in End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL. Editor Simultaneous Exhibition Isaac Kashdan, America's most promising "hope" of annexing the chess championship of the world will give a simultaneous exhibition at the Allentown Y. M. C. A. on this Thurs day evening, the twenty-sixth. Mr. Kashdan will take on all-comers, no limit being set to the number of players he will play against, and it is expected that all of the best local players as well as several out-of-town experts are to be present and offer desperate and determined resistance against this chess master's genius.
Chess players can rest assured that they will be entertained by the great entertainment of this kind should have been held long ago. After a twenty-game checker match with R. Kemmerer, C Geary goes right out and arranges a 20-game match with the Lehigh Valley champion, Otto Zanger. As we go '.o press the results of the first setting was not reported to us.
First place in the Y. M. C.'A. chess tournament will probably go to H. V. Hesse, and second to W. H. SteckeL Third place is undecided as yet there being three men tied for this position. Only nine more days to play off the postponed games In this Y. M. C. A. tournament. Here are three imes plartd by Kashdan ISAAC KASHDAN America's Hope to Regain World's Chess Championship et American player since Harry Pills-bury astounded the chess world with his simultaneous and blindfold ex hibitions. - Dr. P. G. Keeney's lucid and descriptive account of Kashdan's chess career follows: Isaac Kashdan was born and reared in New York City, learning to play chess when 16 years old. Alter winning a Problem -solving contest from the leading world's chess masters assembled at the famous New York congress of 1924, he successively won the championship of two minor chess clubs, and later, in 1929, the much coveted championship of the world-famed Manhattan Chess club. He then turned his eyes to Europe. In preparation, he played a hard match of ten games with Lajos Steiner, the Hungarian master now living in this country, and won. He then defeated quite easily, in a short match, Charles Jaffee, also a player of international experience.
As a member of the United States team. Kashdan went to the great Hamburg International Chess Congress last July, where some eighty-odd players emerged with the prestige of "an international master." His record surpasses that of Frank Marshall, present United States titleholder, and his games are now the subject of discussion and analysis of no less a chess celebrity than Dr. A. Alekhine, world champion. Seven Straight Victories The undefeated chess team Of the Allentown Y. M. C. A. journey to Reading and administered a 8,2-21i defeat to the chess team of that city. Included in the lineup of the Reading Chess team was that veteran player, Judge J. Shanneman, who earned a draw with J. Harper, of Allentown. A win by E. Strohl of the Allentown team was the surprise of the evening, as Mr. Strohl has only two months, experience.
We believe, we will hear more of this man later on. The summaries of this match follows: READING ALLENTOWN J. Houck, V H. V. Hesse, M. H. Suender, 0; W. H. Steckel, 1. C. Mover, i; A. Turner, J,j. 3. Fiddler. 0: W. Shuler 1. F. Schleicher, 0; C. Geary, 1. Judge Shanneman, Vt; J. Harper, 4. W. S. Harris, 1; Weiss. 0. L. Scharted, 0: Rev. C. Severance, 1. J. Glass, 0; R. Rockel, 1. E. Brown, 0; S. Heath, 1. G. Kohcn, 0; E. Strohl, 1. The following are the officers elected for the year 1931 of the Correspond ence Chess League of America: President, Mrs. W. L. Seaman, Stapleton, N. Y.: first vice president. Rev. William J. Langholz. Wanda, Minn.; second vice president, William J. Bryan. North Bergen, N. J.: secretary- treasurer, Z. L. Hoover, Mineola, N. Y. Herman Steiner. New York State champion in 1929 is contesting a short three-game match with Lester Samuels of the Manhattan Chess club, and former varsity chess captain at Col umbia University.
Fourth round results In the Metro politan Chess League were as follows: Manhattans. 7'4. West Side Y. M. C. A. i; Empire City, 4'i. North Jersey Chess League, ZK: Philidors, 4, Stuy-vesants. 4: Scandinavians. 5, Columbia. 3.
