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Chess 10 May 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"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 The New York International tournament is now a matter of history. Jose R. Capablanca emerges the victor, having played the eleven rounds without losing a single game.
However, Herman Steiner secured a draw in the seventh round, as did Isaac Kashdan in the final round. Kashdan, who also came through the tournament without a. loss, placed second. The fact that Kashdan played five drawn games, (with Steiner, Kup-chik, Dake, Turover and Capablanca) as compared with Capablanca's two drawn games, accounts for the difference in their final standing. Throughout the tournament Capablanca played his characteristic machine-like style of chess, but he also M-ceived the benefit of the breaks in one or two instances.
Kevitz had him playing an up-hill game in the first round but he could not seem to make his advantage of a pawn count. The youthful westerner, Arthur W. Dake of Oregon, also had the Cuban hard pressed, but he managed to extricate himself from his difficulties and turned the tables. Marshall was looked upon to place among the first three, and his poor showing is probably the greatest disappointment of the tournament. Horowitz was able to tie for fourth place through his defeat of the United States champion in the final round.
The final standing of the players is as follows: W. Capablanca 10 Kashdan Kevitz 7 Horowitz . Kupchik . Steiner . . Santasiere Turover .. Dake Lasker 4 Marshall 4 Fox A. E. Santasiere, New York 5V4 5 .14 4 L. 1 2tt 4 5 5 6 6Vi 7 7 7 State champion, fell a victim to the wizard-ly of Jose R. Capablanca in the fifth round of the New-York tournament. The game follows: AuKtrion upeninr CAPABLANCA SANTASIERE WHITE BLACK 1 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 2 P-QKt3 P-Q4 3 B-Kt2 B-B4 4 P-KKt3 P-K3 5 B-Kt2 QKt-02 6 Castles B-Q3 7 P-Q3 P-KR3 8 QKt-Q2 Q-K2 9 R-K P-K4 10 P-B4 P-B3 11 PxP Pr" 12 P-K4 PxP 13 PxP B-K3 14 Kt-R4 P-KKt3 15 Kt-B Castles 18 Kt-K3 KR-B. 17 : KKt-BS ' 18 PxP PxB B-KR3 QxB Q-B4 QR-B - Q-B5 KtxQ RxP R-Q KtxPch i Kt-Kt4 BxKt R-K RxP P-B3 Kt-K3en R-OR4 RxP Kt-Kt4eh 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 28 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 PxKt P-K5 QxP . QxB R-B3 R-K Kt-R QxQ OR-K3 PxR Kt-K4 K-Kti P-B3 K-Ktl K-B4 Kt-Kt2 K-B3 R-Q3 R.-07 Rwigas Santasiere also lost his game with Isaac Kashdan in the fourth round due to the better handling of a queen and pawn ending on the part of the latter, . cira-Ksnn Defense KASHDAN BANTARIERE WHITE BLACK 1 P-K4 P-QB3 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 PxP 4 KtxP B-B4 5 Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3 6 Kt-B3 P-K3 . 7 B-QB4 Kt-Q2 8 Castles B-Q3 9 Q-K2 Kt-K2 10 Kt-K5 KtxKt 11 PxKt B-QB4 12 -B3 Q-B2 13 P-QR4 P-GR4 14 K-R Kt-B4 15 Kt-Kt BxKt 16 P-B4 P-R4 17 B-K3 Q-Kt3 18 BxB QxB 19 B-Q3 B-KtS 20 Q-QB2 Castles QR 21 QR-K R-Q2 22 B-K2 B-B4 23 Q-B - , P-R5 24 R-Q - RxR 25 RxR Q-B7 26 Q-Q2 ! : P-R8 27 B-B3 PxPch 23 RxP QxQ 29 RxQ R-R5 30 R-KB2 r K-B2 31 K-Kt P-KKt3 32 B-R B-Q6 33 K-Kt2 ... ' R-Kt5ch 34 K-B3 R-Kt8 35 K-K3 B-B5 36 B-B3 B-tS 37 P-R4 R-Kt6 38 R-Kt2 RxBcU 39 KxR B-Q4ch 40 K-Kt3 BxR 41 KxB K-Kt3 42 K-Kt3 K-B4 43 K-Kt4 K-B5 44 K-Kt5 K-Kt8 45 K-B6 KxKtP 46 KxBP P-QKt4 47 PxP PxP 48 P-R5 PxP 49 P-B5 P-KR5 50 PxP P-R6 51 P-K7 P-R7 52 P-K8 Q) P-R8 (Q) 53 QxPch KxP 54 P-K6 Q-R2ch 55 K-K8 Q-Rch 56 K-Q7 Q-Q5ch 57 K-B8 58 Q-Q7 59 K-B7 60 Q-Q4C& 61 P-K7 62 K-Q8 63 Q-Kt4ch Q-Q3 Q-R6ch K-Kt7 K-Kt Q-K7 P-R5 Resigns 1 PROBLEMS Solutions to problems: No. 73, bj W. J(L Kennard. R-Kt4; No. 72, by P, Damage, Q-K5. No. 73 By Dr F. Mendes de Moraes. Black 7 pieces. in tr m m mm mm White 7 pieces White mates in two moves. No. 74 By J. A. Calson. Black 5 pieces. E3 ffi- m ' m Cm m: White 6 pieces.
