April 02, 1922 The Pittsburgh Post Chess by Howard L. Dolde

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Chess by Howard L. Dolde 02 Apr 1922, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com ★ ★

Welcome Good Companions.
When at the birth of the Good Companion Chess Problem Club of Philadelphia, many years ago, we had the honor to be the first to welcome it and predict a wonderful, prosperous career, we little dreamed that the time would come when the same club through its “Folder&rdqo; that stands alone in the world's chess problem history, would reverse the situation and welcome our infant effort in this paper.
As a result of this notice in latest “Folder” H.G. Kent of Chicago, member of Chicago Chess Club and Good Compasion, joins our solving contest. He is a solver of some reputation, having won the gold medal and first prize in Philadelphia “Ledger” solving tournament of 1919 with a lead of 20 points ahead of the second prize winner. Good Companion O.A. Herr of Philadelphia also joins in. He states “This is the first issue of The Post we have seen-notice in Good Companion folder called it to my attention-and it looks good. Diagrams and type very clear. This is appreciated.”

Marshall Club Leads. Although still undefeated in any of the seven matches thus far contested, the Brooklyn Chess Club has dropped back to third place in the competition of the Metropolitan Chess League in consequence of the tie which the Swedish Chess Club was able to bring about against a strong and representative Brooklyn team in the match last Saturday night. This is the second tie for the Brooklyn Chess Club, the first having been with the Marshall Chess Club in the opening round.
The Marshall Chess Club, with 6½ matches out of 7, is now quite alone in the lead, and is surer than ever of capturing the championship. The Manhattan Chess Club, only once defeated, steps into second place, thanks to a better game score.

Harold Meyer Phillips (white) vs. C. D. Franz (black)
Metropolitan Chess League match, March 18, 1922.
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3. B-K2 P-KKt3 4. P-Q4 PxP 5. KtxP B-Kt2 6. B-K3 P-Q3 7. Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 8. P-KR3 B-Q2 9. Castles Castles 10. Q-Q2 Q-R4 11. QR-Q QR-B 12. Kt-Kt3 Q-B2 13. B-R6 BxB 14. QxB Kt-K4 15. P-KB4 Kt-B5 16. BxKt QxB 17. P-K5 Kt-K 18. P-B5 BxP 19. RxB PxR 20. Kt-Q5 R-B2 21. R-Q4 QxP 22. R-R4 P-B5 23. R-Kt4ch Q-Kt3 24. PxP PxP 25. KtxR KtxKt 26. QxP Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. h3 Bd7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Ne5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. e5 Ne8 18. f5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 gxf5 20. Nd5 Rc7 21. Rd4 Qxc2 22. Rh4 f4 23. Rg4+ Qg6 24. exd6 exd6 25. Nxc7 Nxc7 26. Qxf4 1-0

Played between H.M. Phillips, Manhattan Chess Club, and C.D. Franz, Ocean Hill Chess Club in the Metropolitan Chess League match, March 18, 1922.
Two splendid suit mates by our distant contributor will change the diet after our thoroughly cooked fare recently offered. There is a spice to the inverse arrangement that clings.

Chess by Howard L. Dolde, Sunday April 2, 1922, Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Problem No. 28....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, January 20, 2020

Problem No. 28. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post by L.N. de Jong, Utrecht, Holland. Black 10 Pieces. White 8 Pieces. White self mates in two moves.
FEN R7/1Q1B1kp1/R7/3Pp1P1/1p3p2/p5p1/P6p/K5br w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bh3#

Chess by Howard L. Dolde, Sunday April 2, 1922, Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Problem No. 29....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, January 20, 2020

Problem No. 29. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post by L.N. Jong, Utrecht, Holland. Black 9 Pieces. White 7 Pieces. White Self Mates in Three Moves.
FEN 8/n7/QNp1p3/8/Pp2p3/brk2N2/1r6/2KB2B1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bd4#

Radio Chess. A game recently contested by wireless between the Chess clubs of Schenectady and Syracuse was won by Schenedtady after two exciting sessions.

