Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
WAR DOES NOT STOP
ONE CHESS TOURNEY:
Scandinavian Masters Event BeingS
Held Despite Chaotic Condi-
tons in Europe.

Theannual Scandinavian masters tours,
nament started at Christiania last Fri-e
day. seems to be the only European
chess event to escape the war. Another
year of conflict and It is safe to say thau'
this last small pawn OF the once$
noble army of master chess Will havs
become cannon fodder" too. The cele-
brated Dutch experts. DR.. Flick and N.
Marchand. are entered
However, as the fall OF the forest raon-
arch gives the saplings a chance to5
grow. SO the humiliation OF professional |
chess has offered chance for amateurs
to break into the limeltght which other 1
wise would never have fallen to their
lot. Even the proudest of the New York !;
chess columns is reduced to printing
correspondence games The Y NJ c. A. :
and the High School League have broken
into print. and only 'reactionary'' viii .
regret II. We venture TO say. using the J
experience of this city as basis for tho
estimate. that there are 20 per cent
moro chess players, active players. in
this country now than there were at the
beginning OF the war. And. as for cor
respondence chess-it threatens to
swamp the Post once Department
to be one branch OF the sport still re- 1
tanning some semblance Of its former :;
glory in Europe. Games are carried on
from the hospitals. the training camps.
the prisons and even the trenches.
though this last type of contest is too
subject to indefinite postponement to
become overpopular.
Following is a fine correspondence
game between two noted English ans
ateurs:
DOUBLE RUY LOPEZ.
Wainwright. Sergeant. Wainwright. Sergeant
!. Ya.ssi @ elis. NIX Sns,s r s!sss
move which is no longer in vogue TO any great
extent. although it yields a playable game. IL
was adopted BY sehifers against steinit. at
s PIX. Faks ''k1k ''
In the sehirers-steinttz game White continued
with P1Kt. opp; Blk. PIKt: BIP. etc..
which il preferable to the text
g.. - Kt-K2 10. B-B4 P-QKA
8. P-oBs BRA
Forceful play. which obtains immediate action
for the queens bishop and without loss Of time.
and-tuck order. and necessarily each tempo
will count
4, i s sk, B s-k,s |lsK-H r-KB4
that player can deliberately invite = check BY
discovery. as in this case. As will be seen the
position is worth the hazard.
l. i: P P-Ss F kKs. l'- k'-Ba ..
P-QB4 is tempting. but Black would counter
with R-k. threatening P-K7. and in reply TO
ok he would gain the necessary time By
means of kt-B5.
16. ........P-B5 IT, P-B4 Q-R5
Quite consistent with Blacks daring policy.
Trusting to his position Judgment he elects to
give up q piece. although he might have con-
tinued with II: ...... R-K; IS. Q-K2. PxBP;
10. P1P(B4). BR3. etc.
IS. P1Kt oR-K 49, Ok .....
P-K7 would have been Blacks pretty reply
to 10. Ok.
o. o. POI Ill s. PPneR4 P1okr
21.P-Kt3 P1KtP "a. B1P ....-.
White errs in abandoning his pawn 1t O. to its
fate. He should have captured with rock. after
which the continuation might have been "a. ~.
B-R3; Is. B-QB4. Q1Pch: g. QxQ. RxQch:
a. K-Kt. and White would have been in
position to make q sturdier resistance.
"a. 1890. oBxP e. BLB2 RIP
IS. B-Kt PxRP Resigns
Blacks sacrifice of the queen at the close was
in keeping with his lively play throughout. II
White played BIO. then R-B7 dis. CHI. forces
q mate In two moves.
PROBLEM BY O. c. BCDDE.
BLACK.