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Chess 16 Oct 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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"IT'S YOUR MOVE The Morning Call's Chess Column Chesg Queries, Problems, Games and News Items Solicited. By W. H. STECKEL Seven Eliminated in City Tourney The second round of the Allentown championship tournament was held In the local Y. M. C. A. Friday evening with th-j favorites again coming thru. Btror.g opposition was offered by W. Snyder and R. Shultz against W. H. Bteckel the defending champion and W. Wallitsch, respectively. Both players had a strong attack but lost the advantage in endings that were replete with complications.
Seven players were eliminated from further competition as the following players lost two games as per rules of the tournament: R. Googins. R. Kem- merer, H. Hamilton, w. Boswen, j. FackJer. E. Knoll and R. Gutekunst.
The following are the results of the eecond round. A. Herman defeated K. Gutekunst. F. Weiler defeated W. Eoswell, R. Wcrkheiser defeated E. KnoU. J. Baker defeated H. Hamilton, P. Knecht defeated V. Benner. W. H. Steckcl defeated W. Snyder, W. Wallitsch defeated R. Shultz, W Shuler defeated J. Fackler. E. Foley defeated R. Kemmerer, H. Martz defeated R. GocMrins, L. Buck defeated F. Jackson, A. Weiss received a bye. The Macungie chess club started their annual tournament on Wednesday evening with twelve entries com-.petin?.
The results of the irst round are as follows: G. Scholl defeated H. Buck. F. Jackson defeated P. Reinert, X. Knauss defeated C. Beidleman, E. Gates defeated B. Walker, L. Buck drew with H. Martz, L. Farnschlader and H. Geissinger adjourned. Alekhine, Kashdan Forced To Adjourn Striving for forty-five moves to outfit each other in the sixth round of the international tournament at the Press Social Center.
Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's champion and Isaac Kashdan champion of the Manhattan Chess Club played to an adjournment without reaching a decision. The two chief rivals for first prize struggled for five hours for an advan tage and then agreed to a temporary truce. The game wilt be played to a finish after Kashdan disposes of his adjourned game with J. Medina from the third round.
Eventually, it is thought Dr. Alekhine and the youth' ful New Yorker will draw. Dr. Alekhine having the choice of tne opening, adopted the Ruy Lopez against which the New Yorker oppos ed an adequate defense. As was to have been expected the most careful tactics prevailed throughout and neither could establish any advan-. tage. As the play drifted into the ending, the world's champion gained a bit of a grip on the position, which seemed to augur-well for his succefs. Kashdan however felt confident in his ability"to hold his own and bring about a draw. The standing of the tourney fellows: W. Alekhine 5 Karhclan 4 Araiza 4 Asiain 3 Gonzalez 2 Vasquez 2 Medina 1 Aceveda 1 13 Soto-Larrea 1 Brunner 0 L. 0 0 2 2 3 4 iu 4U 3 4 Miss Vera Menchik, world woman champion, may soon have a rival in the person of Mils Sonya Graf of Russian origin, now a resident of Munich. Sha recently won first prize in the tournament of the Hietzing Chess club of Vienna. She has been coached by the veteran master, Dr. Tarrasch, and by Dr. Dyckhoff. Chess is fast becoming the national game in Russia and may be said to have reached the "mass production" stage. From reports we are informed there is one club in Moscow with 6000 members. The Manhattan Chess club has moved to new quarters on the second floor of the Alamac hotel. Seventy-first and Broadway, New York City.
An elimination tournament will be held in Reading, starting on the evening of October 20 at the Tysons Schoener recreation center. Newly elected officers of this association are as follows: J. W. H. Glass, president; H. H. Williams, vice president; R. T. Gabriel, secretary; F. W. Schleicher, treasurer. The following BLACK Problem No. 163 By A. J. Gulayew Black 9 Pieces White 4 Pieces.
White mates in three moves. White K on Q4. Q on QB2, R on QR8, KT anid QR5. Black K on QR8, R on KR2. KT on QR3, B on QR7. Ps on KR4. KKT2, K6, Q4, QKT2. Solution to problem No. 168, Q-Q. committees and the chairman were chosen: By-laws, H. H. Williams, chairman; publicity, D. E. Houck; membership, H. Herman; finance, F. Schleicher. The tournament-governing committee, v headed by Arthur Koenig as chairman, was composed of the following: R. A. Hofses, Albert Bingaman, Charles E. Jacobs, Charles Meals, Russell Rutland and Charles C. Yoh. The international team tournament next year is to be held at Folkestone,' England. The expenses will be about 700 of which one-half already has been subscribed by chess enthusiasts. At the present time the United States team holds the championship. One more game was played in the match between Charles Koch and Edward Foley, both of this city.
