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December 18, 1910 Chess by Howard Louis Dolde, Pittsburgh Gazette Times

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ChessChess 18 Dec 1910, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Lasker-Janowski Match.
This match was completed at Berlin on December 8, Dr. Emanuel Lasker winning by 8 to 0 and 3 draws.

Emanuel Lasker vs David Janowski

Marshall's Simultaneous
Twenty-two local players opposed Frank J. Marshall at the rooms of the Pittsburgh Chess Club on the evening of December 10 in a simultaneous exhibition. The single player lost but one game, drew six and won 15, altogether a credible performance. The Rice Gambit was played on several boards by special request, and the McCutcheon Variation of the French Defense was adopted by most of the local experts. A. H. Gerwig, who made a reputation by winning from masters in previous exhibitions, lost his game. The popular local champion also suffered defeat. R. H. Gardner of New Castle had a winning position, but the game was drawn by a repetition of moves. Flashlight photographs were taken of the players in this exhibition which will appear in the magazine section of this paper.

A Very Neat Finish.
Played at the Lodz [Poland] Chess Club, in March 1904:

Mikhail Chigorin (white) vs. August Mund (black)
French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Bradford Attack Variation
Submitted to chessgames on 04/18/2025.

Mikhail Chigorin vs. August Mund, 1904

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. P-K5 KN-Q2
5. P-KB4 P-QB4
6. PxP BxP
7. Q-N4 P-KN3
8. N-B3 QN-B3
9. B-Q2 P-QR3
10. P-KR4 P-KR4
11. Q-R3 P-B4
12. O-O-O P-QN4
13. N-N5 Q-K2
14. B-K2 N-N3
15. B-B3 P-N5
16. N-K2 P-R4
17. Q-N3 P-R5
18. N-R3 R-KN
19. BxRP K-B2
20. B-B3 P-N6
21. K-N B-R6
22. P-R5 BxP
23. KxB Q-R6ch
24. KxQ N-B5mate
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e5 Nd7
5. f4 c5
6. dxc5 Bxc5
7. Qg4 g6
8. Nf3 Nc6
9. Bd2 a6
10. h4 h5
11. Qh3 f5
12. 0-0-0 b5
13. Ng5 Qe7
14. Be2 Nb6
15. Bf3 b4
16. Ne2 a5
17. Qg3 a4
18. Nh3 Rg8
19. Bxh5 Kf7
20. Bf3 b3
21. Kb1 Ba3
22. h5 Bxb2
23. Kxb2 Qa3+
24. Kxa3 Nc4#

SIMULTANEOUS GAMES

Frank James Marshall (white) vs. Howard Louis Dolde (black)
French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/18/2025

Frank James Marshall vs Howard Louis Dolde, 1910

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-KN5 B-QN5
5. P-K5 P-KR3
6. PxN PxB
7. PxP R-KN
8. P-KR4 PxP
9. Q-R5 Q-B3
10. QxP QxQ
11. RxQ RxP
12. R-R8ch B-B
13. N-KB3 P-QR3
14. N-K5 N-Q2
15. P-KB4 NxN
16. BPxN B-Q2
17. O-O-O O-O-O
18. P-QR3 R-N6
19. N-K2 RxQRP
20. K-N R-K6
21. R-R7 B-K
22. N-N R-KN6
23. N-KB3 P-QB4
24. P-QN3 PxP
25. RxP R-N2
26. R(Q4)-R4 RxR
27. RxR B-K2
28. B-Q3 R-Q2
29. P-N4 P-KB3
30. R-R8 R-Q
31. R-R7 R-Q2
1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Bb4
5. e5 h6
6. exf6 hxg5
7. fxg7 Rg8
8. h4 gxh4
9. Qh5 Qf6
10. Qxh4 Qxh4
11. Rxh4 Rxg7
12. Rh8+ Bf8
13. Nf3 a6
14. Ne5 Nd7
15. f4 Nxe5
16. fxe5 Bd7
17. 0-0-0 0-0-0
18. a3 Rg3
19. Ne2 Rxa3
20. Kb1 Re3
21. Rh7 Be8
22. Ng1 Rg3
23. Nf3 c5
24. b3 cxd4
25. Rxd4 Rg7
26. Rh4 Rxh7
27. Rxh7 Be7
28. Bd3 Rd7
29. b4 f6
30. Rh8 Rd8
31. Rh7 Rd7
1/2-1/2

