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July 20, 1913 Our Chess Corner, The San Francisco Call

Wednesday evening a match game at 30 moves an hour was arranged with Stasch Mlotkowski, the well known expert, 1912 champion of the Franklin Chess club of Philadelphia. Marshall won the toss for color and resorted to his pet Danish. Mlotkowski defended skillfully and seemed to be working up a strong counter attack. However, on his sixteenth move, NxP, he made a slip which allowed Marshall to score a brilliant win on his twenty-first move. Both players consumed about 45 minutes.
GAME DEPARTMENT
Marshall was in splendid form on the occasion of his first simultaneous exhibition at the Mechanics institute July 1. Here are two spirited games played that evening. Professor Bernstein holds the master to a draw, and young Epsteen (brother of Dr. H. Epsteen of San Rafael) plays with commendable judgment and just misses a draw. Mashall's game with Mlotkowski at Los Angeles is included. To complete the selection the Janowski-Capablanca game from the recent Havana tourney, with interesting notes by Lasker, is printed; and a sparkling brilliancy from a Monte Carlo tourney (Marshall vs. Mortimer):
Game No. 75
DANISH
Frank James Marshall (white) vs. Benjamin Abram Bernstein (black)
Simultaneous Exhibition, July 1, 1913.
Danish Gambit Declined: Sörensen Defense
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/24/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-Q4 PxP 3. P-QB3 P-Q4 4. PxQP QxP 5. PxP N-QB3 6. N-KB3 B-KN5 7. B-K2 N-B3 8. O-O B-K2 9. N-B3 Q-Q 10. P-Q5 N-N5 11. Q-R4ch P-B3 12. PxP NxP 13. B-KN5 B-Q2 14. QR-Q O-O 15. BxN BxB 16. N-K4 B-K2 17. B-N5 P-QR3 18. BxN BxB 19. Q-B2 Q-R4 20. N-Q4 QxP 21. NxB PxN 22. KR-K B-N5 23. N-N5 P-N3 24. R-K4 P-QR4 25. Q-K2 QR-Q 26. RxR RxR 27. R-K8ch RxR 28. QxRch K-N2 29. Q-K5ch K-N 30. Q-K8ch K-N2 1/2-1/2 |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. d5 Nb4 11. Qa4+ c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bg5 Bd7 14. Rd1 0-0 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Qc2 Qa5 20. Nd4 Qxa2 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rfe1 Bb4 23. Ng5 g6 24. Re4 a5 25. Qe2 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Qe8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 |
Frank James Marshall (white) vs. Dr. Abelson Epsteen (black)
Simultaneous Exhibition, July 1, 1913.
Danish Gambit
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/24/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-Q4 PxP 3. P-QB3 P-Q6 4. BxP N-QB3 5. N-KB3 B-B4 6. O-O P-Q3 7. B-K3 BxB 8. PxB N-B3 9. QN-Q2 B-K3 10. N-Q4 N-K4 11. B-K2 P-Q4 12. Q-N3 Q-B 13. RxN PxR 14. PxP B-Q2 15. N-K4 P-KB4 16. N-B6ch K-K2 17. N-R5 P-B4 18. PxPe.p. BxP 19. Q-N4ch K-Q 20. Q-Q6ch N-Q2 21. NxP Q-B2 22. Q-K7ch K-B 23. R-Q N-N3 24. Q-B6 R-B 25. N-B4 N-Q2 26. Q-N7 Q-K4 27. B-N4 QxQ 28. NxQ R-KN 29. BxNch BxB 30. N(N7)-R5 B-B3 31. P-B4 P-R4 32. N-B6 R-N2 33. N(B4)-Q5 K-N 34. N-N6 RxPch 35. K-B R-R3 36. P-B5 RxRP 37. R-Q8ch Resigns |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. 0-0 d6 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 Nf6 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. Be2 d5 12. Qb3 Qc8 13. Rxf6 gxf6 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nf6+ Ke7 17. Nh5 c5 18. dxc6e.p. Bxc6 19. Qb4+ Kd8 20. Qd6+ Nd7 21. Nxf5 Qc7 22. Qe7+ Kc8 23. Rd1 Nb6 24. Qf6 Rf8 25. Nf4 Nd7 26. Qg7 Qe5 27. Bg4 Qxg7 28. Nxg7 Rg8 29. Bxd7+ Bxd7 30. Ngh5 Bc6 31. c4 a5 32. Nf6 Rg7 33. Nd5 Kb8 34. Nb6 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Ra6 36. c5 Rxh2 37. Rd8+ 1-0 |
Game No. 77
DANISH GAMBIT
Played at Los Angeles Chess Club, July 9, 1913.
