CHESS BY RADIO

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 22, 16 December 1927, Page 13

CHESS BY RADIO

A NOVELTY AT 1YA | During the entertainment sessions beginning December 20 and ending December. 24; a novelty ‘"‘stunt"’ in the form of a chess game will be played between station IJYA and listeners.

"The ptocedute will be as follows i-| At 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 1VYA will broadcast the first move ot the game ‘The first opposing move then received per telephone from listener# will be aécepted, ard at the first opportunity or break in the entertainment programme the listener’s move and the station’s counter-move will be broadcast. Thereafter the game will be continued throughout the eveniiig sessions during the week until the game is concluded.

For the benefit of those listeners: who have not followed the game with: certainty, or who have not correctly received the moves, the positions on the board will be described at intervals. It is believed that this ‘is the first occasion on which a chess game, has been played "on the air," and as there are a great number of chess enthusiasts among listeners, it is expected that the innovation will appeal, not only as a game, but as a distinct novelty. —