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Chess 04 Sep 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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The Pasadena tournament is pro ceeding according to schedule. Ac cording to last reports the score of the leading players stood as follows: Won. Lost. Alekhine 4, , Dake 4 2 Stctner 4 2 Factor 3'4 2'i Kashdan 3 1 Reshevsky 2 0 Fine , ,2 2 Borochow 2 3 Reinfeld ,...2 4 Fink l'i ii Bernstein 1 4 Aralza 4 4'i The New York State Chess Association tournament was concluded at Rome, N. Y., August 20, 'Nathan Grossman, of Brooklyn, captured first prize and the championship.
Last year's champion was F. Relnfeld. The prize for the best-played game jn the recent Philadelphia Chess League was awarded to Barn e F. Winkelman by Frank J. Marshall, the judpe appointed for that purpose.
Winkelman's opponent was S. J. Suck. It Is with extreme regret that we announce the death of Herbert R. Limbcrg, for many years president of the Manhattan Chess Club and one who has been prominently identified with chess In this country for many years.
Limberg died at Berlin, Germany, aged 56. His death followed closely upon that of the late Julius Finn, who was also a prominent Manhattan member and for many years champion of that club. The editor had the pleasure of crossing on the steamer Bremen in September, 1929, with these two players and we well recall the many pleasant meetings that we had on the deck of that splendid boat. Both Mr, Llmberg and Mr. Finn were then in the best of health and spirits and were returning home after a sojourn in Germany.
We give an interesting clipping taken from an English paper some time ago. Isidor Gunsberg was born in Hungary and made England his home for many years. He took a prominent place In the sixth American Chess Congress and shortly afterwards contested a match with W. Stelnitz, the world's champion, which Gunsberg lost by only one game. For many years Gunsberg was champion of England and invariably ranked high in the International tourney.
At one time in his career he edited more chess columns than any living player. He was thrifty and Industrious. He visited the Franklin Chess Club in 1889, contesting short matches with Philadelphia's leading players. Gunsberg died over a year ago and it was a great los to the chess community. How the Devil Was Caught Isidor Gunsberg might be cited as an example of the hygienic value of chess, since he lived to be an octogenarian, and a particularly hale and alert one at that.
He had many CHESS AND bt irat.TKit sterling qualities, but modesty was not his strong suit at least, that was the opinion of his contemporary rivals. A reader has suggested that we publish one of, the games he played as "Mephisto," the chess au tomaton, and to give the devil his due we select one which he lost and published in his own column fifty years ago: Allgaler Gambit WHITE BLACK (Mephisto) (F. Edmonds) 1 P-K4 1-P-K4(a) 2 P-KB4 2-PxP 3 Kt-KB3 3 P-KKt4 4 P-KR4 4 P-K15 8 Kt-Kt5 5 Kt-KR3(b) B-B4ic) 6 P-Q4(d) 7 BxQP 7 B-Kt2 8 P-Q3 8 P-KB3 9 Kt-K6 9 BxKt 10 BxB 10 P-B8 11 PxP(e) 11 Q-Q3 12 BxP 12 KtxB 13 PxKt 13-Q-Kt6ch 14 K-Bsq 14 Kt-B3 15 Kt-B3(f) 15-Castles(QR)( 16 Kt-Q5 16 RxKt(h) 17 PxR 17-Kt-Q5 18 P-B3 18 P-KB 4 1'9 P-Kt5 19 R-Qsq(i) 20 PxKt 20-BxP 21 Q-K2(j) 21-RxQ 22 KxR 22-Q-Kt7ch(k) (a) There seems something wrong about the devil with the White pieces. (b) Lucifer disparages this move, but falls to strike the right line In reply. (c) P-Q4 la better here, as, If 6 P-KB3; 7 BxBP, PxKt; 8 BxP, or PxP.
