Evening star., 1932-07-09

ASH weeks Star stated tina
Frank ]. Marshall, United States
champion, is demanding a fee,
in addition to his hotel and
travelling expenses, as an inducement
for his participation in the California
Chess Congress next month. The New
York Sun is authority for the state
ment that Rudolph Spielmann of
Vienna, Austria, feeling sighted at not
being invited to take part in the mas
ters' tournament to be held at Bern,
Switzerland, his month, has come out
with an arraignment of DR.. Alexander
Alekhine, world chess champion, since
the latter's defeat Of Jose r. Capa-
blanca at Buenos Aires in 1927.
1t seems that the entry list of play
ers at Bern was limited to 16, 10 of
whom are to be Swiss experts and six
foreigners. Spielmann maintains that
had Alekhine willed it, the committee
at Berne would have included him. He
asserts that DR.. Alekhine has a shift
ing scale of charges for his services,
and has made it difficult for Capa-
blanca to enter the tournaments in
which Alekhine participates. They
have not met in a single game since
they finished their match at Buenos
Aires.
THE Sun points out that the more
i famous masters have adopted a
principle whereby they must re-
ceive retainers before they can be ex-
pected to accept invitations to play. 1t
mentions the case Of E. d. Bogoljubow,
who was invited to take part in the
Vnrty a mt htff
manded 81 500 in addition to all travel
ing and hotel expenses. He did play in
the tournament
1t may be mentioned that in March
last it was stated by the committee in
charge of the California Chess Congress
that Capablanca had tentatively ac-
cepted an invitation to play in that
congress. Since then his name has not
appeared in the list Of entries. No Fea-
son has appeared. DR.. Alekhine un-
doubtedly gets a liberal retainer, and
the published statements indicate that
the committee needs additional funds.
Perhaps the lack of a retainer is the
reason Capablanca is not going TO play
at Pasadena.
THE published report is that Alex
l. hine wants to play at the Worlds
Fair Congress at Chicago next year.
VIII the committee invite him, and not
also invite Capablanca?
DR. MILAN vIDMAR, who tied with
- Salo Flohr for first place in the
recent Sliac tournament, is pro-
fessor Of mathematics in Jugoslavla
and rated as the strongest amateur
chess player in the world.
Isaac Kashdan, the young master,
has continued 10 be successful in sinful
taneous exhibitions on his Western trip.
At Minneapolis he met 81 opponents;
won %. lost 3, drew l. At Omaha he
played 40 games, won 9S, lost and
drew /. At St. Louis he also played
40 games; won 36, lost 2, drew 2.
IND game position No. AZ, instruc-
IL tive: White-K on o.. r on X, P
on OBS: three pieces Black-K on /
QKt6. Ps ON Q3 and QR7i three pieces. |
White to play and win.
Solution to end game No. 40, Black
stone briiliancy: L.. 6xPch; K-R, /
0--KtSch: RxG. kt--B7ch; 4 k
Kt2, B-R6, Mate.
Newell williams Banks. American
match champion in checkers and a
blindfold performer as well as good
chess player, well known in this city, |
was married June 28 to Miss Lea Agnes
Sharrett Of Detroit.
FOLLOWING is the score Of the game !
Il played in the District of Columbia |
championship tournament between |
F. B. Walker and e. M Knapp |
Walker worked hard for victory, at /
tacking first on the kings side, then
on the queens wing, and later on the |
kings side. Knapp put up strong /
resistance. and Walker appeared to gain /
little advantage. However, he missed /
an opportunity to win Just at the close /
Of the second four-hour period Of the