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Chess 13 Nov 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morninr Call's Chess Column Chess Queries, " "4 rroblems, Games and News Items Solicited. By W. H. STECKEL m BLACK I Alekhine Plays 200 Simultaneously Playing until 4.05 o'clock in the .norning in a nerve-trying ordeal that endured for more than twelve hours, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's champion, had the satisfaction on Tuesday of having beaten the record set by Jose R. Capablanca. former world's champion, for what is generally con-reded to be the most difficult form of ill simultaneous exhibitions. Conducting fifty games on. the drill floor of the Seventh Regiment Armory against a field of 200 players who were grouped in teams of four and permitted to play in consultation. Dr. Alekhine defeated thirty, lost six and drew fourteen of his fifty opponents. Play started at 3.30 Tuesday afternoon with a gallery of more than 1000 chess fans lining the tables. Following a formal introduction by George Emlen Roosevelt, chairman of the exhibition there had been addresses by former Governor Charles S. Wilman and Count Charles de Fon-tnouvelle, and in response to a boisterous welcome. Dr. Alekhine stated he considered New York the most active chess center in the world and that he was well aware of the calibre of competition that awaited him. As play commenced it scon became apparent that the distinguished Franco-Russian master had not deceived himself. Pitted against him were many of the strongest teams in college circles, among there being the West Point Military Academy, Columbia university. Brown university, New York university. C. C. N. Y., and Brooklyn college. By midnight at which time . Capablanca had completed his remarkable exhibition in slightly more than eight hours.
Dr. Alekhine had completed barely ten games. But despite the fact that during the entire exhibition he had interrupted play only fifteen minutes to refresh himself with a cup of coffee, the European master, seemingly inexhaus-lable, pressed on against the stout re-sistence of his adversaries and finally by 3.30 in the morning only three teams remained, those of Columbia university, Brooklyn Prep and the Portchester-Rye Y. M. C. A. They fought the champion stubbornly. Within a few more minutes Brooklyn Prep forced the master to resign for his sixth defeat, the Y. M. C A. finally accepted defeat and by 4 o'clock only the Columbia team remained. Five minutes later the champion was forced to accept a draw. The following are the teams that defeated the chamoion: Newark Rice Chess club. Team B of C. C. N. Y., Team C of the Marshall Chess club, James Madison High School, the Daily Argus of Mount Vernon and Brooklyn Prep. Thaw to pain draws with the cham pion are, Demarest High school, the. Correspondence cness league, ieam x of the Marshall cness ciuo, riaiuuiu rhPt club. Manhattan Chess club, Park Avenue Chess club, Brooklyn rhs plnh.
Independent Chess chih TMm A of C. C. N. Y.. Team B of New York university, Brooklyn eol-the Ninetv-second Street Y. M. til. A .the El Paso Chess club and the Columbia university college team. of ten cames. in which he won 3, lost 2 and drew 5.
The following is the score of the second game: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Eliskases SDielmann Ellsltases Spielmann White Black, Resigns threatened R-K7. followed by Trvin Leads Tournament As a result of drawing his fifth round game with S. T. Sharp and winning from R. S. Goerlich in the sixth round, Jacob Levin now leads the competitors in the annual championship tournament of the Mercantile Library Chess association. The standing follows: J. Levin, 4i-l14; H. Morris, 4-2; S. Drasin. 4-2; S. T. Sharp, 3 Villi; D. G. Weiner, 3li-l: ! Gordon, 3-2; A. Regen, 3-2: F. S. Beucler. 2M-3ii; P. B. Driver. 21i-3; R. S. j. Wilkinson, i-; Goerlich, l-4Vi; J. Martinez, 1-5. Martz Leads Tourney Defeating G. Scholl in the mtn 3und of the annual Macungie Chess irb tournament Henry Manz took aver the lead with Leslie buck a ciose second. The standing follows: H. Martz, 4ri-: L. Buck, 34-Va; G. Scholl, 4-1; H. Geissinger. 2-1; H. Buck, 2'2-2'i; N. Knauss, 2U-2I2: C. Biedleman, 1-2; L. Farnschlader, 1-3; B. Walker, 0-5; R. Reinert, 0-5.
