CHESS AT 1YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 24, 30 December 1927, Page 7

CHESS AT 1YA

Station 1YA achieved a great success by an innovation in the form of a Chess Game which was played on December 20th between the Station and Lis. teners-in, =» Lhe mode of operation was as follows :- | At 8 o’clock the station announced its first move and the first reply received from listeners-in per telephone was taken as an official opposing move. This was continued through tle entire programme, and after a most interesting game the station secured a mate on the 17th move. The listeners were handicapped through a rather bad move which cramped their game somewhat, The station game was developed with all pieces in play and the rooks were made ready 16 co-operate on the back line. The listeners’ position was somewhat congested in the middle game, and their compositional errors really cost them the game. ‘The. whole experiment was a huge succesg as in-| dicated by the number of replies re-. ceived, and the staff were kept busy in handling all the moves which were sent it,