Chess 29 Feb 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
In the game now presented, White plays four Castles before offering the Gambit and on Black making the natural reply of N-B3, then continues with P-QN4, producing a most interesting study. If the Gambit is accepted, Black will obtain an inferior variation of the defense, as his N at B3 is not well posted for this opening, and again, if he does not accept it, he cannot adopt with the same force Lasker's variation, and should he retreat the Bishop to N3, it is a question whether White cannot then continue the game with advantage by advancing his P to N5. The fact that White has Castled and Black has developed his N at B3 is an advantage for the White forces. We leave a more careful study of this variation to our readers.
Ignatio A. Gutierrez (white) vs. Humbert Coate Davis (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Defense
Submitted to chessgames.com 03/29/2025
(a) And now if White had not Castled and Black had not played his N-KB3 White for his eigth move should continue with Castles, we have the normal position in the Evans Gambit accepted, to which the proper reply is P-Q3 and not N-KB3.
(b) The proper move. There are many examples of the position now arrived at in the games played thirty and forty years ago and all the annotators agree that Black having improperly played his N-KB3, White now has a stronger attack than he should have in the normal Evans.
(c) If 13—B-K3; 14—RxN, PxR; 15—NxN, PxN; 16. Q-Q6, Q-Q; 17—BxPch, B-Q2; 18—Q-K5ch, Q-K2; 19—QxQ mate.
(d) Much better than P-B3.
(e) Taking the position by storm, for neither the Knight nor the Rook can be captured by Black without heavy cost.
(f) White now announced mate in fourteen moves beginning with 31—Q-Q7ch.
Notes c, d, e and f are by the winner of the game and taken from Helms' able column in the Brooklyn Eagle.
Note in the Brooklyn Eagle, January 12, 1920: Evans Gambit by Mail.
More than the average amount of nerve is required in order to indulge in an Evans Gambit by mail, and the player who has the courage of his convictions deserves to win, if he encounters any sort of resistance. Such a player, who will pin his faith to this beautiful, albeit risky, opening, is I. A. Gutierrez of El Paso, Tex., as will appear from the following game won by him from H. C. Davis in the 365th tourney of the Correspondence Chess League of America.
(a) Here white announced mate in 14 moves.
(b) Much better than P-B3.
(c) Taking the position by storm, for neither the Knight nor the Rook can be captured by Black, without heavy cost.
(d) Black might well resign gracefully at this point.—Notes by the winner.
