Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
MATCH WITH NEW ORLEANS.
Departmental Chess League Plans
and Great Chess Revival.

A stirring chess program CT both local
and international interest is in prospect.
signalling and marking the arr.va. on
this side of the Atlantic OF the. world
wide quickening Of interest ia chess
Among the events scheduled within the
next half year are the great Havana
chess carnival. eliminating IN a sextang-
ular match between six of the worlo's
greatest masters of the game: the inau-
guration OF a series OF annual matches
between the United States, anu Cuba, for
which Prof. Rice has promised To Iur-
nish a trophy; another naticnaI maste. $
tournament IN New York, with tapa-
blanca. Marshall and Spe.lman of Mu-
mich as participants; numerous intercity
and club matches in this country. and fin
ally a great RUSSIAN national tou. ma
ment.
Nnat promises to be the biggest chess
event In years locally Is IN the making
In the attempt OF the CapiIai City Lness
anu Checker CluD TO secure a topographic
cness match with New Orleans. lne ave-.
Orleans Chess anu Checker CIuu Is re-
puteu to be the biggest and most sue
cessful institution VI its klnu m the
country. anu is probably the local clup >
strongest rival in chess strength among
what are known as the southern cness
ciuuS. ne Iapitai CITY .Iuu numbers
among Its members nearly all of the
strongest players in THE District, ana q.
matcn for the championship vi the suu.i
between the two ciuuS wCuiu attract
natlonal interest. The work,ns out ur tn..
performances is in progress at ,he p. essen.
Tune, ana the cluD believes the ama-r
can be pulled Oft.
announcement cannot be made as yet
OF the exact uate OF the scheduled en-
gasement ot Newell Banks, American
checker champion, the capltai tlty
CHESS and Checker Grub. Tor slmuItaneu-s
and DIlnu1Oiu exhibitions chess ant
checkers MI Banks Is on mis- way e..,.,
ming engasemeiits en- route. i. Is .x
pected the Gate OF his local engagem, mt
can be gwen shortly.
Plans are beng formulated for en-
larging the scope OF the Departmental
CHESS League In Its activities during
the coming season. The battles for
the premiership between teams repre-
sentlng the departments has always
been interesting, but actual play has
been limited to teams of about five
men. Increase In the number of play
ers, interbureau matches. etc, are
anticipated, with a possibility Of CORE
spOndence chess matches. All chess
payers employed in the government
departments are eligible, and in order
to secure advance information neces-
sary to regulate teams and play chess
lists desiring to take part should send
in their names early to the president
or the Departmental CHESS League,
Mr.. John Roberts, care of Capital city
Chess and Checker Club. Mutual Fire
Insurance building.
A meeting of interested players will
be held at the Capital City Club next
Wednesday to organize a hot weather
tournament" on some standard open
ins. one night a week, in order to keep
In practice pending the fall activities.
Strong and weaker players will be
divided, in order to secure approx
imately equal competition. Such tour
naments have been found to be of great
Waite in developing chess strength
and participants faniliarize themselves
within a comparatively shor. time with
variations which it would ordina rily
take years to master--and then usual
ly after having IL sprung" by an op-
ponent.
Continuing the instructive series OF
annotated games played In the recent
championship tourney. Capital City
Chess and Checker Club: The young
player handling the black forces care
fully was somewhat timid in the face
OF his experienced opponent, and
adopted defensive tactics which lost
without any actual error or bad move
being made. simply because Of his
lack of aggressiveness. it is a chess
maxim that a rashly attacking play IL
not properly met, becomes good even
to the extent of its rashness. White
was evidently taking chances"