Evening star., 1941-02-23

fts piav distraction from distress
n soothes the anxious lovers care
II means the drunkdrd from eIceSS'
II counsels Udrrtors IN ther dri; ,.
when dangers threat and peThs press
And yields us, when ne need them most'
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"simply amazing, sir" is the COM
ment In a fan letter from a visitor 10
Washington's famed Library oil Con
eress. "Only two chess magazines
on file in the current perloolcal
room, Kindly tell me the Leading
American chess magazines, ana
which is best"
World chess magazines are aouh-
dant, There are more magazines OH
chess than on any other game.
Every country has chess perloolcals
that cater to games, problems news
humor, instruction and competitive
Journeys. Daily newspapers carry
columns to give local and other cur
rent activities in the chess Worio
requisite attention.
Until World War II England alone
boasted some 80 newspaper chess
columnists. But at present the
English newspapers that run regular
chess features are less than 10, sc
handicapped is the British press by
| blitzkrieg. The British Chess Maya
zine, So Bedford row, London, w. Z
l. continues to appear monthly, ou'
it's coverage of dominion and foreign
chess is practically nil. Notes or
games, endings, problems and educa'
tional features predominant.
In the United States there are
around 40 chess columns in dali.
and weekly newspapers. New Yori
City is the mecca for world chess
and activities are covered by lou
great metropolitan dallleS. Nv
chess magazines are likewise pub
lished under a New York address
The oldest is the American Ches
Bulletin, now in its 37th year unde
the continuous editorship OF genls
Hermann Helms at $50 NaSsa
street. The younger New York pub
lication is the Chess Review, in II
eighth year, having changed editor
several times, with present head
quarters at IS West Forty-thir
street and jointly edited by 1sra'
, Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld.
Washington has some 80 che
clubs and informal groups that pls
either social or match chess. 1t
estimated that there are about 5.O'
local fans. No chess magazines a
published here. but the Washlngtc
Interhigh Chess Association Sot
will release Chess News, mlmet
a graphed monthly bulletin stressir
Social Chess-the Game OF Youth
Interhigh President Anatole Volk
will be editor in chief. assisted by
staff from chess clubs at McKinle
Woodrow Wilson, Eastern, Wester
Roosevelt and Central High Schoo
Chicago is the anathema of che
e scribblers. for it does not have
e newspaper chess column OF al
d description. Edward E. Ham
+ however, edits Midwest Chess Me-
n at 25ll Indiana avenue, Chlcaf
81 and is offering some very scholar
.e chess. Games in other languae
e are illustrated. The magazine n
/ the only woman chess problem edit
le in the United States, maybe in t
= world. She is Miss Pauline H. Pal
* r. Ed. 6, Box 78, Medina, ONO
OF Wisconsin Chess Letter is issu
TO by Fritz Rathmann from 4l24 Sou
iy Austin street, Milwaukee, and +
interesting instruction lessons tf
es are drafted by the Milwaukee Pu
at lie Schools Department of Mul
IN cipal Recreation.
d. The United States Chess FEEDER
" ton. with secretarisl offlces at /
or North Tenth street, Milwaukee, pl
fishes a yearbook. The 1910 edit