(d) P-KB3 would have been a useful pentacle. (e) Beelzebub would have taken no notice of the stinging little Pawns and continued 11 BxKt, BxB (Q-Q3 here leads to nothing; 12 PxP, Q-Q3; 13 BxP, Q-Kt&ch; 14 K-Bsq. (f) Not 15 Kt-Q2. Kt-K4. g He has been reading "The Pilgrim's Progress." (h) And now proceeds to take the devil by the tail.
(i) With Plutonic friendship, Nicholas here compares his tormentor to Morphy. (j) Satan notoriously never quite knew where to put the ladies, but any other square is as bad and the threat on f2 is the very deuce. (k) And Mephisto went back to Brimstone Hall, Styx-Ferry Road. It Is with deep regret that our solvers shall hereafter miss from their number Mrs. K. Adler. Mrs. Adler died last Saturday after a lingering illness of a considerable time. She was an able solver and took a g"t inUrwt. in fnllnwlne the various problems appearing in this column.
Problem No. 2891 is solved by R-Q6. Problem No. 2892 la solved by Kt-K4. CHECKERS PENN RRIPLBT Solutions received irom: George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Ben-ner, Harry W. Cohick, S. B. Conner, Paul J. Clay, J. Dubbelde, Attilio Di Camlllo, James H. Fry, Russell Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace O. Faunce, Harry W. Gundel, E. M. Grimm, George J. Grix, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. Halberstadt, Charles P. Lake, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Roberts Lowrie, George F. Meeter, Raymond T. Murphy, Karl V. Nygaard, Paul F. Reber, Sr., Louis B. Scott, John Schwaben-land, Sigmund Twersky, Charles Willing, L. 8. Walle and Z. M. Zook.
Problem No. 2895 By O. Sommerfeldt WHITE White to play and mate in, two moves, WHITE K at KKt2; Q at QKt2; R at QKt4; B at QR6; Pawns at Q2, KKt4 and KR3. BLACK K at KB5; Q at KB2; B at QKt2; Pawns at QKt6, K5, KKt4 and R5.
Problem No. 898 By George Hume BLACK FOUR P1RCES mm HtUD! n 13 m a mm m i a q q s a m s a m , m. l WHITE SBVEN PIECES While to play and male in line moves.
WHITE K at Q5; R at QB8; B at KB6; Knights at QKt6 andKR7; Pawns at QKt7 and KKt5. BLACK-K at Ksq; R at QKUq; Kt at Qsq; P at KB2.
Last year's champion was F. Relnfeld. The prize for the best-played game jn the recent Philadelphia Chess League was awarded to Barn e F. Winkelman by Frank J. Marshall, the judpe appointed for that purpose.
Winkelman's opponent was S. J. Suck. It Is with extreme regret that we announce the death of Herbert R. Limbcrg, for many years president of the Manhattan Chess Club and one who has been prominently identified with chess In this country for many years.
Limberg died at Berlin, Germany, aged 56. His death followed closely upon that of the late Julius Finn, who was also a prominent Manhattan member and for many years champion of that club. The editor had the pleasure of crossing on the steamer Bremen in September, 1929, with these two players and we well recall the many pleasant meetings that we had on the deck of that splendid boat. Both Mr, Llmberg and Mr. Finn were then in the best of health and spirits and were returning home after a sojourn in Germany.
We give an interesting clipping taken from an English paper some time ago. Isidor Gunsberg was born in Hungary and made England his home for many years. He took a prominent place In the sixth American Chess Congress and shortly afterwards contested a match with W. Stelnitz, the world's champion, which Gunsberg lost by only one game. For many years Gunsberg was champion of England and invariably ranked high in the International tourney.
At one time in his career he edited more chess columns than any living player. He was thrifty and Industrious. He visited the Franklin Chess Club in 1889, contesting short matches with Philadelphia's leading players. Gunsberg died over a year ago and it was a great los to the chess community. How the Devil Was Caught Isidor Gunsberg might be cited as an example of the hygienic value of chess, since he lived to be an octogenarian, and a particularly hale and alert one at that.
