Chess and Checkers 16 Apr 1911, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
A sparkling game played in the recent tournament of the Franklin Chess Club. Dr. Milnes adopted a peculiar attack against the Greco Counter Gambit, sacrificing a piece. We believe that White had not sufficiently considered the resources of the defense, or he would not have continued with his sixth move of B-B sq.
Notes:
(a) An instructive and dashing defense, though theoretically unsound.
(b) NxP is the orthodox continuation to which move Black replies with Q-B3 and although with best play White should obtain the better game, yet if Black is well posted he can give White some trouble. We believe that White might venture when he has reason to believe that Black has made a study of the defense upon PxP.
(c) White should not have played the natural move of R-B. The soundness of the sacrifice had not been sufficiently considered by White.
(d) N-QB3 appears more promising.
(e) Now White is in serious trouble for not only is he a piece down, but with the exception of his Q his pieces are badly confined.
Benjamin Milnes (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Poisoned Pawn Variation
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