London Tourney. Although the opening of the international chess congress to be held in London is still four months off, the British Chess Federation has issued a partial list of accepted entries for the masters' tourrnament. In addition to Jose R. Capablanca of Cuba, who sailed from here last week, the following are named:
A. Aljechin and E.D. Bogoljubow of Russia, G. Marcoczy of Hungary, Dr. S. Tarkatower of Austria, Dr. M. Vidmar of Jugoslavia, Prof. David Marotti of Italy, R. Reti of Hungary, M. Euwe of Holland and V.L. Wahltuch of Manchester, England.
Excepting that Germany, France and Spain are not yet included, this is a splendidly representative list of the chessmasters of Europe and certainly strong enough to make matters very interesting for Capablanca.
Foreign names accepted for the major open tournament thus far are Marquis Stefano Rosselli del Turco of Italy and K. Koltanowski of Belgium. On the list for the women's open tournament appears the name of Senorita Maria Teresa Mora of Cuba.

Kostich in London.

Boris Kostich of Serbia, one of the accepted entries for the London international tournament, has been very active in England, where, in a series of 35 exhibitions, he won 670 games, drew 126 and lost only 17. Among the Serbian's recent performances was the capture of first prize, without the loss of a game, in the Erkel memorial tournament at Gyula, Hungary. The following is a specimen of his forceful play in that competition:

Demeter (white) vs. Boris Kostich (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 N-B3 4. N-N5 P-Q4 5. PxP N-QR4 6. B-N5ch P-B3 7. PxP PxP 8. B-K2 P-KR3 9. N-KB3 P-K5 10. N-K5 B-Q3 11. P-Q4 Q-B2 12. B-KB4 O-O 13. B-N3 R-K1 14. P-N3 P-B4 15. P-QB3 PxP 16. PxP N-Q4 17. O-O P-B4 18. N-N6 P-B5 19. NxP BxN 20. N-Q2 N-B6 21. R-B1 BxB 22. B-B4ch QxB 23. NxQ NxQ 24. NxN BxPch 25. K-R1 P-K6 Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bf4 0-0 13. Bg3 Re8 14. b3 c5 15. c3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nd5 17. 0-0 f5 18. Ng6 f4 19. Nxf4 Bxf4 20. Nd2 Nc3 21. Rc1 Bxg3 22. Bc4+ Qxc4 23. Nxc4 Nxd1 24. Nxa5 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 e3 0-1

1. P-K4 P-K4
2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3. B-P4 Kt-B3
4. Kt-Kt5
Somewhat safer would be for White to castle or play 4. P-Q4. The move in the text hands over the attack to Black, who obtains it for the investment of a Pawn.
4 … P-Q4
5. PxP Kt-QR4
6. B-Kt5ch …
Or he may elect Morphy's continuation of 6. P-Q3
6. … P-B3
7. PxP PxP
8. B-K2 P-KR3
9. Kt-KB3 P-K5
10. Kt-K5 B-Q3
Or 10 … Q-K5; 11. P-KB4, B-QB4; 12. R-B, Q-Q; 13. P-B3, Kt-Q4, etc.
11. P-Q4 Q-B2
12. B-KB4 …
If 12. P-KB4, PxP, e. p.; 13. KtxP (B3), Kt-Kt5, with the better game.
12. … Castles
13. B-Kt3 R-K4
14. P-Kt3 P-B4
15. P-QB3 PxP
16. PxP Kt-Q4
17. Castles P-B4
Everything is in readiness now for a vigorous advance and the awkward location of White's QB is only too apparent. The march of the Pawn cannot be stopped with P-KB4, on account of Kt-K6, winning the exchange.
18. Kt-Kt6 P-B5
19. KtxR …
White takes the Rook in return for two minor pieces. No doubt his inclination was to play 19. B-R4, which would have invited complications like the following:
19. … P-B6; 20. PxP BxPch; 21. K-R PxP 22. BxP, RxB; 23. QxR, B-Kt2, and White is in something of a dilemma.
19. … BxKt
20. Kt-Q2 Kt-B6
21. R-B PxB
22. B-B4ch QxB Black's play is both ingenious and forceful and he quickly brings the game to a conclusion.
23. KtxQ KtxQ
24. KtxKt PxPch
25. K-R P-K6
Resigns.
It is remarkable how these two Pawns have forced their way down the board to within striking distance of the White King. Of course, if RxKt, then P-K7, etc.

Local Games.

The following games were the points scored against the leader in local championship tourney.

