Chess 11 Sep 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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The Mom In t Call' Chess Column Chew Queries, Problems, Games and News Items Solicited. By W. H. ST ECKEL Editor Wins Central Pennsylvania Championship Although outplayed in the middle stages in the game with David Houck, of Reading, W. H. Steckel was able to recuperate from an embarrassing situation by an error in the ending on. the Reading representative's part thus giving, the initatlve .to your editor, who was able later to announce mate In J;hree moves, and at the same time gain the championship of the Central Pennsylvania Chess tournament which was held last Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre. David Houck, of Reading, and H. V. Hesse, of Bethlehem, placed second and third, respectively.
A. N. Towsen, of Harrisburg. last year's champion, was tied for fourth place with Lester Keyser, of Berwick, and Kenneth Williams, of Wilkes-Barre. In the minor tournament held in conjunction with the regular tournament, two Macungie players, Leslie Buck and Henry Martz were prize winners.
Both represented Allentown. The former winning first place and the latter tied for second place with C. Valentino, of Wilkes-Barre. At a meeting following the fourth round matches on the second day of the tournament, it was decided to publish a book of the major tournament with Lester Keyser, of Berwick, the editor. Election of officers were held with the following elected to office for 1933; David Houck.
Reading, president; W. H. Steckel, Allentown, vice president; and Lester Keyser, Berwick, secretary-treasurer. - - The following are the standings of the major and minor tournaments: Major Won Lost W, H. Steckel 6 1 (Allentown) D. E. Houck S 1 (Reading) H. V. Hesse 4 2 (Bethlehem) 4. . A. N. Towsen 3V4 34 (Harrisburg) . L. Keyser 3M 3hi (Berwick) ' K. Williams 3',4 " 3VS (Wilkes-Barre) L. Schimpff 1 6 ' (Scranton), R. Gabriel - 6 (Reading) Minor - -. Won Lost L. H. Buck 4 1 H. G. Martz 34 1 C. A. Valentino 3"-, 1 M. J. King '. . . . 3 2 R. Murphy 1 ' 4 J. Smith ...... 0 .
5 The weekly rapid transit tourney of the Marshall Chess club -was won by Leon Rosen, who had a score of 10-1. David Polland, who was leading up to the final round, lost to H. R. Bigelow in the final and thus had to be content with second prize, g-l'i. Other prize whmers were: H. R. Bigelow, 7-4; Irving Chernev, T. A. Dunst, W. Grafman and Matthew Green, 6-4.
Dr. Alexander Alekbine, world hess champion, and winner of the recent international tournament at Pasadena, faced twenty-six opponents in a simultaneous exhibition at the Los Angeles Athletic club. He defe.ate.4 twenty, drew four and ' lost to Dr. Moses Scholtz and J. MacBride.
Mir Sultan Khan, the East Indian expert regained the annual championship of the British Chess Federation from Frank D. Yates, the victor last year at Worcester. This time the event was staged in London. This marks the Indian's second triumph in three attempts for he previously held the British champion- Problem No. 164 By A. Gunblat. Black 8 pieces. m ill - mi pistm ot t mm wM : ill'- - IB ' SM i White 7 pieces. White mates In two moves. White K-QR8, Q-QR7, R-QR3, Bs QR2 and KR2, KTs on QKT4 and QB5.
Black K on Q5, B on KKT3, KTs on KR4 and QKT, Ps on KKT2, K6, QR3 and QR4. 'it'W!! II'.. m m m.u tfr'TjL rjk-mpm wrss.vA ww m m m m & mil j jz. mm id AA.n BLACK J ship for a year after winning the title at Ransgate in 1929. "P Pan.Klonlraf nmrt th. sit tourney held at the, Y. M. C. A. ob oaiuraay aiternoon. tie iook over seven of the eight games he played thereby having almost a perfect score. W. Shuler. of Nazareth, placed second with W. Saul, of Allentf wn, third. , The following games were played in the Central Pennsylvania Chess tournament conducted at Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre: Queen's Gambit Declined H. V A. N. H. V. Hesse ; Beth'hem While 19 B-Q3 20 R-Q4 21 B-OB4 A. N. Hesse Beth'hem White Towsen Harris'rg Blnrk P-Q4 P.K1 Towsen Hrrls'r HlnrC Kt-B3 Kt-Q4 Q-K!8rh KlxB Ktxil KI-B6.