Alekhine defeats 39 Opponents Dr. Alextnder Alekhine, world's champion, defeated 39 opponents in a simultaneous exhibition following a banquet of the Connecticut Chess League at Bridgeton, Conn. Two players defeated the champion, another gained a draw. Austria's vouthful master, Erich Eliskases, who played so well for the Austrian team at Prague, distinguished himself recently by defeating Rudolph Spielmann in a match End Game No. 13 Black 2 nieces White P-K6.
Simultaneous Exhibition Friday A simultaneous exhibition will be given in the Allentown Y. M. C. A. on Friday evening of this week for the purpose of raising funds for the Allentown Community Chest.
This is keeping in line with other organisations who are doing their share for a worthy cause. All cf the proceeds collected from the sale of tickets and entry fees will be turned over to the Community Chest fund. Prizes will be awarded to those who play the best games. The exhibition will be given by Barney F. Winkelman, Philadelphia champion, who will play as many men at one time as the committee can secure.
Mr. Winkelman is offering his services without charge. Mr. Winkelman, who is prominent as a lawyer, is the author of "Modern Chess O.ienings." He is also champion of "the Mercantile Library Chess club, which is known 'as one of the strongest clubs in America. The Morning Call will give three prizes, to the one who gains the-first win, to the one who gains the first draw and to the one who plays the best game.
The committee in charge of arrangements for the simultaneous contest is composed of Fred Weiler, H. Martz and W. H. Steckel. Tickets can be secured from the committee, at the circulation office of the Call, and at the Y. M. C. A. Four Remain in City Tournament The sixth round of the Allentown city chimpionship tournament was held in the local Y. M. C. A. on Friday evening with two more players being eliminated from further com-peition. Four players remain of the original twenty-five that started, these being Roy Rockel, Henry Martz, Armin Herrmann and the defending champion, W. H, Steckel.
Mr. Rockel and Herrmann have to win their next game to remain in the running while Martz and Steckel only have to draw. In the sixth round matches on Friday evening, Henry Martz defeated Roy Rockel, Armin Herrmann defeated Paul Knecht and W. H. Steckel defeated Leslie Buck.
Henry Martz will play Roy Rockel and Armin Herrmann will play W. H. Steckel in the seventh round which will be played on the evening of Friday, November 25th. Koch Leads 3-2 Charles Koch won the seventh game In his match with Edward Foley. With this victory, Koch now leads his opponent by the score of 3-2. Two other games, were drawn.
Dr. Alekhine had completed barely ten games. But despite the fact that during the entire exhibition he had interrupted play only fifteen minutes to refresh himself with a cup of coffee, the European master, seemingly inexhaus-lable, pressed on against the stout re-sistence of his adversaries and finally by 3.30 in the morning only three teams remained, those of Columbia university, Brooklyn Prep and the Portchester-Rye Y. M. C. A. They fought the champion stubbornly. Within a few more minutes Brooklyn Prep forced the master to resign for his sixth defeat, the Y. M. C A. finally accepted defeat and by 4 o'clock only the Columbia team remained. Five minutes later the champion was forced to accept a draw. The following are the teams that defeated the chamoion: Newark Rice Chess club. Team B of C. C. N. Y., Team C of the Marshall Chess club, James Madison High School, the Daily Argus of Mount Vernon and Brooklyn Prep. Thaw to pain draws with the cham pion are, Demarest High school, the. Correspondence cness league, ieam x of the Marshall cness ciuo, riaiuuiu rhPt club. Manhattan Chess club, Park Avenue Chess club, Brooklyn rhs plnh.
