Chess 15 May 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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CHESS AND CHECKERS On May 1 the Mercantile Library sent a team of 18 players to New York to meet the Manhattan Chess Club, which Is nov In Its new headquarters. The Philadelphia players made a spienaia snowing againsi me powerful New York team, losing only by one game. At the conclusion ot the match the rnnaaeipnia piayers were entertained at a dinner given by Leonard B. Meyer, president ot the Manhattan Chess Club. The full score of the match follows: Manhattan I Mercantile Lib. E. S. Jackson. 1 A. B. Hodges.. S. S. Cohen., 1 0. Terner ... t A. A. Link.. 1 J. Rosenthal.. 0 A, Kupchik ., 1. Horowitz., 'a I. Kandcl ...0 R. Bornholz ..1 L. Samuels ,.0 L. B. Meyer.. 1 M. Valk 'a R. Willman..O J. Newman ,.0 A. Denker ...1 Total D. G. Wiener 0 B. F. Winkcl- man 'a A. Regan 0 J. L. Vande- slice 'i J. Gordon . . .0 W. H. Steward H. Morris.... 'i J. Levin ' M. Samson ..I S. Sack 0 8 T. Sharp.. 1 E. Mcndelson 0 R. Bailey .... '.j W. Ruth ....1 B. P. Driver.. 1 S. Drasln ... .0 Total The Manhattan Chess Club was defeated by tne Marshall Chess Club the week previous.
This victory lor the Marshall Chess Cluo left that club again the champion of the New York League. The Manhattan Chess Club was a good second. In the Consultation Match at the Mercantile Library the Levin-Weiner combination is leading with the score of 4ii to followed by Drasin-Regen with a score of 3 to 2. In the Philadelphia Chess League the Mercantile Library players lead with a score of 16'-i to 14, followed by the Masters Chess Club with a score of 18 to 6. The following game was played In the New York League tournament between Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess Club, and F. J. Marshall, champion of the Marshall Chess Club: Queen's Gambit Declined Cambridge Springs Defense Isaac I. Kashdan F. J. Marshall WHITE Manhattan I P-Q4 3 P-QB4 3 Kt-KB3 4 Kt-B3 5 B-Kt5 6 P-K3 7 Kt-Q2 .
8 Q-B2 9 B-K2 10 KtiQ2)xKt II B-R4 12 Castles K 13 KtxPid) 14 P-QR3 16 PxB 16 QxPif) 17 B-K7'h 18 BxQ 19 B-Q31 20 BxKt 21 BxP BLACK (Marshall) 1 P-Q4 2 P-K3 3 Kt-KB3 4 QKt-Q2 5 P-B3 6 Q-R4ia) 7 B-Kt5(b) 8 Castles 9 Kt-K5 10 PxKt s 11 P-K4(C) 12 PxP 13 P-KB4e) 14 PxKt 15 QxP 16 Kt-B4(g) 17 KtxQ 18 P-B4 19 R-Ksq(ji 20 RxB 21 B-K3lk) 22 BxQP 23 R(Bl)-QBsq 24 P-B3 25 RxPd) 26 R-R5 27 K-B2 28 P-R4 29 R(R5)-QB5 30 P-R5 31 P-QKt4 32 RxR 33 P-Kt4 34 R-B4 35 PxPch 36 R-Bsq 37 PxPch 38 P-K4 39 K-K3 40 R-KKtl 41 R-Kt5 , HT WALTEK 22 BxP 23 B-Q4 24 R-K2 25 R-Qsq 26 B-B3 27 P-R3 28 R(K2)-Q2 29 R-Rsq 30-R(R)-Qsq 31 R-Q4 32 RxR 33 K-B2 34 P-KK13 - 35 KxP 36 P-R4 37 RxP 38 K-B2 39 K-K3 40 R-R2 And Black resigns PKNN SHIPtrT Problem No. 2663 BLACK-rtVB PIECES Notes by I. Kashdan (a) This forms the Cambridge Springs Defense, one of the most popular methods of treating the opening. tb) 7 PxP, as played by me against Dr. Alekhtne in the Bled tournament, is rapidly growing in favor.
The object is to force the exchange of the WB (at KKt5). c) This and the following exchange weaken his position. P-KB4 Is the usual move. (d) If 13 PxP, P-KKt4; 14 B-Kt3, P-KB4, with a strong game But the text breaks the centre and White's superior development soon tens. ie) The threat was 14 P-QR3 winning a piece.
f This has strong attacking pos sibilities. Simply 16 PxP was also suincient. White having two Bishops ana me weaK tvr to play tor. (g) Best. He can hardly try to win pawns.
ih) Not 17 QxQP because of Kt Kt6. If 17-Q-K7, P-Q6 was a suf ficient rejoinder. With the text White foresees a winning end-game position. i i) This is the point. If now 19..., PxB; 20 BxKt, PxP; 21 BQ5 plus, K-Rsq; 22 PxP.
To avoid the mate Black must lose at least one Pawn. (j) To obtain opposite colored Bishops as his best chance to draw. k If PxP, 22 PxP (threatening mate. B-K3; 23 RxP, etc. (1) With two Pawns plus, the game is now easily won.
It is a question of time to advance and obtain two passed Pawns. The above brief notes were kindly contributed by the winner. No. 2859 is solved No. 2860 Is solved Problem Q-QB4.