White mates in three moves.
However, Herman Steiner secured a draw in the seventh round, as did Isaac Kashdan in the final round. Kashdan, who also came through the tournament without a. loss, placed second. The fact that Kashdan played five drawn games, (with Steiner, Kup-chik, Dake, Turover and Capablanca) as compared with Capablanca's two drawn games, accounts for the difference in their final standing. Throughout the tournament Capablanca played his characteristic machine-like style of chess, but he also M-ceived the benefit of the breaks in one or two instances.
Kevitz had him playing an up-hill game in the first round but he could not seem to make his advantage of a pawn count. The youthful westerner, Arthur W. Dake of Oregon, also had the Cuban hard pressed, but he managed to extricate himself from his difficulties and turned the tables. Marshall was looked upon to place among the first three, and his poor showing is probably the greatest disappointment of the tournament. Horowitz was able to tie for fourth place through his defeat of the United States champion in the final round.
The final standing of the players is as follows: W. Capablanca 10 Kashdan Kevitz 7 Horowitz . Kupchik . Steiner . . Santasiere Turover .. Dake Lasker 4 Marshall 4 Fox A. E. Santasiere, New York 5V4 5 .14 4 L. 1 2tt 4 5 5 6 6Vi 7 7 7 State champion, fell a victim to the wizard-ly of Jose R. Capablanca in the fifth round of the New-York tournament. The game follows: AuKtrion upeninr CAPABLANCA SANTASIERE WHITE BLACK 1 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 2 P-QKt3 P-Q4 3 B-Kt2 B-B4 4 P-KKt3 P-K3 5 B-Kt2 QKt-02 6 Castles B-Q3 7 P-Q3 P-KR3 8 QKt-Q2 Q-K2 9 R-K P-K4 10 P-B4 P-B3 11 PxP Pr" 12 P-K4 PxP 13 PxP B-K3 14 Kt-R4 P-KKt3 15 Kt-B Castles 18 Kt-K3 KR-B. 17 : KKt-BS ' 18 PxP PxB B-KR3 QxB Q-B4 QR-B - Q-B5 KtxQ RxP R-Q KtxPch i Kt-Kt4 BxKt R-K RxP P-B3 Kt-K3en R-OR4 RxP Kt-Kt4eh 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 28 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 PxKt P-K5 QxP . QxB R-B3 R-K Kt-R QxQ OR-K3 PxR Kt-K4 K-Kti P-B3 K-Ktl K-B4 Kt-Kt2 K-B3 R-Q3 R.-07 Rwigas Santasiere also lost his game with Isaac Kashdan in the fourth round due to the better handling of a queen and pawn ending on the part of the latter, . cira-Ksnn Defense KASHDAN BANTARIERE WHITE BLACK 1 P-K4 P-QB3 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 PxP 4 KtxP B-B4 5 Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3 6 Kt-B3 P-K3 . 7 B-QB4 Kt-Q2 8 Castles B-Q3 9 Q-K2 Kt-K2 10 Kt-K5 KtxKt 11 PxKt B-QB4 12 -B3 Q-B2 13 P-QR4 P-GR4 14 K-R Kt-B4 15 Kt-Kt BxKt 16 P-B4 P-R4 17 B-K3 Q-Kt3 18 BxB QxB 19 B-Q3 B-KtS 20 Q-QB2 Castles QR 21 QR-K R-Q2 22 B-K2 B-B4 23 Q-B - , P-R5 24 R-Q - RxR 25 RxR Q-B7 26 Q-Q2 ! : P-R8 27 B-B3 PxPch 23 RxP QxQ 29 RxQ R-R5 30 R-KB2 r K-B2 31 K-Kt P-KKt3 32 B-R B-Q6 33 K-Kt2 ... ' R-Kt5ch 34 K-B3 R-Kt8 35 K-K3 B-B5 36 B-B3 B-tS 37 P-R4 R-Kt6 38 R-Kt2 RxBcU 39 KxR B-Q4ch 40 K-Kt3 BxR 41 KxB K-Kt3 42 K-Kt3 K-B4 43 K-Kt4 K-B5 44 K-Kt5 K-Kt8 45 K-B6 KxKtP 46 KxBP P-QKt4 47 PxP PxP 48 P-R5 PxP 49 P-B5 P-KR5 50 PxP P-R6 51 P-K7 P-R7 52 P-K8 Q) P-R8 (Q) 53 QxPch KxP 54 P-K6 Q-R2ch 55 K-K8 Q-Rch 56 K-Q7 Q-Q5ch 57 K-B8 58 Q-Q7 59 K-B7 60 Q-Q4C& 61 P-K7 62 K-Q8 63 Q-Kt4ch Q-Q3 Q-R6ch K-Kt7 K-Kt Q-K7 P-R5 Resigns 1 PROBLEMS Solutions to problems: No. 73, bj W. J(L Kennard. R-Kt4; No. 72, by P, Damage, Q-K5. No. 73 By Dr F. Mendes de Moraes. Black 7 pieces. in tr m m mm mm White 7 pieces White mates in two moves. No. 74 By J. A. Calson. Black 5 pieces. E3 ffi- m ' m Cm m: White 6 pieces.
White mates in three moves.