Independent Chess chih TMm A of C. C. N. Y.. Team B of New York university, Brooklyn eol-the Ninetv-second Street Y. M. til. A .the El Paso Chess club and the Columbia university college team. of ten cames. in which he won 3, lost 2 and drew 5.
The following is the score of the second game: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Eliskases SDielmann Ellsltases Spielmann White Black, Resigns threatened R-K7. followed by Trvin Leads Tournament As a result of drawing his fifth round game with S. T. Sharp and winning from R. S. Goerlich in the sixth round, Jacob Levin now leads the competitors in the annual championship tournament of the Mercantile Library Chess association. The standing follows: J. Levin, 4i-l14; H. Morris, 4-2; S. Drasin. 4-2; S. T. Sharp, 3 Villi; D. G. Weiner, 3li-l: ! Gordon, 3-2; A. Regen, 3-2: F. S. Beucler. 2M-3ii; P. B. Driver. 21i-3; R. S. j. Wilkinson, i-; Goerlich, l-4Vi; J. Martinez, 1-5. Martz Leads Tourney Defeating G. Scholl in the mtn 3und of the annual Macungie Chess irb tournament Henry Manz took aver the lead with Leslie buck a ciose second. The standing follows: H. Martz, 4ri-: L. Buck, 34-Va; G. Scholl, 4-1; H. Geissinger. 2-1; H. Buck, 2'2-2'i; N. Knauss, 2U-2I2: C. Biedleman, 1-2; L. Farnschlader, 1-3; B. Walker, 0-5; R. Reinert, 0-5.
Alekhine defeats 39 Opponents Dr. Alextnder Alekhine, world's champion, defeated 39 opponents in a simultaneous exhibition following a banquet of the Connecticut Chess League at Bridgeton, Conn. Two players defeated the champion, another gained a draw. Austria's vouthful master, Erich Eliskases, who played so well for the Austrian team at Prague, distinguished himself recently by defeating Rudolph Spielmann in a match End Game No. 13 Black 2 nieces White P-K6.
Simultaneous Exhibition Friday A simultaneous exhibition will be given in the Allentown Y. M. C. A. on Friday evening of this week for the purpose of raising funds for the Allentown Community Chest.
This is keeping in line with other organisations who are doing their share for a worthy cause. All cf the proceeds collected from the sale of tickets and entry fees will be turned over to the Community Chest fund. Prizes will be awarded to those who play the best games. The exhibition will be given by Barney F. Winkelman, Philadelphia champion, who will play as many men at one time as the committee can secure.
Mr. Winkelman is offering his services without charge. Mr. Winkelman, who is prominent as a lawyer, is the author of "Modern Chess O.ienings." He is also champion of "the Mercantile Library Chess club, which is known 'as one of the strongest clubs in America. The Morning Call will give three prizes, to the one who gains the-first win, to the one who gains the first draw and to the one who plays the best game.
The committee in charge of arrangements for the simultaneous contest is composed of Fred Weiler, H. Martz and W. H. Steckel. Tickets can be secured from the committee, at the circulation office of the Call, and at the Y. M. C. A. Four Remain in City Tournament The sixth round of the Allentown city chimpionship tournament was held in the local Y. M. C. A. on Friday evening with two more players being eliminated from further com-peition. Four players remain of the original twenty-five that started, these being Roy Rockel, Henry Martz, Armin Herrmann and the defending champion, W. H, Steckel.
Mr. Rockel and Herrmann have to win their next game to remain in the running while Martz and Steckel only have to draw. In the sixth round matches on Friday evening, Henry Martz defeated Roy Rockel, Armin Herrmann defeated Paul Knecht and W. H. Steckel defeated Leslie Buck.
Henry Martz will play Roy Rockel and Armin Herrmann will play W. H. Steckel in the seventh round which will be played on the evening of Friday, November 25th. Koch Leads 3-2 Charles Koch won the seventh game In his match with Edward Foley. With this victory, Koch now leads his opponent by the score of 3-2. Two other games, were drawn.
