Chess 08 Nov 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call' Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions in End Games and Newt Items WUI Be Welcomed TV. a STECKEL, Editor Hastings Invites Kashdan Where the late Harry N, Plllsbury taade chess history In 1895 by winning the first International tournament, there now are held annual congresses which have attracted. In the course of years most of the leading chess masters of this era. A year ago Dr. Max Euwe of Amsterdam, was the winner showing the way to no less a rival than Jose R. Capablanca. Incidentally, the latter has since squared accounts with the Dutch master by defeating him In a match by 2-0 and 8 draws. Isaac I. Kashdan, champion of 'he Manhattan Chess club, is the recipient of an invitation to take part in the next Christmas chess festival of the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess club and, if all goes well, will again cross the Atlantic. Aside from brief stays in the harbors of Plymouth and Southampton, when he did not go ashore, Kashdan has never been in England. Naturally, he Is eager to test 1 Is skill against that of the leading British experts. Some of these however he has already met on the Continent. He will have stiff opposition, inasmuch as Sir George Thomas, Sir Sultan Khan, R. P. Mlchell and Mis? Vera Menchik, all of England, have been Invited. (New York Sun). In a tournament for the championship of Canada held this summer, Maurice Pox of Montreal, tied w'th J. S. Morrison, ex -champion, p.nd G. Eastman, present champion, for first place, each scoring 10 14 points out of 15. Fox won In the play-off The championship of Sweden was won this year by Erik Lundin, with 6',i points out of 9; a. Stoltz, second, 6 points, and G. Stahlberg, third 5V4 points.
The Londdh Evening News announces the death, late in September, of B. G. Laws, president of the British Problem Society and problem editor of the British Chess Magazine since the nineties. As composer, Judge, critic and writer, the deceased had long occupied a foremost place in the sphere of chess problems, and was so recognized throughout the civilized world. On February 6, last, Mr. Laws celebrated the seventieth anniversary of his birth. About a year before that he had been quite seriously ill and had congratulated himself upon surviving it without undergoing an operation. Mr. Laws was the author of leveral textbooks on the subject of problems, and these had a wide circulation. The annual tournament for the championship of the Marshall Chess club got under way Saturday evening, week ago.
The following art the pairings for the first round: Tholfsen Vs. Relnfeld, Bernstein vs. Morton, fironey vs. Santasiere, Cass vs. Han-jfcuer, Bigelow vs. Fine, Levenstcin vs. Dunst and Trefzer vs. Smuka. The Empire City Chess club an nounces that Reuben Fine's simultaneous exhibition resulted in fixteen wins, two draws and two losses for the single player. A match has been arranged between the City College of New York and the Empire City Chess club of the same - place.
This match is to be played today at the latter club. We have received from H. Helms f the American Chess company, 150 Nassau street, New York City, the recent edition of a new book called "Modern Chess" by Barnie F. WJnkel-tnan, a Philadelphia lawyer. The four (4) game correspondence thess match which started on December 6th, of last year between the Rensaleer Chess club of New York and the local club (being represented by A. Rex and the editor) came to an end when the local boys resigned the last and final game of the match. This ' loss however is the only win by the New Yorkers. The local club winning by a score of 3-1. H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, and the editor have settled their differences. A 15-game match draws counting has been started during the past week. Nelther Mr. Hesse's or the editor's tMfs of Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley's tournament champion, respectively, will be at stake. This match incidentally will be for the match champion of Lehigh Valley.
The Bethlehem Chess club has started their annual round-robin tournament during the past week. Those who are entered in this annual affair ire as follows: P. Albrecht, J. L. Bow ker, M. Brill, W. Brill, H. V. Hesse, W. Shuler, W. F. Kemmerer, R. S. Ogden, M. Paneclanco, P. Reldelbach. E. Schoonover and C. C. Schmidt.
In a team match of 17 players on each side between the Provider.ce Chess club and the Connecticut Chess club the former defeated the latter by the. score of One. other game was adjudicated. Having met Dr. Alexander AlekhJne in three games in international tournaments and having drawn each time, Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, may not exactly be said to be In the same class with the famous world's champion, yet the talented young New Yorker has to his credit in that fine performance something of which any of the other grand masters might well feel proud.