Game No. 78
Queen's Pawn Opening
Game No. 79
Queen's Gambit Declined
June 22, 1913 Our Chess Corner, The San Francisco Call

Elmer W. Gruer is again “in our midst.” He returned from his post-graduate course in chess at Chicago last week, and immediately got busy at the Mechanics' Institute Chess club, showing the boys the very latest wrinkles; traps, new variations, etc. Speaking of rapid transit, 10 second chess, Gruer says that a popular stunt in Chicago is to play what is known as the three minute limit game. Clocks are used, and the player loses who gets behind more than three minutes at any stage of the game. Since his return the U. of C. champ has played several interesting snappy games with Club Champion A. J. Fink. Here is an opportunity for boosting western chess.
GAME DEPARTMENT
We call the attention of our readers to two games illustrating the Waterman variation in the Falkbeer Counter Gambit. The move to which we desire to call special attention is white's seventh: Q-K2. This was invented by Mr. C. W. Waterman, of Los Angeles and has been played by him with marked success. As we are well aware of his ability, both as a correspondence player and as an exponent of sound analysis, we think the two games which are here appended merit thorough study. Mr. Voss was winner of the great continental tournament and considered one of the best correspondence players in the United States. The game was unfinished, Mr. Voss resigning from the tournament. But white should win.
Charles Waterman (white) vs. Nicholas Voss (black)
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted
Submitted to chessgames on 05/04/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 P-Q4 3. PxQP P-K5 4. P-Q3 N-KB3 5. PxP NxP 6. B-N5ch P-QB3 7. Q-K2 PxB 8. QxNch Q-K2 9. Q-K3 B-B4 10. N-KB3 BxQBP 11. N-B3 P-QR3 12. N-Q4 B-Q6 13. K-B2 QxQch 14. KxQ P-N5 15. KxB PxN 16. R-K1ch K-Q1 17. PxP N-Q2 18. N-B3 P-KB3 19. B-K3 K-B2 20. P-QR4 N-B4ch 21. BxN 1-0 |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Qe2 cxb5 8. Qxe4+ Qe7 9. Qe3 Bf5 10. Nf3 Bxc2 11. Nc3 a6 12. Nd4 Bd3 13. Kf2 Qxe3+ 14. Kxe3 b4 15. Kxd3 bxc3 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. bxc3 Nd7 18. Nf3 f6 19. Be3 Kc7 20. a4 Nc5+ 21. Bxc5 1-0 |
Game No. 60
Charles Waterman (white) vs. Sereno Gammell (black)
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted
Submitted to chessgames on 05/04/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 P-Q4 3. PxQP P-K5 4. P-Q3 N-KB3 5. PxP NxP 6. B-N5ch P-QB3 7. Q-K2 PxB 8. QxNch B-K2 9. N-KB3 O-O 10. O-O B-B4ch 11. K-R1 N-Q2 12. N-B3 R-K1 13. Q-Q3 P-QR3 14. N-K4 P-B4 15. NxB NxN 16. Q-Q4 Q-Q3 17. P-QN3 R-K5 18. Q-Q2 P-QN3 19. N-N5 R-K2 20. B-N2 B-K3 21. QR-Q1 QR-Q1 22. NxB RxN 23. B-K5 Q-K2 24. Q-Q4 R-N3 25. P-B4 PxP 26. PxP Q-N2 27. R-QN1 R-Q2 28. R-B2 N-R5 29. R-N4 P-N4 30. RxN PxR 31. R-N2 Q-R2 32. QxQ RxQ 33. P-B5 R-Q2 34. P-Q6 K-B2 35. R-Q2 R-N2 36. P-N3 Resigns |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Qe2 cxb5 8. Qxe4+ Be7 9. Nf3 0-0 10. 0-0 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 Nd7 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Qd3 a6 14. Ne4 f5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Qd4 Qd6 17. b3 Re4 18. Qd2 b6 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Bb2 Be6 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Be5 Qe7 24. Qd4 Rg6 25. c4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Qb7 27. Rb1 Rd7 28. Rf2 Na4 29. Rb4 b5 30. Rxa4 bxa4 31. Rb2 Qa7 32. Qxa7 Rxa7 33. c5 Rd7 34. d6 Kf7 35. Rd2 Rb7 36. g3 1-0 |
