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Chess 29 Oct 1932, Sat Mount Vernon Argus (White Plains, New York) Newspapers.com
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By Paul L Cromelin B— Q2 ter Cohen and C Cross n i ’ti-ux 1 1 rm -B3 es rom the following Paul T ( romelm Whit® the' Idea of T — QX'l issed pawn Chess Club direct or with ulop 1471 irst’ Avenue (Rhinelander 1-3584) — - i ill L Crnni el In f the Hotel Send your problems to Janet of The Chess Editor Th® Daily Kt— QBS — QR3 Kt— E3 P— QKt 4 P— Q3 B— 12 O— ( ) Kt— K K— R RxKt Kt— U3 CnsRTfinde and O Connor Black 2 3 5 Pinkus J R Newman Arons R Willman S S Jackson Jr QR— K r— Kt 5 R— QKt RxP QxB 13 14 15 J — Q5 16 QxQKt 17 B— K3 IS O—O — 19 PxP 20 B— QI 21 BxB 5 6 While Zun-zw QHP c nn th K— R7 rntn nospr retired spppe h In Inilnelliitely if mui Hear K —11 gives Black ty tn err’- -I C— -Bl I begin a perfect Black must gv" tip th J J While 13— With tn Mablish a White 34— A p me the game ’ lows marks the riay fcr the C'nanipi Manhat tan Thees ’luh N V C will begin nn November following the return of Isaac J K ciin present title holder Jfexlran Tournament Th a r uy Old Duck While-' P— KI Kt— K03 H— KtS' "-a ' P— Q3 B— KU 7 P— 137 - S QKt—32 M M Kt— KtS Kt— 135 PxB K— Kt PxP the symbol be used to t Compare ’o methods and let me know one is more tc jour individual Don’t leave it to tje otherto make the decision.
Let- me which one YOU prefer SCOTCH GAME A Kupchik t Bornholtz J E rank Janet problem! traordlnah'V now completely ti to the chess fraternity whose cn October 1st cledlra ted the Vernon (’hess Club will find 1 denied History of Chess reprinted in an early edition of The American ChessBulletin Headers nf this column who lean to problem composition may benefit by criticism and suggestion from thin master In care Argus Orrin atlon Comfnlsslon reports that th Chess Club which met for the last two years under th® sponsorship of the Commission will shortly reopen Those interested In these weekly meetings should get In touch with Air Cross at City Hall.
BLINDFOLD CHESS Blindfold chess is a sidelight of the game' which usually" arouses interest This week we present two examples The first one of eight played simultaneously Is notable for the snapppy ending The author cf the White moves and the notes tn that game resilient of Mount Vernon and member of the Mount Vernon -Chess Club chooses to --"hide his Identity under the pseudonym-'of “Th Old Duck” - The second partle illustrates tho precision necessary to n pawn ending and is of further interest because the Black -orce was controlled by two players In consulcationt :irc P — QR 3 Black 10 — This move grave me to ‘think as the saying goes After 11 UxUd sensed 11 T — K5 with complica tions thnt might ‘prove embarrasing Bence 1 preferred the possibility tf Black’s ’next text mve Black ‘ 16— Black’s tactics fit in ’ with my plan to exchange the remaining heavy artillery — but I ‘prefer to exchange to a bet-ler pcsitionAC”’ ' AVhite — In content plat lug?" — KB I the prospect of P — Q6 dis check Is unpleasant Black 21 — PxP is probably bet ter bu t the ‘ A Hies evidently did not like the complication that follows 22 r— Q5 ’ White Now that all the pieces are.
