Chess 20 Oct 1937, Wed Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL MILLER, Jr. THE latch string is hanging on the outside tonight at 8 o'clock at the Parkside Hotel for a genuine "open house" rally of ill chess fans in the District, and there will be no cover charge. Facilities are ample at the Social "hess Lounge to accommodate both nformal and formal games. The ariiition of chess time clocks of the nodern lightweight ratlin design enibles the Class A player to speed up lis close games. Beautiful Staunton pattern chessmen.
junior club size, on inlaid boards >f maple and walnut squares lend Ugnity to even casual matches. Recent members of the Washington Social Chess Divan are Richard Jen:ins and Herbert O. Whitten. Jacobs on Semi-Defense*. iVALTER JACOBS, late comer to * District chess circles and an affiliate of the divan, has a clarifying irticle in the October issue of British 5hess magazine on two-directional or emi-defense focal play of pieces, ilustrating how such may be judiciously pplied to produce problem themes.
T. R. Dawson, problem editor of B. C. M. says: “For lovely elegance and breadth of Inspiration. I commend this short e««ay to every one who takes pleasure in a sharp theme.” The engagement, of Vera Menchik, i-nman chess champion of the world, rt R. H. S. Stevenson, business manger of British Chess Magazine, merits our congratulations.
General Tournament Progresses. yjATCH play in the general tournament of the divan last evening ave Maud Sewall a victory over Joseph 'hmielewski. who in turn trounced . Skefflngton. Winfred Horn drew with Conrad Villnich, while E. E. Williams and ). E. Brand jockeyed each other into \ close came that will be finished today.
In skittles J. Skefflngton topped R. . Fuglistpr: Henry Lybrand defeated Jen. Basil Bogol.iubov, only to lose to Jorris Appelbaum and John Dubin n rapid succession, while Raymond jewis annexed two wins from Richard enkins, and Kenneth Stubbs scored me up on Gen. Bogoljubov. Chairman Alexander Sturges requests that all teams competing in the Metropolitan Chess Association tourney for the District title to be on hand promptly at 8 p.m„ Friday, Parkside Hotel. Respective team captains will be ield responsible for the requisite flrsttring players and alternates. Pairngs will be made on the stroke of 8 harp. i/TNCENT L.
EATON, champion of Paul Morphy Chess Club, will ngage Morphyites and all comers rhursday evening, 8 o’clock, in the tub room, located upstairs at 1508 fourteenth street. Visitors are welome and should bring along their own equipment.
junior club size, on inlaid boards >f maple and walnut squares lend Ugnity to even casual matches. Recent members of the Washington Social Chess Divan are Richard Jen:ins and Herbert O. Whitten. Jacobs on Semi-Defense*. iVALTER JACOBS, late comer to * District chess circles and an affiliate of the divan, has a clarifying irticle in the October issue of British 5hess magazine on two-directional or emi-defense focal play of pieces, ilustrating how such may be judiciously pplied to produce problem themes.
T. R. Dawson, problem editor of B. C. M. says: “For lovely elegance and breadth of Inspiration. I commend this short e««ay to every one who takes pleasure in a sharp theme.” The engagement, of Vera Menchik, i-nman chess champion of the world, rt R. H. S. Stevenson, business manger of British Chess Magazine, merits our congratulations.
General Tournament Progresses. yjATCH play in the general tournament of the divan last evening ave Maud Sewall a victory over Joseph 'hmielewski. who in turn trounced . Skefflngton. Winfred Horn drew with Conrad Villnich, while E. E. Williams and ). E. Brand jockeyed each other into \ close came that will be finished today.
In skittles J. Skefflngton topped R. . Fuglistpr: Henry Lybrand defeated Jen. Basil Bogol.iubov, only to lose to Jorris Appelbaum and John Dubin n rapid succession, while Raymond jewis annexed two wins from Richard enkins, and Kenneth Stubbs scored me up on Gen. Bogoljubov. Chairman Alexander Sturges requests that all teams competing in the Metropolitan Chess Association tourney for the District title to be on hand promptly at 8 p.m„ Friday, Parkside Hotel. Respective team captains will be ield responsible for the requisite flrsttring players and alternates. Pairngs will be made on the stroke of 8 harp. i/TNCENT L.
EATON, champion of Paul Morphy Chess Club, will ngage Morphyites and all comers rhursday evening, 8 o’clock, in the tub room, located upstairs at 1508 fourteenth street. Visitors are welome and should bring along their own equipment.
