Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
CHESS STARS BACK
Whitaker and Fox Return to
the City.
FORMER WANTS CONTESTS
Thinks He Has Claim to District
Championship-Other Gossip of
the Chess World.

MI y. w Fox is in town recuperatins
from injuries recently sustained in an
automobile accident. but as the prin-
cipal damage - a compound fracture of
the bones OF the left arm. and as Mr.
Fox is a righthanded master. no one
seeking his scalp III Il skittle game or
two need hesitate ia challenge out of Il
clivalrous Discrimination to take undue
advantage Of u crippled adversary.
M y r Whitaker is also in our midst
aGain chcrishing the fond hope that the
coming season may be an open one for
the District chess championship. II Will
hc recalled that. having won the cham
pionship of the Southern Chess Associa-
ton last February, Mr.. Whitaker issued
= challenge to all local players for
matches tn determine the title 10 the
District championship. left vacant by the
return of Champion Vladimir S0urnin to
his native country Russia. In this con-
nection Mr.. Whitaker requests that we
publish the following letter:
Chess Editor of The Star:
Dear Sir: | write to YOU 10 ask your
aid in determining the chess championship
Of the District You az the foremost
chess enthusiast of Washington and as
president OF the Southern Chess Associa-
strongly influence the chess public as To
the merits of the present controversy
regarding the city title to the champion
shin
My position claiming the title may he
stated in few words. Coming here
q year ago il seemed that there was
10 chanrion as the holder of the title.
NJ. V. Sourn.n. had LETT Washington
permanently.
Nfter having Won the chan rions'lip a.
we Soutt EN- Chess Association in
Us annual tournament last FEBRUARY in
Wash II: ton, il was considered that had
strong ci2im Ia the local title. But be
Tor" claiming the championship I fissued
q Challenge To See if my claims wcI.,.
disputed. Up 10 the present time I have
f'Ce4Fed no replies 10 my cha len@e.
Since the above tournament WAS dec ;dpI
| have won tac iftieth annual tourna-
mcnt Of the Washington Chess and Whist
club
After winning the championship of the
i"-stI clCh ii seems 10 make my claim even
stronger, out ! am still willing to meet
any other claimant FOR the city cham
pionsnip.
Nav appeal to you to- ask If my claim
l. mcTit"'ious one and 10 state Your
views on jhe situation. Yours truly.
NORMAN 7. WHITAKER
November =" is the DAFT yct for tie
j
n mt. and the Urst round vii bp p7aS "a
IN the rooms of the New York Press
cur The masters 10 participate n this
cpochal event viii arrive in New York
Novenbtr -. ami the intervening DAYS
until the :s'th viii b. devoted TO dr.w-
nG up rules for the Qu; triangular match
70 GeteTmir" the new worlds champion
and the esta bl!shment of a code und r.
which all future championship matches
shall be playtc.
IN ana'y~'s Sc Huuinstein's score 1T
W Ina reveals an utterly ineXp'icaoie ,
condition Against nirs opponents in the
""der in which they finished. his score
"2S 10 for Jhe first three u To o for
The net three and TO t for the three
ta!ienders. No comment. except this bare
statement of fact. is ossihle.
The crushing defeat OF Janowski by
Marshall seems 10 have been, due in a /
lsrg. measure to the Partisan expert !
stubborn conviction that the Petroff de-
fense il 50 rotten that any move for !
White i good enough to win. Not until |
the ninth game did he coadescend to use |
al approved variation. and then, when ii |
was TOO late, he won handily. \ COM !
TarisOn % the third and the ninth games |
should be- Of interest and serve 10 Illus |
trate the possibilities of this fighting de !