THE DAILY ARGUS CHESS TEAM Into the field of Chess Activitysteps that new-born babe 'The Daily Argus Chess Team Young and with the confidence of extreme youth t’-'ey pass up all others toaccept the challenge of the World's Champion who on Election Day at the Armory of the Seventh Regiment in New York City will be opposed to 50 such teams comprisinga total of 200 players in a hugesimultaneous exhibition The formation of this team and the un-derwritin'g of the expense of entering the match against Alekhine constitutes further evidence of the interest in local activity that has long been a by-word to The Daily Argus " It is expected that Dr Alekhine will draw the chess fans en masse to watch the Election Day exhibition Charles S Whitman former Governor of the State will make the formal address of the day The' World's Champion -will be welcomed by Colonel Ralph C Tobin commanding officer of the Seventh Regiment rank J Marshall chess champion of the United States will referee the match Chess Clubs colleges and newspapers will be reprsented in the line-up their aggregate teams containing the finest chess talent in the Metropolitan area The players who -tentatively will play on The Daily Argus Team are?
Dr A 'A Blasi city champion Paul L Cromelin s Hexander Eolis and Max Hacker '' county champion The Mount Vernon Chess Club will send a body of supporters down to the Seventh Regiment and it is expected that’a large number of chess enthusiasts who reside -in Mount Vernon will swell these numbers'! k- ' ’Play on' the part of the ranco-Russ expert will begin promptly at 3 o'clock immediately following the preliminary exercises and will continue until a decision has been reached on every board Besides The Daily Argus Team entries have been received from the Binghamton Chess Club Binghamton N Y Marshall Chess Club (4 boards) The Pawn Chess Club The West Side Chess Club Hun-garia International Chess Club The Park Avenue Chess Club The City College Chess Club and The Evening s-Post Lndderites all of New York City So far New Jersey is represented by The Demarest High School Hoboken and the East Orange Chess Club East Orange With this good start it is practipally assured that the full 50 tables will be occupied at the start of the match : - Empire City Mat: The match between the - Mount- Vernon Chess Club and the Empire-City Chess Club of the Bronx (six man team five encounters) scheduled to begin last Thursday at the-: Empire Club was postponed due to- unforscen circumstances which arose at the last -moment A new date for the commencement of the engagement is being arranged We will keep you posted on develop-' meats Ilungaria International We are advised by George -Par-tos secretary that two important events will take place at the Hun-garia-International Chess’ Club in the near future.
On Sunday October 30 Israel A Horowitz member of the United tates O 1 y m pic Team will play: nil comers in a simultaneous performance -:Play starts at 2 P M No entry fee On Sunday November 6 Dr Alekhine will give a simultaneous exhibition on 40 boards including one blindfold game Play starts at 3 P M Reservations may be made at the J?E N Y PHONE PELHAM 2728 Iny-MKht Brunner Service ‘MORTICIANS der the ccnrlitiona described it wins th Kt by tore M hits 37 — After Black s last move White announced mate in five A gain with many flaws Throughout Dr H “jazzed” for blunders that were not forthcoming' The score would not have been kept except for White’s 29th ineve and the announced mate Tn the following ginieV” instead rtf ‘k’t” xv i 1 1 indicat the tv which liking" fellow know B2I): 43 Hat text to “-Tee” a White 2 — Th only I could see I he T’ check whiclv -would hoil the - rest Min PROBLEM DEPARTMENT The Key-Move in Problem No 4 is 1 Q-Kt4-a waiting move as distinguished from a threat move which threatens mate 'and challenges Black to break the threat Tn this- case White moves and waits for Black to disturb hiposi-tioh Quite a bit of comment could be-made on the position but we are going to! limit ourselves to a few words on ’"Escape Squares” and “The Half-Pin”
In the original position the Black King may move to B3 or B5 These' are called “escape” or “flight" squares The Key-Move removes one of these (B3) but gives the trapped Black Monarch three in its place K3 4 5! providing for mate on' the move it taken advantage of Hence we- infer that good prob- lem composition calls for a Key move that does not further restrict the Black force but rather gives it more scope If after the Key-Move the Black K moves toKi' then the Black Kt is “pinned" because if it were to move one ofthe rules of the game relating to Checks would be violated romi this term the- expression “half-! pin” arose In the original posi-i tion both the Black-B and Kt are “half-pinned” because a -move on the part of one completely “pins” the other The main variations (White's mating moves as related to Black's moves which are I called “defenses”) in the problem are based onhe breaking of the half-pin JC? points out that the position is a two-mover from both sides of the board and gives the Key of 1 P-Kt4!