It is the passed QP which is the object in this variation that wins the game.
The following two games occurred in a match played in 1909 between Dr. H. Epsteen, now of San Rafael, and Mr. L. A. Rosenblatt of San Francisco. The match was declared a draw. Doctor Epsteen won a tourney held by the M. I. C. C. after the fire, and as a player is well known on the Pacific coast. He is now being played by correspondence between Northern and Southern California. Rosenblatt is one of the strongest players of the M. I. C. C. and has won several prizes for brilliancy.
Game No. 61
Abelson Epsteen (white) vs. Laurence Rosenblatt (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/04/2025
Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-K3 2. P-QB4 P-Q4 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 B-K2 5. P-K3 P-QN3 6. R-B PxP 7. BxP B-N2 8. N-KB3 N-Q2 9. O-O O-O 10. Q-K2 QR-B 11. B-Q3 P-QB4 12. B-N PxP 13. NxP B-Q3 14. P-KB4 N-QB4 15. KR-Q Q-K 16. BxN PxB 17. Q-N4ch K-R 18. Q-R3 P-KB4 19. NxP PxN 20. BxP P-KR4 21. QxPch K-N2 22. Q-N5ch Resigns |
Algebraic 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 b6 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Bd3 c5 12. Bb1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. f4 Nc5 15. Rd1 Qe8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh3 f5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Bxf5 h5 21. Qxh5+ Kg7 22. Qg5+ 1-0 |
Game No. 62
Abelson Epsteen (white) vs. Laurence Rosenblatt (black)
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/04/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. NxP N-KB3 5. NxN NPxN 6. B-Q3 B-B4 7. B-N5 P-Q3 8. O-O P-KR3 9. B-R4 P-N4 10. B-N3 P-KR4 11. P-KR4 N-N5 12. PxP QxP 13. N-Q2 B-K3 14. N-B3 Q-N2 15. B-R4 K-Q2 16. P-QN3 QR-KN 17. P-KN3 N-B3 18. N-R2 B-R6 19. R-K N-N5 20. NxN BxN 21. Q-Q2 B-Q5 22. QR-N B-B6 23. Q-KB4 BxR 24. B-B6 Q-R3 25. BxR QxQ 26. PxQ B-Q7 27. B-Q4 B-B6ch 28. K-B BxP(B4) 29. B-K3 B-R7 30. K-K R-N8ch 31. B-B B-N7 32. K-K2 RxB 33. RxR BxR 34. KxB 0-1 |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Bg5 d6 8. 0-0 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h4 Ng4 12. hxg5 Qxg5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Nf3 Qg7 15. Bh4 Kd7 16. b3 Rg8 17. g3 Nf6 18. Nh2 Bh3 19. Re1 Ng4 20. Nxg4 Bxg4 21. Qd2 Bd4 22. Rb1 Bc3 23. Qf4 Bxe1 24. Bf6 Qh6 25. Bxh8 Qxf4 26. gxf4 Bd2 27. Bd4 Bf3+ 28. Kf1 Bxf4 29. Be3 Bh2 30. Ke1 Rg1+ 31. Bf1 Bg2 32. Ke2 Rxf1 33. Rxf1 Bxf1+ 34. Kxf1 0-1 |
June 08, 1913 Our Chess Corner, The San Francisco Call

North vs. South Telegraphic Match
The Decoration day telegraphic match between the Chess Club of Southern California, at Los Angeles, and the Mechanics' Institute Chess club of San Francisco aroused much interest in both cities. At the local club many visitors watched the novelty of chess games being played with opponents 500 miles distant.
