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Chess Rljv;Eu/ J Open Correspondence Pleted This Month: • Tourney special premium offer to subcribers only I this pocket chess set, with men, - yours for one new , subscription to CHESS REVIEW This is exactly the same pocket set we advertise and sell for $3.00. Made through­ Qut of genuine cow-bide leather. complete with white and red celluloid men. Handy pocket size. closed. 4 Y4 ~ x 6 Y4 ~ . We will mail you one of these pocket sets ABSOLUTELY FREE if you will send us just ONE NEW SUBSCRIPTION to the "Chess Review" at the regular rate of $3.00 lor one year. You can make this a gift subscription. if you wish. or you can get one of your friends to enter his new subscription through you. This oHer is limited to subscribers only. Take advantage of it NOW. We have only a limited supply of these pocket sets and may not be able to re­ peat the oHer when they are gone. Fill in and mail the post-card accom­ panying this issue. To send cash with order. enclose card in envelope. Pocket set will be sent you on receipt of $3 for new subscription. CHESS REVIEW 250 W. 57th St. -:. New York. N. Y. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE " Vol. IX, No, 6 Published Momhl)' )une·)ul)', 1~ 4 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHESS FEDERATION Puhli,;hed hi-monthly )une-Sepkmher: published monthly October-May by THE CHESS RI'VJIlW, 2~0 'Jhe We~t ~7th Street, New Y ork. N, y, Telephone Circl e 6 - il2~il. Domestic suhscriptions: One Year $3.00; Twu Ytars $~ , ~() ; Five Y~"rs $12.~0. Single copy 30 cents. Foreign subscriptions: $3.~0 per year (:xccpt U. S. Possessions, Canada, Mexico, Centr,d and South Aml'rica , Single cop), 30 cen!>, "Rctnttrcd as second class matter July 26. 19<10, at REVIEW tht pust office at New York, N. y " onder the A,t L A . HOIWWlTZ of March 3, U179 : ' KENN ETH HIIRKN~SS Edilors L ATE NEW S F ROM ST. LOU IS M ISS KAR FF CHALLENG ES M RS. R I VERO Re uben Fine is leading with a perfect ;;core Sponsored by CbeSJ Review, a match for of 4_0 at the end of the fourth round in the the Women's Chess Championship of the championship finals of the U. S. Federation United States is bein}i: arranged between Miss Open Tournament now in prowess at St , N , May Karff, Challenger, anJ Mrs. Adele Louis, Mo . E. W. Marchand, of Clayton, Mo., Rivero, present holder of the title. A series is in second place with .~_I and H. Steiner, of of 8 or mOre games will be played between Los Angeles, occupies third place with a score the~e feminine stars of the chess world in of 21/2.1%. October or Novemhcr. More deta il s in our Other players who qualified for the finals next issue. are Weaver W. Adams, Boston, Mass.; Joseph Rauch, Montreal; Boris Blurnin, New York; C H ESS PLA Y ERS, DO YOU R PA RT Bruno Schmidt, Detroit; Fred Anderson, St. A drive is now ,!l:oing on to raise funds Louis; 1. W . 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We can expect big doings at Hamilton this year. Y OUR CO-OPERATI ON I NVI T ED Would you like to see the CbeSJ Rn'iell' CH A RLES J A FFE D I ES with more pages, more news, games, pictures Charles Jaffe, former chess editor of Tbe - more everything? Then join us in a drive D<I)' and Tbe Freibeit, died on Saturday, July for new subscriptions. With a few hundred . 