Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Capital City Chess and Checker Clut
Notes.

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Great interest is felt in local checker
circles at the coming of Alfred Jordan If
London. checker champion OF the world
Mr.. Jordan has written that he eypect
ed to be in Washington Nav =. / and :.
and will make his headquarters at the
Capital City Chess and Checker Club.
18th street and New York avenue
northwest simultaneous exhibition.
wherein he will play all participants at
one time. is scheduled for May .. and
good turnout of local players is ex-
pected. Snort matches with local cracks
VIII follow during the period of his
stay. All checker players are invited
10 witness or participate in these exhibit
tons. Checker players all over the
world are following this trip Of Mr. Jor-
dan, as 1t is expected that during its
course he will come to terms with Mr..
Banks. the United States champion. ~
ing at Detroit. as to a match for the
worlds championship.
One Of the cracks of the Capital CITY
Chess and Checker Club Mr.. r. F. Io-
veil. gave a splendid simultaneous ex-
hibition at its rooms Friday night. May
strength of the opposing players is one
of the main. if not the most important.
units of measurement Among Mr.. Lo-
Wells twelve opponents were Messrs. Peet,
Knapp. Wootton, Molkow. some OF whom
have played and scored against such
men as Lasker Capablanca and Mar
shall None of these succeeded in win
ming his game The final score was
fa1ln
draw: Percell. lost: Wootton. lost: Peet
lost. De Leon. lest: Donaldson. won.
Borland. lost: Molkow. lost: Tusinsky
lost: Jamesburk won: Whiting. lost. "A
lost.
4 notable feature of the exhibition was
the rapidity of the performers play. all
the games being finished within cons.d-
erably less than two and one-half hours.
The manasenent of the Capital City
Chess and Checker Club announces that
these simultaneous performances will be
given every Friday
1t is expected that the next perform
ance. Friday. May 3, will be given by
Mr.. F. B. Walker, former District
champion. and probably the best
known local player Mr.. Walkers
chess activities are closely interviewer
with the history of the game in the
District Among the men with whom
he played matches Tor the lplSIflct tllie
were Capt O'Farrell. Judge Hanna.
Wright, Tharp. Gwyer. Sournin and
Zapoleon (as well an informal
match with A. W. Fox. and year aft
er year he has led the Interior Depart
ment team TO the championship of the
departmental Chess League.
No charge will be made either for
witnessing or participating in the eX
hibition All the participants of last
Friday as well as all other interested
PLAYERS, are cordially invited Non
members of the club. who rarely have
an opportunity Of playing against an
opponent of this caliber. are particu-
larly invited, and the same offer of
membership privileges for two months
to any non-member succeeding in win
ming his game holds good
The standing of the leaders i'm the
championship of the Capital City club
was not affected by last weeks games.
Napoleon defeating Pratt, and the
Walker-Lovell game being adjourned
with the first-named having a trifle
the best of it.
The following position occurred in an
off hand game between one of the
strongest players Of the Manhattan
Chess Club and one Of the focal play