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March 31, 1929 The Game of Chess by P. G. Keeney, The Cincinnati Enquirer

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The Game of Chess The Game of Chess The Game of ChessThe Game of Chess 31 Mar 1929, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Following is the score of one of the games contested in the recent intercollegiate match between University of Cincinnati and Miami College, of Oxford, Ohio:

Isi Newborn, Miami College (white) vs. William O'Donnell, University of Cincinnati (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: Franco-Sicilian Defense

Isi Newborn vs. William O'Donnell, 1929

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-QB4
3. B-K3 P-QN3
4. N-QB3 P-Q3
5. P-KN3 B-QN2
6. B-N2 PxP
7. QxP P-K4
8. Q-B4 N-KB3
9. N-KR3 P-KR3
10. O-O-O QN-Q2
11. N-QN5 R-B
12. Q-Q3 N-QB4
13. Q-R3 Q-Q2
14. N-B3 BxP
15. P-KB3 P-Q4
16. PxB N-Q6ch
17. RxN BxQ
18. PxB P-Q5
19. N-K2 Q-N4
20. K-Q2 PxBch
21. KxP RxP
22. N-B2 O-O
23. P-KR4 K-R2
24. P-N4 R-Q
25. P-N5 RxRch
26. NxR N-N5ch
27. K-B3 QxNch
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 c5
3. Be3 b6
4. Nc3 d6
5. g3 Bb7
6. Bg2 cxd4
7. Qxd4 e5
8. Qc4 Nf6
9. Nh3 h6
10. 0-0-0 Nbd7
11. Nb5 Rc8
12. Qd3 Nc5
13. Qa3 Qd7
14. Nc3 Bxe4
15. f3 d5
16. fxe4 Nd3+
17. Rxd3 Bxa3
18. bxa3 d4
19. Ne2 Qb5
20. Kd2 dxe3+
21. Kxe3 Rxc2
22. Nf2 0-0
23. h4 Kh7
24. g4 Rd8
25. g5 Rxd3+
26. Nxd3 Ng4+
27. Kf3 Qxd3+
0-1

Two games from the Northern Ohio preliminary tournament:

Elliot E. Stearns (white) vs. George H. Walcott (black)
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation

Elliot E. Stearns vs. George H. Walcott, 1929

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-KB4
2. N-QB3 N-KB3
3. P-K4 PxP
4. B-KN5 P-QB3
5. BxN KPxB
6. NxP P-Q4
7. N-N3 B-Q3
8. B-Q3 B-K3
9. N-B3 O-O
10. Q-Q2 Q-B2
11. P-B3 R-K
12. O-O N-Q2
13. N-R4 N-B
14. P-KB4 P-KN4
15. PxP BxN
16. PxB QxP
17. N-B3 PxP
18. NxP B-N5
19. R-B7 R-K6
20. B-B QR-K
21. R-B2 R-K2
22. K-R N-N3
23. N-R3 N-R5
24. N-N R-K3
25. B-Q3 R-R3
26. N-R3 N-B6
27. RxN RxNch
28. K-N BxR
29. B-B R-K7
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 f5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. e4 fxe4
4. Bg5 c6
5. Bxf6 exf6
6. Nxe4 d5
7. Ng3 Bd6
8. Bd3 Be6
9. Nf3 0-0
10. Qd2 Qc7
11. c3 Re8
12. 0-0 Nd7
13. Nh4 Nf8
14. f4 g5
15. fxg5 Bxg3
16. hxg3 Qxg3
17. Nf3 fxg5
18. Nxg5 Bg4
19. Rf7 Re3
20. Bf1 Re8
21. Rf2 Re7
22. Kh1 Ng6
23. Nh3 Nh4
24. Ng1 Re6
25. Bd3 Rh6
26. Nh3 Nf3
27. Rxf3 Rxh3+
28. Kg1 Bxf3
29. Bf1 Re2
0-1

William Streeter (white) vs. Jacques Rosenman (black)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation

