Chess 31 May 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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The Morning Call Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions In End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL. Editor . M. S. Kuhns of Chicago, president of the National Chess Federation, U.S.A., has received from B. Penlzka, president of the Chess Association of Central Czecho-Slovakla, an invitation to participate In the next congress of the International Chess Federation to be held at Prague, July 11 to 2fc At Hamburg last year there wee eighteen countries In the competition, and it is hoped to Increase that number to twenty. Mr. Kuhns will take steps to have a team of four or five players represent this country.
Isaac Kashdan and Herman Steiner, members of the 1930 team, expect to be in Europe some time in advance of the opening of the congress and their services will be available. It is believed the Marshall Chess club will again send Frank. J. Marshall. The West will be represented by either J. A. Anderson of St Louis or Arthur W. Dake of Portland, Oregon. Israel Horowitz, of the Manhattan Chess club, also has many supporters and may be able to obtain the necessary backing for the trip. With a team of this calibre, the United States would have good chances for success.
Dr. Alexander Alekhlne, the world champion, has been making an extensive exhibition tour of the leading Jugoslavian chesa centers. Of 535 games played he won 436, drew 69, and lost 30. A committee pn arrangements has been set up to sponsor an inter-v national masters tournament In con-Aajunction with the Olympics which will fcA held at Los Angeles In 1932. While Capablanca came through the recent "ew York tournament without a defeat, nevertheless he was particularly hard pressed in his Dake, who established an unquestionable advantage In the middle game.
Dake's play throughout the game was of the rapid transit variety and he dissipated his superior position. This, coupled with an outright blunder several moves before the close, scored the point for the Cuban. . Queen's Gambit Declined CAPABLANCA raj 3 P-B4 1 1 -t3 5 P-QR4 6 Kt-KS 7 KtxP (B5) 8 P-KKU . a PxP 10 B-B4 11 B-Kt2 12 Castles ij.feg' iS Kt-K4 6 PxB 7 Kt-KtS 8 Q-B2 19 QR-Q 20 KxR 21 Kt-B3 22 K1-Q2 " 33 Kt-B4 24 R-Q4 25 Rxftch 36 B-R3 27 Q-B3 5s Q-K5 KtxQ P-R5 Kt-Kt4 BxKt B-R8 i j B-Kt6 K-B2 38 K-K -37 K-Q2 PXPcB P-B4 . K-B3 B-B7 P-BS K-B4 PxP e. p. B-Kt6 K-Q4 P-R4 PxP DAKE BLACK Kt-KB3 P-B3 P-4 PxP B-B4 QKt-Q2 Q-B2 P-K4 KtxP KKt-2 P-B3 B-K3 PxKt B-QB4 BxB Castles OR Kt-B3 B-Kt RxR P-KR3 P-KS B-R2 R-Q P-B4 KxR P-KKt4 K-K2 B-kI K-Q3 KtxKt B-K3 P-B5 B-Q4 K-B4 K-KtS P-B6ch . KxP B-B3 K-R5 K-R6 K-R5 P-Kt4ch PxP K-R8 K-Kt8 . K-B7 PxP 49 50 y n 56 57 58 59 60 61 B-B5 P-Kt4 BxP BB5 P-K4 P-K5 P-K6 B-Kt8 K-B5 KxP K-B5 B-R5 P-K7 K-Q7 KxP B-K K-B6 K-BS P-Kt4 B-B3 P-KtS B-R5 B-B3 B-R5 K-K4 Resigns Marshal's game with Dake culminated in some sparkling play. The United States champion detected a slight defect in Dake's position apd initiated a brilliant stroke which won quickly. "? Queen's Gambit Declined MARSHALL DAKB WHITE BLACK 1 P-Q4 ' Kt-KB3 2 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 3 P-B4 P-B3 4 Kt-B3 P-K3 5 B-Kt5 QKt-Q2 6 PxP KPxP , 7 P-K3 B-K2 ' 8 Q-B2
Castles 10 Castles ' : P-KR3 11 B-KB4 . Kt-B 12 QR-K . Kt-R4 13 B-Kt3 KtxB 14 RPxKt B-B3 15 P-R3 Kt-K3 16 Kt-K2 Kt-Kt4 17 Kt-2 Q-Q3 18 Kt-B4 P-KKt3 19 BxP PxB 20 QxPch K-B 21 QxPch K-K2 22 P-K4 R-R 23 Kt-Kt6ch Resigns PROBLEMS Solutions to problems: No. 79, by John F. Barry, Q-Kt4; No. 80, by Chas. Hutchison, B-K7. No. 81 By Godfrey Heathcote Black 5 pieces. White 8 pieces.
