August 18 1932
Los Angeles Evening Post-Record, Los Angeles, California, Thursday, August 18, 1932
Women Enter Chess Tournament
Women players today were continuing their matches in the international class tournament at Pasadena. Above are, left to right: Miss La Vieve Hines, Alex V. Taylor, tourney director, Mrs. Alma Wolff, Mrs. E. K. Hillman, Mrs. L. Marie Hinchman, Miss Marian Fox and Mrs. Mary Bain. Miss Hines is defending woman champion.
THE world's master chess players today continued their play at the International chess tournament in Pasadena—in utter silence.
Even the six women entrants are governed by the rule of silence. But they find sitting over a chess board in silence for several hours is a pretty hard job.
During the five-hour sessions players rarely speak a word. Concentration on the game is the thing, though Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's champion says he can play without looking at the chessmen.
Queer “chess clocks” are used to time the matches.
They have two identical faces and a gear shift that will stop one and start the other.
SHIFTS GEARS
When one player moves he stops his clock and starts his opponent's. When his opponent finishes his thinking and makes his move he shifts the clocks back again.
Each player is allowed two and a half hours elapsed time for 40 moves.
Arthur Dake Portland, Ore. was leading with a score of 2 points at the end of the third round today.
COLLEGE CHAMP LOSES
Dake had two wins and one draw to his credit after defeating Fred Reinfeld international collegiate champion, New York, in 43 moves.
Capt. Jose Araiza, Mexican champion, lost to Dr. Alexander A. Alekhine, world champion, of Paris, in 45 moves after having been near victory 10 moves from the close of the match. I. Irving Kashdan, New York, defeated A. J. Fink, San Francisco, 33 moves.
Harry Borochow, Los Angeles, and Sammy Reshevsky, Chicago, adjourned their match after five hours.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Thursday, August 18, 1932
Woman's Chess Tourney Opens
Miss Hines Has Slight Lead in First Round
The women's tourney of the World Chess Congress opened yesterday afternoon at the Maryland Hotel in Pasadena, with six entries, LaVieve Hines, Mrs. Marie Hinchman, Marion Fox and Mrs. Elizabeth Hillman of Pasadena, Mrs. Mary Bain of Hollywood and Mrs. S. Wolfe of Los Angeles.
Miss Hines is considered the champion woman player of the Pacific Coast and has many times during the past year or so proved herself capable of holding her own with some of the strongest men experts in the metropolitan district. Mrs. Bain's play will also be watched with great interest, as she has shown much strength against several leading men experts around Hollywood.
GAME ADJOURNED
Mrs. Bain and Miss Hines were matched in the first round yesterday and after four hours of play the game was adjourned, with Miss Hines having a slight advantage, but it may not be sufficient to win.