Both the Marshalls and the Hnncnrinns had bves. The Bethlehem Chess club will be the sponsors of a Lehigh Valley Chess tournament in the near future. This is decidedly good news as a tournament. SWEDEN . WHITE 1 KT-KB3 P-B4 P-Q4 KT-B3 F-K3 BtbP B-Q3 2 3 4 5 6 7 n g Cutles 12 B-B2 P-K4 KTxQP KT-B3 QxKT QxR . Q-K2 P-K5 Q-B3 Q-KT3 Q-Q3 PxP B-K3 QxB . QxPeh KT-K4 Q-Q6 Resigns (b) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 28 29 U. 8. A. BLACK KT-KB3. P-B3 P-Q4 P-K3 QKT-Q2 PxP -P-QKT4 , P-QR3 P-B4 B-KT2 Q-KT3 R-9 PxP KT-K4 KTxKTch JtxReh B-B4 Cost rs Q-B3 Q-B2 KT-R4 P-B4 . KTxP BxB P-KT5 K-R Sxl nwino Defense APS CHE NEC i " KASHDAN X 'A i v i r. v. WHITE . 1 F-4 KT.KS1 3 B-KT5 4 P-K4 5 P-K5 6 B-R 7 B-KT3 , QxP RPxKT 0 Q-K4 1 QKT-Q2 .2 R-QKT 3 B-KT3 .4 B-Q3 - a a BLACK KT-KBS P-K3 P-B4 PxP . P-KR3 P-KKT4 KT-K5 KTxB KT-B3 Q-KT3 QxKTP Q-B8 Q-R4 P-KT5 R-KT5.
KT-KKT R-KT3 K-K2 P-QB3 r-kt; QxKKTP 23 - JtT-K.4 Queen's Gambit MANNHEIM EuA GERMANY ' WHITE 1 P-Q4 kt-kb5 B-B4 P-K3 KKT-Q2 P-QR4 PxP BxKT RxP ' 5-B3 R-R8 , QxR Q-B4 P-B3 KTxKT Q-R4 Q-B2 P-K K-Q KjB ' PxP Rcticni is 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 . 24 Q-R6 P-R3 Q-B8ch Q-R8 KT-R4 QxBP' KT-B3 QxBch KASHDAN U. B. A. BLACK KT-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 PxP B-KT5ch P-OKT4 T-B3 PxP RxB B-R4 Q-KT3 RxR Castles B-KT2 KT-K5 KTxKT R-K P-K4 PxP P-B4 BxKT PxP Q-R4CH PROBLEMS. Solution to problems No. 59 by W. J. Kennard, Q-R8.
No. 60, by J. C. Wainwright, Q-Rch-KXQ-KB2. No. 61 By J. C. Wainwright Black 7 Pieces 0 O mm WM 'MM f ; White 8 Pieces White mates in two moves.
Chess players can rest assured that they will be entertained by the great entertainment of this kind should have been held long ago. After a twenty-game checker match with R. Kemmerer, C Geary goes right out and arranges a 20-game match with the Lehigh Valley champion, Otto Zanger. As we go '.o press the results of the first setting was not reported to us.
First place in the Y. M. C.'A. chess tournament will probably go to H. V. Hesse, and second to W. H. SteckeL Third place is undecided as yet there being three men tied for this position. Only nine more days to play off the postponed games In this Y. M. C. A. tournament. Here are three imes plartd by Kashdan ISAAC KASHDAN America's Hope to Regain World's Chess Championship et American player since Harry Pills-bury astounded the chess world with his simultaneous and blindfold ex hibitions. - Dr. P. G. Keeney's lucid and descriptive account of Kashdan's chess career follows: Isaac Kashdan was born and reared in New York City, learning to play chess when 16 years old. Alter winning a Problem -solving contest from the leading world's chess masters assembled at the famous New York congress of 1924, he successively won the championship of two minor chess clubs, and later, in 1929, the much coveted championship of the world-famed Manhattan Chess club. He then turned his eyes to Europe. In preparation, he played a hard match of ten games with Lajos Steiner, the Hungarian master now living in this country, and won. He then defeated quite easily, in a short match, Charles Jaffee, also a player of international experience.
As a member of the United States team. Kashdan went to the great Hamburg International Chess Congress last July, where some eighty-odd players emerged with the prestige of "an international master." His record surpasses that of Frank Marshall, present United States titleholder, and his games are now the subject of discussion and analysis of no less a chess celebrity than Dr. A. Alekhine, world champion. Seven Straight Victories The undefeated chess team Of the Allentown Y. M. C. A. journey to Reading and administered a 8,2-21i defeat to the chess team of that city. Included in the lineup of the Reading Chess team was that veteran player, Judge J. Shanneman, who earned a draw with J. Harper, of Allentown. A win by E. Strohl of the Allentown team was the surprise of the evening, as Mr. Strohl has only two months, experience.
