Evening journal., 1921-09-26
CHESS CLUB TO
START SEASON
Organization Will Hold
First Meeting of Season
Tomorrow Night
HAS 90 MEMBERS;
WILL TAKE IN MORE


The Brandwine Chess Club will
open its season OF 1922 with
meeting in the Trinity Parish House.
Delaware avenue and Adams streets.
at o'clock tomorrow evening. An
invitation to attend is extended TO
all persons Interested.
The club last year was most sue
cessful. Not only did 1t gain in mem
oership, but so much interest was
displayed that its officers anticipate
an enthusiastic series Of chess games
and tournaments during this coming
iall and winter months. There are
approximately sixty now on the
rolls, quite a number OF whom are
chemists in the employ OF the
DUPONT Company and other corpora
ions in Wilmington and Claymont.
The rooms In Trinity Parish
House have been provided for the
use OF the Brandywine Chess Club
through the courtesy OF the vestry
or Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church and the Rev. Frederick NJ.
kirkus, rector. II is the aim OF the
club to obtain permanent head
quarters, II possible. which may be
used nightly for chess and for the
recreation OF its members.
In this connection, Il Is probable
that membership campaign will
be begun within the next few weeks.
as II is known that there are num-
bers OF chess players in wilmington
and vicinity who are not afiiiated
with any chess organizations. II It
can be arranged. another series OF
games will be held with 1.-The chess
players Of the University OF Della
ware, Newark. A chess match played
with the University men last season
was highly successful. II also is
probable that exhibition games will
be staged by the club with noted ex-
perts' such as Ruth. the Penn
sylvania State champion. and Magee.
the problem expert OF Philadelphia.
who played under the auspices OF
the club last year.
Members OF the club who have
been delving into the origin and de-
velopment Of chess have found that
according TO the Rev. Bernard NJ
kaplan. OF Montreal, Canada. Asia
which Is the cradle OF man. is also
the cradle Of chess. The exact place
OF birth Of chess is Hindustan. not
Persia. as IL had been erroneousiy
maintained at one time. A game
strikingly similar TO modern chess
was known to the Hindus nearly
SEQ years ago. II was played on a
--.-rd OF sixty-four squares. but b.,
folr persons. two against two
From Hindustan the game was in
troduced into Persia and Arabia
where # has undergone some modi-
ncations.
It was imported into Spain by the
Arabs in the eighth century, and be-
| came the pastime Of the educated
classes all over Europe, the Jews
being among its strongest patrons
The famous Hebrew scholar. Ibn
Ezra. OF the twelfth century, wrote
a treatise on the game. II is said
the first book that was printed was
a work on chess.
or all games Of amusement. chess
Is regarded as the most intellectual
It was Moses Mendelssohn who re.
marked that "chess is too intellec-
tual to be called a game. and too en-.
tertaining TO be called a science Of
Chess, like geometry. affords excel
lent discipline for the mind. II
strengthens Hot only the reasoning
powers OF the mind. but also the
faculty Of memory.
The chess player. while playing
has to remember the positions OF the
various pieces on the board. as the
geometry student has TO bear in
mind all the steps OF the theorum
leading to the conclusion. As the
game develops. II assumes the charm
OF an exciting plot in an interesting
book. However. the interest Of the
/ game Is like beginning a new book.
Chess has also a moral influence
Any one who plays chess will. as a
rule. be Indifferent 10 diversion OF a
lower grade; and. again. chess. like
any other intellectual pursuit re.
quires a healthy mind as well as a
healthy body.
The present officers OF the Bran.
dywine Chess Club are DR.. II. II
Morris. president; the Rev. Freder.
lex NJ. Kirkus, vice-president: DR.
A. W. Kenny. secretary and treas.
urer.