Daily Press Newport News, Virginia Sunday, October 07, 1962 - Page 47
Virginia Chess Notes 07 Oct 1962, Sun Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) Newspapers.com
Chessmates. Chess has appealed to many women in recent decades, what with popularization of the game and availability of more leisure. Perhaps a major reason, too, has been the shift in surroundings from smoke-filled cafes to the sedate quarters of metropolitan clubs. The trend has been a happy one and has enriched the game considerably. Whatever misgivings among die-hard stags, the record fails to show any protest more vigorous than an occasional good-natured quip.
As for opinions on milady's ability, the distaff side seems to be content to do the playing and let the male counterparts do the talking — a peculiar turnabout in the battle of the sexes. At any rate, chess literature abounds with games well played by women. Beginning with the late Vera Menchik of England and continuing with other nations' women champions, tremendous progress has been made by the the fair sex in Caissa's ranks.
The gifted Vera Menchik was regarded as a phenomenon by many chess masters, including Capablanca and Alekhine. Salo Flohr paid her the ultimate compliment: “She plays like a man.”
Olympics. The United States is among pacesetters in the World Chess Olympics at Varna, Bulgaria. Finalists other than the United States are Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Rumania, Czechoslovaia, Argentina, Soviet Union, Hungary, West Germany, The Netherlands, East Germany, Austria. The 12 teams emerged from preliminary competition in four groups, not two as previously reported. The United States team comprises Bobby Fischer, Pal Benko, Larry Evans, Robert and Donald Byrne, Edmar Mednis and Eliot Hearst, who is non-playing captain. Final standings will be according to game scores.
At the end of the sixth round the leading teams are, with games won, lost and adjourned, as follows:
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