Amsterdam, Nov. 7. The first round of the international chess tournament organized by the Netherlands Broadcasting (Company started here with the world's eight leading chess masters participating.
Interest centred on the game between world champion Alekhine and the young Russian-born American Reshevsky, who is considered by many to have a good chance of winning the tournament. Alekhine opened with the Queen as pawn while Reshevsky chose the Niemzo-Vitch defence. Both players proceeded with great caution, but Reshevsky at one time had to make eight moves in one minute. When the game was adjourned after 40 moves, Alekhine was one pawn ahead but his chances of winning are still problematical.
The day's sensation was provided by the American Fine who defeated the much touted Russian master Botwinnik in a French game after Capablance chose a Slavic defence against the Czechoslovak player Flohr, who appeared to have a slight advantage when the game Was so: journed.—Trans-Ocean.
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