AJanuary 14 1926
Kashdan Ties Kupchik 14 Jan 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Kashdan Ties Kupchik.
An exceptionally strong field of 16 entries has started in the annual tournament for the championship of tho Manhattan Chess Club, and the end of two rounds finds A. Kupchik and I. Kashdan in the van with two victories apiece. R. L. Bornholz of Brooklyn and Geza Maroczy are tied at 1½-½ each. Bornholz is showing greatly improved form, for, after drawing with Maroczy on the first day, he won in the second round from A. S. Pinkus, winner of the recent Hallgarten tournament.
December 09 1926
Consultation Chess. 09 Dec 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Consultation Chess.
Leonard B. Meyer and Alfred Schroeder, who have earned for themselves an enviable reputation at the Manhattan Chess Club as successful exponents of consultation chess, must soon look to their laurels, if the more or less defiant attitude of Lester Samuels and Robert L. Bornholz is any indication. Samuels and Bornholz the other day took on I. Kashdan and I. Horowitz in such a match game, coming through with flying colors. The ending, in which a lone knight did yeoman service, was of especial interest.
NOTES BY LESTER SAMUELS
(a) A bit of innovation.
(b) Taking a weakness at Q3, but with the probability of getting rid of it.
(c) Protecting the BP.
(d) Black's QP is now definitely weak.
(e) P-QR4 here is probably best and equalizes the game. If 27. P-QR3 PxP; 28. PxP P-QN3, with an even game.
(f) An ingenious attempt to draw the game.
(g) A blunder. It is very doubtful if it is possible to win otherwise.
(h) Best, forcing his King to Q4. If White plays 43. K-Q2, then P-KB5; 44. N-R4 P-QB5; 45. NxP P-B6, etc., with other chances also.
(i) For if Black attempts to win the NP, he loses all his own; and if not he cannot queen himself in time.
Robert L. Bornholz-Lester Samuels (white) vs. Isaac Kashdan-I. A. Horowitz (black)
Alekhine Defense
January 21 1926
Maroczy Still Training 21 Jan 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Maroczy Still Training.
Another draw scored against Geza Maroczy, this time by I. Kashdan, keeps the Hungarian behind the two leaders in the annual tournament for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club. However, he notched a very pretty victory at the expense of C. E. Norwood.
Meanwhile A. Kupchik, club champion, goes ahead winning games and, after three rounds, led by 3-0, followed by Kashdan with 2½-½. Maroczy is tied with Oscar Tenner and I. Horowitz, at 2-1.
Isaac Kashdan vs Geza Maroczy
Manhattan CC-ch (1926), New York, NY USA, Jan-??
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Capablanca System (D67) 1/2-1/2
February 04 1926
Tenner In The Lead 04 Feb 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Tenner in the Lead
After eight rounds of the championship tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club, Oscar Tenner holds the lead with a score of 6½-1½. Close at his heels are I. Kashdan, with 5½-1½; A. Kupchik, club champion with 5—1, and G. J. Beihoff 5-2. Next in order are H. Steiner, 4½-2½; I. Horowitz, 4—2; G. Maroczy and A. S. Pinkus, each 4-4. During the week Kupchik suffered his first defeat at the hands of Kashdan who played the Evans Gambit. Kupchik had the game well in hand when he went astray and lost.
February 18 1926
Kashdan Pressing Kupchik 18 Feb 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Kashdan Pressing Kupchik.
With totals of 9½ to 1½ to his credit Abraham Kupchik continues to hold the lead in the annual tournament for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club and bids fair to retain his hold on the title. However, I. Kashdan, the only one who has defeated him thus far, is so close behind that the difference of only half a point makes it exceedingly uncomfortable for the expert who is at present the champion also of the Western Chess Association.
Last night Kashdan defeated C. E. Norwood and increased his score to 9-2. Norwood holds the record for the longest game of the tournament. He won from R. L. Bornholz of Brooklyn, following an adjournment, in 117 moves, which took all told 11 hours.
March 04 1926
Kashdan in the Van. 04 Mar 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Kashdan in the Van.
I. Kashdan, who has done so remarkably well in the championship tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club bids fair to make his presence felt as well in that of the I. L. Progressive Chess Club, in which he is at present leading with a score of 3½-½, followed by H. Steiner, 3-1; A. Kupchik and J. Mishook, each 2½-½, and Berman, Chajes and Feuer, each 1½-1½.
Kashdan is a hard man to beat, for none of the 14 opponents he encountered in the Manhattan C.C. tournament was able to win from him.
Manhattan Tourney Close 04 Mar 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Manhattan Tourney Close.
A. Kupchik and I. Kashdan are practically on even terms in the race for the championship of the Manhattan Chess club as a result of the play in the final round. While Kashdan won his game from O. W. Field, Kupchik met with sturdy resistance on the part of N. Halper of the Columbia varsity team. This game remained unfinished and was finally adjourned in a position which gave promise of a draw but little more for Kupchik. If, upon resumption a draw is recorded then Kupchik and Kashdan will be tied for first place. At present Kashdan has a total score of 11½-2½ and Kupchik, 11-2.