White mates in two moves No. 82 By Kenneth S. Howard Black 9 pieces m at mm o dm m o O E3 Rt-BI- Dill." White 8 pieces. White mates In three moves.
Isaac Kashdan and Herman Steiner, members of the 1930 team, expect to be in Europe some time in advance of the opening of the congress and their services will be available. It is believed the Marshall Chess club will again send Frank. J. Marshall. The West will be represented by either J. A. Anderson of St Louis or Arthur W. Dake of Portland, Oregon. Israel Horowitz, of the Manhattan Chess club, also has many supporters and may be able to obtain the necessary backing for the trip. With a team of this calibre, the United States would have good chances for success.
Dr. Alexander Alekhlne, the world champion, has been making an extensive exhibition tour of the leading Jugoslavian chesa centers. Of 535 games played he won 436, drew 69, and lost 30. A committee pn arrangements has been set up to sponsor an inter-v national masters tournament In con-Aajunction with the Olympics which will fcA held at Los Angeles In 1932. While Capablanca came through the recent "ew York tournament without a defeat, nevertheless he was particularly hard pressed in his Dake, who established an unquestionable advantage In the middle game.
Dake's play throughout the game was of the rapid transit variety and he dissipated his superior position. This, coupled with an outright blunder several moves before the close, scored the point for the Cuban. . Queen's Gambit Declined CAPABLANCA raj 3 P-B4 1 1 -t3 5 P-QR4 6 Kt-KS 7 KtxP (B5) 8 P-KKU . a PxP 10 B-B4 11 B-Kt2 12 Castles ij.feg' iS Kt-K4 6 PxB 7 Kt-KtS 8 Q-B2 19 QR-Q 20 KxR 21 Kt-B3 22 K1-Q2 " 33 Kt-B4 24 R-Q4 25 Rxftch 36 B-R3 27 Q-B3 5s Q-K5 KtxQ P-R5 Kt-Kt4 BxKt B-R8 i j B-Kt6 K-B2 38 K-K -37 K-Q2 PXPcB P-B4 . K-B3 B-B7 P-BS K-B4 PxP e. p. B-Kt6 K-Q4 P-R4 PxP DAKE BLACK Kt-KB3 P-B3 P-4 PxP B-B4 QKt-Q2 Q-B2 P-K4 KtxP KKt-2 P-B3 B-K3 PxKt B-QB4 BxB Castles OR Kt-B3 B-Kt RxR P-KR3 P-KS B-R2 R-Q P-B4 KxR P-KKt4 K-K2 B-kI K-Q3 KtxKt B-K3 P-B5 B-Q4 K-B4 K-KtS P-B6ch . KxP B-B3 K-R5 K-R6 K-R5 P-Kt4ch PxP K-R8 K-Kt8 . K-B7 PxP 49 50 y n 56 57 58 59 60 61 B-B5 P-Kt4 BxP BB5 P-K4 P-K5 P-K6 B-Kt8 K-B5 KxP K-B5 B-R5 P-K7 K-Q7 KxP B-K K-B6 K-BS P-Kt4 B-B3 P-KtS B-R5 B-B3 B-R5 K-K4 Resigns Marshal's game with Dake culminated in some sparkling play. The United States champion detected a slight defect in Dake's position apd initiated a brilliant stroke which won quickly. "? Queen's Gambit Declined MARSHALL DAKB WHITE BLACK 1 P-Q4 ' Kt-KB3 2 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 3 P-B4 P-B3 4 Kt-B3 P-K3 5 B-Kt5 QKt-Q2 6 PxP KPxP , 7 P-K3 B-K2 ' 8 Q-B2
Castles 10 Castles ' : P-KR3 11 B-KB4 . Kt-B 12 QR-K . Kt-R4 13 B-Kt3 KtxB 14 RPxKt B-B3 15 P-R3 Kt-K3 16 Kt-K2 Kt-Kt4 17 Kt-2 Q-Q3 18 Kt-B4 P-KKt3 19 BxP PxB 20 QxPch K-B 21 QxPch K-K2 22 P-K4 R-R 23 Kt-Kt6ch Resigns PROBLEMS Solutions to problems: No. 79, by John F. Barry, Q-Kt4; No. 80, by Chas. Hutchison, B-K7. No. 81 By Godfrey Heathcote Black 5 pieces. White 8 pieces.
White mates in two moves No. 82 By Kenneth S. Howard Black 9 pieces m at mm o dm m o O E3 Rt-BI- Dill." White 8 pieces. White mates In three moves.
