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BY PAUL J. MILLER. Jr. NORVAL P. WIGGINTON, treasurer of the Washington Social Chess Divan, just received an anodyne for his jitters— the embryonic Wigginton weighs 7 pounds and 7 ounces.
The name: John James. Ah. another addition to the neophytes who read this column. After several months of absence, Israel Rosenblum again is active in Divan chess. He is joined by E. F. Hodgdon. and that makes the membership of the W. S. C. D. jump to 61. The November 1 membership goal is 75. Tonight at 8 o'clock. Parkside Hotel, the chess editor of The Evening Star will resume hi., instructional lectures on chess for beginners, publir admission being only 50 cents.
Vincent L. Eaton, who succeeds young \Jartin Stark as chess director of Capital City Chess Club—Stark re turning to Harvard University for post-graduate study—probably will enter a strong quintet in the team tourney that opens this Friday at the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street northwest. It is high time that the Four C's lived up to their reputation of the past for possessing players of sterling ability. By entering the District team championship tournament on this oc I rasion Capital City players will have ! a splendid opportunity to carry off i first laurels. As president of the Metropolitan Chess Association, your columnist Invites Director Eaton to enter the lists now and mow down the knights from Paul Morphy C. C.. Government Printing Office. Agriculture Chess j Club, Social Chess Divan. Ladies' I C. C.. Procurement Division C. C. and ! the Interhigh Chess Association.
All the chess club entries join with I me in issuing this invitation. C. W. 1 Stark, president of the Capital City Chess Club, is favorably disposed to organized chess, and his quintet selection attracts our interest. Divan's General Tourney Begins. CIMON NAIDEL. tournament dij rector of the Washington Social Chess Divan, declares that formal < play commences tomorrow at 8 p m., Parkside Hotel, and all contestants ! should be present for immediate pairing, whether they will be able to consummate an evening's play or not.
Supplementary to the rules announced in yesterday's Sunday St^r, Director Naidel adds the following: 1. Adjourned games must be completed before thp subsequent Tuesday night. The player whose turn it is to move must seal his nex* move and give it to the tournament director or his assistant at the time of adjournment. •? Players who may he unable to plav on thp appointed Tuesday night must give advance notice to the tournament director to avoid forfeiture. 3.
Recording of games is optional and It is assumed that participants wil] not consume more than a reasonable amount of time on their moves. 4 No games will he played ahead of the posted schedule exrep- by permission of the tournament director and each player will use *hite and black mpn an equal number of times throughout the tourney. Visitors are welcome to attend the general tournament, the spectator fee being: only 25 cents.
The name: John James. Ah. another addition to the neophytes who read this column. After several months of absence, Israel Rosenblum again is active in Divan chess. He is joined by E. F. Hodgdon. and that makes the membership of the W. S. C. D. jump to 61. The November 1 membership goal is 75. Tonight at 8 o'clock. Parkside Hotel, the chess editor of The Evening Star will resume hi., instructional lectures on chess for beginners, publir admission being only 50 cents.
Vincent L. Eaton, who succeeds young \Jartin Stark as chess director of Capital City Chess Club—Stark re turning to Harvard University for post-graduate study—probably will enter a strong quintet in the team tourney that opens this Friday at the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street northwest. It is high time that the Four C's lived up to their reputation of the past for possessing players of sterling ability. By entering the District team championship tournament on this oc I rasion Capital City players will have ! a splendid opportunity to carry off i first laurels. As president of the Metropolitan Chess Association, your columnist Invites Director Eaton to enter the lists now and mow down the knights from Paul Morphy C. C.. Government Printing Office. Agriculture Chess j Club, Social Chess Divan. Ladies' I C. C.. Procurement Division C. C. and ! the Interhigh Chess Association.
All the chess club entries join with I me in issuing this invitation. C. W. 1 Stark, president of the Capital City Chess Club, is favorably disposed to organized chess, and his quintet selection attracts our interest. Divan's General Tourney Begins. CIMON NAIDEL. tournament dij rector of the Washington Social Chess Divan, declares that formal < play commences tomorrow at 8 p m., Parkside Hotel, and all contestants ! should be present for immediate pairing, whether they will be able to consummate an evening's play or not.
Supplementary to the rules announced in yesterday's Sunday St^r, Director Naidel adds the following: 1. Adjourned games must be completed before thp subsequent Tuesday night. The player whose turn it is to move must seal his nex* move and give it to the tournament director or his assistant at the time of adjournment. •? Players who may he unable to plav on thp appointed Tuesday night must give advance notice to the tournament director to avoid forfeiture. 3.
Recording of games is optional and It is assumed that participants wil] not consume more than a reasonable amount of time on their moves. 4 No games will he played ahead of the posted schedule exrep- by permission of the tournament director and each player will use *hite and black mpn an equal number of times throughout the tourney. Visitors are welcome to attend the general tournament, the spectator fee being: only 25 cents.