March 11 1926
Upsets in Title Tourney 11 Mar 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Upsets in Title Tourney.
Two important upsets have marked the pending tournament for the championship of the I. L. Rice-Progressive Chess Club. Both were supplied by members of the younger set of experts. First B. H. Feuer took a fall out of A. Kupchik, champion of the Manhattan Chess Club. Then came the defeat of Oscar Chajes at the hands of I. Kashdan second prize winner in the Manhattan tournament. The result is that Kashdan still undefeated stands at the head of the list.
April 04 1926
Kashdan Again Leads 04 Apr 1926, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Kashdan Again Leads.
After seven rounds of the tournament for the championship of the I. L. Rice Progressive Chess Club of Manhattan, I. Kashdan stands at the head of the list with a score of 5-1. This is the young expert who went through the recent Manhattan C. C. tournament without the loss of a game, finishing half a point below A. Kupchik, the club champion. This time, however, Kupchik is behind in the race. In his adjourned game Kashdan stands to win against Steiner. The leading scores: Kashdan, 5-1; Kupchik, 5-2; Steiner, 4-2; Chajes, 3½-2½; Feuer, 3-2; Berman, 3-3; Mishook, 2½-2½.
May 01 1926
Chess Players Pay Homage to Emanuel Lasker 01 May 1926, Sat The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Arthur A. Hirshberg, president of the club acted most acceptably in the capacity of toastmaster. The place of honor on the other side of Dr. Lasker was given to Isaac Kashdan the youthful and new champion of the club who told how it felt to touch elbows with one of tho greatest players of all time. Maxwell Bukofzer, vice president recited a cleverly prepared poem in which he poked fun at the frailties of some of the members and wound up with eulogizing tho guest of honor.
May 02 1926
Kashdan Rice Club Champion. 02 May 1926, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Kashdan Rice Club Champion.
For his loss of the first prize in the tournament of the I. L. Rice-Progressive Chess Club, Abraham Kupchik had only himself to blame, for during the second sitting of his game with Isaac Kashdan he was given a chance for a winning continuation, which he neglected. Thereupon Kashdan turned the tables, won the game and the tournament, which made him the club champion.
Isaac Kashdan vs Abraham Kupchik
Rice Progressive Chess Club ch (1926), New York, NY USA
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Chigorin Defense Panov System (C99) 1-0
August 05 1926
Great Hopes 05 Aug 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Great hopes are entertained by the friends of young Isaac Kashdan, champion of the I. L. Rice Progressive Chess Club. Last season he went through the club's tournament as well as that of the Manhattan Chess Club, in which he was runner-up to Kupchik, without losing a game. Anybody who can do that is callable of great things in the fastest company.
August 22 1926
August 22, 1926. Chess Experts Name Officers. In the national contest are Frank J. Marshal, of New York, present national champion; Newell W. Banks, of Detroit, United States checker champion; Oscar Chajes, Charles Jaffe and I. Kashdan, former New York City champions; Samuel D. Factor, of Chicago, former Western champion; A. J. Fink, of San Franscio, Pacific Coast champion…
August 23 1926
August 23, 1926. Second Round of Chess Tourney Is Contested. In the National play A. Fing of San Francisco defeated Newell W. Banks of Detroit; Abraham Kupchik of New York defeated Samuel Factor of Chicago, and Charles Torre of Mexico City drew with I. Kashdan of New York.
Chess Masters Adjourn Seven Of Their Games 23 Aug 1926, Mon The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
August 23, 1926. Chess Masters Adjourn Seven Of Their Games By H. Helms (Staff Correspondent of The Eagle.)
Chicago, Ill., Aug 22—Of 12 games started thus far in the national masters tournament in connection with the annual meeting of the Western Chess Association at the Hotel La Salle, only five have been decided, leaving no less than seven hanging. This gives a fair idea of how close the fighting is. When the recent Pan-American tournament ended at Lake Hopatcong it was the boast of Capablanca, the winner, that the new time limit of 40 moves in 2½ hours suggested by him, had been completely justified.
The world champion was quite right so far as Lake Hopatcong was concerned but here in Chicago it is quite different. The same time limit was adopted and it was thought it would do away with adjourned games to a large extent. An attempt was made to play them off this afternoon.
Abraham Kupchik of New York, leading J. Isaacs of Chicago and A. J. Fink of San Francisco, have all succeeded in placing a full point to their credit thanks to defeats by them of Samuel D. Factor of Chicago, Newell W. Banks of Detroit and J. W. Showalter of Georgetown, Ky. Isaac Kashdan and Edward Lasker of New York, G. Maroczy of Budapest and Carlos Torre of Mexico have half a point apiece. That's the full extent of the scoring up to the present. The national masters summaries follow:
National tournament—Fourth round: Isaacs 1, Showalter, 0; Lasker ½, Maroczy ½; Jaffe vs. Torre, Kashdan vs. Kupchik, Factor vs. Banks and Fink vs. Chajes, adjourned; Marshall a bye.