Appended are two games between these two masters: FOUR KNIGHTS OPENING Kashdan A'-Wilne Kashdan Alekhme White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 K'-'" Whlt Black 26 RxRch 27 P-KR4 28 R-R8 29 R-R8 30 RxP 31 K-K2 32 RxPcn 33 P-R4 34 PxP 35 R-Kt5 3 K-O 37 K-K2 38 K-O 39 P-R5 40 K-B 41 PxP 42 R-Kt8 43 R-KR8 44 P-Kt4 45 P-R6 46 R-R 47 R-K 48 RxP 49 R-K5 KxR P-Q4 P-B4 RxRP R-R6ch P-K5 K-K3 B-Q5 PxP R-R7ch R-R8ch R-R7rn P-K6 R-07eh P-Q8 RxOP K-Q7 R-04 R-G5 P-K7 RxP R-OR5 RxP Drawn 3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 4 B-Kt5 5 KtxKt 6 P-K5 7 PxKt 8 OPxP 9 Q-K2ch 10 B-QB4 11 KxO 12 B-K3 13 KxB 14 BxB 15 P-KB4 16 KR-KB 17 R-B3 18 QR-KB 19 P-KKt4 20 P-OR3 21 R-R3 22 P-Kt5 23 PxP 24 R-R5 Kt-Q5 PxKt PxKt OxP B-B4 Q-K3 P-03 PxB E-K3 PxB R-KB K-J. QR-K R-B4 R-OR4 R-R5 B-KR3 PxP R-KKt5 P-K4 25 R-B7ct R-K2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Alekhine Kashdan Alekhlne Kashdan White Black White macK 39 Q-OB5 P-R3 40 P-QKt4 QBzBch 1 P-04 Kt-KB2 2 P-OB4 P-B3 3 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 4 Kt-B3 P-K3 5 B-Kt5 QKt-02 6 P-K3 Q-R4 7 Kt-Q2 PxP 8 BxKt KtxB 9 KtxP Q-B2 10 B-Q3 B-K2 11 Castles Castles 12 R-B R-Q 13 Q-K2 B-Q2 14 Kt-K5 B-K 15 P-B4 P-B4 16 PxP QxP 17 Kt-K4 Q-Rl 18 Kt-Kt5 OR-B 19 P-OR3 P-OKti 20 P-R3 0-Kt3 21 K-R P-KR3 22 RxP RxP 23 OKt-B3 B-B4 24 Kt-Q4 BxK 25 PxB QxP 28 P-B5 Kt-Rl 27 QxKt OxKt 28 Q-Kt4 PxP 29 BxBP R-BS 30 Q-Q R-B5 31 RxR OxK 32 B-Q7 BxB SA Oxtl Q-KJ 34 Q-Q4 P-Kt3 35 P-QR4 PxP 36 QxP Q-Kt3 37 Q-K8ch K-Kt.2 IS CKKrh O.R3 41 K-R2 P-KR4 42 Q-04ca 43 Q-K5 44 Q-B6 45 Q-Q6 46 K-Kt 47 K-B2 48 Q-Kt8 49 Q-Kt7 50 K-K3 si O-Ktftrh Q-K14 K-Kt Q-B5 K-Kt2 Q-K3 K-B3 Q-B5 K-K3 K-02(a 52 Q-Kt7ch K-Q3 53 P-Kt3 P-KJ4 54 Q-Kt8cn 55 Q-KR6 Q-BBch 56 K-K2 57 K-B2 58 QxP 59 K-K2 60 K-Q fit K-B 62 K-Q2 63 K-O F4 K-Q2 Q-B5ch P-Kt5 Q-Q5ch Q-K5ch Q-Ofich Q-BBci Q-Kt7ch Q-BRCh PxP 65 Q-B5ch K -K.3 66 Q-B8ch K-B3 67 K-K3 Q-KtPrh 68 K-B3 Q-K3 69 Q-B3ch ; K-Kt3 70 P-Kt4 Q-KB3cM 71 QxQch KxO 72 K-Kt3 K-R4 73 KxP K-OS K-R4 Drawn (a I At ill HBKe were was no oujuiuu- re'bV Subsequent examination suitcested P-R7 as a winning continuation. but closer analysis convinced the experts at Bled, so it is reported, that 70. ...... e-Q4ch was the rlxht line of clay for Kashdan.
