January 29, 1911 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and Checkers 29 Jan 1911, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Emanuel Lasker vs David Janowski
Lasker - Janowski World Championship Match (1910), Berlin GER, rd 11, Dec-08
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation General (C30) 1-0

An interesting game played in the present championship match of the Franklin Chess Club and also for the championship of Philadelphia and the Childs Cup.

C.S. Martinez (white) vs. D. Stuart (black)
Four Knights Game: Double Spanish

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. KN-B3 KN-B3 3. QN-B3 QN-B3 4. B-N5 B-N5 5. O-O O-O 6. N-Q5(a) B-B4(b) 7. P-Q3 P-KR3 8. P-QB3 P-Q3 9. N-K3 B-N3 10. N-K N-K2 11. K-R P-QB3 12. B-R4 N-N3 13. N-B5 P-Q4(c) 14. Q-K2 B-B2 15. B-B2 R-K 16. P-KN4(d) N-KB5 17. BxN PxB 18. R-KN N-R2 19. Q-KB PxP 20. PxP Q-B3 21. N-B3 N-N4 22. NxN PxN 23. Q-R3 B-K3 24. KR-K B-K4 25. QR-Q QR-Q 26. P-B3 P-B4 27. N-Q6(e) RxN 28. RxR BxR 29. P-K5 BxP 30. Q-R7ch K-B 31. Q-K4 B-Q2 32. Q-Q5 Q-Q3 33. QxQch BxQ 34. R-Q K-K2 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Nd5 Bc5 7. d3 h6 8. c3 d6 9. Ne3 Bb6 10. Ne1 Ne7 11. Kh1 c6 12. Ba4 Ng6 13. Nf5 d5 14. Qe2 Bc7 15. Bc2 Re8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Rg1 Nh7 19. Qf1 dxe4 20. dxe4 Qf6 21. Nf3 Ng5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Qh3 Be6 24. Re1 Be5 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. f3 c5 27. Nd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxd6 29. e5 Bxe5 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qe4 Bd7 32. Qd5 Qd6 33. Qxd6+ Bxd6 34. Rd1 Ke7 0-1

(a) An old-time form of attack. This move was considered the best continuation until the match of Steinitz vs. Zukertort, when Steinitz demonstrated that Black can now obtain at least an even game by NxN, followed by P-K5, the main variation being as follows: 6. N-Q5 NxN; 7. PxN P-K5; 8. PxN PxN; 9. QxP QPxP; 10. B-Q3 B-Q3, etc.
(b) We consider this defense inferior to the one played as above by Steinitz.
(c) The late J.P. Morgan, formerly a member of the Franklin Chess Club, who gave special study to this opening, always stated that there was only one point to be considered, viz., planting a pawn at Q, and that the first player who could do so successfully obtained the better game.
(d) Ingenious, but questionable as to its soundness.
(e) Apparently White played this move without due consideration.