Second round—Banks, 0; Fink, 1; Kupchik, 1; Factor, 0; Torre, ½; Kashdan ½; Maroczy vs. Jaffe, Showalter vs. Lasker and Marshall vs. Isaacs. adjourned; Chajes, a bye.
In the adjourned games Jaffe has some advantage over Torre, while Banks and Fink are each a pawn ahead. Showalter is expected to win from Lasker, as he has three good pawns in return for the exchange. The other three games are about even.
August 24 1926
August 24, 1926. Chessmen Play Near Jazz Band. Chicago. With the noise of a jazz band in an adjacent room to disturb their thoughts, contestants in the national and western chess tournaments, under the auspices of the Western Chess Association, pondered through the third and fourth rounds of the play Monday night.
In the third round of the national tournament &helllip; Geza Maroczy of Budapest won from I. Kashdan of New York…
August 25 1926
August 25, 1926. Gotham Player Leads In Chess. (AP) Herman Steiner of New York led contestants in the Western chess championship tournament at the conclusion of last night's play with five victories and no defeats. … In the national competition Frank J. Marshall of Brooklyn, N.Y., drew with Jaffe; Maroczy defeated Samuel D. Factor of Chicago, Abraham Kupchik of New York defeated Oscar Chajes of New York and J. W. Showalter of Georgetown, Ky., lost to I. Kashdan of New York.
August 27 1926
August 27, 1926. Maroczy Increases Lead in Masters' Chess Tourney. Geza Maroczy of Budapest improved his lead by defeating Oscar Chajes of New York in a brilliant game lasting 31 moves. Charles Jaffe of New York regained some of the ground he had lost by winning from Edward Lasker of Chicago. The latter slipped up when he had a promising position. I. Kashdan of New York, after losing a piece, managed to turn the tables on L. J. Isaacs of Chicago in a difficult ending.…
September 02 1926
Tie 02 Sep 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Isaac Kashdan of New York had a chance to tie the trio but was held to a draw by A. J. Fink of San Francisco. Abraham Kupchik of New York runner-up to Capablanca at Lake Hopatcong, has not been able to stand the strain of the long 12 days grind here and is in sixth place, half a point below Kashdan.
Isaac Kashdan vs Frank Marshall
Chicago (1926), Chicago, IL USA, rd 5, Aug-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 0-1
September 02, 1926. Mexican Leads In Chess Tournament. I. Kashdan of New York trails the leaders by a fraction of a point.
September 03 1926
September 03, 1926. Marshall Winner of First Chess Prize. I. Kashdan of New York, who stood well, was deprived of a share of the prize money by losing to N. W. Banks of Detroit.
October 17 1926
Kashdan at Chicago 17 Oct 1926, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Kashdan at Chicago.
After playing through two important New York city tournaments without losing a game, I. Kashdan, champion of the Rice-Progressive Chesd Club, was naturally expected to make his presence felt at Chicago. This he certainly did, although at the last moment be was deprived of a chance to participate in the division of the prizes. Although he held Torre to a draw in a carefully played game, Kashdan succumbed to Maroczy.
Carlos Torre Repetto vs Isaac Kashdan
Chicago (1926), Chicago, IL USA, rd 2, Aug-22
Indian Game: Czech-Indian (A46) 1/2-1/2
December 19 1926
Clubs Will Meet At Chess 19 Dec 1926, Sun Times Union (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
CLUBS WILL MEET AT CHESS.
I. Kashdan. A. S. Pinkus and R. L. Borsholz, of the Manhattan Chess Club, and A. E. Santasiere, E. Tholfsen and S. Smirka. of the Marshall Chess Club, will compete in an interclub tournament for six prizes under the auspices of these two clubs, beginning Wednesday night. Ten rounds in all will be contested and the tournament will conclude January 30.
December 30 1926
Kupchik and Chajes Win. 30 Dec 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Kupchik and Chajes Win.
While Kupchik won his game from Jaffe in the third round of the tournament at the I. L. Rice Progressive Chess Club, Chajes disposed of Kashdan in his best style. Both games were at the Ruy Lopes, in which Kupchik and Chajes conducted the white pieces:
Oscar Chajes vs Isaac Kashdan
Rice Progressive Memorial (1926), New York, NY USA
Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Defense (C83) 1-0
Rice Progressive Tourney 30 Dec 1926, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
Two Games Are Drawn
Although both were drawn, there were some lively features in the two games of the fourth round of the Rice Memorial tournament. Chajes won a pawn from Kupchik, but this was not sufficient for him to win. Distinctly exciting was the encounter between Kashdan and Jaffe, their play in difficult positions being a credit to both.
Isaac Kashdan vs Charles Jaffe
Rice Progressive Memorial (1926), New York, NY USA, rd 4, Dec-??
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 1/2-1/2
