Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
New Body Aims to Handle Ar
engagements for Local
Journeys.
MEDIOCRE GAMES PLAYED
BY JANOWSKI AND JAFFE
Many More Oversights Made Than
Are Uusually Seen in Such
Contests.

At meeting of the delegates from
five of the active chess clubs Of this
city, March 20. at the Y. NJ. G. A. the
chess commission of the District OF
Columbia was formed. A permanent
organization was effected which VIII
attempt to conduct tournaments for
the District championship. arrsncr
challenge matches and look after the
details of the larger interests Of chess
which are beyond strictly club control
The delegates and clubs represented
were Mundelle. from the Capital city
club; Byler from the Home Club.
Hanigba um from the Y. NJ. c. A.. Swein-
hart from the Press Club and Ander.
son from the Georgetown club. Edwin
Smith was elected chairman of the COM
mission. and q. l.. Neerhof was elect
ed secretary and treasurer. The Wash
ington Chess and Whist Club was not
represented.
The organization will conduct a tour
I, nament for the championship of The
| District. which will start the first week
| in April. The entry list Will remain
open until April |. and all entries
| o. l.. Neerhoff. 1920 street, on or be
| fore that date. All residents of the
! District irrespective of whether they
belong to any of the local chess clubs.
are eligible.
A very successful tournament was
| held last year, in which Mr.. Lowell was
| the victor. and no one having chal-
| lenged him since that time he still has
| the undisputeI possession of the tide.
| 1t is believed that there will be even
more entries this year than there We're
| last. as interest in chess has grown
| during the year. and indications ar"
| hot he a a :
| successful. Further details decided ou
| were: There are to be twenty moves
| the first hour and fifteen moves per
| hour thereafter: play is to start at
O'Clock. and in the absence of one of
| the contestants at the starting time
| the referee will start his opponent
! clock: games may be adjourned at II
/ o'clock but must be finished within a
week from the date OF adjournment.
| Further details will be supplied TO
| prospective entrants by any of the
members of the commission. and the
| rules governing the championship
| event will be posted in all of the chess
! clubs.
The commission will meet again
April to make the drawings and an
nounce the dates and clubs where the
matches will take place. 1t is pro-
posed TO rotate the play among the diff
ferent clubs. as was done last year.
| All that is now needed to assure sue
| cess of the commission in administer
| sumes is the cooperation of all the
chess masters and strong amateurs of
the District.
No more disa ppointing match. from
the spectators viewpoint, than the
Janowski- Jaffe affair has ever been
| contested in this country. The sum
mary of play which follows will show
the variety of openings used. and the
| fnal game. found below. Is a more than
| fair specimen of the style of play EN-
ployed. More plumbers and oversiehts
were committed during these thirteen
games than some masters are guilty
of in lifetime. The results:
February -. Queens Pawn. JsnowskT. 10.
February ~. Queens Gambit Declined.
Jare. As.
sFebruary 90. Queens Gambit Declined.
4-March =. Queens Gambit Declined, Jsrc
s..
| March 4. Queens Pawn. Janowski. 81
sMarch 8. Queens Gambit Declined, Janow-
March g. Queens Gambit. drawn. IS.
s-Mareh 10. Queens Gambit Declined
9-March IL. Queens Pawn. drawn. 81.
| 10-March II. Queens Pawn, Janouski. H.
Il-March Ii. oueens Pawn, drawn. -.
| March Is. Queens Pawn. Jafc. 81
13-Mnrch ~. Queens Pawn. Janowski. 81.
| Total. Janowski. >: Jaffe i: drawn L.
| Jafe played the white pieces in the odd an
| Janowski in the even numbered games.
Eighty-two wins. fifteen draws and
eight losses. this is the worlds stimuli
taneous record. made by United states
champion Frank j. Marshall. March
81, in the rooms of the National Pre-
Club of Washington. d. {. Some recora
for both Marshall and Washingtol..
| Those who scored against the master
We're Messrs. tonover. Stephenson, r.
w. Shepard. Rines, Knapp. Byler. T.. Il.
Shepard and Smell. Gen. Nelson \.
Miles, president of the Washington
Chess and Whist club, introduced the
| champion to- perhaps. the most bril-
| liant audience which ever faced chess
master. representatives from almost
every official and civic circle of the CITY
being present. The local masters. \.
| W. Fox and y. r. whitaker. adjudicated
the games unfinished at midnight
| Score Of the final game of the Je-
nowski-Jaffe match:
| THIRTEENTH GAME-QUEEN'S PAWN