Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
v WALKER won from Bishop in
\ n I the second game between
wv them in the championship
tournament Of the Capital

the second game between
wv them in the championship
tournament Of the Capital
City Chess Club, and as
sumed first place. Walker also started
his second game with Carl Hesse, the
last game Of the tournament, and after
four hours play, during which 81 moves
had been made, the game was adj
journed. Walker had on the board r
and P against B and pawns, and was
practically certain Of at least draw,
which would give him the title. Pres
ent score: Walker, 2z-h; Bishop,
2A-112; Hesse, o-3.
G. G. Bettinger gave q simultaneous
exhibition at Tilden Gardens last week,
playing against IS members Of the
Bureau Of Standards, and won 10
games, drew and lost 4, finishing all
the games in less than hours, a good
record. This exhibition was conducted
by the Washington Chess League under
the new committee in charge Of its ac-
tivities.
The match In the five-man team
tournament between Agriculture and
Mount Pleasant has been postponed
owing to the death Of the mother Of
F. w. F. Gleason, captain Of the Mount
Pleasant team.
ToL. DANIEL J. CARR, o. S. A., re-
~ tired, who was buried here recent
", was one Of the chess players Of
the old Capital City Bicycle Club. He
was better known as whist player, being
one Of the "big four" Of that organiza-
ton, composed Of Barrick, Carr, Fogg
and Lowe, which in 1896 won the
trophy Of the American Whist League.
DR.. Alexander Alekhine, world cham
pion, had a narrow escape recently
from serious injury by fire. After Civ
ing an exhibition at Esseg, Jugoslavia,
he went to sleep at his hotel with a
lighted cigarette in his hand. His bed
ding caught fire and being reused, he
tried to reach the door. but fell, over
come. He was rescued by servants and
taken to a hospital suffering from
burns.
Columbian University, intercollegiate
League champion, swamped West Point
the other day to the tune Of 7Aa-h.
A tournament for the championship
Of France was won by Gibaud with 81
points; he did not lose a game. A.
Gromer was second with 2 points.
The nve-year plan in Russia IS sre-
pO1CSQ 10 nave 0SEI1 CAIE110C0 W O41GCS'
There are said to be 100000 players in
Russia and it is planned to increase the
number to 100000.
Another report is that the Russian
Chess Union has adopted measure
disappearing Of blindfold chess.
THERE still Is opportunity to enter
i the tournament for the champion
ship Of the District. It is hoped
some of the players who have not re-
Gently participated In these tourna-
ments viii send in their names to G. E.
Bishop, Capital City Chess Club, this
city, at once.
End-game problems: White-K on
KR2, @ on KR4, RS on KR3 and KIT,
Bs on K3 and o5, Ps on KB2. KB5, K4,
OBS, QKt2, QR2-l2' pieces. Black
K on KR, @ on Q. RS on K and ORR.
B on Q3, Kt on QKt, Ps on KR2, KB3,
K4, QB4, QKt4, QR3-12 pieces. Black,
having to play, resigned. Why? What
would you do? Send solution to Chess,
1885 Meridian place NV.
Solutions: To end-garne position
given December 20 (the K Is on KR).
"a RxB, RxR; co P-Kt4, K-B2; 60
BxR, KxB; 90 P-Kt5, K-K3; (5)
P-Kt6, PIP; (6) Prs and wins.
To end-game position in which DR..
Tarrasch gave odds, and won as fol-
lows: "a RxB, RxR; CD P-Kts, P-Kt5;
go K-Kt2, P-B5, P-B5; PxP; or