Frank James Marshall (white) vs. John Anson Emery (black)
French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/18/2025

Frank James Marshall vs John Anson Emery, 1910

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-KN5 B-N5
5. P-K5 P-KR3
6. PxN PxB
7. PxP R-N
8. P-KR4 PxP
9. Q-R5 RxP
10. RxP N-B3
11. Q-R8ch B-B
12. N-B3 N-K2
13. B-Q3 B-Q2
14. O-O-O P-QB4
15. PxP R-B
16. N-QN5 BxN
17. BxBch N-B3
18. P-B4 Q-R4
19. P-R3 P-R3
20. PxP QxB
21. PxN QxPch
22. K-N QxQBP
23. R-Q4 RxP
24. N-K5 Q-B7ch
25. K-R RxP
26. N-B4 Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Bb4
5. e5 h6
6. exf6 hxg5
7. fxg7 Rg8
8. h4 gxh4
9. Qh5 Rxg7
10. Rxh4 Nc6
11. Qh8+ Bf8
12. Nf3 Ne7
13. Bd3 Bd7
14. 0-0-0 c5
15. dxc5 Rc8
16. Nb5 Bxb5
17. Bxb5+ Nc6
18. c4 Qa5
19. a3 a6
20. cxd5 Qxb5
21. dxc6 Qxc5+
22. Kb1 Qxc6
23. Rhd4 Rxg2
24. Ne5 Qc2+
25. Ka1 Rxf2
26. Nc4 1-0

Frank James Marshall (white) vs. John P. Fox (black)
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/19/2025

Frank James Marshall vs. John P. Fox, 1910

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-B3 N-B3
5. O-O O-O
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. PxP B-N3
8. P-Q5 N-K2
9. P-K5 N-K
10. P-Q6 PxP
11. PxP N-N3
12. N-B3 N-B3
13. Q-Q3 R-K
14. B-N5 B-R4
15. N-Q5 K-B
16. P-QN4 B-N3
17. QR-K P-QR4
18. NxN PxN
19. RxRch KxR
20. Q-Q5 N-R
21. Q-K4ch K-B
22. QxRP Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 Nf6
5. 0-0 0-0
6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 Bb6
8. d5 Ne7
9. e5 Ne8
10. d6 cxd6
11. exd6 Ng6
12. Nc3 Nf6
13. Qd3 Re8
14. Bg5 Ba5
15. Nd5 Kf8
16. b4 Bb6
17. Rfe1 a5
18. Nxf6 gxf6
19. Rxe8+ Kxe8
20. Qd5 Nh8
21. Qe4+ Kf8
22. Qxh7 1-0

Frank James Marshall (white) vs. Hugh Willis Keating (black)
French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/19/2025

