Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
T. WHITAKER, captain Of
the Washington team in the
recent London Washington
cable match, has received

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recent London Washington
i Ne cable match, has received
official notice of the decision
Of the arbitrators, Euwe and Wee
nick. both modern masters, who had
the assistance of MorocZy, the veteran
master, in their deliberations.
In the communication President A
Rueh of the International Chess Fed
Grafton, in commenting on the victory
awarded Mlotkowski of the Washington
team over Winter of the London group
in the match in which the other three
games we're drawn, says:
las l am informed, the winning OF
the Mlotkowski-Winter game has beer
constructed on general principles and
conclusions drawn from the position;
the arbitrators continued the game, try
ing innumerable and most various va
riations, but no instant combinations
being found, they refrained from max
ing UP an analytic statement"
THE Christian Science Monitor of
i June II says, in part: 1T Is 9
singular tribute to Whitaker that
he has been able TO arrange two cable
matches with London, in each case
holding the strong London team, which
defeated Chicago and New York teams
with comparative ease, on, even terms.
His efforts have saved the insult tro-
ply for future competition.
THE City Club closed its doors at
i midnight of June IA, and the
chess unit thereof moved to
rooms 306-307, IN the Edmonds Build
ing, GIT Fifteenth street northwest.
The club starts off with 20 members
from the chess unit, with the promise
that several former members OF the
old Capital City Chess Club will re
join it. The names of several CT the
strong players of the District are miss
ing. Carl A. HeSse, who won the tour
nament championship of the City Club
tai City Chess Club. The club also
includes in its membership the District
titleholder, F. B. Walker.
ISAAC KASHDAN, champion of the
i Manhattan Chess Club, New York,
Is spoken of in some papers as a
coming champion. He recently de-
feated Lajo Steiner In a set match, and
followed 1t with the defeat Of Charles
Jaffe. who formerly stood very high,
by the score of 3 to 0. Kashdan will
play on the United States team at
Hamburg In july. In the London New
York cable match In 1927 he drew
with Winter, the player who lost to
London match. In a match on
Memorial day, Manhattan VS.. Phila-
delphia, won by Manhattan, Is to 5,
KaShdan won from Mlotkowski, play
ing for Philadelphia, IN q two-knights
defense, in 20 moves.
TREAT BRITAIN will be represented
" in the international team tourna-
ment July IS to n next by Thomas,
Yates, Mir Sultan Khan, Winter and
Bwerger, all of whom except Mir Khan,
played in the recent match against
Washington.
THE British Chess Federation will
i hold its national congress at Scar
borough June % to July z. One
hundred players are entered for the
events. Twelve will participate in the
master invitation tournament, Ave Of
whom - Michel, Sergeant, Thomas,
Winter and Yates played against
Washington in the London cable match.
A study of the games played in these
tournaments will enable the Washington
players TO get a better insight of the
playing ability of the London players
preparatory to the next London Wash
ington cable match.
IRON newspaper reports, it appears
i DR.. .Alekhine has eonditionally .ae-
cepted the challenge of Capabianca
for return match for the world cham
pionship title. No details have been
given, except thatNCapa blanca has until
December to, finance the match. II he
does so, the match Is TO be played In
Cuba. Should he fail to raise the
necessary money, DR.. Alekhine Is to