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Chess 01 May 1937, Sat Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER, JR. NDAUNTED by the lack of Procurement chessists for a real set-to with the Paul Morphy Chess Club, Chairman R. G. Momsette of the latest chess group in the Treasury Department and several cohorts engaged in informal play with the soldiers recently at the latters’ den located at 1508 Fourteenth street northwest.
Over-the-board players for the evening included R. S. MacCready, E. M. Knapp.
V. L. Eaton, V. Saporito, E. J. Bennett, Guy Camden. Frank Evans. Max Kessler, Karl Kunkle, S. B. Bennett, Fred Lind. Simon Naidel, J. Neufeld. W. F. Dunn. J. B. Eskin, J. Benjamin. C E. Rhodes, J. D. Sutphen, Will Mutchler. although several preferred the role of kibitzer. May 11 the soldiers will clash with representatives of the Capital City Chess Club.
Meantime the doughboys are getting as many workouts as possible for the Four C's constitute formidable opposition. J. Neufeld has designed a rather artistic motif for the Paul Morphy Chess Club and offers the chess world his conception of a sport flag for the royal game. Mrs. Rivero Earns Crown, DRAWING with Mrs. Mary Bain in the semi-final. Mrs. Adele Rivero swamped Mrs. Kathryn Slater in the final round of the woman's chess championship tournament at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City to win for the second consecutive year the official woman's title of the National Chess Federation. U. S. A. The champion is privileged to represent the federation this Summer in the international woman's tourney at Stockholm and compete against Vera Menehik for the world erown. The international fray is booked for a fortnight of play. July 31-August 15.
As champion of the N. C. P. (please do not confuse with the i American Chess Federation, an entirely different national set-up from the National Chess Federation), Mrs. Rivero will have her expenses paid should she make the trip to Garbo land.
The only official unit of the Federation Internationale des Eches (International Chess Federation) in the United States is the N. C. F.. which became the official member unit in 1927 by a clever coup d'etat. Mrs. Rivero has earned the privilege to participate in woman tourneys eonJ ducted by this universal body. Her victory at the Marshall Chess Club j does not make her the United States | woman champion at all . . . that is a question that can only be resolved by a mutual understanding between the two national chess federations in this country.
Scoring to date in the N. C. F. woman's championship: Totals. Players.
Mrs. Mary Bain won second prize although several matches on the schedule were not completed at the time of this release. Marshall Seeks Club Title. A CHAMPION may retire but that does not mean he has given up active chess play. Take, for instance, this comeback of Frank J. Marshall, erstwhile chess juggernaut of America. He stepped backstage a year ago to let youth have a fling at the crown he wore ably for 25 years. 8ammy Rashev&ky, the boy prodigy, won the crown. But Sammy is too busy thes« days practicing accountancy to give much time to defending his place in the sun. And Marshall steps from behind the screen to capture the limelight again.
His fine exhibition of chess strategy in a field of 13 masters, now competing for the championship of the Marshall Chess—one of the strongest chess clubs in the world—has evoked ah's and oh's from the die-hards in the Empire City who had whispered in sotto voce that Marshall was through. Frank is not through. He has many beautiful chess games In his system. He is riding high in the New York battle with a score of 714 to Theodore Dunst's 7. If Dunst does not check the progress of the veteran then Frank will have another title to his credit.
And I am eagerly waiting to see what the younger man will do. pARKSIDE HOTEL is witnessing a filtering of chess enthusiasts these days for, since the announcement that the only exclusive social chess lounge in the Nation's Capital will open there on May 1, curiosity has prompted many fans to saunter down or up to the hotel and look over the chess hangout. I did the same thing and all I found | was a bustle of workmen. Some were | painting the ceiling a soft buff, others i were shining brass and polishing the I tile floor. I understand that, the chess players j are to have folding inlaid tables, i Sounds swell! Also, the pawn pushers | are to play with Staunton pattern chessmen that cost at least a frogskin each.
i-or nooks . . . pshaw, did you know that this outfit has copies of more than 40 chess magazines. printed in every language imaginable? Yes.
sir, and everything is up to date. Membership in the lounge will be $3 per quarter or $1.25 per month. Visitors always are welcome and the facilities are available for the small cover charge of 25 cents. A non-profit venture, the social chess lounge Is the answer to a chess player's prayer. The official opening night will be announced shortly.