Just before play began a slight flurry was caused by the substitution of Doctor Lovegrove at board 10 for a local player. The southerners had just announced their lineup, and their bright, particular star, Stasch Mlotkowski (who has had all kinds of cable, telegraphic, tournament and match play experience), had been selected to play at board No. 2. But quickly flashed the message: “Change Mlotkowski to board 10!” Fink was at board No. 2 for the M.I.C.C. and was a much disappointed youth. But as the local club had conceded the right of pairing to Los Angeles; it had to stand.
There was a bit of comedy during the day. About 3 p.m. a message was handed Fink at No. 2: “I resign. Congratulations!” signed O. E. Frazier. Owing to changes in the lineup, two of the Institute players had a surprise awaiting them. Fink was under the impression that he was playing C. W. Waterman. Sternberg at No. 1 thought he was matching chess skill against Struve, and had accordingly sacrificed a pawn early in the game. He found out late in the afternoon that he had been battling with the veteran of Los Angeles chess, C. W. Waterman!
Allen G. Pearsall of San Diego acted as referee for the Mechanics' Institute at Los Angeles during the match, while W. C. Firebaugh of San Francisco performed a like office for the southerners at the Institute.
GAME DEPARTMENT
Here is the Phillips-Gruer game mentioned in last week's column. Had Gruer won this game he probably would have taken first place and the championship:
Charles William Phillips (white) vs. Elmer Walker Gruer (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/15/2025
Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N-KB3 P-B4 3. P-K3 P-K3 4. P-B3 P-Q4 5. B-Q3 N-B3 6. O-O B-K2 7. R-K O-O 8. QN-Q2 P-QN3 9. N-B B-N2 10. N-N3 Q-B2 11. B-Q2 QR-B 12. QR-B KR-K 13. P-K4 PxKP 14. NxP PxP 15. PxP Q-Q 16. B-B3 N-Q4 17. Q-Q2 B-B3 18. QR-Q P-N3 19. P-KR3 B-N2 20. B-N NxB 21. PxN N-R4 22. B-Q3 R-K2 23. R-QB KR-B2 24. R-B2 Q-B 25. Q-B N-B5 26. BxN RxB 27. KN-Q2 KR-B2 28. N-B3 B-QR3 29. R-Q B-N4 30. R-N2 B-R5 31. R-Q3 Q-R6 32. R-B2 Q-K2 33. R-N2 B-QB3 34. QN-Q2 B-Q4 35. R-B2 P-QN4 36. Q-N2 P-QR3 37. P-R3 Q-Q3 38. R-K3 B-R3 39. N-K4 Q-K2 40. R-K B-B 41. KN-Q2 R-B3 42. R-R P-B4 43. N-N3 B-N2 44. R-QB P-KR4 45. P-KB4 B-B 46. N-N Q-R5 47. N-K2 B-Q3 48. R-B B-B5 49. K-R2 Q-K2 50. R-Q2 Q-QB2 51. P-N3 B-Q4 52. P-KR4 Q-K2 53. N-B R-B5 54. N-Q3 K-R2 55. N-K5 R-R5 56. R-K BxP 57. Q-B2 B-Q3 58. Q-Q BxN 59. RxB R-R8 60. Q-K Q-Q3 61. R-K3 Q-B3 62. R-Q Q-B5 63. N-Q2 RxR 64. QxR Q-R7 65. K-R3 Q-N7 66. Q-K RxP 67. RxP Q-N5 68. R-K7ch K-N 69. Q-K5 B-B2 70. Q-B6 1-0 |
Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. c3 d5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. Re1 0-0 8. Nd2 b6 9. Nf1 Bb7 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. Rf1 Rfe8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qd8 16. Bc3 Nd5 17. Qd2 Bf6 18. Rd1 g6 19. h3 Bg7 20. Bb1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Na5 22. Bd3 Re7 23. Rc1 Rc7 24. Rc2 Qf8 25. Qc1 Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Nd2 Rc7 28. Nf3 Ba6 29. Rd1 Bb5 30. Rb2 Ba4 31. Rd3 Qa3 32. Rc2 Qe7 33. Rb2 Bc6 34. Ned2 Bd5 35. Rc2 b5 36. Qb2 a6 37. a3 Qd6 38. Re3 Bh6 39. Ne4 Qe7 40. Re1 Bf8 41. Nd2 Rc6 42. Ra1 f5 43. Ng3 Bg7 44. Rc1 h5 45. f4 Bf8 46. Nb1 Qh4 47. Ne2 Bd6 48. Rf1 Bc4 49. Kh2 Qe7 50. Rd2 Qc7 51. g3 Bd5 52. h4 Qe7 53. Nc1 Rc4 54. Nd3 Kh7 55. Ne5 Ra4 56. Re1 Bxa3 57. Qc2 Bd6 58. Qd1 Bxe5 59. Rxe5 Ra1 60. Qe1 Qd6 61. Re3 Qc6 62. Rd1 Qc4 63. Nd2 Rxd1 64. Qxd1 Qa2 65. Kh3 Qb2 66. Qe1 Rxc3 67. Rxe6 Qb4 68. Re7+ Kg8 69. Qe5 Bf7 70. Qf6 1-0 |
The following games are from the recent telegraphic match between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It is the consensus of opinion that the Borrough vs. Smith game is the best of the match.
Leon Borrough (white) vs. Wallace Henry Smith (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/14/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 N-B3 5. P-Q3 P-Q3 6. P-B3 B-K2 7. O-O P-QN4 8. B-B2 B-N2 9. R-K O-O 10. QN-Q2 R-K 11. N-B B-KB 12. N-N3 P-N3 13. P-KR3 Q-K2 14. N-R2 N-Q 15. P-KB4 PxP 16. BxP N-K3 17. B-Q2 B-N2 18. N-N4 NxN 19. QxN B-QB 20. R-KB N-Q5 21. Q-Q NxB 22. QxN B-N2 23. R-B3 QR-Q 24. QR-KB R-KB 25. N-R B-QR 26. N-B2 QR-K 27. N-N4 P-KB4 28. N-R6ch K-R 29. Q-N3 P-B4 30. P-N3 P-QB5 31. QPxP BxKP 32. R(B3)-B2 B-Q6 33. R-K QxRch 34. BxQ RxBch 35. K-R2 B-K5 36. R-N2 BxN 37. PxP PxP 38. P-B4 BxR 39. Q-B3ch R-K4 40. KxB PxP 41. QxP R(B)-K 42. P-KR4 R-K7ch 43. K-R3 RxP 44. P-R4 B-N2 45. Q-B6 R(N7)-K7 46. P-QR5 P-R4 Resigns |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. 0-0 b5 8. Bc2 Bb7 9. Re1 0-0 10. Nd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Ng3 g6 13. h3 Qe7 14. Nh2 Nd8 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne6 17. Bd2 Bg7 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bc8 20. Rf1 Nd4 21. Qd1 Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Bb7 23. Rf3 Rd8 24. Rf1 Rf8 25. Nh1 Ba8 26. Nf2 Re8 27. Ng4 f5 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Qb3 c5 30. g3 c4 31. dxc4 Bxe4 32. R3f2 Bd3 33. Re1 Qxe1+ 34. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 Be4 36. Rg2 Bxh6 37. cxb5 axb5 38. c4 Bxg2 39. Qc3+ Re5 40. Kxg2 bxc4 41. Qxc4 Rfe8 42. h4 Re2+ 43. Kh3 Rxb2 44. a4 Bg7 45. Qc6 Re2 46. a5 h5 0-1 |
Bernardo Smith (white) vs. Charles Henry Whipple (black)
