AApril 02 1924
April 02, 1924. Amateurs Play With Chess Stars In Solving Meet. Kashdan, City College, and Reti First in Two Problem Classes. The real honors of the problem fest were carried off by the amateurs who labored over precisely the same set of problems, selected by Frank Janet of Mount Vernon, vice president of the International Good Companion Chess Problem Club. The first prize of a gold medal went to Isaac Kashdan, an 18-year-old member of the City College chess team and the Rice-Progressive Chess Club of Manhattan.
April 28 1924
April 28, 1924. Alekhine in Record Seance Defeats Sixteen at Chess. The five who won their games against Alekhine were: Mark Peckar, Isaac Kashdan, Albert S. Pincus of Brooklyn; Joseph Salzman, and M. B. Downs. The drawn games were socred by James C. Meyers, Erling Tholfsen of Brooklyn, Joseph H. Friedman, Lloyd Garrison and Max Kleiman of Brooklyn.
May 08 1924
Maroczy Meets Countrymen. 08 May 1924, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Maroczy Meets Countrymen.
Fifty-two players opposed Geza Maroczy chess champion of Hungary, in his exhibition of simultaneous play at the rooms of the Hungarian Chess Club, 350 E. 81st St., Manhattan. The play resulted in his winning 41 games, losing 6 and drawing 5. The winners were H. Steiner, A. Jacobi, I. Kashdan, J. Hussar, E. Berman and J. Gorowitz. Those who drew were A. Schwartz, Mary Weiser, J. Voros, L. Orgavanyi and J. Vadas.
October 30 1924
Sturvesant C. C. Championship 30 Oct 1924, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Stuyvesant C. C. Championship.
A good start has been made in the championship tournament at the Stuyvesant Chess Club of Manhattan, where a strong field of 16 is now in full action. The following results have been reached in the opening rounds:
Kashdan 1, Soos 0;
Steiner 1, Afros 0;
Hecht ½, Trystman ½;
Willenkin 1, McCudden 0;
Wintner 0, Pinkus 1;
Bartha 0, Newberger 1;
Trystman ½, Currier ½;
Bartha 1, Smirka 0;
Kashdan 1, Greenberg 0;
Newberger 1, Soos 0.
November 06 1924
November 06, 1924. Satisfactory progress is being made in the tournament for the championship of the Stuyvesant Chess Club of Manhattan. Hecht, 4½-½; Kashdan, 4-0; Willenkin, 4-1, and Steiner, 2½-½, are the leading scores.
December 04 1924
Clear Lead 04 Dec 1924, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
I. Kashdan, 9-2, has a clear lead in the pending championship contest at the Stuyvesant Chess Club, followed by Hecht and Willenkin, each 8-4; Trystman, 7½-2½; Berman and Pinkus, each 6-5; Steiner, 6-6. Last night's results: Kashdan, 1; Berman, 0; Steiner, 1; Greenberg, 0; Liebenstein, 1; Soos, 0; Hecht, 1; Kahrs, 0.
December 18 1924
Stuyvesant Chess Club 18 Dec 1924, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
While some have completed their schedules in the tournament for the championship of the Stuyvesant Chess Club, others have still three rounds ahead of them. Isaac Kashdan and S. Hecht have made the best records thus far. Last night the following results were recorded: Hecht, 1, Wintner, 0; Liebenstein, 0, Neuberger, 1; Kahrs, 1; Afros, 0, Willenkin, ½, Trystman, 1.
Leading scores; Kashdan, 10-2;
Hecht, 10-4;
Steiner, 9½-4½;
Willenkin, 9-5;
Neuberger, 9-6;
Pinkus 8-6;
Liebenstein and Berman, each 7½-3½
Trystman, 6-3;
S. Wintner, 7-4.
Oscar Chajes vs Isaac Kashdan
New York Ch Rice Chess Club (1924), New York, NY USA
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0
December 22 1924
Stuyvesant C. C. 22 Dec 1924, Mon The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Isaac Kashdan, of City College, is showing the way in the championship tournament at the Stuyvesant Chess Club with a score of 10-2.
December 28 1924
Stuyvesant Chess Club 28 Dec 1924, Sun The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
I. Kashdan, with a score of 11-2, bids fair to carry off the first prize in the championship tournament at the Stuyvesant Chess Club. Other leading scores are the following: Hecht, 12-4; Trystman, 10-3; Steiner, 9½-4½; Willenkin, 9-5; Newberger, 9-7; Liebenstein and Berman, each 8½-3½.