The game ended in a draw. Each has a win to his credit, with two games drawn. The following games are from the international tournament now in progress at Mexico City
Seven players were eliminated from further competition as the following players lost two games as per rules of the tournament: R. Googins. R. Kem- merer, H. Hamilton, w. Boswen, j. FackJer. E. Knoll and R. Gutekunst.
The following are the results of the eecond round. A. Herman defeated K. Gutekunst. F. Weiler defeated W. Eoswell, R. Wcrkheiser defeated E. KnoU. J. Baker defeated H. Hamilton, P. Knecht defeated V. Benner. W. H. Steckcl defeated W. Snyder, W. Wallitsch defeated R. Shultz, W Shuler defeated J. Fackler. E. Foley defeated R. Kemmerer, H. Martz defeated R. GocMrins, L. Buck defeated F. Jackson, A. Weiss received a bye. The Macungie chess club started their annual tournament on Wednesday evening with twelve entries com-.petin?.
The results of the irst round are as follows: G. Scholl defeated H. Buck. F. Jackson defeated P. Reinert, X. Knauss defeated C. Beidleman, E. Gates defeated B. Walker, L. Buck drew with H. Martz, L. Farnschlader and H. Geissinger adjourned. Alekhine, Kashdan Forced To Adjourn Striving for forty-five moves to outfit each other in the sixth round of the international tournament at the Press Social Center.
Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's champion and Isaac Kashdan champion of the Manhattan Chess Club played to an adjournment without reaching a decision. The two chief rivals for first prize struggled for five hours for an advan tage and then agreed to a temporary truce. The game wilt be played to a finish after Kashdan disposes of his adjourned game with J. Medina from the third round.
Eventually, it is thought Dr. Alekhine and the youth' ful New Yorker will draw. Dr. Alekhine having the choice of tne opening, adopted the Ruy Lopez against which the New Yorker oppos ed an adequate defense. As was to have been expected the most careful tactics prevailed throughout and neither could establish any advan-. tage. As the play drifted into the ending, the world's champion gained a bit of a grip on the position, which seemed to augur-well for his succefs. Kashdan however felt confident in his ability"to hold his own and bring about a draw. The standing of the tourney fellows: W. Alekhine 5 Karhclan 4 Araiza 4 Asiain 3 Gonzalez 2 Vasquez 2 Medina 1 Aceveda 1 13 Soto-Larrea 1 Brunner 0 L. 0 0 2 2 3 4 iu 4U 3 4 Miss Vera Menchik, world woman champion, may soon have a rival in the person of Mils Sonya Graf of Russian origin, now a resident of Munich. Sha recently won first prize in the tournament of the Hietzing Chess club of Vienna. She has been coached by the veteran master, Dr. Tarrasch, and by Dr. Dyckhoff. Chess is fast becoming the national game in Russia and may be said to have reached the "mass production" stage. From reports we are informed there is one club in Moscow with 6000 members. The Manhattan Chess club has moved to new quarters on the second floor of the Alamac hotel. Seventy-first and Broadway, New York City.
An elimination tournament will be held in Reading, starting on the evening of October 20 at the Tysons Schoener recreation center. Newly elected officers of this association are as follows: J. W. H. Glass, president; H. H. Williams, vice president; R. T. Gabriel, secretary; F. W. Schleicher, treasurer. The following BLACK Problem No. 163 By A. J. Gulayew Black 9 Pieces White 4 Pieces.
White mates in three moves. White K on Q4. Q on QB2, R on QR8, KT anid QR5. Black K on QR8, R on KR2. KT on QR3, B on QR7. Ps on KR4. KKT2, K6, Q4, QKT2. Solution to problem No. 168, Q-Q. committees and the chairman were chosen: By-laws, H. H. Williams, chairman; publicity, D. E. Houck; membership, H. Herman; finance, F. Schleicher. The tournament-governing committee, v headed by Arthur Koenig as chairman, was composed of the following: R. A. Hofses, Albert Bingaman, Charles E. Jacobs, Charles Meals, Russell Rutland and Charles C. Yoh. The international team tournament next year is to be held at Folkestone,' England. The expenses will be about 700 of which one-half already has been subscribed by chess enthusiasts. At the present time the United States team holds the championship. One more game was played in the match between Charles Koch and Edward Foley, both of this city.
The game ended in a draw. Each has a win to his credit, with two games drawn. The following games are from the international tournament now in progress at Mexico City