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-QB4 B-B4 4. N-QB3 P-Q3 5. P-Q3 B-KN5 6. B-QN5 P-QR3 7. BxNch PxB 8. B-K3 BxB 9. PxB R-N 10. P-QN3 N-K2 11. O-O O-O 12. QN-K2 P-KB4 13. N-Q2 Q-Q2 14. P-KR3 B-R4 15. Q-K PxP 16. NxP RxRch 17. QxR R-KB 18. Q-K P-Q4 19. N-QB5 Q-Q3 20. P-QN4 BxN 21. QxB P-QR4 22. P-QR3 PxP 23. PxP P-Q5 24. P-K4 N-N3 25. Q-KN4 N-B5 26. P-KN3 P-R4 27. Q-KR4 N-K7ch 28. K-N2 Q-R3 29. P-KN4 Q-Q7 30. K-R P-N4 31. N-QN3 Q-K6 32. Q-K QxPmate |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Rb8 10. b3 Ne7 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Ne2 f5 13. Nd2 Qd7 14. h3 Bh5 15. Qe1 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Rf8 18. Qe1 d5 19. Nc5 Qd6 20. b4 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 d4 24. e4 Ng6 25. Qg4 Nf4 26. g3 h5 27. Qh4 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Qh6 29. g4 Qd2 30. Kh1 g5 31. Nb3 Qe3 32. Qe1 Qxh3# |
Samuel W. Peterson (white) vs. George Nicholas Hallwegen (black)
Scotch Game: Vitzthum Attack
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/15/2025
Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. B-QB4 B-B4 5. N-N5 N-R3 6. Q-R5 Q-K2 7. O-O N-K4 8. B-N3 P-Q3 9. P-KR3 O-O 10. P-KB4 N-Q2 11. P-B5 N-B3 12. Q-R4 B-Q2 13. N-Q2 QR-K 14. K-R P-QB3 15. P-N4 P-Q4 16. PxP PxP 17. QN-B3 Q-Q3 18. N-R2 Q-B3 19. N(N5)-B3 N-K5 20. B-KB4 P-B3 21. QBxN PxB 22. QR-Q Q-Q3 23. K-N2 K-R 24. NxP BxN 25. RxB B-B3 26. R(B)-Q N-N4 27. R(Q)-Q2 R-K6 28. R(Q4)-Q3 KR-K 29. BxP RxR 30. RxR BxBch 31. K-N R-K7 32. R-KN3 Q-B4ch Resigns |
Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5 Qe7 7. 0-0 Ne5 8. Bb3 d6 9. h3 0-0 10. f4 Nd7 11. f5 Nf6 12. Qh4 Bd7 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. Kh1 c6 15. g4 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Nh2 Qc6 19. Ngf3 Ne4 20. Bf4 f6 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rd1 Qd6 23. Kg2 Kh8 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Bc6 26. Rd1 Ng5 27. Rd2 Re3 28. R4d3 Rae8 29. Bxd5 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Bxd5+ 31. Kg1 Re2 32. Rg3 Qc5+ 0-1 |
June 01, 1913 Our Chess Corner, The San Francisco Call
After playing magnificent chess in a game with State Champion C. W. Phillips in the pending championship tourney of the Chicago Chess club, E. W. Gruer of this city experienced a brainstorm on his sixty-seventh move and threw away a won game. Gruer forwarded the score, and it is the opinion of all who have played it over that the precision strategy and judgment displayed by the former U. of C. youth was worthy of a Lasker. It was a horrible thing to lose such a game, and reading between the lines of his letter this is how Gruer felt. (Bear in mind that by defeating Phillips, Gruer would undoubtedly have won the high honors of first place.) The words are Othello's, but the sentiment is mutual:
July 21, 1972 The Signal, Chess by George Koltanowski, Santa Clarita, California
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Chess by George Koltanowski
Fischer Wins: Score Tied, Reykjavik Iceland.
