Chess 30 Dec 1923, Sun The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) Newspapers.com
Alekhine's Latest Victories.
Alexander Alekhine, the Russian master who is scheduled to visit Cleveland next month in his tour of this country, is playing a brand of the royal game which is amazing his admirers.
Terms which Alekhine asks to stage an exhibition here by Charles B. Ryan, secretary of the City Club, from Hermann Helms of New York, editor of the American Checker Bulletin, who is acting as Alekhine's manager during the Russian wizard's American tour.
“The terms have been turned over to the club's games committee, which may be expected shortly to announce disposition,” said Mr. Ryan.
“Chess fans who would like to see Alekhine play here are asked to write me to that effect and their letters will be turned over to the games committee which wants to see what interest there would be in his appearance before they take action.”
Here is the score of the blindfold game which he won from Henri Le Count while playing simultaneously thirty-two other members of the Brooklyn Chess Club recently:
Alexander Alekhine vs Francis J Le Count
Simul, 33b (1923) (blindfold), New York, NY USA, Dec-13
Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Variation (C68) 1-0
The game which he played with T. J. Johnston, another Brooklyn opponent, was replete with the brilliancy which marks the Russian master's strategy. Here is the score of that game.
Alexander Alekhine vs Thomas J Johnston
Simul, 33b (1923) (exhibition), Brooklyn CC, New York, NY USA, Dec-13
Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation (D02) 1-0