Frank James Marshall vs. Hugh Willis Keating, 1910

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-KN5 B-QN5
5. P-K5 P-KR3
6. PxN PxB
7. PxP R-N
8. P-KR4 PxP
9. Q-R5 Q-B3
10. QxP QxNP
11. O-O-O B-Q2 
12. N-B3 P-QR3
13. R-R3 N-B3
14. R-N3 Q-B
15. RxR QxR
16. B-Q3 B-K2
17. Q-R2 O-O-O 
18. N-K5 B-Q3
19. P-KB4 Q-N2
20. P-KN3 NxP
21. BxP BxN
22. PxB QxP
23. Q-B2 P-QB4
24. B-B Q-B4
25. Q-R2 B-B3
26. B-Q3 Q-N4ch
27. K-N R-N
28. Q-R7 R-N2
29. Q-R8ch R-N
30. Q-R7 Q-N2
31. Q-R5 R-R
32. R-R RxQ
33. RxR QxP
34. R-R8ch K-Q2
35. P-R3 P-B5
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Bb4
5. e5 h6
6. exf6 hxg5
7. fxg7 Rg8
8. h4 gxh4
9. Qh5 Qf6
10. Qxh4 Qxg7
11. 0-0-0 Bd7
12. Nf3 a6
13. Rh3 Nc6
14. Rg3 Qf8
15. Rxg8 Qxg8
16. Bd3 Be7
17. Qh2 0-0-0
18. Ne5 Bd6
19. f4 Qg7
20. g3 Nxd4
21. Bxa6 Bxe5
22. fxe5 Qxe5
23. Qf2 c5
24. Bf1 Qf5
25. Qh2 Bc6
26. Bd3 Qg5+
27. Kb1 Rg8
28. Qh7 Rg7
29. Qh8+ Rg8
30. Qh7 Qg7
31. Qh5 Rh8
32. Rh1 Rxh5
33. Rxh5 Qxg3
34. Rh8+ Kd7
35. a3 c4
0-1

Frank James Marshall (white) vs. R. H. Gardner (black)
King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit
Submitted to chessgames.com on April 20, 2025

Frank James Marshall vs. R. H Gardner, 1910

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. P-KB4 PxP
3. N-B3 P-KN4
4. P-R4 P-N5
5. N-K5 N-KB3
6. B-B4 P-Q4
7. PxP B-Q3
8. O-O BxN
9. R-K Q-K2
10. P-B3 P-B6
11. P-Q4 N-K5
12. RxN B-R7ch
13. KxB QxR
14. Q-Q3 P-N6ch
15. KxP Q-N5ch
16. K-B2 QxPch
17. K-K3 O-O
18. Q-K4 B-Q2
19. QxP R-Kch
20. K-B4 Q-R7ch
21. Q-N3ch QxQch
22. KxQ B-B4
23. B-Q2 N-Q2
24. N-R3 N-B3
25. K-B4 B-N3
26. N-N5 R-K2
27. R-KN P-QR3
28. P-Q6 PxN
29. PxR PxB
30. K-K5 K-N2
31. B-R6ch KxB
32. KxN R-R3ch
33. K-K5 P-B3ch
34. K-Q5 B-B2ch
35. K-B5 R-B3ch
36. K-N5 R-N3ch
37. K-B5 R-B3ch
38. K-N5 R-N3ch
39. K-B5 R-B3ch
1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Nf3 g5
4. h4 g4
5. Ne5 Nf6
6. Bc4 d5
7. exd5 Bd6
8. 0-0 Bxe5
9. Re1 Qe7
10. c3 f3
11. d4 Ne4
12. Rxe4 Bh2+
13. Kxh2 Qxe4
14. Qd3 g3+
15. Kxg3 Qg4+
16. Kf2 Qxg2+
17. Ke3 0-0
18. Qe4 Bd7
19. Qxf3 Re8+
20. Kf4 Qh2+
21. Qg3+ Qxg3+
22. Kxg3 Bf5
23. Bd2 Nd7
24. Na3 Nf6
25. Kf4 Bg6
26. Nb5 Re7
27. Rg1 a6
28. d6 axb5
29. dxe7 bxc4
30. Ke5 Kg7
31. Bh6+ Kxh6
32. Kxf6 Ra6+
33. Ke5 f6+
34. Kd5 Bf7+
35. Kc5 Rc6+
36. Kb5 Rb6+
37. Kc5 Rc6+
38. Kb5 Rb6+
39. Kc5 Rc6+
1/2-1/2

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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.
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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

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