William Streeter vs. Jacques Rosenman, 1929

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-B4 B-N5ch
4. B-Q2 BxBch
5. QNxB N-B3
6. P-K4 P-Q3
7. Q-N3 O-O
8. B-Q3 P-K4
9. Q-B3 Q-K2
10. O-O B-N5
11. R-K N-KR4
12. P-KR3 B-Q2
13. N-B Q-B3
14. PxP PxP
15. N-R2 N-Q5
16. N-K3 QR-Q
17. B-B Q-N4
18. K-R Q-B5
19. N-N4 P-QB3
20. QR-Q P-B3
21. B-Q3 Q-N4
22. N-R2 N-B5
23. B-B P-KR4
24. N-B2 BxP
25. PxB N-K7
26. RxN RxR
27. R-K R-Q6
28. Q-R5 NxP
29. BxN RxB
30. R-K3 RxR
31. NxR Q-B5
32. Q-B7 QxBP
33. N-B QxP
34. Q-Q7 QxP
35. Q-K6ch K-R
36. Q-K7 K-N
37. Q-K6ch K-R2
38. Q-B5ch P-N3
39. Q-Q7ch K-N
40. Q-K6ch K-N2
41. N-B3 Q-N8
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. c4 Bb4+
4. Bd2 Bxd2+
5. Nxd2 Nc6
6. e4 d6
7. Qb3 0-0
8. Bd3 e5
9. Qc3 Qe7
10. 0-0 Bg4
11. Rfe1 Nh5
12. h3 Bd7
13. Nf1 Qf6
14. dxe5 dxe5
15. N3h2 Nd4
16. Ne3 Rfd8
17. Bf1 Qg5
18. Kh1 Qf4
19. Nhg4 c6
20. Rd1 f6
21. Bd3 Qg5
22. Nh2 Nf4
23. Bf1 h5
24. Nc2 Bxh3
25. gxh3 Nde2
26. Rxe2 Rxd1
27. Re1 Rd3
28. Qa5 Nxh3
29. Bxh3 Rxh3
30. Re3 Rxe3
31. Nxe3 Qf4
32. Qc7 Qxf2
33. Nf1 Qxb2
34. Qd7 Qxa2
35. Qe6+ Kh8
36. Qe7 Kg8
37. Qe6+ Kh7
38. Qf5+ g6
39. Qd7+ Kg8
40. Qe6+ Kg7
41. Nf3 Qb1
0-1

Third Game Third GameThird Game 31 Mar 1929, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

THIRD GAME
Of Chess Is Started
With Contestants Even On Score Of First Two Rounds—Cincinnati And Cleveland Represented.

Dr. P. G. Keeney, Cincinnati Chess Club, and G. H. Walcott, Cleveland Chess Club, playing for the Ohio State Chess championship, now stand equal.
The second game of the series was started at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was finished at 7:25 o'clock last night. The first game was started at 8:45 o'clock Friday night, and the players finished early yesterday morning. The third game, which was started last night, will be finished some time this morning.
To win the championship a contestant must win three points. Each man already has one point. In the event that one of the players should have two points, and two draws should be declared, the player with the higher score would win, since a draw gives each man a half point.
Dr. Keeney was victor in the first game. Using the Ruy Lopez opening, he forced the Cleveland champion into a hopeless position, and Walcott resigned on the thirty-second move. Keeney's advantage was gained by the sacrifice of a knight.
Mr. Walcott forced Keeney into resignation on the forty-eighth move of the second game last night. The opening for the game was Hungarian Defense. The final round of the Ohio State Chess championship is being played at the Cincinnati Chess Club, 1012 Mercantile Library Building.

Score of opening game:

George H. Walcott (white) vs. Palmer G. Keeney (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred

George H. Walcott vs. Palmer G. Keeney, 1929

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 B-B4
5. P-QB3 N-KB3
6. P-Q3 P-QN4
7. B-N3 O-O
8. B-N5 P-KR3
9. P-KR4 B-K2
10. QN-Q2 N-KN5
11. B-K3 N-QR4
12. N-KB P-Q3
13. P-Q4 NxB
14. PxN P-QB4
15. P-Q5 P-KB4
16. PxP BxP
17. P-R5 P-K5
18. N-R2 N-K4
19. Q-Q2 N-Q6ch
20. K-Q Q-QB
21. N-N3 B-B3
22. P-KB3 PxP
23. PxP R-K
24. N-K4 BxN
25. PxB NxPch
26. QxN Q-R6
27. Q-KB2 RxKP
28. B-Q2 BxQBP
29. R-KB BxR
30. Q-B7ch K-R
31. K-B2 P-B5
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Bc5
5. c3 Nf6
6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 0-0
8. Bg5 h6
9. h4 Be7
10. Nd2 Ng4
11. Be3 Na5
12. Nf1 d6
13. d4 Nxb3
14. axb3 c5
15. d5 f5
16. exf5 Bxf5
17. h5 e4
18. N3h2 Ne5
19. Qd2 Nd3+
20. Kd1 Qc8
21. Ng3 Bf6
22. f3 exf3
23. gxf3 Re8
24. Ne4 Bxe4
25. fxe4 Nxb2+
26. Qxb2 Qh3
27. Qf2 Rxe4
28. Bd2 Bxc3
29. Rf1 Bxa1
30. Qf7+ Kh8
31. Kc2 c4
0-1