PROBLEMS Solution to Problem 126 by G. Brian Harley, 0-KT8. No. 127 By Franz Palatz Black 1 Piece m F ew tmm w fl 111' p8 ffld . MM mma tm fiSaa m m m , m W mm fcfe m m m m wn km m ztmsstp m iM- my mi ' White 6 Pieces ' White to play and mate in -three
The Londdh Evening News announces the death, late in September, of B. G. Laws, president of the British Problem Society and problem editor of the British Chess Magazine since the nineties. As composer, Judge, critic and writer, the deceased had long occupied a foremost place in the sphere of chess problems, and was so recognized throughout the civilized world. On February 6, last, Mr. Laws celebrated the seventieth anniversary of his birth. About a year before that he had been quite seriously ill and had congratulated himself upon surviving it without undergoing an operation. Mr. Laws was the author of leveral textbooks on the subject of problems, and these had a wide circulation. The annual tournament for the championship of the Marshall Chess club got under way Saturday evening, week ago.
The following art the pairings for the first round: Tholfsen Vs. Relnfeld, Bernstein vs. Morton, fironey vs. Santasiere, Cass vs. Han-jfcuer, Bigelow vs. Fine, Levenstcin vs. Dunst and Trefzer vs. Smuka. The Empire City Chess club an nounces that Reuben Fine's simultaneous exhibition resulted in fixteen wins, two draws and two losses for the single player. A match has been arranged between the City College of New York and the Empire City Chess club of the same - place.
This match is to be played today at the latter club. We have received from H. Helms f the American Chess company, 150 Nassau street, New York City, the recent edition of a new book called "Modern Chess" by Barnie F. WJnkel-tnan, a Philadelphia lawyer. The four (4) game correspondence thess match which started on December 6th, of last year between the Rensaleer Chess club of New York and the local club (being represented by A. Rex and the editor) came to an end when the local boys resigned the last and final game of the match. This ' loss however is the only win by the New Yorkers. The local club winning by a score of 3-1. H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, and the editor have settled their differences. A 15-game match draws counting has been started during the past week. Nelther Mr. Hesse's or the editor's tMfs of Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley's tournament champion, respectively, will be at stake. This match incidentally will be for the match champion of Lehigh Valley.
The Bethlehem Chess club has started their annual round-robin tournament during the past week. Those who are entered in this annual affair ire as follows: P. Albrecht, J. L. Bow ker, M. Brill, W. Brill, H. V. Hesse, W. Shuler, W. F. Kemmerer, R. S. Ogden, M. Paneclanco, P. Reldelbach. E. Schoonover and C. C. Schmidt.
In a team match of 17 players on each side between the Provider.ce Chess club and the Connecticut Chess club the former defeated the latter by the. score of One. other game was adjudicated. Having met Dr. Alexander AlekhJne in three games in international tournaments and having drawn each time, Isaac Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club, may not exactly be said to be In the same class with the famous world's champion, yet the talented young New Yorker has to his credit in that fine performance something of which any of the other grand masters might well feel proud.
