Rubinstein Opposes Change Advocated by Capablanca; Pole Faces Ordeal Tonight By HERMANN HELMS I Akiba Rubinstein, tha chest cham pion of Poland no la Uua country and who will play serious chess her for the flrst Urn durinf hit career when be conducts one aide of game at the Vlanhatlan Chass dub this evening, took hand yesterday in the discussion which is raging around ths startling proposition put forward by Jose R. Capablanca of Havana to make radical changes In the ancient pastime which has stood the test of centuries of practice and made him what he is today one of Cuba's favorite sons as a result of Ins being so pre-eminent In the field oi chess. The consensus as expressed in Interviews printed in the first two of a series of artirlrs in The Eagle Tuesday and yesterday was overwhelmingly In favor of retaining the game In its so-called European form, as distinguished from the several Oriental games from which It was evolved. At present the conservatives are presenting a strong front In defense of the gaera they love so well. It remains to be seen what the liberals, not to mention the "hyper-omderns." have to say about It. They are a bit slow in making themselves heard. Most of them are doubtless stunned by the suggestion, which Is so radical that no one will blame them. At the best one must stop to gather his. wits when faced with the idea of introducing more complications into a game that still mystifies the great ormy of chess devotees, with the exception only of such supermen as Dr. Alekhine. Capablanca and Dr. Lasker, to mention only three of the greatest. And even they, much as they know. are not Invincible, for they, too, have Keen known to lose at this most exasperating of games. Pole Has Fine Record. Rubinstein, who Is staying with his wife at the Hotel Majestic in Manhattan, smiled good-naturedly when told about Capablanca's latest whim. The Polish expert is on excellent terms with the former world champion. Be it known, however, that, although he has not risen quite so high as Capablanca, he has no reason to play second fiddle to any one when it comes to comparing records. Against the Cuban he has played four times in tournaments, makinz a score of one win (at San Sebastian) and tnree draws. If this counts for anything at all, it entitles him to speak with authority. "As I understand it." said Rubin stein last night, "Capablanca believes that chess theory has advanced so far that it is time to channe its fundamental laws. He proposes to increase the number of squares on the Doard. His reason lor this radical suggestion is that it has become too easy even for ordinary players to draw against opponents of the first rank. lor my part I cannot Indorse that aea end am inclined to question the validity of his logic. In the first place, chess as row played is good enough for the millions who love it and myself, too. Secondly, I have not been able to find in the decades during which I devoted myself to an intensive study of chess theory that the memorizing of variations of itself insured success in play over the board. Dimensional Chess Tried. "In the third place, a certain Dr. Mach of Hamburg has for years experimented with an invention of his known as 'dimensional' chess and made efforts to popularize It. In this he failed. "I notice," added the distinguished visitor in conclusion, "that in the international tournament at Berlin today only two of the seven games were drawn. That is less than 30 percent, which is quite a contrast to the 60 percent in the last New York tournament. One must, of course, make due allowance for the difference in the strength of the masters engaged, The present leader at Berlin was the third prize winner in New York." In the consultation game tonight Rubinstein will be pitted against Julius Finn, Leonard B. Meyer and I. Kashdan. They will put their heads together and try to outwit the European expert, who in his day has defeated, among others, Capablanca, Dr. Lasker and Schlechter. Members of the Marshall Chess Club will play against the visitor Saturday evening, when Rubinstein will give his first exhibition of simultaneous chess. A. Kupchik will meet him single-handed In an exhibition match Eame with clocks at the Man hattan Chess Club Sunday afternoon. Rubinstein will play at the Stuyvesant Chess Club on Feb. 28 and attend a dinner in his honor at the Rice Progressive Chess Club on Feb. 29. He will come to the Brooklyn Jewish Cen ter either March 1 or 7. Kupchik Well Ahead. A. Kupchik, with 4'b-1i to his credit, has the championship tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club well in hand and should win out handily. H. Steiner, 2-2, comes next, followed by I. Horowitz and A S. Pmkiis, each 2-3, and I. Kashdan, The scores: ENOLISH OPENING. Kupchik. 