Score of second game was:

Palmer G. Keeney (white) vs. George H. Walcott (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-K2
4. P-Q4 P-Q3
5. O-O B-KN5
6. P-KR3 BxN
7. QxB N-KB3
8. B-QN5 PxP
9. R-Q O-O
10. BxN PxB
11. RxP N-Q2
12. N-QB3 N-K4
13. Q-K2 Q-B
14. B-K3 Q-N2
15. R-QN P-KB4
16. P-KB4 N-N3
17. PxP RxP
18. Q-N4 QR-KB
19. N-K2 P-Q4
20. KR-Q P-QB4
21. N-KN3 R-B2
22. Q-K6 P-Q5
23. B-Q2 N-R5
24. Q-K4 Q-N3
25. N-K2 Q-KN3
26. QxQ NxQ
27. P-KN3 B-B3
28. B-K R-K2
29. K-B R-K
30. N-N R-K5
31. B-B2 N-K2
32. R-Q3 N-Q4
33. P-R3 P-B5
34. R-Q2 R-N
35. P-N3 N-B6
36. R-N2 B-B4
37. P-QN4 P-QR4
38. N-B3 N-Q4
39. R-R2 RPxP
40. RPxP NxNP
41. R-R5 P-B6
42. R-K2 RxR
43. KxR NxP
44. RxP RxN7
45. N-K5 BxN
46. PxB N-Ndis.ch
47. K-B3 RxBch
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Be7
4. d4 d6
5. 0-0 Bg4
6. h3 Bxf3
7. Qxf3 Nf6
8. Bb5 exd4
9. Rd1 0-0
10. Bxc6 bxc6
11. Rxd4 Nd7
12. Nc3 Ne5
13. Qe2 Qc8
14. Be3 Qb7
15. Rb1 f5
16. f4 Ng6
17. exf5 Rxf5
18. Qg4 Rf8
19. Ne2 d5
20. Rd1 c5
21. Ng3 Rf7
22. Qe6 d4
23. Bd2 Nh4
24. Qe4 Qb6
25. Ne2 Qg6
26. Qxg6 Nxg6
27. g3 Bf6
28. Be1 Re7
29. Kf1 Re8
30. Ng1 Re4
31. Bf2 Ne7
32. Rd3 Nd5
33. a3 c4
34. Rd2 Rb8
35. b3 Nc3
36. Rb2 Be5
37. b4 a5
38. Nf3 Nd5
39. Ra2 axb4
40. axb4 Nxb4
41. Ra5 c3
42. Re2 Rxe2
43. Kxe2 Nxc2
44. Rxe5 Rb2
45. Nxd4

Ohio Chess Title Is At Stake G. H. Walcott WinsG. H. Walcott Wins 01 Apr 1929, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

G. H. WALC0TT WINS
In Fourth Game—Ohio Chess Title Is At Stake.

G. H. Walcott, Cleveland Chess Club, now leads Dr. P. G. Keeney, Cincinnati Chess Club, by the score of 2½ to 1½ in the play for the Ohio state championship, as the result of his victory in the fourth game yesterday afternoon.
According to the tournament rules, which are being conducted under National Chess Federation rules, one of the players must score three points in order to win. The third game, which ended early yesterday morning, resulted in a draw—giving each player a score of 1½. Walcott, by winning the fourth game last night, needs only to draw in the fifth game this afternoon to win the tournament. However, should Dr. Keeney win, the players will be tied again, and another game necessary to decide the winner.
The third game, which started Saturday night and continued until early yesterday morning, was declared a draw by mutual agreement. Two Knights Defense was the style of play used in this game. Mr. Walcott used the Hungarian Defense in the fourth game and forced Dr. Keeney to resign on the forty-third play. The game lasted two hours and 31 minutes.


'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:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
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.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

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.

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