Chess 06 Oct 1937, Wed Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr. A SLOW, drizzling rain is an asset to chess gatherings, as evidenced by the splendid turnout last evening at the ; Social Chess Lounge, when 20 player* initiated the first round of the general ' tournament of fhe Washington Social Chess Divan under the direction of ! Winfred Horn, acting tournament director in the absence of Simon Naidel. Pairings for round No. 1 were D. E. Brand-F. L. Richards, Conrad Willnich-Edith Johnson, F. W. GleasonMaud Sewall, J. G. Fairchild-Morris Appelbaum. E. E. Williams-R. J. Fuglister, Winfred Hom-Q. U. Thomp| son, Joseph Chmielewski-J. Skeffing| ton, Vincent Saporito-W. L. Elledge, Henry Reil-J. W. Dubin and Raymond W. Lewis-James E. Terrill. Inasmuch as several players were unable to schedule official play for succeeding Tuesdays, the tournament director says these players may arrange for match games any time, provided the weekly match is completed before the following Tuesday. Awards will be made to the ranking players. Social Chess Tonight.
QPEN house is the theme of the meeting of the Social Chess Divan this evening at 8 o'clock at the Parkside Hotel and any would-be beginner is invited to drop in and engage in a friendly game of skittles. Four new inlaid folding boards from Czechoslovakia with accompanying Staunton-pattern chessmen, loaded and felted, and four sets of plain Staunton chessmen were added to the equipment of the Social Chess Lounge today. New members of the Divan are Morris Appelbaum and R. J. Fuglister.
bringing the membership up to a total of 64 active players. Last Call for Team Championship. r^HAIRMAN ALEXANDER STURGES of the Metropolitan Chess Association's committee for the team championship tournament of the District is making the welkin ring lustily so as to attract late entries in the quintet battle that begins Friday at 8 p.m., Parkside Hotel. Any club or group may enter a.‘ five-man team arid the fee is $5 for the entire match schedule. Present teams come from Paul Morphy C. C., Agriculture. Procurement Division, Government Printing Office, Ladies’ Chess Club. Social Chess Divan and the Interhigh Chess Association. Thursday evening the Omar Khayyam Chess Club of G. W. U. meets at Columbian Hall and George Derr, club president and champion, avers the unit will participate in the organized program this Fall and Winter. Chairman Sturges reminds team captains to prepare a list of all possible bona fide players who may be used during the tournament and that each shall be given a numerical ranking according to ability.
QPEN house is the theme of the meeting of the Social Chess Divan this evening at 8 o'clock at the Parkside Hotel and any would-be beginner is invited to drop in and engage in a friendly game of skittles. Four new inlaid folding boards from Czechoslovakia with accompanying Staunton-pattern chessmen, loaded and felted, and four sets of plain Staunton chessmen were added to the equipment of the Social Chess Lounge today. New members of the Divan are Morris Appelbaum and R. J. Fuglister.
bringing the membership up to a total of 64 active players. Last Call for Team Championship. r^HAIRMAN ALEXANDER STURGES of the Metropolitan Chess Association's committee for the team championship tournament of the District is making the welkin ring lustily so as to attract late entries in the quintet battle that begins Friday at 8 p.m., Parkside Hotel. Any club or group may enter a.‘ five-man team arid the fee is $5 for the entire match schedule. Present teams come from Paul Morphy C. C., Agriculture. Procurement Division, Government Printing Office, Ladies’ Chess Club. Social Chess Divan and the Interhigh Chess Association. Thursday evening the Omar Khayyam Chess Club of G. W. U. meets at Columbian Hall and George Derr, club president and champion, avers the unit will participate in the organized program this Fall and Winter. Chairman Sturges reminds team captains to prepare a list of all possible bona fide players who may be used during the tournament and that each shall be given a numerical ranking according to ability.
