Chess 09 Oct 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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CHESS At the annual meeting of the Mercantile Library Chess Association held Saturday, September 17, the following officers and directors were elected: President, S. T. Sharp; vice president, R. S. Goerlich; secretary, D. G. Weiner; treasurer, J. Levin. Directors W. J. Clay, W. D. Witt, I. Ash, S. Drasin and A. Regen. The annual Mercantile Library Chess Club championship tournament will commence October 1, The annual championship tournament of the Marshall Chess Club will start about the middle of October. Among those who have signified their intention to take part are: Reuben Fine, A. T. Dunst, A. E. Santasiere, Fred Reinfeld, Irving Cherney, A. C. Cass, H. R. Bigelow, W. Frere and A. C. Simonson. Dr. Max Euwe. of Amsterdam, and Salo Flohr. of Prague, two of the leading European experts of today, are contesting a match of 16 games. The first eight games have been finished, with the result of six draws Rnd a victory for each player. The game published this week was the game won by Euwe in the tournament just mentioned.
French Defense Euwe WHITE 1 P-K4 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 4 KtxP 5 B-Kt5 6 BxKt 7 Q-Q2 8 Kt-QB3 9 Castles 10 P-KKt3 11 B-Kt2 12 Kt-R3 13 KR-K 14 Q-K2 15 Kt-KKt5 16 P-B4 17 Kt-B3 18 Kt-K.5 19 BxKt 20 P-KKt4 21 QxP 22 Q-B3 23 P-B5 24 K-Kt 25 PxP. 26 R-Kt 27 QR-KB 28 P-QR3 Flohr BLACK 1 P-K3 2 P-Q4 3 PxP 4 Kt-KB3 5 B-K2 6 P-B 7 P-KB4 8 P-QB3 9 Kt-Q2 10 P-QKt3 11 B-Kt2 12 Q-B2 13 Kt-B3 14 K-B 15 Q-Q3 16 P-KR3 17 Kt-Q4 18 R-R2 19 BPxB 20 PxP 21 P-KR4 22 P-R3 23 B-Kt4ch 24 K-K2 25 PxP 26 B-R3 27 P-Kt5 Resigns. Problem No. 2901 is solved by B-Ksq. Problem No. 2902 is solved by B-QR7. Solutions received from: A. H. Beckman, George E. Baker, -George Bender, Arthur C. Bing, L. D. Ben-ner, Harry W. Cohick, S. B. Con-ver, Walter G. Cowell, Russell Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horance O. Faunce, Harry W. Gundal, E. M. Grimm, George J. Grix, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Her-ster, Joseph W. Halberstadt, Cha3. P. Lake, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Roberts Lowie, A. May Lore, George F. Meeter, Raymond T. Murphy. Karl V. Nygaard, Paul F. Reber. Sr., Louis B. Scott, John Schwabenland, Sigmund Twersky. Charles Willing, L. S. Walle and J. M. Zook.
Problem No. 2905 By W. A. Shinkman M.ACK-SIX I-IKCKg White to play and mate In two moves. WHITE K at Q6: Q at KB7; R at Q2; B at Qilo; Pawns at QR4 and KKt5. BLACK-K at Q5; B at Q6; Pawns at QB4, K5, KKt2 and KK13. Problem No. 2906 By J. Dobrusky EIGHT PIECES White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at QKt4; Bishops at KB2 and KB3; Kt at KK7; Pawns at QB2, Q4, KKt2 and KR6. BLACK K at KB5: Pawns at 3, KB3 and KR2.
French Defense Euwe WHITE 1 P-K4 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 4 KtxP 5 B-Kt5 6 BxKt 7 Q-Q2 8 Kt-QB3 9 Castles 10 P-KKt3 11 B-Kt2 12 Kt-R3 13 KR-K 14 Q-K2 15 Kt-KKt5 16 P-B4 17 Kt-B3 18 Kt-K.5 19 BxKt 20 P-KKt4 21 QxP 22 Q-B3 23 P-B5 24 K-Kt 25 PxP. 26 R-Kt 27 QR-KB 28 P-QR3 Flohr BLACK 1 P-K3 2 P-Q4 3 PxP 4 Kt-KB3 5 B-K2 6 P-B 7 P-KB4 8 P-QB3 9 Kt-Q2 10 P-QKt3 11 B-Kt2 12 Q-B2 13 Kt-B3 14 K-B 15 Q-Q3 16 P-KR3 17 Kt-Q4 18 R-R2 19 BPxB 20 PxP 21 P-KR4 22 P-R3 23 B-Kt4ch 24 K-K2 25 PxP 26 B-R3 27 P-Kt5 Resigns. Problem No. 2901 is solved by B-Ksq. Problem No. 2902 is solved by B-QR7. Solutions received from: A. H. Beckman, George E. Baker, -George Bender, Arthur C. Bing, L. D. Ben-ner, Harry W. Cohick, S. B. Con-ver, Walter G. Cowell, Russell Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horance O. Faunce, Harry W. Gundal, E. M. Grimm, George J. Grix, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Her-ster, Joseph W. Halberstadt, Cha3. P. Lake, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Roberts Lowie, A. May Lore, George F. Meeter, Raymond T. Murphy. Karl V. Nygaard, Paul F. Reber. Sr., Louis B. Scott, John Schwabenland, Sigmund Twersky. Charles Willing, L. S. Walle and J. M. Zook.
Problem No. 2905 By W. A. Shinkman M.ACK-SIX I-IKCKg White to play and mate In two moves. WHITE K at Q6: Q at KB7; R at Q2; B at Qilo; Pawns at QR4 and KKt5. BLACK-K at Q5; B at Q6; Pawns at QB4, K5, KKt2 and KK13. Problem No. 2906 By J. Dobrusky EIGHT PIECES White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at QKt4; Bishops at KB2 and KB3; Kt at KK7; Pawns at QB2, Q4, KKt2 and KR6. BLACK K at KB5: Pawns at 3, KB3 and KR2.