This is correct but our new composer’s solution is “cooked” by the original keymove which would be the same only now designated as 1 Q-Kt5 The “cook” may be eliminated by removing White's Kt whieh allows no mate 'In two after 1 OKt5 K-K6! (reverse position) Wehave in our files and will publish It soon a twoer of rank L 'Janet's - Which may be worked from all four sides of the board! gl We also have a problem composed B by “The Old Duck” whose blind-' CHESS Carnes-— Problems winning contlnua-resort ortunatelywn nromete with LOPEZ Dr IL Blnck toughest blind tn iret Into -Q4 Is belter White playing seven additional games blindfolded Black a strong first-class plaver who tonk a board chiefly as a lark “skittled ’ the opening relying on White ' eventually blundering - White 16— If QxKKt then 16 R— K 17 B— K6 p— ZQ4: etc ' V- AAhit 29— Studv this move
Let- me which one YOU prefer SCOTCH GAME A Kupchik t Bornholtz J E rank Janet problem! traordlnah'V now completely ti to the chess fraternity whose cn October 1st cledlra ted the Vernon (’hess Club will find 1 denied History of Chess reprinted in an early edition of The American ChessBulletin Headers nf this column who lean to problem composition may benefit by criticism and suggestion from thin master In care Argus Orrin atlon Comfnlsslon reports that th Chess Club which met for the last two years under th® sponsorship of the Commission will shortly reopen Those interested In these weekly meetings should get In touch with Air Cross at City Hall.
BLINDFOLD CHESS Blindfold chess is a sidelight of the game' which usually" arouses interest This week we present two examples The first one of eight played simultaneously Is notable for the snapppy ending The author cf the White moves and the notes tn that game resilient of Mount Vernon and member of the Mount Vernon -Chess Club chooses to --"hide his Identity under the pseudonym-'of “Th Old Duck” - The second partle illustrates tho precision necessary to n pawn ending and is of further interest because the Black -orce was controlled by two players In consulcationt :irc P — QR 3 Black 10 — This move grave me to ‘think as the saying goes After 11 UxUd sensed 11 T — K5 with complica tions thnt might ‘prove embarrasing Bence 1 preferred the possibility tf Black’s ’next text mve Black ‘ 16— Black’s tactics fit in ’ with my plan to exchange the remaining heavy artillery — but I ‘prefer to exchange to a bet-ler pcsitionAC”’ ' AVhite — In content plat lug?" — KB I the prospect of P — Q6 dis check Is unpleasant Black 21 — PxP is probably bet ter bu t the ‘ A Hies evidently did not like the complication that follows 22 r— Q5 ’ White Now that all the pieces are.
THE DAILY ARGUS CHESS TEAM Into the field of Chess Activitysteps that new-born babe 'The Daily Argus Chess Team Young and with the confidence of extreme youth t’-'ey pass up all others toaccept the challenge of the World's Champion who on Election Day at the Armory of the Seventh Regiment in New York City will be opposed to 50 such teams comprisinga total of 200 players in a hugesimultaneous exhibition The formation of this team and the un-derwritin'g of the expense of entering the match against Alekhine constitutes further evidence of the interest in local activity that has long been a by-word to The Daily Argus " It is expected that Dr Alekhine will draw the chess fans en masse to watch the Election Day exhibition Charles S Whitman former Governor of the State will make the formal address of the day The' World's Champion -will be welcomed by Colonel Ralph C Tobin commanding officer of the Seventh Regiment rank J Marshall chess champion of the United States will referee the match Chess Clubs colleges and newspapers will be reprsented in the line-up their aggregate teams containing the finest chess talent in the Metropolitan area The players who -tentatively will play on The Daily Argus Team are?
