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Chess 28 Feb 1906, Wed Free Press Prairie Farmer (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Newspapers.com
From the All-Comer's tourney.
Magnus Smith (white) vs. Charles Blake (black)
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. QN-B3 PxP
4. NxP N-KB3
5. B-Q3 QN-Q2
6. KN-B3 P-QB4
7. O-O Q-B2
8. Q-K2 P-QN3
9. B-KN5 B-K2
10. PxP NxP
11. NxN PxN
12. B-N5ch B-Q2
13. N-K5 R-QN
14. BxBch NxB
15. B-B4 B-Q3
16. NxN QxN
17. QR-Q R-N3
18. Q-Q3 K-K2
19. Q-KN3 P-KN3
20. Q-QB3 P-KB3
21. BxBch RxB
22. QxP R-QB
23. Q-R3 RxBP
24. RxR QxR
25. QxRPch R-B2
26. Q-N8 Q-B4
27. Q-KN8 Q-B7
28. Q-N7ch K-Q3
29. QxBP R-N2
30. R-K QxP
31. RxPch K-Q4
32. R-Q6ch K-B5
33. R-B6ch K-Q6
34. Q-B3ch K-Q5
35. Q-K3ch K-Q4
36. Q-B5ch K-K5
37. R-K6ch K-Q6
38. R-K3ch K-Q7
39. Q-Q5ch 1-0 |
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Nf6
5. Bd3 Nbd7
6. Nf3 c5
7. 0-0 Qc7
8. Qe2 b6
9. Bg5 Be7
10. dxc5 Nxc5
11. Nxc5 bxc5
12. Bb5+ Bd7
13. Ne5 Rb8
14. Bxd7+ Nxd7
15. Bf4 Bd6
16. Nxd7 Qxd7
17. Rd1 Rb6
18. Qd3 Ke7
19. Qg3 g6
20. Qc3 f6
21. Bxd6+ Rxd6
22. Qxc5 Rc8
23. Qa3 Rxc2
24. Rxd6 Qxd6
25. Qxa7+ Rc7
26. Qb8 Qc5
27. Qg8 Qc2
28. Qg7+ Kd6
29. Qxf6 Rg7
30. Re1 Qxb2
31. Rxe6+ Kd5
32. Rd6+ Kc4
33. Rc6+ Kd3
34. Qf3+ Kd4
35. Qe3+ Kd5
36. Qc5+ Ke4
37. Re6+ Kd3
38. Re3+ Kd2
39. Qd5+ 1-0 |
Notes.
(a) A variation recommended by Dr. Lasker, as it enables black to develop quickly and get an open game, against which it is difficult to institute an attack.
(b) Better was B-K2 at once preparatory to castling.
(c) Thinking this way of taking the P would enable him to castle in safety.
(d) A very fine move, forcing white to resort to exchanges at once. Of course, if he castled instead he (black) would lose a piece.
(e) If NxN then QxN would win the KNP.
(f) If KR-QB then B-N5 wins. The result from this point, is a forgone conclusion.
Ninth round All-Comers' tourney.
Charles Blake (white) vs. O. J. Olafsson (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 P-Q3
5. P-Q4 PxP
6. NxP B-Q2
7. BxN PxB
8. O-O P-KR3
9. N-QB3 N-KB3
10. P-KB4 P-Q4
11. P-K5 N-K5
12. NxN PxN
13. P-B5 P-QB4
14. N-N3 P-QR4
15. P-K6 B-B3
16. PxPch KxP
17. Q-R5ch K-N
18. B-K3 P-B5
19. N-Q4 B-B4
20. QR-Q Q-B3
21. K-R R-Q
22. NxB RxR
23. RxR P-KN3
24. R-Q8ch K-N2
25. R-Q7ch K-N
26. QxPch QxQ
27. PxQ BxB
28. N-K7ch K-N2
29. N-B5dis.ch. KxP
30. NxB 1-0 |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 d6
5. d4 exd4
6. Nxd4 Bd7
7. Bxc6 bxc6
8. 0-0 h6
9. Nc3 Nf6
10. f4 d5
11. e5 Ne4
12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. f5 c5
14. Nb3 a5
15. e6 Bc6
16. exf7+ Kxf7
17. Qh5+ Kg8
18. Be3 c4
19. Nd4 Bc5
20. Rd1 Qf6
21. Kh1 Rd8
22. Nxc6 Rxd1
23. Rxd1 g6
24. Rd8+ Kg7
25. Rd7+ Kg8
26. Qxg6+ Qxg6
27. fxg6 Bxe3
28. Ne7+ Kg7
29. Nf5+ Kxg6
30. Nxe3 1-0 |
(a) Black's game is difficult owing to his dilatory 8th move and the premature advance of his queen's pawn.
