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Chess 22 Jun 1913, Sun The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com
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
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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 |