Dr A 'A Blasi city champion Paul L Cromelin s Hexander Eolis and Max Hacker '' county champion The Mount Vernon Chess Club will send a body of supporters down to the Seventh Regiment and it is expected that’a large number of chess enthusiasts who reside -in Mount Vernon will swell these numbers'! k- ' ’Play on' the part of the ranco-Russ expert will begin promptly at 3 o'clock immediately following the preliminary exercises and will continue until a decision has been reached on every board Besides The Daily Argus Team entries have been received from the Binghamton Chess Club Binghamton N Y Marshall Chess Club (4 boards) The Pawn Chess Club The West Side Chess Club Hun-garia International Chess Club The Park Avenue Chess Club The City College Chess Club and The Evening s-Post Lndderites all of New York City So far New Jersey is represented by The Demarest High School Hoboken and the East Orange Chess Club East Orange With this good start it is practipally assured that the full 50 tables will be occupied at the start of the match : - Empire City Mat: The match between the - Mount- Vernon Chess Club and the Empire-City Chess Club of the Bronx (six man team five encounters) scheduled to begin last Thursday at the-: Empire Club was postponed due to- unforscen circumstances which arose at the last -moment A new date for the commencement of the engagement is being arranged We will keep you posted on develop-' meats Ilungaria International We are advised by George -Par-tos secretary that two important events will take place at the Hun-garia-International Chess’ Club in the near future.
On Sunday October 30 Israel A Horowitz member of the United tates O 1 y m pic Team will play: nil comers in a simultaneous performance -:Play starts at 2 P M No entry fee On Sunday November 6 Dr Alekhine will give a simultaneous exhibition on 40 boards including one blindfold game Play starts at 3 P M Reservations may be made at the J?E N Y PHONE PELHAM 2728 Iny-MKht Brunner Service ‘MORTICIANS der the ccnrlitiona described it wins th Kt by tore M hits 37 — After Black s last move White announced mate in five A gain with many flaws Throughout Dr H “jazzed” for blunders that were not forthcoming' The score would not have been kept except for White’s 29th ineve and the announced mate Tn the following ginieV” instead rtf ‘k’t” xv i 1 1 indicat the tv which liking" fellow know B2I): 43 Hat text to “-Tee” a White 2 — Th only I could see I he T’ check whiclv -would hoil the - rest Min PROBLEM DEPARTMENT The Key-Move in Problem No 4 is 1 Q-Kt4-a waiting move as distinguished from a threat move which threatens mate 'and challenges Black to break the threat Tn this- case White moves and waits for Black to disturb hiposi-tioh Quite a bit of comment could be-made on the position but we are going to! limit ourselves to a few words on ’"Escape Squares” and “The Half-Pin”
In the original position the Black King may move to B3 or B5 These' are called “escape” or “flight" squares The Key-Move removes one of these (B3) but gives the trapped Black Monarch three in its place K3 4 5! providing for mate on' the move it taken advantage of Hence we- infer that good prob- lem composition calls for a Key move that does not further restrict the Black force but rather gives it more scope If after the Key-Move the Black K moves toKi' then the Black Kt is “pinned" because if it were to move one ofthe rules of the game relating to Checks would be violated romi this term the- expression “half-! pin” arose In the original posi-i tion both the Black-B and Kt are “half-pinned” because a -move on the part of one completely “pins” the other The main variations (White's mating moves as related to Black's moves which are I called “defenses”) in the problem are based onhe breaking of the half-pin JC? points out that the position is a two-mover from both sides of the board and gives the Key of 1 P-Kt4!
This is correct but our new composer’s solution is “cooked” by the original keymove which would be the same only now designated as 1 Q-Kt5 The “cook” may be eliminated by removing White's Kt whieh allows no mate 'In two after 1 OKt5 K-K6! (reverse position) Wehave in our files and will publish It soon a twoer of rank L 'Janet's - Which may be worked from all four sides of the board! gl We also have a problem composed B by “The Old Duck” whose blind-' CHESS Carnes-— Problems winning contlnua-resort ortunatelywn nromete with LOPEZ Dr IL Blnck toughest blind tn iret Into -Q4 Is belter White playing seven additional games blindfolded Black a strong first-class plaver who tonk a board chiefly as a lark “skittled ’ the opening relying on White ' eventually blundering - White 16— If QxKKt then 16 R— K 17 B— K6 p— ZQ4: etc ' V- AAhit 29— Studv this move