1 P-HH4 1 3 P-Q4 4 1S-K15 5 P-Kl Kt-IH 7 Hl'-l" 8 (Mil 0 JXQ 10 HxKt 11 12 la 14 I'xil 13 hi in M-112 17 Kt-l 15 H-CVU4 1(1 P-KI14 20 K-lt! 1M una Central Y. M. C. A. Cress Club, selected a novel defense that mut have puttied even CapaManca. At any rate, although two pawns down for quite a while. Campbell gained access to the white King and hd eolen-dld atarking prospects when he drew back at his 20th turn. Afur that he did not last much longer. Ca-pcblanca, won 44 in all. The scores: RUT LOPEZ. Caps- Capablanca. Kapp. anca. Kapp. White. Whiu. Blart. 1P-K4 P-K4 24 P-H4 3KIKB3 P.P JB-klS P-HK3 KI-B3 4B-R4 Kt-J 27K-K13 Kt.KP IC.MlH B-K2 28BIP BxB R-K P-J 2 KuKt B- 7P-UB3 B-QU 30KKU SP-Q4 P-WK14 31 Kt-B4 R-KJ B-B2 Catl 32 P-K14 B-CK'4 10P-yR4 R-K 33KKI-Q3 1(7 11 P-y5 K1-H2 24 R-Kl K-Kt2 i 13PXP PxP asR-Kt? Rl 13B-K3 36R-Kt3 KB 14P-KR3 Kl-B 37 R-Rl RxR ISRxR Vlxll 38KtxIi B-KKI4 lSQKt-Q3 39 KtxB BxKt ITBiKI PxKt 40K-H3 K-K2 16 B-Q3 41 K-K2 BS Q'R-t 43 K-Q B-KI4 20Q-R R-H 43Kt-R3 21 Q-KU C-R7 44 K-K2 22 QxQ KxQ 4S K-03 BS 23 P-KK14 Kt 46 KI-B2 Drawn al At Blark'i 34th move B-KKI4 has been auggrsted a not ouly stronger but as bavins winning chances. RUX LOPEZ. Capa- Campbell. Black. P-K4 K1-QB3 Kt-Q5 PxKt B-K2 P-KB4 Kt-B3 P-B3 Cafltlrs P-Q4 P-KR3 0-KI3 B-Q3 blnce. While. 14 P-K13 13 P-K15 16 P-KtH 17P-KR4 1BK-R 19 Kt-KI3 20K-Kt2 21 R-R 22 QxQ 23 B-Kt2 24 BxKt 26 R-R7 CRmpbell. Black. P-KR4 Kt-K2 Kt-KI4 Kt-B6ck Q-Q QxPck KtxQP'al e-Kt3 PxQ BxKt B-B5 B-R3 20 QR-R Resignstb) BaP vis Black's opportunity. Capa- blance. White. 1 P-K4 2 Kt-KB 3B-Kt5 4 KtxKt 5 Castles P-QB3 7 PxP PxP 9B-Q3 10Kt-B3 11 P-KKt4 12 P-KR3 13 Kt-K2 lal 20. (bl Threatening QUxB, etc. League Contest Under Way. The second round of the interclub series of the Metropolitan Chess League Is scheduled for Saturday evening with the teams paired as fol lows: Hungarians vs. Plulidor, Rice-Progressive vs. Empire City, Stuy vesant vs. Norwegians, Manhattan vs. Brooklyn, Marshall, a bye. Results in the first round: Manhat tan, 8, Norwegians, Marshall, 8, Philidor, 0: Empire City, 4 Hi, Stuy vesant, 3H; Rice-Progressive, 3'. Hungarians, adjourned, 1. Nimiowitseh In the Lead. After nine rounds of the interna tional tournament at the Berlin Chess Society Nimzowitsch holds the lead with a score of 2' and one game adjourned, which is in his favor. Next come Bogoijubow and Johner, each 6 Ahues and Reti, each 5'i 3'i, and Helling and Tartakower, each 54. Chess Problem No. 779. By DR. NORBERT KOVACS, BUDAPEST. Black Pieces. tmm pt rwj in; -m ssn mn by mum White Pieces. White to plav and mate In two moves. White on KR: on QKtS and KR3; on K5 and QKt; Kt on K7. Black on KG; Kt on KKt2 and QK4: on QB3, KB6 and KR6. all at lor lhe sky the and mile has won a in of of very is 3ut an the at star But who had less set at and Tn St. Ain't It a Grand Ftnkuv K'ipchlk. Plnkus. BlacX. White. KI-KH3 23 R-R3 K-B3 P-K3 24 RxP RxP P-Q4 2S PxP PxP QKI-Q2 2n K-B2 H-K4 B-K15 27K-R R-R4 P-K4 I'Srtxll PxR KPxP 29K-K3 K-K4 -R4 30 Hh KtK3 IlQ 31Kt-B3ek K-3 ::2 K-t)2 B-Kt4 Kl-KS 33 R-K R-KI2 K-K2 34 R-K14 HxKl 35 Kt-USck K-02 P-'JH I 36P-K13 II M3 KtxP'B4i 37 P-U4 R-Kt II 3 38 R-K3 R-KB Klt-gll 311 I1-K13 Kt-B2 R-1U 40 11-q Kt-lf. R-Q 41 HxP P-KK13 42 BB3 K-Q H-ijK 43 Kt 4 Kt-OJ R-K 41 R-Kts Resigns FRENCH EDFENS2. Kashdan. llnrovlts. Kashdan. Uiac. White. BlacK. P-K3 IHKK15 l)lt-K P-W4 17R-K3 H-3 PxP 1BI1-IH Q.y Kt-KH3 IdKxKt P-KK13 B-W3 30 It 114 llxlt Canilrx 21 xH K3 B-KKI'i 22C.XP HH3 P-B3 SJfJxQKtP R-K12 BxKt 24Vl-ll Q-tJKl QK1-Q3 IfSR.K J.P 20 KtP RxP K-R STOxIlP RxP K'XB 2IIKI-HK R-Kt RKKt ItOy-KH ll-KB B-K2 30KI-K14 Resigns Horowitz. White. 1 P-K4 P-04 3 Pxl" 4 ll tll 5 K1-KH3 (' lea 7 11-KKtj Kt-113 l-C2 10 I'xil 11 It 12 R-K 13 BxKt CJ-KtJ 15 itf-l4 Letting Capahlanra Off. At least two of the 50 players who1 'lipo ed Jose It. Capablanca at 47 bi.n rds at the Brooklyn Institute C'licv; club. Kntuiday had victory within their reach, but fulled to it. Both games were at the Huy Lopez. Henry J. Kapp, secretary of the rlub, was one of the three who drew. He mliscd his chance on tlie 31th move. L. H. Campbell, president of the WHtrrO Your, throat VVHErM YOU G6t UP MORMING and a CIGARETTE TA-ST6S 'AND Trlr4 A FRIEND VOU TUAT YOU'RE The vURoiog BLersiD 770 not a