A. N. Towsen, of Harrisburg. last year's champion, was tied for fourth place with Lester Keyser, of Berwick, and Kenneth Williams, of Wilkes-Barre. In the minor tournament held in conjunction with the regular tournament, two Macungie players, Leslie Buck and Henry Martz were prize winners.
Both represented Allentown. The former winning first place and the latter tied for second place with C. Valentino, of Wilkes-Barre. At a meeting following the fourth round matches on the second day of the tournament, it was decided to publish a book of the major tournament with Lester Keyser, of Berwick, the editor. Election of officers were held with the following elected to office for 1933; David Houck.
Reading, president; W. H. Steckel, Allentown, vice president; and Lester Keyser, Berwick, secretary-treasurer. - - The following are the standings of the major and minor tournaments: Major Won Lost W, H. Steckel 6 1 (Allentown) D. E. Houck S 1 (Reading) H. V. Hesse 4 2 (Bethlehem) 4. . A. N. Towsen 3V4 34 (Harrisburg) . L. Keyser 3M 3hi (Berwick) ' K. Williams 3',4 " 3VS (Wilkes-Barre) L. Schimpff 1 6 ' (Scranton), R. Gabriel - 6 (Reading) Minor - -. Won Lost L. H. Buck 4 1 H. G. Martz 34 1 C. A. Valentino 3"-, 1 M. J. King '. . . . 3 2 R. Murphy 1 ' 4 J. Smith ...... 0 .
5 The weekly rapid transit tourney of the Marshall Chess club -was won by Leon Rosen, who had a score of 10-1. David Polland, who was leading up to the final round, lost to H. R. Bigelow in the final and thus had to be content with second prize, g-l'i. Other prize whmers were: H. R. Bigelow, 7-4; Irving Chernev, T. A. Dunst, W. Grafman and Matthew Green, 6-4.
Dr. Alexander Alekbine, world hess champion, and winner of the recent international tournament at Pasadena, faced twenty-six opponents in a simultaneous exhibition at the Los Angeles Athletic club. He defe.ate.4 twenty, drew four and ' lost to Dr. Moses Scholtz and J. MacBride.
Mir Sultan Khan, the East Indian expert regained the annual championship of the British Chess Federation from Frank D. Yates, the victor last year at Worcester. This time the event was staged in London. This marks the Indian's second triumph in three attempts for he previously held the British champion- Problem No. 164 By A. Gunblat. Black 8 pieces. m ill - mi pistm ot t mm wM : ill'- - IB ' SM i White 7 pieces. White mates In two moves. White K-QR8, Q-QR7, R-QR3, Bs QR2 and KR2, KTs on QKT4 and QB5.
Black K on Q5, B on KKT3, KTs on KR4 and QKT, Ps on KKT2, K6, QR3 and QR4. 'it'W!! II'.. m m m.u tfr'TjL rjk-mpm wrss.vA ww m m m m & mil j jz. mm id AA.n BLACK J ship for a year after winning the title at Ransgate in 1929. "P Pan.Klonlraf nmrt th. sit tourney held at the, Y. M. C. A. ob oaiuraay aiternoon. tie iook over seven of the eight games he played thereby having almost a perfect score. W. Shuler. of Nazareth, placed second with W. Saul, of Allentf wn, third. , The following games were played in the Central Pennsylvania Chess tournament conducted at Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre: Queen's Gambit Declined H. V A. N. H. V. Hesse ; Beth'hem While 19 B-Q3 20 R-Q4 21 B-OB4 A. N. Hesse Beth'hem White Towsen Harris'rg Blnrk P-Q4 P.K1 Towsen Hrrls'r HlnrC Kt-B3 Kt-Q4 Q-K!8rh KlxB Ktxil KI-B6.
