February 15, 1920 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess 15 Feb 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The following fine game was played in the recent Franklin Championship Tournament. White adopted an inferior variation for the attack against the two Knights defense, playing 8—B-R4 in place of 8—B-K2. The move was promptly taken advantage of by his opponent. Our readers will be interested in the wind-up, as Black on the twenty-eighth move sacrifices the Queen.

Abraham Aaron Klang (white) vs. Charles More (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line
Submitted to chessgames.com 03/28/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. KN-B3 QN-B3 3. B-B4 N-B3 4. N-N5 P-Q4 5. PxP QN-R4 6. B-N5ch P-B3 7. PxP PxP 8. B-R4 P-KR3 9. N-B3 P-K5 10. N-N1 Q-Q5 11. P-QB3 Q-N3 12. N-K2 N-QB5 13. P-QN4 N-K4 14. O-O QB-N5 15. P-KR3 B-R4 16. P-KN4 B-N3 17. N-Q4 B-Q3 18. P-KB4 PxPe.p. 19. K-R1 B-K5 20. B-B2 P-B7ch 21. BxB NxB 22. K-N2 N-Q6 23. N-R3 O-O 24. N-B4 Q-B2 25. N-B5 B-N6 26. B-R3 N-K8ch 27. K-R1 B-R5 28. N-Q6 QxN 29. NxQ N-N6ch 30. K-R2 NxRch 31. K-R1 N-N6ch 32. K-R2 P-B8(Q) 33. QxN Q-B5 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ng1 Qd4 11. c3 Qb6 12. Ne2 Nc4 13. b4 Ne5 14. 0-0 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nd4 Bd6 18. f4 exf3e.p. 19. Kh1 Be4 20. Bc2 f2+ 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Kg2 Nd3 23. Na3 0-0 24. Nc4 Qc7 25. Nf5 Bg3 26. Ba3 Ne1+ 27. Kh1 Bh4 28. Nd6 Qxd6 29. Nxd6 Ng3+ 30. Kh2 Nxf1+ 31. Kh1 Ng3+ 32. Kh2 f1=Q 33. Qxe1 Qf4 0-1

Notes by C. More.

(a) By the following line of play White gains a Pawn, but submits to a powerful counter-attack, which gives Black an excellent development. Other moves for White are 4—PQ4 or Q3.
(b) 8—BK2 is the usual move.
(c) Or 10—N-K5, B-N2, etc. Note by editor. Steinmetz considers Q-K2 as White's best continuation).
(d) Better was 11—QN-B3, KB-B4; 12—Q-K2, QB-N5; 13—P-B3, B-R4; 14—B-N3, etc. The text move creates a “hole” at Q3, which subsequently is a great embarrassment.
(e) This Knight has made five moves out of the twelve at White's disposal.
(f) Black threatened 18—N-Q6, occupying the “hole” and cutting off White's forces on the Queen's wing, while he prepared his attack on the King at leisure.. Mr. Klang states this was an oversight.
(g) At any time Black can win the Rook by N-K8ch, but after 23—N-K8ch; 24—RxN, PxR; 25—QxP, White can free his forces on the Q wing and with N and P against Rook for the end game would have a drawing chance.
(h) At this stage the game was adjourned, White sealing the move in the text Black threatened 25—BxNP and if 26—PxB, then Q-N6ch; 27—KR sq., QxRP Mate. 25—N-N2 was best.