Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-04-15 | Page 28 | Chess Prodigy Defeats Experts

CHESS PRODIGY DEFEATS EXPERTS rAnTs PARIS April 14 Chess Chess the gme of or kings Icings has a new master In Aristide Gromer Cromer schoolboy a 1 prod prod- prodIgy prod of ot 13 who recently played 20 of the best players of ot Paris bim- bim bim He won on 15 games game dreW four tour and lost lot one Ho IIo sail ho he lost lest the one because a photo photo- photographer photographers grapher s 5 flashlight frightened hIm and caused him to make mako a move which cost him the game Young Young Cromer Gremer walked up ani down between the two rows ros of ot 10 moving so BO rapidly that he fre frequently had bad to wait ait tot tor his hh op- op opponent opponent op opponent to play The Tho boy Is 15 tar from the record of or games plaNed pla by one ono person but the sho showing shoeing Ing he has made mado with very little experience Is cited oy 0 chess experts as Ind indicating he has prent possibilities I r J S Marshall the American champion holds the record with Ith games played sim simultaneously Simultaneously Gromer I flayed 1 12 games at once lie Ie said was tas lil his only pre previous lous at- at at tempt attempt at simultaneous pin play Gromer s 5 mother who ebo bo watched his 20 gamo game teat feat sid said Id her Iter er son shoed equal mental ability In his 8 hool work cork ork st ng at the hell heal o of his classes In competition aith boNs OS s much older than he 00 oo- oo