Chess 29 Nov 1937, Mon Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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By PAUL J. MILLER, Jr. (COLLECTION OF CHESS | STUDIES,” by the Russian 1 end-game composer, Alexei Troitzky, recently appeared in translation form by A. D. Pritzson, published by Whitehead & Miller, 15 Elmwood lane, Leeds 7, London. Price about $2. The translator has done an excellent job and the 71-year-old Troitsky analyzes the issue of two knights against pawns, also giving some 360 endgame studies. There are few who can compare with the Russian in his chosen field. Come One, Come All.
WHAT’S the clarion cry of the conclave of the Washington Social Chess Divan for its constiutional colloquy tomorrow evening, 8 o’clock, Parkside Hotel, when a change in present officers Will be made, a neV formal constitution Instituted and 1938 activities planned. Yon cannot afford to min this assembly, for what you have to say will affect the future policy of the divan. The motto is “Adelante, siempre adelante”—Forward, always forward— and your presence is most desirable. Chesspourri. 1 I. GREKOV, in the latest issue of British Chess, says: “The Morphy-Anderssen world championship match in 1858 took nine days, and there were two draws. The match between Alekhin and Capablanca at Buenos Aires in 1927 lasted two and a half months, and there were 25 draws. The stake money on the first was nil, on the second $10,000.” “Rubinstein owed his success at chess to indefatigable hard work. He used to say that he toiled for 300 (Jays out of every year, six hours per day, at the study of the theory of the game, participated for 60 days a year In chess tournaments—and the remaining fives days rested.” "In at least two master games, Burn-Chajes, at Carlsbad, and Alekhin-Grigoreiff, at Moscow, there have been five queens on the board at the same time.” It is said that the Semmering tournament this year was one of the cheapest. Only the winner received a cash prize; the director In charge was paid $35 for his services, out of which he met the publicity by-mail expenses.
And at Philadelphia more than 100,000 sat in a steady rain to watch Army trounce the Navy, gladly paying $4 plus for the pleasure. Ain't there any justice? Thursday night the Social Chess Lounge, 133 I street h'.W- effete "free guest night" Per^nee yso wOl drop to.
WHAT’S the clarion cry of the conclave of the Washington Social Chess Divan for its constiutional colloquy tomorrow evening, 8 o’clock, Parkside Hotel, when a change in present officers Will be made, a neV formal constitution Instituted and 1938 activities planned. Yon cannot afford to min this assembly, for what you have to say will affect the future policy of the divan. The motto is “Adelante, siempre adelante”—Forward, always forward— and your presence is most desirable. Chesspourri. 1 I. GREKOV, in the latest issue of British Chess, says: “The Morphy-Anderssen world championship match in 1858 took nine days, and there were two draws. The match between Alekhin and Capablanca at Buenos Aires in 1927 lasted two and a half months, and there were 25 draws. The stake money on the first was nil, on the second $10,000.” “Rubinstein owed his success at chess to indefatigable hard work. He used to say that he toiled for 300 (Jays out of every year, six hours per day, at the study of the theory of the game, participated for 60 days a year In chess tournaments—and the remaining fives days rested.” "In at least two master games, Burn-Chajes, at Carlsbad, and Alekhin-Grigoreiff, at Moscow, there have been five queens on the board at the same time.” It is said that the Semmering tournament this year was one of the cheapest. Only the winner received a cash prize; the director In charge was paid $35 for his services, out of which he met the publicity by-mail expenses.
And at Philadelphia more than 100,000 sat in a steady rain to watch Army trounce the Navy, gladly paying $4 plus for the pleasure. Ain't there any justice? Thursday night the Social Chess Lounge, 133 I street h'.W- effete "free guest night" Per^nee yso wOl drop to.
