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Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii, Thursday, January 05, 1933
H. P. AGEE WINS CHESS CONTEST OVER CHAMPION
Alekhine Loses One Match 4 Playing 16 Blindfold Games Simultaneously
By ROBERT L. MACCONEL
Offering no quarter and receiving none, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, champion chess player of the world, battled against 15 of the best chessmen of Hawaii in as many blindfold games at the Halekulani hotel Wednesday night.
H. P. Agee of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' association, after a carefully planned and well laid out attack, finally hurled his queen down a long black diagonal, to call check on Alekhine's king, catching it off guard on its right flank and without protection.
“Resign to table one,” was the quiet, but breath taking statement of the world's master.
Mr. Agee thus wins the honor of being the only man in Hawaii who has ever beaten Alekhine at blindfold chess, and one of -the few in America, as the champion has beaten 29 of New York city's best at blindfold without losing a match.
Ed Tanguay, veteran, Honolulu Chess club member, sitting at table 13, was also an outstanding player of the evening, and it was only at
AGEE BEATS ALEKHINE IN BLINDFOLD GAME
2:30 a. m. that the announcer called out to Dr. Alekhine, sitting some 40 feet away. “Answer to table number 13—resigns.”
Dr. Alekhine rose slightly from the huge wicker chair where he was sitting, turned and faced Tanguay and bowed slightly.
This unquestionably was one of the most colorful chess battles of the evening, as the local chess player had a slight advantage until the last 10 moves. At that time having an edge, he forced Dr. Alekhine to trade, swapping a knight and a bishop for a castle. It looked very much as though the champion would resign but, having, a pawn within two squares of the goal line, he pushed it over and queened. Tanguay immediately did likewise, also queening, but Dr. Alekhine grasped his opportunity and plunged forward into five rapid fire checks, forcing his opponent into a fatal position and winning the match amidst loud applause.
Eric Reppun, youngest player of the evening, put up a splendid match. Others playing were H. W. Willert, A. L. Moses, F. N. Booth, A. Kiviaho, H. H. Phillips, George Breed, R. L. Forbes, Richard Tongg, Herbert Cayton and Henry Davis. All put up excellent combats but finally met their Waterloo.
In these blindfold matches Dr. Alekhine sat at one end of the hall, his back to the tables and the audience. As the announcer went from one opponent to the next he called the play out loudly and the world's champion quickly responded with his reply. In many cases, his opponent, who sat before the board, desired to make two or three moves on his turn, Dr. Alekhine always consenting and replying but never forgetting where the pieces lay when the swing around the circle was made.
An hour after the matches had started, the announcer called, “Table 15 starting, waiting for an opening.” “Pawn to queen four,” quickly called back Dr. Alekhine. For sitting back of table 15 and between table 14 (A. Kiviaho) and table 1 (H. P. Agee) was one of Honolulu's crack chessmen, young D. Gomberg.
He was put in after all the other were well advanced, to show Dr. Alekhine's great power of concentration, for never did the champion falter. While in midgame with 14 others, he aggressively took on Mr. Gomberg, forcing the attack, and with a vicious onslaught completely demoralized his forces in a period of 20 moves until table 15 resigned.
“It was something that I have often read about but never believed,” said an onlooker in the crowd, “and my only thought now is that it is a miracle.”
The blindfold matches started at 8:20 p.m., and it was not until 3:02 a.m. that, on the resignation of board 10, the world's champion ended his seven hour vigil. Many then rushed on him for autographs, and, tired as he was he signed cheerfully.
As one person said, “This will be the only carte blanche I will have to face my wife with at this time of the morning, for she will never be able to believe the story.”
Incidentally, the Halekulani hotel reported many telephone calls coming through during the evening from country districts inquiring about the matches, and at midnight they changed over to the wives asking when the local crack chess husbands would be getting home.
Dr. Alekhine leaves at 6 p.m. today on the President Hoover bound for Yokohama, Japan. He will remain there for 10 days and then continue his journey around the world. He has already promised to come back to Honolulu for a three weeks' stay in the summer of 1934.
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The Columbia Record, Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, January 18-19, 1933
ALEKHINE chess champion, Played 21 opponents simultaneously while blindfolded! The next day he recalled each move (1500)—without error!
(01/19/1933) Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon
ALEKHINE, the chess marvel: Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's champion chess player, has often played against a dozen or more opponents while blindfolded, and has always won a large majority of his games. Recently he played 21 games at the National Chess club, and on the following day called off every move—over 1500—without error. He emerged with 12 wins, 4 losses, and 5 draws. At present Dr. Alekhine is touring the United States for a series of exhibition games.
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The Tribune, Manila, Manila, Philippines, Friday, February 17, 1933
Dr. Alekhine Plays Lontok This P.M.
Manila chess enthusiasts will have the opportunity of seeing Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's chess champion, in action when he plays against Ramon Lontok, jr., 16-year-old prodigy and a second year student in the Mapa high school, this afternoon at the Popular Auditorium in the carnival grounds. This will be Dr. Alekhine's first match in Manila.
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Chess Champions 26 Jul 1933, Wed Portage Daily Register (Portage, Wisconsin) Newspapers.com
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Edward Lasker (left) of Chicago and Dr. Alexander Alekhine chess champion of the world admiring the world's finest set of Ivory chessmen in Lasker's home in Chicago. Behind them are standing Mrs. Waldo Hawxhurst, Dr. Burton Hazeltine and Mrs. Frank E Baldwin, owner of the set. Mre Baldwin's late husband Dr. Frank Baldwin of Peoria, Illinois brought the set back from Canton forty years ago. It is now about 100 years old. Mr Laskor was chess champion of Berlin at the age of 17.
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