(b) This hardly appears a good post, but N-N is inferior, allowing black to free himself by offering queen exchange. Q-R5 is playable, but seems hardly good enough.
(c) P-B6 looks tempting but black could safely capture it with the pawn.
(d) The result of the opening is that black's pawn position is disorganized and weak, but there are so many possibilities of complication that he yet has a fighting chance.
(e) Fatal, white wins a piece by force in ten ensuing combinations: In 23. BxB, 24. R-Q8ch, K-R2; 25. Q-N6ch, QxQ; 26. PxQch KxP; 27. RxR wins. If 23. QxN; 24. BxB and black cannot retake because of 25. R-Q8ch winning the queen or mating.
(f) If K-B, 29. P-N7ch, KxP is forced and white wins the bishop.
Fifth round, All-Comers' tourney.
G. Benson (white) vs. Charles Blake (black)
Danish Gambit Declined: Sorensen Defense
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. P-Q4 PxP
3. P-QB3 P-Q4
4. PxP QxP
5. N-KB3 N-QB3
6. B-K2 N-KB3
7. O-O B-Q3
8. PxP B-KN5
9. N-QB3 Q-KR4
10. N-QN5 BxPch
11. NxB BxB
12. R-K QxN
13. RxBch K-Q2
14. N-B3 QR-K
15. RxR RxR
16. N-K5ch K-K2
17. P-QN3 K-B
18. B-N2 R-Q
19. NxN QxN
20. R-B Q-Q2
21. Q-B3 P-QB3
22. R-B5 Q-N5
23. Q-Q3 Q-R5
24. P-B3 N-Q4
25. R-B2 Q-K8ch
26. K-R2 R-Q3!
27. B-B Q-R5ch
28. K-N R-K3
29. R-K2 RxR
30. QxR QxPch
31. K-R N-B6
32. Q-K Q-Q8
33. QxQ NxQ
34. B-Q2 P-KN3
35. K-N N-N7
0-1 |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
3. c3 d5
4. exd5 Qxd5
5. Nf3 Nc6
6. Be2 Nf6
7. 0-0 Bd6
8. cxd4 Bg4
9. Nc3 Qh5
10. Nb5 Bxh2+
11. Nxh2 Bxe2
12. Re1 Qxb5
13. Rxe2+ Kd7
14. Nf3 Re8
15. Rxe8 Rxe8
16. Ne5+ Ke7
17. b3 Kf8
18. Bb2 Rd8
19. Nxc6 Qxc6
20. Rc1 Qd7
21. Qf3 c6
22. Rc5 Qg4
23. Qd3 Qh4
24. f3 Nd5
25. Rc2 Qe1+
26. Kh2 Rd6!
27. Bc1 Qh4+
28. Kg1 Re6
29. Re2 Rxe2
30. Qxe2 Qxd4+
31. Kh1 Nc3
32. Qe1 Qd1
33. Qxd1 Nxd1
34. Bd2 g6
35. Kg1 Nb2
0-1 |
(a) A safe method of declining the Danish Gambit.
(b) This loses a pawn. If P-KR3 black might castle, sacrificing the bishop for pawn with a good attack.
(c) If NxBPch then K-Q2 and black wins.
(d) Black can safely offer exchanges being a pawn ahead with knight against bishop.
(e) Black now takes the offensive, N-N5 is threatened.
(f) If white plays 27. B-R3 pinning the rook then N-N5 forces exchanges and wins a pawn.
(g) Although the game might be prolonged many moves, black must inevitably win.
A
