CAPABLANCA WINS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11294, 21 August 1922, Page 5

CAPABLANCA WINS

chess' t6urnAMENT OVER. RUSSIANS DO WELL. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 20, 5.5 p.m.) „ LONDON, August 19. The chess-masters’ tournament ended with Capablanca the winner. He had thirteen wins out of a possible of fifteen, Alechin lli, Vidmar 11, and! Rubinstein 10}. Watson was fifteenth with 4} points. The final result is just what has been generally expected in chess circles, namely, a win for Capablanca, the world’s champion, with Alechin, the Brilliant young Russian player, as run-ner-up. Dr M. Vidmar has very worthily represented Jugo-Slavia, and is evidently stronger than when he won prizes at a number of pre-war congresses on the Continent. Rubinstein was accounted as Russia’s strongest player until Alechin came to the front so rapidly at the St. Petersburg Congress early in the year 1914. Alechin and Rubinstein have both challenged Capablanca for the world-title. Thel former’s challenge will probably now be given precedence. Watson, the Australian champion, has been outclassed by the strong master-players opposed to him, but he has the satisfaction of making an even Bcore against the three British representatives (1} —1}). Including Ins win against Morrison, the Canadian champion, he shows 62} per cent, of wing against the four other English-speaking competitors..