Show CHESS TOURNAMENT PROVES INTERESTING CHICAGO Aug 15 The The first and second Cd rounds in ln the annual tournament of ot the Western Chess association which opened here yesterday proved of ot much Interest interest with several spirited contests played Jackson W. W Showalter of ot Georgetown Ky present champion had a a. rather difficult dif dif- but out finally tussle defeated with R. R him S. S Hoff or ot Chicago The game between No Norman nan T. T WhitaKer Whitaker Ker of r Washington D. D D C. C and L L. J T Isaacs of Chicago attracted much attention atten- atten SS tion Isaacs 1 although a piece down pressed ld his Eastern opponent so hard refused refused that he was WS offered d a draw which h he |