12th, at Lerner Lodge, Sea Gate, N. Y. more subscriptions we can Rive you a bigger Born in Russia 65 yea rs ago, Jaffe has lived and better magazine. As an inducement to in th is country since 1898. About 30 years our present subscribers to help us in this cam_ ago he was one of the strongest chess players paign, we arc giving away pocket chess sets in the United States. He won the champion. as advertised on the cover opposite. This is ship of New York State in 1915, scored your opportunity to co-operate, GiI'e to a vi ctories over some of the world's greatest friend - or get ffoll! a friend - a one.year playe rs in tournaments at home and ahroad. subscription to the Cbess Rel ,lew. 121 Levin Wins Ventnor Tourney Philadelphian Captures 1st -, Prize in Exciting Finish --- - - - The Story of the Contest By K EN NETH HA RKNESS Nosing into first place in the fina l round of a remarkably close contest, Lawyer J ACOII LEVIN, of Philadelphia, upset all expectations by winning first prize in the third Annual Invitation Tournament at Ventnor City, N. J. Second prize went to N ew York's FRED R EIN. PHD; third and fourth prizes wcrc split be_ Ph .1n by H. 1/'/ , Wd)"' MAYO R H ODSON present s Press U n ion T r ophy tween New Yorkers A LBERT S. P IN K US and to JACO B L EV I N . COUNCt LM A N A BOTT ANTHONY E. SAN T ASIERE who finished in a looks on, ti e for th ird place. Ably directed by RICHIIRIl W. W AYNE, as· times champion of Philadelphia's Mel'cantite sisted by Referee J. Ro y DESSAUER, the tour_ Li brary Chess Association, Levin dlvidetl third nament was held (rom July 51h to 13th at the and fourth pJ'izes at the first Ven tnor City Tournament in 1939. In the present tOUl 'ney Mun icipa l Pier, Ventnor City, N. J., under the he was cOnl\Jeting against <I much stronger auspices of the Ventnor City Chess Club with field, was not e xpected to finish In the prize the aid and support of the City Council. Mayor money. HARR Y S,- HonSON, City Council President Marriell only three months ago, l.evin ha d decided to give illl chess, had SOlid all his CiHRLES S. ABOTT and Counci lman E. LY NAS chess books. did not expect to compe te in any W OOD served on the Comm ittee, took an active mOlre tournaments. W hen he )'eceivell the part in the arrangements, invitation [.0 pl ay at Ven tnor City. he almost turned It down, was afraid that he would make Prizes amounted to a new high of $415 . a poor showing. Levin received a check for S106, \Vas also Levin finished with the loss of only one awarded the custody of the Press Union T rophy. game, scoring 5 wins (from Adams, Bern­ The Brill iancy Prize went to Pinkus for his stein, Douol'alJ. Durkin, P inkus) and 3 drawn games (with Ha nauer, ~ I engarini ami Rein­ game aga inst Durkin (See Game oj /be 1\1 0111/;, feld) . 'rhe only full Iloint scored against him Page 128). Prize for the best_pla}'ed game was won by Santasiere. was divided between MI LTON L. H ANAUER Not a brilliant OJ" SlIectacular 1,layer, Levin and SID NEY N. BER NSTIilN for their games gives his opponents fe w Olpportu n ities, Is a hard mRn to beat, makes a good score by his against Santasiere and Mengarini , respectively. steady. conser vative play, seldom ' trains for The .game bttween W EAVER W , Al)AMS and tournaments, doesn't analyze adjollJ'ne(1 games, ARm r. M ENG .... RINI was judged the most thril l. relies on his over-the-board ability to see him ing of Ihe tourney and the players we re award_ through. ed a special prize. Reinfcld Remains Unbeaten The fina l standings : W L In w inning seco nd prize, F red Heinfeld pre­ served his !'econl as the only Il layeJ' to CO in­ l evin ., .. , .. ........ , 6J;2 2J;2 lIMe at Ve nt:lO r City Tou r naments without t he Reinfeld ..... , .. , .. ,'. 6 3 loss 01' a single game. Pinkus ... , .. " .. , ...... 5J;2 3J;2 He flnishe d in second place, unbeaten, at the Santasicrc , .. ... ' ,., ... 1939 tour'noy, repeated the perrOI'!1[;lllCe in the 5J;2 3J;2 present contest. Adams .. " ., ' , . ... 4J;2 4Y2 Reinfeld played with superb skill throughout. Bernstein .... , . ... , .. , .. 4J;2 4J;2 Except in his game with Santasiere, which Mengarini , .. .•... , .. , .. 4J;2 4J;2 he shouhl have lost, luck did not enter into Durkin ...... ........ 6 his score. A naturally steady and COnservative 3 player, Relnfeld built up his point score with Hanauer ..... , ...... .. 3 6 3 wins, 6 dl"an's aull no losses.
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