Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-20
lAGHIgESSlS

A pleasant way to spend your noon
hour, especially during rainy weather,
is to play chess or checkers at the Omaha
Chess and Checker club. The monthly
dues are mere trifle, the pastime is a
clean one and win benefit you mentally
and morally, and the location of the club
is convenient. being on the third floor of
the Continental block. Fifteenth and
Doug1es streets The best players in the
club will be delighted to teach you the
game of chess If you are not an expert,
or to beat you at It IL you are.
According to advices from Germany. all
the Russian players at Mannheim were
placed under arrest when the war broke
out. The list included Alechine, F7am-
berg and Boguljuboff. who played in the
major tourney. and Maljutln president
OF the Petrograd Chess club. Romanow-
sky, Kopelmann. Weinstein. Rabino-
witsch, Szelesniew and Bogabyrschuk,
who participated In the minor tourney.
They were taken into custody at Rastatt
while en- route to Baden Baden. but sub
seauently. it is reported. were released
and reached their destination.
Ricard Reti Of Vienna, one of the
Austrian players at Mannheim, was lost
sight OF for time after the outbreak
OF war; and his friends began TO worry
about him. II developed that he had re-
manned at Mannheim after the others had
departed.
DR. Tarrasch, It is stated, has finished
his work on the German edition OF the
PetrogFad Congress book and at last &C
counts It had come off the press
Play In the annual championship
tournament OF the British Chess .fedefa-
ton went on steadily on schedule time
in spite Of the war According to latest
reports r. u. Yates OF Yorkshire, title
holder. who started off with three
straight wins and then added four more
scalps TO his list, was tied by ]. II. Black
burne after nine rounds had been con-
| tested. In fact, the veteran professional
led at the end OF the eighth round, in
v hich Yates met his first reverse at the
hands of r. II. Scott. In the following
round. however, Blaokburne drew his
game with Gunsberg. while Yates de-
feated Viner the Australian champion.
/ Yates had won from Gunsberg in the
fourth round. The two leaders were
scheduled TO meet in the last round, a
fitting conclusion TO so interesting a
tournament. Blackburne and Yates each
had score of S TO to his credit. Ths
other leaders we're: DIR. ]. Schumer 81!
TO 81; A. Louis. to 8; r. II V. Scott,
6 to 4; L Gunsberg b1s to sh; r. e. Lean
and w. s Viner, "a to "a.
In the major open tournament at
Chester @. Shories. with two more games
TO play, had a total OF nine points. The
same player won first prize in rapid
fire tourney. with Gunsberg placed sec
ond Mrs Houlding, titleholder. wss
making a clean sweep in the woman s
championship tournament. having won
nine games straight The solving tourna-
ment was won by ]. Keeble OF Norwich,
with ]. w Dixon, second. and W. Web
ster. third. The second rapid-fire tourney
was won by B. Goulding Brown. with j.
d. Chambers and G, Shories tied for SEQ
ond and third, and r. H. s Stevenson
fourth.
The recent death of W. II. Gundry at
Burnham is reported He was not only
widely known as a composer OF chess
problems. OF which some 600 stand to his
credit. but was also a strong cross board
player. being for some time champion OF
Devon For twelve years ne served as
secretary Of the Exeter Chess club. and