AJanuary 02 1938
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday, January 02, 1938
Wins Second Prize.
One of Fine's best efforts was his winning of second prize, below Keres, in the international tournament at Semmering, without losing a single game. There he won 2 of his 14 games and drew the other 12. He also enjoyed the satisfaction of outranking, by half a point, Jose R. Capablanca of Havana, former world champion, and Reshevsky. He did not fare so well at Kemeri, where Reshevsky finished in a tie for first place with Salo Flohr of Czechoslovakia and V. Petro of Latvia. Dr. Alekhine and Keres tied for fourth place. Fine made a score of 9-8.
During the spring at Havana, Capablanca set a record for simultaneous play, meeting 350 opponents seated at 70 boards. The Cuban won 50, drew 14 and, lost 6.
The record for blindfold play made by Dr. Alekhine in Chicago during the Century of Progress Exposition was surpassed in September by Georges Koltanowski of Belgium, at Edinburgh, Scotland. Koltanowski conducted 34 games simultaneously, winning 24 and drawing 10.
