The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
(Bx "A. R.. BARKERl


 circles a month ago when word was received fin this country that Jose R. Capablanca, former worlds champion, met defeat in the tour nament being conducted of Hast fngs, England. at the hands of Sir George Thomas, but this was lo- thing to the local chess enthusiasts compared with the startling upsets which occurred in the qualifying rounds of the 1895 City Champion. ships Saturday afternoon, when Charles O'Brien defeated George Cashman defending champion in both of their games, Peter Spada earned the decision over Lawrence Lewis in one game, the other being postponed, while Nicholas Bellome met q tarter in John Perazella and had to be satisfied with one win and one loss.
 At the Waterbury YMCA Chess schedule for last week was com pleted before 6:30 D. m. In the first game between Cashman and O'Brien. Cashman had the white pieces and opened up with the Kings Bishops Opening, O'Brieh countering with a sort of Two Knights defense. At the fourten- tn move on an exchange of pieces, O'Brien won a pawn and pressed the attach on Cashmans King side, opening 1t up wide on the twenty fourth move. At the end of thirty seven moves, Cashman resigned. In the second game O'Brien play ing the white pieces, offered a dif- ferent variation of the same open ing adopted by his opponent in the first game, and Cashman, sacrificed his Queen Knight Pawn for posi- tion. O'Brien kept his forces in- tact, at the same time developing a strong attack against the black Kings side. An error cost Cashman the exchange, and from then on O'Brien never let up, until his op- ponent resigned on the forty-sec- ond move. O'Bricn played two very pretty games.
 Bcllome Starts Strong
 HellOme opening with the white pieces offered a Queens Gambit, but Perazella countered with the Kings Indian Defense. Tn the early part of the game, Bellome smoth- cred Perazella with the attack, gaining the advantage of the ex- change on the twenty-first move. On the thirty-third move,y white placed his, queen in line with his bishop but overlooked the attack of Blacks queen on his rock, at the, same time threatening mate. which cost him a piece. He resign ed after thirty-fve moves.
 Perazella opening the second game with the Kings Pawn, but Bellome would have none of that and countered with the Sicilian De- fense. Stubbornly resisting the on- taught of the Black pieces. whites position because cramped and on the twenty-sixth move, after an ex- change of rocks he was two pawns down. Black maintained this ad- vantage throughout, forcing q re- signation on the sixty fourth nave.
 Cornell opened in his first game with the Kings Pawn which Weav- CT converted into. Caro- Kann. Weaver got into difficulties pn his seventeenth move, when through an oversight. he gave up Knight. l Cornell forced the game with a re- lentless attack, and Weaver re- signed on the forty-flrst move. In | the second game with Weaver playing the white pieces, he offered the Blackmar GambitI against the Dutch defense offered by Cornell, w CANCE LQIiCu " t3hC auV6hIo6O VI the opportunity this Gambit o:er- ed him and on the fourteenth move gave up Knight for pawn. Dis aster followed and he resigned on the eighteenth move. This was the shortest game of the tournament.
 Lewis Resigns
 Over at the Waterbury Chess Club play was considerably slower. Lewis playing the white pieces against Spada opened with the Vienna Gambit and Spada accept ed the gambit, but did not elect to defend the gambit pawn. while easily regained. Lewis then started an early pawn attack on whites center resulting in the loss of a pawn and as Spada then found him self in a favorable position he pro- ceeded to win the exchange of rock for a knight. An interesting battle took place all over the board and Lewis finally resigned at the end of forty-six moves after two hours play. The second game was postponed.
 DeBlasio playing the white pieces against Green opened with the Ruy Lopez. Green on his tenth move varied a trifie from the reg ular defense which he started to play against the opening and plac- ed his Knight on Queens Rock sec ond. DeBlasio promptly exchanged this for one of his Bishops prac- tically taking the Quens Rock out of play. On the sixteenth move Green weakened the defense in front of his King and DeBlasio marshalled all his available forces at this point, and soon won a piece and ultimately the game. Green re- signed shortly after the forty sixth move after three hours and forty five minutes of play. The second game was postponed.
 Warner playing the white pieces offered Barker a Queens Gambit but the later would have nothing to do with it and put up the Kings Indian defense. On the ninth move before the game was hardly out oi the opening stage, Barker erred m one of his moves, and Warner playing cautiously kept driving at Blacks, Centers and Queens side. After spending perhaps the most uncomfortable afternoon with