Opening—Queen's Pawn.
Howard Louis Dolde (white) vs. Fenerstein (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. N-KB3 P-Q4 2. P-Q4 P-QB4 3. P-QB4 P-K3 4. P-K3 N-KB3 5. N-QB3 B-K2 6. B-Q3 Castles 7. Castles N-Q2 8. P-QN3 P-QN3 9. PxQP KPxP 10. B-N2 R-K 11. R-B N-B 12. N-K5 B-Q3 13. P-KB4 N-K3 14. Q-B3 B-N2 15. N-N5 B-N 16. Q-R3 P-QR3 17. N-R3 N-K5 18. NxKBP KxN 19. PxBP K-N 20. B-B6 B-B 21. Q-N4 N-Q5 22. P-B5 Q-B2 23. P-N3 NxBP 24. RxN P-KN3 25. QR-B BxR 26. RxB Q-B 27. R-B4 BxR 28. QxB QxP 29. N-B2 R-KB 30. Q-K5 R-B8 31. BxN PxB 32. QxR QxQ 33. BxQ R-QB 34. N-N4 R-B8ch 35. K-N2 P-R5 36. N-Q5 R-B7ch 37. K-R3 P-QN5 38. P-R4 R-B5 39. N-B3 K-B2 40. B-Q4 R-R5ch 41. K-N2 PxP 42. PxP K-K3 43. NxP R-KB5 44. P-N4 R-B 45. N-B3 K-Q3 46. P-R4 R-QB 47. K-B3 R-B5 48. K-K4 R-N5 49. K-Q3 K-K3 50. P-R5 PxP 51. PxP K-B4 52. P-R6 K-N4 53. B-N7 K-B4 54. P-K4ch K-N3 55. B-B8 R-N 56. B-N7 R-N5 57. K-K3 R-N7 58. K-B4 R-N2 59. P-K5 R-N5ch 60. N-K4 RxxP 61. P-K6 R-B5 62. P-K7 K-B2 63. B-B8 RxN 64. KxR P-R5 65. K-B5 P-R6 66. PK8(Q) KxQ 67. BxP K-B2 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 0-0 7. 0-0 Nd7 8. b3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 Nf8 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. f4 Ne6 14. Qf3 Bb7 15. Nb5 Bb8 16. Qh3 a6 17. Na3 Ne4 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. dxc5 Kg8 20. Bf6 Bc8 21. Qg4 Nd4 22. f5 Qc7 23. g3 Nxf5 24. Rxf5 g6 25. Rf1 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qc8 27. Rf4 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qxc5 29. Nc2 Rf8 30. Qe5

*White had visions of forcing the pawn through.
† This is an error. A case of getting the moves reversed. The proper play was K-K5.
‡ Black hopes to force a draw with this move, and succeeds only through White's determination to win in the far corner, or not at all.
¶ K-Q3 was sufficient.

Howard Louis Dolde (white). vs. Walter Joseph Shutes (black)
Danish Gambit

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-Q4 PxP 3. P-QB3 P-QB4 4. B-QB4 N-KB3 5. B-KN5 B-K2 6. P-K5 N-K5 7. B-B4 Castles 8. N-Kb3 P-Q4 9. PxP BxP 10. B-KN3 NxB 11. RPxN R-Kch 12. K-B N-QB3 13. PxP Q-B3 14. PxP BxP 15. N-B3 B-B4 16. N-QR4 QR-Q 17. Q-B B-QN5 18. P-QR3 B-QR4 19. R-R4 P-QR3 20. P-QN4 B-B2 21. N-B3 Q-N3 22. N-Q5 B-K4 23. N-KB4 Q-Q3 24. R-QR2 BxN 25. RxB Q-Q8ch 26. QxQ RxQch 27. N-K RxNch

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 c5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bf4 0-0 8. Nf3 d5 9. exd6e.p. Bxd6 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Re8+ 12. Kf1 Nc6 13. cxd4 Qf6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nc3 Bf5 16. Na4 Rd8 17. Qc1 Bb4 18. a3 Ba5 19. Rh4 a6 20. b4 Bc7 21. Nc3 Qg6 22. Nd5 Be5 23. Nf4 Qd6 24. Ra2 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Qd1+ 26. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Ne1 Rxd1+

Chess by Howard L. Dolde, Sunday April 2, 1922, Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania “An Evening With...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, January 21, 2020

“An Evening With Caissa.”
By Geo. A.A. Hollender.

Mieses vs. Schlecter.

“The position as you see it before you was arrived at in a game played between Schlechter (White) and Mieses (Black) in Hastings Chess tournament held way back in 1895, and which resulted in a draw after 60 moves.
FEN 1rkbr3/r1B4p/3p1pp1/1p1P4/5P2/4n3/1PB3PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1