Appended are two games between these two masters: FOUR KNIGHTS OPENING Kashdan A'-Wilne Kashdan Alekhme White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 K'-'" Whlt Black 26 RxRch 27 P-KR4 28 R-R8 29 R-R8 30 RxP 31 K-K2 32 RxPcn 33 P-R4 34 PxP 35 R-Kt5 3 K-O 37 K-K2 38 K-O 39 P-R5 40 K-B 41 PxP 42 R-Kt8 43 R-KR8 44 P-Kt4 45 P-R6 46 R-R 47 R-K 48 RxP 49 R-K5 KxR P-Q4 P-B4 RxRP R-R6ch P-K5 K-K3 B-Q5 PxP R-R7ch R-R8ch R-R7rn P-K6 R-07eh P-Q8 RxOP K-Q7 R-04 R-G5 P-K7 RxP R-OR5 RxP Drawn 3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 4 B-Kt5 5 KtxKt 6 P-K5 7 PxKt 8 OPxP 9 Q-K2ch 10 B-QB4 11 KxO 12 B-K3 13 KxB 14 BxB 15 P-KB4 16 KR-KB 17 R-B3 18 QR-KB 19 P-KKt4 20 P-OR3 21 R-R3 22 P-Kt5 23 PxP 24 R-R5 Kt-Q5 PxKt PxKt OxP B-B4 Q-K3 P-03 PxB E-K3 PxB R-KB K-J. QR-K R-B4 R-OR4 R-R5 B-KR3 PxP R-KKt5 P-K4 25 R-B7ct R-K2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Alekhine Kashdan Alekhlne Kashdan White Black White macK 39 Q-OB5 P-R3 40 P-QKt4 QBzBch 1 P-04 Kt-KB2 2 P-OB4 P-B3 3 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 4 Kt-B3 P-K3 5 B-Kt5 QKt-02 6 P-K3 Q-R4 7 Kt-Q2 PxP 8 BxKt KtxB 9 KtxP Q-B2 10 B-Q3 B-K2 11 Castles Castles 12 R-B R-Q 13 Q-K2 B-Q2 14 Kt-K5 B-K 15 P-B4 P-B4 16 PxP QxP 17 Kt-K4 Q-Rl 18 Kt-Kt5 OR-B 19 P-OR3 P-OKti 20 P-R3 0-Kt3 21 K-R P-KR3 22 RxP RxP 23 OKt-B3 B-B4 24 Kt-Q4 BxK 25 PxB QxP 28 P-B5 Kt-Rl 27 QxKt OxKt 28 Q-Kt4 PxP 29 BxBP R-BS 30 Q-Q R-B5 31 RxR OxK 32 B-Q7 BxB SA Oxtl Q-KJ 34 Q-Q4 P-Kt3 35 P-QR4 PxP 36 QxP Q-Kt3 37 Q-K8ch K-Kt.2 IS CKKrh O.R3 41 K-R2 P-KR4 42 Q-04ca 43 Q-K5 44 Q-B6 45 Q-Q6 46 K-Kt 47 K-B2 48 Q-Kt8 49 Q-Kt7 50 K-K3 si O-Ktftrh Q-K14 K-Kt Q-B5 K-Kt2 Q-K3 K-B3 Q-B5 K-K3 K-02(a 52 Q-Kt7ch K-Q3 53 P-Kt3 P-KJ4 54 Q-Kt8cn 55 Q-KR6 Q-BBch 56 K-K2 57 K-B2 58 QxP 59 K-K2 60 K-Q fit K-B 62 K-Q2 63 K-O F4 K-Q2 Q-B5ch P-Kt5 Q-Q5ch Q-K5ch Q-Ofich Q-BBci Q-Kt7ch Q-BRCh PxP 65 Q-B5ch K -K.3 66 Q-B8ch K-B3 67 K-K3 Q-KtPrh 68 K-B3 Q-K3 69 Q-B3ch ; K-Kt3 70 P-Kt4 Q-KB3cM 71 QxQch KxO 72 K-Kt3 K-R4 73 KxP K-OS K-R4 Drawn (a I At ill HBKe were was no oujuiuu- re'bV Subsequent examination suitcested P-R7 as a winning continuation. but closer analysis convinced the experts at Bled, so it is reported, that 70. ...... e-Q4ch was the rlxht line of clay for Kashdan.
PROBLEMS Solution to Problem 126 by G. Brian Harley, 0-KT8. No. 127 By Franz Palatz Black 1 Piece m F ew tmm w fl 111' p8 ffld . MM mma tm fiSaa m m m , m W mm fcfe m m m m wn km m ztmsstp m iM- my mi ' White 6 Pieces ' White to play and mate in -three