America's Bobby Fischer, playing the black pieces again, won the fifth game of the World Championship Chess Match yesterday by defeating Russia's Boris Spassky in an unusually short game. Spassky resigned after only four hours of play.
The victory moved Fischer into a tie for the championship at 2 ½ - 2 ½. The next game is scheduled for Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. (PDT).
July 21, 1972 Deseret News Chess by Harold Lundstrom
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What's Fischer's Problem? by Harold Lundstrom
Judging by the many snide remarks by generally unknowledgeable television commentators, newspaper reporters, and cartoonists, one would think that America's great chess hope, Robert (Bobby) Fischer was some kind of fiend from the netherworld. Really, no human being could be so perverse as he is pictured by some commentators.
Fischer's demands have been so extensively emphasized that non-chess players are interested, and wonder.
The highest amount of money ever divided by the players in a world-title match has been $14,000; Bobby was successful in getting it to $250,000.
Who ever heard of golf champions, fighters, or any other world championship match playing for peanuts?
What does money really mean to Spassky? He is a national hero of the USSR, handsomely supported by the Russian government. WHo supports Fischer in his long months of preparation or between tournaments in which even if he wins he receives only $1,000 or so?
Fischer goes to Iceland, or any other international tournament, with one “second,” period. In the case of the current match he also, it appears from the news, took a couple of lawyers. Who pays them?
Though the match and tournament rules permit a “second,” the facts are that Spassky can actually have 25 grandmasters as his “second.” Thus, while he goes to bed for the night following an adjournment, he has grandmasters analyzing every possible move all night.
Fischer has one, so that he probably spends part of the night himself analyzing.
Fischer is subject to the food and other accommodations available.
It has been reported many times that the Russian players arrive outside the USSR for their big games with a chef, a cook, a doctor, a nurse, a masseur, a physical therapist, a valet, and who knows what else.
And who goes with Bobby? One “second,” period.
Why was Bobby so fussy about the physical accommodations? One reason has to be that he has come violently to distrust the Russians.
Right or wrong, he is not sure but that the Russian grandmasters in the audience are signalling to Spassky. This is a vicious suspicion, of course, but it apparently is one that Fischer has come to.
There are tournament records, almost galore, of where the Russians, when playing each other, play for a draw (frequently on the 11th move), and then turn all their efforts to playing for a win against all others. This problem can't obtain in Iceland, but it probably is one of the reasons for Bobby's suspicions.
Surely, if Bobby weren't the great player he is, with most judging him to be the probable victor over Spassky, his demands would not be so seriously considered.
In any event, he has brought chess to the front page; he has secured a decent purse for a world title match; he has secured top accommodations and facilities for a world match.
Maybe Fischer's methods haven't always been those of a trained diplomat, but how else do you get through to the Russians?
One other factor: Fischer was only 17 in his first encounters with Spassky who was then an international grandmaster. Little wonder that Fischer's record of that time wasn't too impressive.
What's wrong with Bobby Fischer? Not enough to deserve the vicious television, radio, and press that he is receiving.
'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains: Tweets by swilkinsonbc |
![]() “What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy. |
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace. Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws -- https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks. |
This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.
The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.