1932

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August 02, 1932

• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, August 02, 1932 - Page 12 — New Yorker, 18, Gives Chess Masters Pointers — An 18-year-old New York player, Reuben Fine, gave some of his older rivals in the Western Chess Master's tournament a few pointers in the second day's play at the West hotel Monday. Fine, who is tied for second place with Herman Steiner, another New Yorker, and a member of America's international chess team, disposed of two opponents Monday, defeating S.D. Factor in an adjourned match and winning from Jacob Harris, Minneapolis player, in the third round. “Little Sammy” Reshevsky, who tips the scales at less than 100 pounds and is just over five feet tall, continued to set the pace as he won from George Barnes, Minnesota champion, for his third straight victory. Fine showed the Minneapolis chess fans a new system of play. Instead of pondering each move for a long period, the young New Yorker would make his plays and then move about the hall and watch the playing of other stars. The average match lasts about four hours and each player must make at least 40 moves every two hours. Fine, however, played according to a much faster schedule than that. In the other third round matches in the master's division Monday Herman Steiner defeated Marvin Palmer, Charles Elison defeated F.S. Hazard, Seymour Osher and Fred Reinfeld drew and S.D. Factor and Arne Hermann adjourned their game until Tuesday morning. The standings… Read More

August 16, 1932

• The Pasadena Post Pasadena, California Tuesday, August 16, 1932 - Page 3 — Chess Masters of World Gather To Match Moves — Top: “Masters” of Chess Congress in session at Maryland Hotel. First row, F. Reinfeld, New York; H. Borochow, Los Angeles; R. Fine, New York; S. Reshevsky, Chicago; Dr. Alekhine, world's champion, seated; A.W. Dake, Portland, Ore.; S.D. Factor, Chicago. Back row, A.J. Fink, San Francisco; J. Bernstein, New York; H. Steiner, New York; J.A. Araiza Read More

• The Pasadena Post Pasadena, California Tuesday, August 16, 1932 - Page 3 — World's Chess Wizards Hold First Tourney — Twelve Meet in Round One of Congress Play — Twelve of the world's foremost chess strategists sat over their boards for five hours last night, matching each other's moves deliberately and masterfully, as tournament play in the World Chess Congress opened at the Maryland Hotel. Read More

• The Pasadena Post Pasadena, California Tuesday, August 16, 1932 - Page 3 — Greeting Dr. Alekhine — Below: Carlos Huntington, Gov. Rolph's personal representative, greets Dr. Alekhine, world's champion chess player, at the Maryland Hotel.

August 28, 1932

Beats Master 28 Aug 1932, Sun The Pasadena Post (Pasadena, California) Newspapers.com

• The Pasadena Post Pasadena, California Sunday, August 28, 1932 - Page 3 — Champion of Chess Defeated — Arthur Dake, Coast Title Holder, Wins Over Dr. Alekhine by Douglas S. Houghton — Dr. Alexander Alekhine of Paris, world's chess champion, was defeated last night by Arthur Dake of Portland, Oregon, Pacific Coast champion, in the Pasadena Chess Congress at the Maryland Hotel.
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October 30, 1932

• The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania Sunday, October 30, 1932 - Page 8 — Game by Alekhine — “Poker has many forms and variations and a large number of rules most of which are framed to guard against some of the many avenues for cheating. Chess has only one form, a brief set of perfectly definite rules and cheating is virtually impossible.”