October 23, 1909 The Buffalo Enquirer, Chess by Louis Siegel

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Chess by Louis Siegel 23 Oct 1909, Sat The Buffalo Enquirer (Buffalo, New York) Newspapers.com

Problem No. 33, by Abbott. Buffalo Enquirer, Chess by Louis Siegel. White to play and mate in three...

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Problem No. 33, by Abbott. Buffalo Enquirer, Chess by Louis Siegel.
White to play and mate in three moves.
FEN 8/8/R2p4/2k5/8/p1NK4/2N5/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nd4 Kb4 2. Nd5+ Kc5 3. Ra5#

End Game No. 6, Black—Eight pieces. (Janowsky.) Buffalo Enquirer, Chess by Louis...

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End Game No. 6, Black—Eight pieces. (Janowsky.)

White—Seven pieces. (Steinitz.)
White to play and draw.
Knowing when to resign a game is, from the standpoint of social chess at least, a very desirable quality in a chess player. We have all been tortured by the man who never gives up until the inevitable mate cuts short his futile efforts. Almost as discouraging is the player who promptly gives up if he happens to lose a pawn, quite regardless of the position which may more than compensate him for the material loss. The happy medium, of course, depends upon a deep insight into the intricacies of the game, and is naturally a general trait of the master. Nevertheless, there are numerous instances on record where the masters, in view of an impending loss of a piece and so overawed by the material superiority of their opponent, have resigned games which might have been drawn or even won by a little brilliancy which was vainly offered them.
A notable instance happened in a game between Steinitz and Janowski at the Nuremberg tournament of 1896. Steinitz, being threatened with the loss of his queen, RKt6, resigned the game. He now draws. — (Chess Weekly. See diagram above.)
FEN 1r5k/8/7p/p1p1b3/2PnBP2/3QK3/1q3P2/7R w - - 0 1

Capablanca On Tour.
On October 12th Capablanca played in Hackensack, N.J. at the Wheelmen's Chess Club, meeting the best talent of New Jersey. He won twenty-five and drew five games. Among his opponents were E.N. Olly and J.H White, both ex-champions of that State.

Capablanca Coming To Buffalo.
The American Chess Bulletin, which is managing his tour, announces that preparations are being made for Capablanca's visit to take place early in the chess season. Buffalo will, no doubt, be included in the itinerary, and the Buffalo Checker and Chess Association is getting read to give a fitting welcome to the hero of chess in the past year. People who remember Capablanca's last appearance in Buffalo are eager to again see the champion of America in fact, if not in name. The attraction of Capablanca consists not only in his phenomenal chess ability but he has in addition a pleasing and magnetic personality. Chess players who desire to play against him should address as below to reserve a place and seat. L. Siegel, chess director, Buffalo Checker and Chess Association.

Miniature Brilliant Games.
Queen's Pawn Opening.
Won by M. Alekhine (Bohemia).

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. N-KB3 N-KB3 3. P-K3 P-K3 4. B-Q3 B-Q3 5. QN-Q2 QN-Q2 6. P-K4 PxP 7. NxP NxN 8. BxN Castles 9. B-N5 Q-K 10. Castles P-K4 11. B-Q3 P-K4 12. PxP NxP 13. R-K Q-R4 14. NxN QxB 15. B-B4ch K-R 16. QxB! Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 0-0 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. 0-0 f5 11. Bd3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Re1 Qh5 14. Nxe5 Qxg5 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Qxd6! Resigns.

Miniature Brilliant Games.
Irregular Opening.
Won by Chapulezki (Prague.)

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-QN3 2. P-Q4 B-N2 3. B-Q3 P-K3 4. N-QB3 N-KB3 5. KN-K2 P-Q4 6. P-K5 KN-Q2 7. N-B4 B-K2 8. Q-N4 P-N3 9. QN-K2 P-QB4 10. NxKP PxN 11. BxPch PxB 12. QxPch K-B 13. N-B4 Resigns

Algebraic 1. P-K4 P-QKt3 2. P-Q4 B-Kt2 3. B-Q3 P-K3 4. Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 5. KKt-K2 P-Q4 6. P-K5 KKt-Q2 7. Kt-B4 B-K2 8. Q-Kt4 P-Kt3 9. QKt-K2 P-QB4 10. KtxKP PxKt 11. BxPch PxB 12. QxPch K-B 13. Kt-B4 Resigns.

Miniature Brilliant Games.
Guioco Piano.
Won by Chapulezki.

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 B-B4 4. P-B3 N-B3 5. P-QN4 B-N3 6. Q-N3 Castles 7. N-N5 BxPch! 8. K-B B-N3 9. NxBP NxKP! 10. K-K2 Q-R5! 11. R-B N-B7 12. NxPdisch K-R 13. P-Q4 BxP! 14. N-Q2 BxP 15. QxB N-Q5ch 16. K-K N-Q6ch 17. K-Q Q-K8ch 18. RxQ N-B7 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. Qb3 0-0 7. Ng5 Bxf2+! 8. Kf1 Bb6 9. Nxf7 Nxe4! 10. Ke2 Qh4! 11. Rf1 Nf2 12. Nxe5+ Kh8 13. d4 Bxd4! 14. Nd2 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nd4+ 16. Ke1 Nd3+ 17. Kd1 Qe1+ 18. Rxe1 Nf2#

Miniature Brilliant Games.
King's Gambit Declined.
Won by Chapulezki.

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 P-Q4 3. Q-R5 B-Q3 4. PxKP B-QB4 5. P-Q4 BxP 6. N-KB3 B-N3 7. N-B3 B-R4 8. B-Q2 P-QB3 9. Castles N-K2 10. N-KN5 P-KN3 11. Q-R6 B-KN5 12. Q-N7 R-B 13. NxRP N-Q2 Whites mates in two moves.

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Qh5 Bd6 4. fxe5 Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nf3 Bb6 7. Nc3 Ba5 8. Bd2 c6 9. 0-0-0 Ne7 10. Ng5 g6 11. Qh6 Bg4 12. Qg7 Rf8 13. Nxh7 Nd7 Whites mates in two moves.

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…and white mates in two moves.
FEN r2qkr2/pp1nnpQN/2p3p1/b2pP3/4P1b1/2N5/PPPB2PP/2KR1B1R w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qxf8+ Nxf8 2. Nf6#

Miniature Brilliant Games.
King's Gambit Declined.
Won by Frank Shrubsole (Faversham).

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 B-B4 3. N-KB3 P-Q3 4. B-B4 B-KN5 5. BxPch KxB 6. N-N5ch K-B 7. QxB N-KB3 8. N-K6ch K-K2 9. QxPch KxN 10. P-B5 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Ng5+ Kf8 7. Qxg4 Nf6 8. Ne6+ Ke7 9. Qxg7+ Kxe6 10. f5#