A check to the Social Chess Divan. Parkside Hotel, will put you in active standing now!
Over-the-board players for the evening included R. S. MacCready, E. M. Knapp.
V. L. Eaton, V. Saporito, E. J. Bennett, Guy Camden. Frank Evans. Max Kessler, Karl Kunkle, S. B. Bennett, Fred Lind. Simon Naidel, J. Neufeld. W. F. Dunn. J. B. Eskin, J. Benjamin. C E. Rhodes, J. D. Sutphen, Will Mutchler. although several preferred the role of kibitzer. May 11 the soldiers will clash with representatives of the Capital City Chess Club.
Meantime the doughboys are getting as many workouts as possible for the Four C's constitute formidable opposition. J. Neufeld has designed a rather artistic motif for the Paul Morphy Chess Club and offers the chess world his conception of a sport flag for the royal game. Mrs. Rivero Earns Crown, DRAWING with Mrs. Mary Bain in the semi-final. Mrs. Adele Rivero swamped Mrs. Kathryn Slater in the final round of the woman's chess championship tournament at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City to win for the second consecutive year the official woman's title of the National Chess Federation. U. S. A. The champion is privileged to represent the federation this Summer in the international woman's tourney at Stockholm and compete against Vera Menehik for the world erown. The international fray is booked for a fortnight of play. July 31-August 15.
As champion of the N. C. P. (please do not confuse with the i American Chess Federation, an entirely different national set-up from the National Chess Federation), Mrs. Rivero will have her expenses paid should she make the trip to Garbo land.
The only official unit of the Federation Internationale des Eches (International Chess Federation) in the United States is the N. C. F.. which became the official member unit in 1927 by a clever coup d'etat. Mrs. Rivero has earned the privilege to participate in woman tourneys eonJ ducted by this universal body. Her victory at the Marshall Chess Club j does not make her the United States | woman champion at all . . . that is a question that can only be resolved by a mutual understanding between the two national chess federations in this country.
Scoring to date in the N. C. F. woman's championship: Totals. Players.
Mrs. Mary Bain won second prize although several matches on the schedule were not completed at the time of this release. Marshall Seeks Club Title. A CHAMPION may retire but that does not mean he has given up active chess play. Take, for instance, this comeback of Frank J. Marshall, erstwhile chess juggernaut of America. He stepped backstage a year ago to let youth have a fling at the crown he wore ably for 25 years. 8ammy Rashev&ky, the boy prodigy, won the crown. But Sammy is too busy thes« days practicing accountancy to give much time to defending his place in the sun. And Marshall steps from behind the screen to capture the limelight again.
His fine exhibition of chess strategy in a field of 13 masters, now competing for the championship of the Marshall Chess—one of the strongest chess clubs in the world—has evoked ah's and oh's from the die-hards in the Empire City who had whispered in sotto voce that Marshall was through. Frank is not through. He has many beautiful chess games In his system. He is riding high in the New York battle with a score of 714 to Theodore Dunst's 7. If Dunst does not check the progress of the veteran then Frank will have another title to his credit.
And I am eagerly waiting to see what the younger man will do. pARKSIDE HOTEL is witnessing a filtering of chess enthusiasts these days for, since the announcement that the only exclusive social chess lounge in the Nation's Capital will open there on May 1, curiosity has prompted many fans to saunter down or up to the hotel and look over the chess hangout. I did the same thing and all I found | was a bustle of workmen. Some were | painting the ceiling a soft buff, others i were shining brass and polishing the I tile floor. I understand that, the chess players j are to have folding inlaid tables, i Sounds swell! Also, the pawn pushers | are to play with Staunton pattern chessmen that cost at least a frogskin each.
i-or nooks . . . pshaw, did you know that this outfit has copies of more than 40 chess magazines. printed in every language imaginable? Yes.
sir, and everything is up to date. Membership in the lounge will be $3 per quarter or $1.25 per month. Visitors always are welcome and the facilities are available for the small cover charge of 25 cents. A non-profit venture, the social chess lounge Is the answer to a chess player's prayer. The official opening night will be announced shortly.
A check to the Social Chess Divan. Parkside Hotel, will put you in active standing now!
