Evening star., 1936-12-27
Chess Problem No. Al.
By A. ELERMAN. o. c. O.. 1885.
black PIECES.
WHITES PIECES.

WnA1E~o ElESE6s
White to Play and Mate In TIVE.
ELEMENTARY are the teasers for
today, but, since it Is the holiday
season, the problem lover deserves
something Of gift. hence the easy
pickings.
No. "A by Brian Harley, Brit
ish chess columnist, yields to
key: Q-Kt8. The threat is
QxQ and Black has his choice
Of several replies, all futile.
Either the famous English prob
lemst is slipping or localities are
catching on to the tricks of the trade,
for the ladderites in the Winter
problem-solving tournament, contest
ing for set of Angel chessmen. pre-
sent q united front.
"Six Pointers number Z. ". Allen
sOivsd Il from oSn SiagEsm on the train
such as yours is most valuable and real
sfon e to the ana dTea
Alton Coppage. Daniel Breeskin. Dr. wal
ter K. Angevine, Charles C. Ragsdale, A. G.
Sfs rsHferd 4 disHssi Hiuss Sets
Mussn sf Shsrss soSa oe0Tss psod d
Samuel Bass, II. II. Howe CT do not
care much for this one. The threat key
Is too threatening. and there are entirely
% David A H. S siS6et. Maud aafes e. sewsii ffsGd and
Jack Sronce who writes: %. am en-
sna ~ i,s sSss s9es with % hog killing .ins a
FLASH! Many thanks for the
umpteen Christmas cards that Santa
brought ye cheese editor. In the stock
ing is a beautiful Bird set of Angel
Chess contributed by Louis Paul d'Au-
fremont of Duluth, Mimi, inventor
of the game, likewise inventor of
Fourth Dimensional Chess, electric
typewriters and wooden puzzles that
battle even a cross-eyed Chinaman.
Query: Who Is going to win the
Angel Chess prize?
Chesspourri.
HARVARD, Princeton, Yale and
Dartmouth College chess teams
played their annual Christmas match
series this week in the game rooms of
the Marshall Chess Club, New York
City. The H. Y. P. D. Chess League
offers trophy jointly donated by
Princetonian alumni, William Van
Dyke Belden of Brooklyn and L.
Walter Stephens.
Capablanca dropped a few consul
tation games during his brief sojourn
in New York City and several Man
haitian players obtained draws. No,
the Cuban master isn't weakening
Some Of the greatest chess players in
the world reside in the Empire City
and do they like to take a champion
for a ride!
Listen, folks, the ace fea-
ture on chess appears In the
sports section of The Sunday
Star, but chess items invariably
appear on Monday. Thursday
and Saturday. OF course, these
are not definite, as chess items
may be published any time dur
ing the week.
If you want to keep up with all the
chess news don't overlook the sports
section during the week. Many times
mention briefly something on Sun
day that has been covered in detail
during the week.
Koltanowski, Belgian Champ
In the November edition of the Brit
ish Chess Magazine you will find that
the Washington Downtown Social
Chess Club receives international at
tention Boris Blumir, born at
st. Petersburg, Russia, 1907. emigrated
to Canada in 1924, and is the 1867
Canadian chess champion H. st.
John Brooks won the major tourney
of the South African Correspondence
Chess Association Georges Kol-
tanowski, who plays blindfold 30
games of simultaneous chess, won the
Belgian championship, conducted by
the Federation Beige des Echecs -.
If you comprehend Hungarian. write
Radio Ujsag. Sakkrovat, Budapest v,
vilmos csaszar-ut. "a, Hungary, for
q copy OF It's chess column and enter
the international informal two-mover
problem tourney The opening
guns Of the intercollegiate Chess
League are being fired at the Manhat-
tan Chess Club, New York City, and
new team has been entered by the
Carnegie Institute of Technology.
This column Welcon1es chess
hunlor, neDs, facts and raeDs.
Inquiries answered only IL SELF
addressed, stamped envelope is
inclosed.
tcopyrisht. Dec. ~. 1886. by Paul MillerD
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