The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-26
CHESS PRODIGY'S
HOUR OF TRIUMPH
Samuel RZeschewski Loses
Only One Match in LeXing-
ton Avenue Theatre.
WINS FIFTEEN, DRAWS 4
Enthusiasts Crowd BIG Play
house to See Prodigy Meet
Twenty Opponents.

Quite regardless of whether they knew
king from queen a pawn from
knight or a checkmate from a stale
mate, New Workers turned out en- masse
10 do no age to little Samuel Rzeschew-
ski, Poland's prodigy and the wonder
child of the chess board. at the Licking
ton The tire last right For the first time
in the history Of tire royal game in
America an exhibition of simultaneous
chess was staged in a large playhouse,
In this the little wizard. with hIs I'M
canny skill in manipulating the wooden
warriors on the chort Of siXty-four
squares set a precedent.
Players and Openings.
The twenty players together with the
openings adapted on the twenty boards
were:
Bruno Forsberg Caro-Kahn defence
John Lundgreen, Ruy Lopez: Fred
Knoller. Ruv Lopez Lester Stahl Ruy
Lopez: S. Bachman, Ruy Lopez: C. e.
Bullnger French defence: Dr. j. II.
NcGregor. irregular defence: Frank NJ
Prindle. irregular defence; Hector
Rosenfeld French defence: P F Jones,
French defence; Rev. Josef Rosanb1att.
French defence q. Leslie Hoover Ruy
Lopez; A. Roszkowski Scotch gambit
Stanley T. Kemp. Giuoco piano: NJ.
Duchamp. 'Ruy Lopez: DR.. Norris ].
Clurman, Ruy Lopez Samuel Katz.
queens ganblt declined Jacob
Schneider, kings gambit; A SInchcw,
French defence; A. J. Mcclure. queens
gambit declined
After Rzeschewslli had won his game
from Z. +. Jones he rext defeated c. e.
Bullinger of New Jersey. immediate
after DR.. ]. H. McGregor s. -cnumbed
which gave the bow three strai ght vic
tories. Cantor Rosenb'att was the next
one to turn down his game as indicative
of his res gnaton. The fifth man to
lower his co'o~s was Fed Hro''e~ o.
other Jerseyman. Lester Stahl of Phila-
delphia 30 on the little OK
pert's string of scalps
Bruno Forsberg at the first table Of
fered the boy draw but the little fel-
low declined. When this was announced
to the audience Rzeschewski was Loudly
applauded.
At ten minutes to midnight Frank J.
Marshall adjudicated the rema ming
games, with the result that the boy won
Is. drew and lost l. his only conqueror
being a. Sinchow of the Brorxvile
Chess Club The drawn games were
with Bruno Fo~sberg NJ. Duchamp, DR..
Clueman and Samuel KATE
The little fellow was not hi. tired
after his lorg effort. and wanted tc con-
tinue playing. but he was prevailed unon
to accept Mr.. Marshalrs adjudica tion
The aud ence remained to the finish OF
the match.
AS the curtain went up. following a
brief address by A. ]. Mcclure. presi-
dent of the Eighth American Chess Con-
gross md DR. Henry Keller the boys
physician. and the Introduction of thu
referee. +. j. Marshall and the other
Officials. the stage VS. seen TO be set
with twenty tables arranged In the form
Of n horseshoe. with a pl7ver seated at
each on TIE outside of the wooden en-
closure Standing in tho foreground was
the slim figrre of little cNild scarcely
knee h'ch and dressed nattily IN sailor
suit Of blue. r'ere spcck in the en-
semble. rely distincuis' able without
opera CLOSES from rear seats in the gal
leries. 9rd with tho spotlight full upon
him. this tiny hero % m~ny Furorean
successes WHO rrtNlessly blew ID nearly
all the chess fefeuces ~ Wo7t Point.
stood revealed 10 an astonished audienca
as VERT" HE David about TO go forth
10 meet not one Coll tn, but twenty
gisnts ~ the Ph,iistires
Did SarNvnv seem embarrassed as the
curt IN lifted and revealed to him n
sea of faces makirg of him Two cvnos''re
for oil eyes in the hrge amphithen tire "
Not bit Of IT, He looked stroight ahead
and from sida to side. taring il oil IN
with comprehensive glances, and then
he made his little bow. Perhans II is
not too rnrch to saw he was the len Il
concerned. Judging from appearances or
all the people on the stage. and there
We're nearly hundred besides the
plavers. occupying special seats about
the horseshoe. At anv rite th~re WIS
more than one OF the twenty that were
chosen who looked fidgety and M AZ
ease IN ~~~.7 ~~-f-c- "r~ ,,..- ,
their expense this THANKSGIVING crowd
j." ssC mbled to make a Roman hoIi.
day?
Samuel acted wei his part as Frank
j. Marshall. the United States champion
approached him and pinned on his
blouse god medal. adding another 10
long string OF nine which Include bis
latest ACQUISITION. presented 10 him by
the officers AZ the United states Military
Academy. The new decoration come
from the merohcrs o. I've Marshall Chess
club In recognition Of his feat Of solving
fhreo ~~oN ir.r' ~ TN 'sfioutps ~ e~bo,v-
ski was also made the recipient OF a sill
yer cup the offering Of tho Oziar'-oyy Re-
lief Society, which oper"tes In the region
round about the RzeSchcwski home in
Poland. And then came the real stunt.
As@Nt'Nii' b. s'Nt llstt til' IilSt move on a III
or the twenty boards. In the centre
table OF tho horseshoe sat Chairman Me-
Clure, thanked on his left by the Rev
JOSEF Rosenblatt, famous Jewish cantor.
and Losie Hoover. secretary OF the
Correspondence Chess League OF Amer
ice, and on MS right by Hector Rosen-
feld of the Manhattan Chess Club and
Frank VI. Prindle Of the New York Ath-
letic Club. stanley r Kemp presldon,
OF the Empire CITY Chess club was In
line as was a. Sinchow. champion of
the Brownsville Chess Club
Prodigy Moves Fast.
The first move was mado on tho end
board 20 tho left, No. I occupicd nv
Bruno Forsberg, native OF Finland
with the United states charnrion ne
viii form team OF eight TO plov FOR
the Marshall Chess CT in tho Metro.
politan Chess League this winter. las,
summer he defeated state Chairman
bernstein game al Albany. lie might
have bfer = "l'n'ght player" Tor an the
effect this had on Sammy.
He played forth his kings paur ,v,c
squares as jauntily az tho"cb he b,d
Sss care IN the world. and rroceodod
to the next table ard 80 on dow, tbo
line until he reached the twentieth
making his oteniue move on each rben
he crossed over and resumed ypffh Eors.