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Chess 22 Feb 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
The following fine game was played in the recent Championship Tournament of the Franklin Chess Club. C. More conducted the defense ably, outplaying his opponent, with the result that he won a Pawn and although his position was slightly cramped, yet we see no reason why the Pawn could not have been held.
William Allen Ruth (white) vs. Charles More (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined
Submitted to chessgames.com on 03/29/2025.
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 B-K2
5. P-K3 P-QN3
6. N-B3 QN-Q2
7. B-Q3 B-N2
8. R-QB P-B4
9. BxN BxB
10. O-O PxBP
11. BxP BxN
12. QxB PxP
13. N-N5 O-O
14. PxP P-QR3
15. N-B3 BxP
16. KR-Q BxN
17. QxB Q-K2
18. B-K2 N-B3
19. Q-K5 KR-Q
20. P-KR3 RxRch
21. BxR R-Q
22. B-B3 K-B
23. R-B6 N-Q2
24. Q-B7 P-B3
25. R-Q6 K-K
26. B-B6 P-K4
27. RxN RxR
28. Q-B8ch Q-Q
29. BxRch K-K2
30. QxQch KxQ
31. B-B5 P-N3
32. B-Q3 P-QR4
33. K-B K-B2
34. P-KR4 P-B4
35. P-R5 P-K5
36. PxP PxP
37. B-B2 P-QN4
38. P-KN4 K-Q3
39. PxP PxP
40. K-K2 K-K4
41. P-B3 PxPch
42. KxP P-B5
43. B-Q3 P-N5
44. B-B2 K-Q5
45. KxP K-B5
46. K-K4 K-N4
47. K-Q5 P-R5
48. B-Q3ch K-R4
49. K-B4 Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e3 b6
6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. Bd3 Bb7
8. Rc1 c5
9. Bxf6 Bxf6
10. 0-0 dxc4
11. Bxc4 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 cxd4
13. Nb5 0-0
14. exd4 a6
15. Nc3 Bxd4
16. Rfd1 Bxc3
17. Qxc3 Qe7
18. Be2 Nf6
19. Qe5 Rd8
20. h3 Rxd1+
21. Bxd1 Rd8
22. Bf3 Kf8
23. Rc6 Nd7
24. Qc7 f6
25. Rd6 Ke8
26. Bc6 e5
27. Rxd7 Rxd7
28. Qc8+ Qd8
29. Bxd7+ Ke7
30. Qxd8+ Kxd8
31. Bf5 g6
32. Bd3 a5
33. Kf1 Kc7
34. h4 f5
35. h5 e4
36. hxg6 hxg6
37. Bc2 b5
38. g4 Kd6
39. gxf5 gxf5
40. Ke2 Ke5
41. f3 exf3+
42. Kxf3 f4
43. Bd3 b4
44. Bc2 Kd4
45. Kxf4 Kc4
46. Ke4 Kb5
47. Kd5 a4
48. Bd3+ Ka5
49. Kc4 1-0 |
(a) Black has played the defense with ability, and has now obtained the better game.
(b) Black after the game was over stated that he should now have played Q-R2 and we agree with him. The move suggested would have held his extra Pawn and while Black was under some pressure, yet even with best play on the part of White we fail to see how he could have done more than draw.
(c) White takes prompt advantage of Black's weak twenty-third move and completely bottles up his opponent's forces.