Problem R-QR6ch. Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, S. E. Bailey, L. D Benner, Luther P. Brown, S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, Attilio Di Camillo, Russell G. Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace C. Faunce. James F. Fry, E. M. Grimm, J. W. Harris. Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. HalberstaH, William Raymond Halberstadt. E. Caileton Jameson, H. L. Jameson. George F. Meeter. George S. Middleton. Carl Met?;, G. Norman Mcllhenny. Karl F- V. Nygaard. Kirk Naylor. Paul F. Reber. Sr., Paul E. Rogers, Ernest W. Strang, A. N. Tschckaloff. Albert Whiteman and Charles Willing. WHITE MM PIECES White to play and mate In two moves WHITE K at QR2: Q at KB7; B at KKt8; Pawns at QBS, Q2, Q4, KR3 and KR7. BLACK-K at K5; Q at QKtsq; Pawns at QR6, QB3 and Q6. Problem No. 2664 By W. Pauly White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at K8; Rooks at K2, K4 and PK7. BLACK K at Ksq; Rook at K6; B at K8; Pawns at Q3, K4 and KB3.
This victory lor the Marshall Chess Cluo left that club again the champion of the New York League. The Manhattan Chess Club was a good second. In the Consultation Match at the Mercantile Library the Levin-Weiner combination is leading with the score of 4ii to followed by Drasin-Regen with a score of 3 to 2. In the Philadelphia Chess League the Mercantile Library players lead with a score of 16'-i to 14, followed by the Masters Chess Club with a score of 18 to 6. The following game was played In the New York League tournament between Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess Club, and F. J. Marshall, champion of the Marshall Chess Club: Queen's Gambit Declined Cambridge Springs Defense Isaac I. Kashdan F. J. Marshall WHITE Manhattan I P-Q4 3 P-QB4 3 Kt-KB3 4 Kt-B3 5 B-Kt5 6 P-K3 7 Kt-Q2 .
8 Q-B2 9 B-K2 10 KtiQ2)xKt II B-R4 12 Castles K 13 KtxPid) 14 P-QR3 16 PxB 16 QxPif) 17 B-K7'h 18 BxQ 19 B-Q31 20 BxKt 21 BxP BLACK (Marshall) 1 P-Q4 2 P-K3 3 Kt-KB3 4 QKt-Q2 5 P-B3 6 Q-R4ia) 7 B-Kt5(b) 8 Castles 9 Kt-K5 10 PxKt s 11 P-K4(C) 12 PxP 13 P-KB4e) 14 PxKt 15 QxP 16 Kt-B4(g) 17 KtxQ 18 P-B4 19 R-Ksq(ji 20 RxB 21 B-K3lk) 22 BxQP 23 R(Bl)-QBsq 24 P-B3 25 RxPd) 26 R-R5 27 K-B2 28 P-R4 29 R(R5)-QB5 30 P-R5 31 P-QKt4 32 RxR 33 P-Kt4 34 R-B4 35 PxPch 36 R-Bsq 37 PxPch 38 P-K4 39 K-K3 40 R-KKtl 41 R-Kt5 , HT WALTEK 22 BxP 23 B-Q4 24 R-K2 25 R-Qsq 26 B-B3 27 P-R3 28 R(K2)-Q2 29 R-Rsq 30-R(R)-Qsq 31 R-Q4 32 RxR 33 K-B2 34 P-KK13 - 35 KxP 36 P-R4 37 RxP 38 K-B2 39 K-K3 40 R-R2 And Black resigns PKNN SHIPtrT Problem No. 2663 BLACK-rtVB PIECES Notes by I. Kashdan (a) This forms the Cambridge Springs Defense, one of the most popular methods of treating the opening. tb) 7 PxP, as played by me against Dr. Alekhtne in the Bled tournament, is rapidly growing in favor.
The object is to force the exchange of the WB (at KKt5). c) This and the following exchange weaken his position. P-KB4 Is the usual move. (d) If 13 PxP, P-KKt4; 14 B-Kt3, P-KB4, with a strong game But the text breaks the centre and White's superior development soon tens. ie) The threat was 14 P-QR3 winning a piece.
f This has strong attacking pos sibilities. Simply 16 PxP was also suincient. White having two Bishops ana me weaK tvr to play tor. (g) Best. He can hardly try to win pawns.
ih) Not 17 QxQP because of Kt Kt6. If 17-Q-K7, P-Q6 was a suf ficient rejoinder. With the text White foresees a winning end-game position. i i) This is the point. If now 19..., PxB; 20 BxKt, PxP; 21 BQ5 plus, K-Rsq; 22 PxP.
To avoid the mate Black must lose at least one Pawn. (j) To obtain opposite colored Bishops as his best chance to draw. k If PxP, 22 PxP (threatening mate. B-K3; 23 RxP, etc. (1) With two Pawns plus, the game is now easily won.
It is a question of time to advance and obtain two passed Pawns. The above brief notes were kindly contributed by the winner. No. 2859 is solved No. 2860 Is solved Problem Q-QB4.
Problem R-QR6ch. Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, S. E. Bailey, L. D Benner, Luther P. Brown, S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, Attilio Di Camillo, Russell G. Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace C. Faunce. James F. Fry, E. M. Grimm, J. W. Harris. Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. HalberstaH, William Raymond Halberstadt. E. Caileton Jameson, H. L. Jameson. George F. Meeter. George S. Middleton. Carl Met?;, G. Norman Mcllhenny. Karl F- V. Nygaard. Kirk Naylor. Paul F. Reber. Sr., Paul E. Rogers, Ernest W. Strang, A. N. Tschckaloff. Albert Whiteman and Charles Willing. WHITE MM PIECES White to play and mate In two moves WHITE K at QR2: Q at KB7; B at KKt8; Pawns at QBS, Q2, Q4, KR3 and KR7. BLACK-K at K5; Q at QKtsq; Pawns at QR6, QB3 and Q6. Problem No. 2664 By W. Pauly White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at K8; Rooks at K2, K4 and PK7. BLACK K at Ksq; Rook at K6; B at K8; Pawns at Q3, K4 and KB3.