He had many CHESS AND bt irat.TKit sterling qualities, but modesty was not his strong suit at least, that was the opinion of his contemporary rivals. A reader has suggested that we publish one of, the games he played as "Mephisto," the chess au tomaton, and to give the devil his due we select one which he lost and published in his own column fifty years ago: Allgaler Gambit WHITE BLACK (Mephisto) (F. Edmonds) 1 P-K4 1-P-K4(a) 2 P-KB4 2-PxP 3 Kt-KB3 3 P-KKt4 4 P-KR4 4 P-K15 8 Kt-Kt5 5 Kt-KR3(b) B-B4ic) 6 P-Q4(d) 7 BxQP 7 B-Kt2 8 P-Q3 8 P-KB3 9 Kt-K6 9 BxKt 10 BxB 10 P-B8 11 PxP(e) 11 Q-Q3 12 BxP 12 KtxB 13 PxKt 13-Q-Kt6ch 14 K-Bsq 14 Kt-B3 15 Kt-B3(f) 15-Castles(QR)( 16 Kt-Q5 16 RxKt(h) 17 PxR 17-Kt-Q5 18 P-B3 18 P-KB 4 1'9 P-Kt5 19 R-Qsq(i) 20 PxKt 20-BxP 21 Q-K2(j) 21-RxQ 22 KxR 22-Q-Kt7ch(k) (a) There seems something wrong about the devil with the White pieces. (b) Lucifer disparages this move, but falls to strike the right line In reply. (c) P-Q4 la better here, as, If 6 P-KB3; 7 BxBP, PxKt; 8 BxP, or PxP.
(d) P-KB3 would have been a useful pentacle. (e) Beelzebub would have taken no notice of the stinging little Pawns and continued 11 BxKt, BxB (Q-Q3 here leads to nothing; 12 PxP, Q-Q3; 13 BxP, Q-Kt&ch; 14 K-Bsq. (f) Not 15 Kt-Q2. Kt-K4. g He has been reading "The Pilgrim's Progress." (h) And now proceeds to take the devil by the tail.
(i) With Plutonic friendship, Nicholas here compares his tormentor to Morphy. (j) Satan notoriously never quite knew where to put the ladies, but any other square is as bad and the threat on f2 is the very deuce. (k) And Mephisto went back to Brimstone Hall, Styx-Ferry Road. It Is with deep regret that our solvers shall hereafter miss from their number Mrs. K. Adler. Mrs. Adler died last Saturday after a lingering illness of a considerable time. She was an able solver and took a g"t inUrwt. in fnllnwlne the various problems appearing in this column.
Problem No. 2891 is solved by R-Q6. Problem No. 2892 la solved by Kt-K4. CHECKERS PENN RRIPLBT Solutions received irom: George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Ben-ner, Harry W. Cohick, S. B. Conner, Paul J. Clay, J. Dubbelde, Attilio Di Camlllo, James H. Fry, Russell Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace O. Faunce, Harry W. Gundel, E. M. Grimm, George J. Grix, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. Halberstadt, Charles P. Lake, William Raymond Halberstadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Roberts Lowrie, George F. Meeter, Raymond T. Murphy, Karl V. Nygaard, Paul F. Reber, Sr., Louis B. Scott, John Schwaben-land, Sigmund Twersky, Charles Willing, L. 8. Walle and Z. M. Zook.
Problem No. 2895 By O. Sommerfeldt WHITE White to play and mate in, two moves, WHITE K at KKt2; Q at QKt2; R at QKt4; B at QR6; Pawns at Q2, KKt4 and KR3. BLACK K at KB5; Q at KB2; B at QKt2; Pawns at QKt6, K5, KKt4 and R5.
Problem No. 898 By George Hume BLACK FOUR P1RCES mm HtUD! n 13 m a mm m i a q q s a m s a m , m. l WHITE SBVEN PIECES While to play and male in line moves.
WHITE K at Q5; R at QB8; B at KB6; Knights at QKt6 andKR7; Pawns at QKt7 and KKt5. BLACK-K at Ksq; R at QKUq; Kt at Qsq; P at KB2.
