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Last week saw knights and bishops, queens and pawns go down again before master chess minds, with the close of the International Chess Masters' Tournament at Marienbad, Czecho-Slovakia, following the tournament at Baden-Baden (TIME, May 25). Alekhine, the Russian wizard who won at Baden-Baden, did not participate...
...which stood none too well at Baden-Baden, came in strong at Marienbad. Frank J. Marshall, U. S. champion, and Carlos Torre, New York State champion, were tied for third and fourth places with ten victories and five defeats. For this achievement, each will receive 1,800 crowns. And, more than that, the Marshall Chess Club of this country (of which Marshall and Torre are both members) cabled its congratulations to the two Americans, and the Club made plans to honor Marshall with a reception on his return...
...Baden-Baden, Germany, the kings gathered for their last stand. Some in black, some in white, their swart or pallid queens beside them, they saw their knights sally into the ruffle and broil of the encounter to win a momentary conquest, or to fall, dying the death that is reserved for privilege in defeat. It was a lean day that did not see a dozen monarchs overcome. Upon the neat battlefields, the gods of the nations were at war: Sir George Thomas for England, Spielmann for Austria, Rosselli for Italy, Jacques Mieses for Germany, Colle for Belgium, Alexander Alekhine...
...Capablanca, secure in his title, remained far from Baden-Baden...
...Willy Hellspach, 48, former professor of Applied Psychology, now Staatspresident (President and Premier combined) of the Baden Republic (a semi-autonomous German State), is the Democratic nominee. He has not the remotest chance of election...