Chess 11 Oct 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call Chess and Checker Column Problems, Games, Positions In End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor. Kashdan Tied for Fourth Placs Aron Nimzowitsch of Copenhagen, by drawing with E. Colle of Belgium in the twenty-sixth and final round at the International Chess Master's tournament In which Dr. Alexander Alelchine of France and E. D. Bogoljubow of Germany, had already been determined as first and second prize winners, respectively. The Danish representative was but one point behind Bogoljubow who lost his last game to Dr. S. Tartakower of Poland.
Isaac L. Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club of New York, who was favored at one stage to be the runner-up, drew with G. Stoltz of Sweden in a queen's gambit declined lasting twenty-three moves. Kashdan thus wound up in a quadruple tie for fourth place with Stoltz, S. Flohr of Czechoslovakia and Dr. Milan Vidmar of Yugoslavia. Dr. Vidmar drew his game with V. Pirc of Yugoslavia. Flohr had already completed his schedule and he and Dr. Asztalos of Yugoslavia did not participate in, today's session. Dr. Alekhine had a brief session with R. Spielmann of Austria. A variation in a queen's pawn opening resulted in a draw after nineteen moves.
The world's champion finished five and a half points ahead? of Bogoljubow without losing a single game outright during the course of the long competition. Another drawn game was recorded between G. Maroczy of Hungary and B. Kositsch of Yugoslavia. New York Times.
Final Standing Won Alekhine 20 W Bogoljubow 15 Nimzowltsch 14 Flohr 13 ij Kashdan 13'a Stoltz i3i Vidmar 13 1 Tartakower 13 " SJlelmann 122 Kostisch 12' Maroczy Asztalos 10' i Colle 10 u Pirc 'i Lost 5',i 11 12 12',i 12'2 12i 13 12'i 14 14' 15'i J5'2 :v2 Six Contestants Remain in Rare Only six contestants remain in the race for the championship of the Lehigh Valley and City in a tournament which is now being run in the local Y. M. C. A. Many upsets featured the fourth round.
Among these were the defeat and elimination of C. Geary and W. Lumsden by H. Buckley and A. Weiss respectively.
Both Mr. Geary and Mr. Lumsden were favorites to be in at the finals. The schedule in the fifth round for the remaining six players is as lol-lows: H. Buckley vs. W. Hodgson; A. Weiss vs. C. Koch and W. H. Steckel rs. W. S. Shuler.
There is a possibility of a team match this fall or winter between Washington, D. C. and Allentown, Pa. Both clubs are negotiating with each other trying to mate tnis possible. The Southeastern Chess Associa tion held its annual session at At lanta, Ga., this year.
Twelve players iook pare in mis annual cnampion-ship tourney, which was won by V. N. Woodbury, of Birmingham, Ala., with a score of Second place went to wester nermanaez or Tampa, Plain a telegraph match in Australia. New South Wales defeated Victoria by me score 01 v,? 10 yz. strange to say this is the same score by which Vic toria defeated New South tyales in Frank B. Walker, chess editor of the wasnmgton star, and match cham plon of Washington, D. C, defends his title tnis coming Saturday against J, w. uyier. ixjcs 01 luck Walker. PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 119 by A, J. Fink RB5; No. 120 by the Rev. L, Mortriner. No. i-t By J. Leon Martin Black 12 Pieces sa IT- 4 ffl MM White 11 Pieces White mates in two. No. 122 By E. Palkoska Black 7 Pieces 1 i 'i 7 i ir ii - Matt i::A : .'PA imy: t 4 White 7 Pieces White mates in three.
Isaac L. Kashdan, champion of the Manhattan Chess club of New York, who was favored at one stage to be the runner-up, drew with G. Stoltz of Sweden in a queen's gambit declined lasting twenty-three moves. Kashdan thus wound up in a quadruple tie for fourth place with Stoltz, S. Flohr of Czechoslovakia and Dr. Milan Vidmar of Yugoslavia. Dr. Vidmar drew his game with V. Pirc of Yugoslavia. Flohr had already completed his schedule and he and Dr. Asztalos of Yugoslavia did not participate in, today's session. Dr. Alekhine had a brief session with R. Spielmann of Austria. A variation in a queen's pawn opening resulted in a draw after nineteen moves.
The world's champion finished five and a half points ahead? of Bogoljubow without losing a single game outright during the course of the long competition. Another drawn game was recorded between G. Maroczy of Hungary and B. Kositsch of Yugoslavia. New York Times.
Final Standing Won Alekhine 20 W Bogoljubow 15 Nimzowltsch 14 Flohr 13 ij Kashdan 13'a Stoltz i3i Vidmar 13 1 Tartakower 13 " SJlelmann 122 Kostisch 12' Maroczy Asztalos 10' i Colle 10 u Pirc 'i Lost 5',i 11 12 12',i 12'2 12i 13 12'i 14 14' 15'i J5'2 :v2 Six Contestants Remain in Rare Only six contestants remain in the race for the championship of the Lehigh Valley and City in a tournament which is now being run in the local Y. M. C. A. Many upsets featured the fourth round.
Among these were the defeat and elimination of C. Geary and W. Lumsden by H. Buckley and A. Weiss respectively.
Both Mr. Geary and Mr. Lumsden were favorites to be in at the finals. The schedule in the fifth round for the remaining six players is as lol-lows: H. Buckley vs. W. Hodgson; A. Weiss vs. C. Koch and W. H. Steckel rs. W. S. Shuler.
There is a possibility of a team match this fall or winter between Washington, D. C. and Allentown, Pa. Both clubs are negotiating with each other trying to mate tnis possible. The Southeastern Chess Associa tion held its annual session at At lanta, Ga., this year.
Twelve players iook pare in mis annual cnampion-ship tourney, which was won by V. N. Woodbury, of Birmingham, Ala., with a score of Second place went to wester nermanaez or Tampa, Plain a telegraph match in Australia. New South Wales defeated Victoria by me score 01 v,? 10 yz. strange to say this is the same score by which Vic toria defeated New South tyales in Frank B. Walker, chess editor of the wasnmgton star, and match cham plon of Washington, D. C, defends his title tnis coming Saturday against J, w. uyier. ixjcs 01 luck Walker. PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 119 by A, J. Fink RB5; No. 120 by the Rev. L, Mortriner. No. i-t By J. Leon Martin Black 12 Pieces sa IT- 4 ffl MM White 11 Pieces White mates in two. No. 122 By E. Palkoska Black 7 Pieces 1 i 'i 7 i ir ii - Matt i::A : .'PA imy: t 4 White 7 Pieces White mates in three.