We believe, we will hear more of this man later on. The summaries of this match follows: READING ALLENTOWN J. Houck, V H. V. Hesse, M. H. Suender, 0; W. H. Steckel, 1. C. Mover, i; A. Turner, J,j. 3. Fiddler. 0: W. Shuler 1. F. Schleicher, 0; C. Geary, 1. Judge Shanneman, Vt; J. Harper, 4. W. S. Harris, 1; Weiss. 0. L. Scharted, 0: Rev. C. Severance, 1. J. Glass, 0; R. Rockel, 1. E. Brown, 0; S. Heath, 1. G. Kohcn, 0; E. Strohl, 1. The following are the officers elected for the year 1931 of the Correspond ence Chess League of America: President, Mrs. W. L. Seaman, Stapleton, N. Y.: first vice president. Rev. William J. Langholz. Wanda, Minn.; second vice president, William J. Bryan. North Bergen, N. J.: secretary- treasurer, Z. L. Hoover, Mineola, N. Y. Herman Steiner. New York State champion in 1929 is contesting a short three-game match with Lester Samuels of the Manhattan Chess club, and former varsity chess captain at Col umbia University.
Fourth round results In the Metro politan Chess League were as follows: Manhattans. 7'4. West Side Y. M. C. A. i; Empire City, 4'i. North Jersey Chess League, ZK: Philidors, 4, Stuy-vesants. 4: Scandinavians. 5, Columbia. 3.
Both the Marshalls and the Hnncnrinns had bves. The Bethlehem Chess club will be the sponsors of a Lehigh Valley Chess tournament in the near future. This is decidedly good news as a tournament. SWEDEN . WHITE 1 KT-KB3 P-B4 P-Q4 KT-B3 F-K3 BtbP B-Q3 2 3 4 5 6 7 n g Cutles 12 B-B2 P-K4 KTxQP KT-B3 QxKT QxR . Q-K2 P-K5 Q-B3 Q-KT3 Q-Q3 PxP B-K3 QxB . QxPeh KT-K4 Q-Q6 Resigns (b) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 28 29 U. 8. A. BLACK KT-KB3. P-B3 P-Q4 P-K3 QKT-Q2 PxP -P-QKT4 , P-QR3 P-B4 B-KT2 Q-KT3 R-9 PxP KT-K4 KTxKTch JtxReh B-B4 Cost rs Q-B3 Q-B2 KT-R4 P-B4 . KTxP BxB P-KT5 K-R Sxl nwino Defense APS CHE NEC i " KASHDAN X 'A i v i r. v. WHITE . 1 F-4 KT.KS1 3 B-KT5 4 P-K4 5 P-K5 6 B-R 7 B-KT3 , QxP RPxKT 0 Q-K4 1 QKT-Q2 .2 R-QKT 3 B-KT3 .4 B-Q3 - a a BLACK KT-KBS P-K3 P-B4 PxP . P-KR3 P-KKT4 KT-K5 KTxB KT-B3 Q-KT3 QxKTP Q-B8 Q-R4 P-KT5 R-KT5.
KT-KKT R-KT3 K-K2 P-QB3 r-kt; QxKKTP 23 - JtT-K.4 Queen's Gambit MANNHEIM EuA GERMANY ' WHITE 1 P-Q4 kt-kb5 B-B4 P-K3 KKT-Q2 P-QR4 PxP BxKT RxP ' 5-B3 R-R8 , QxR Q-B4 P-B3 KTxKT Q-R4 Q-B2 P-K K-Q KjB ' PxP Rcticni is 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 . 24 Q-R6 P-R3 Q-B8ch Q-R8 KT-R4 QxBP' KT-B3 QxBch KASHDAN U. B. A. BLACK KT-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 PxP B-KT5ch P-OKT4 T-B3 PxP RxB B-R4 Q-KT3 RxR Castles B-KT2 KT-K5 KTxKT R-K P-K4 PxP P-B4 BxKT PxP Q-R4CH PROBLEMS. Solution to problems No. 59 by W. J. Kennard, Q-R8.
No. 60, by J. C. Wainwright, Q-Rch-KXQ-KB2. No. 61 By J. C. Wainwright Black 7 Pieces 0 O mm WM 'MM f ; White 8 Pieces White mates in two moves.
