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July 09, 1916 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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ChessChess 09 Jul 1916, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

We have just received an interesting communication from Stasch Mlotkowski, an old member of the Franklin Chess Club and now residing at Los Angeles. Mlotkowski states that the unfinished game in the recent match between Los Angeles and San Diego has been adjudicated a draw, thus Los Angeles wins the match with a score of 5½ to 4½.

A fine game played in the Correspondence Tournament of the Pennsylvania Chess Association between J.E. Narraway, Correspondence Chess champion of Canada, and D. R. Wyeth, of this city.

Douglas R. Wyeth (white) vs. James Ephraim Narraway (black)
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/01/2025

Douglas R. Wyeth vs. James Ephraim Narraway

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 N-KB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. P-Q3 P-Q3
5. KN-K2 B-K2
6. P-KR3 B-K3
7. B-N3 P-Q4
8. B-N5 P-Q5
9. BxN KBxB
10. N-Q5 N-R4
11. B-R4ch P-B3
12. NxBch PxN
13. N-N3 P-N4
14. B-N3 NxB
15. RPxN P-QR4
16. N-R5 R-KN
17. P-KN4 K-K2
18. Q-Q2 P-QB4
19. P-KB4 P-R5
20. P-B5 B-Q2
21. Q-R6 Q-N3
22. R-KN PxP
23. K-K2 RxR
24. RxR PxP
25. Q-Q2 P-B5
26. Q-N4ch Q-Q3
27. QxQch KxQ
28. NxP R-QR
29. R-QB R-R7
30. K-Q2 RxP
31. RxP P-B6ch
32. K-B RxRch
33. KxR B-B3
34. NxP P-N5
35. N-N5 B-R5ch
36. K-N P-B3
37. N-B3 B-Q8
38. N-K P-N6
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Bc4 Nc6
4. d3 d6
5. Ne2 Be7
6. h3 Be6
7. Bb3 d5
8. Bg5 d4
9. Bxf6 Bxf6
10. Nd5 Na5
11. Ba4+ c6
12. Nxf6+ gxf6
13. Ng3 b5
14. Bb3 Nxb3
15. axb3 a5
16. Nh5 Rg8
17. g4 Ke7
18. Qd2 c5
19. f4 a4
20. f5 Bd7
21. Qh6 Qb6
22. Rg1 axb3
23. Ke2 Rxa1
24. Rxa1 bxc2
25. Qd2 c4
26. Qb4+ Qd6
27. Qxd6+ Kxd6
28. Nxf6 Ra8
29. Rc1 Ra2
30. Kd2 Rxb2
31. Rxc2 c3+
32. Kc1 Rxc2+
33. Kxc2 Bc6
34. Nxh7 b4
35. Ng5 Ba4+
36. Kb1 f6
37. Nf3 Bd1
38. Ne1 b3
0-1

An interesting and instructive game was played recently between two contestants who had taken part in the Eagle Correspondence Tournament. The present game was played over the board to test analysis of the game that arose in the correspondence play.

H. E. Waters (white) vs. Dr. G. C. Arata (black)
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/29/2025

H. E. Waters vs. Dr. G. C. Arata, 1915

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. NxP P-Q3
4. N-KB3 NxP
5. P-Q4 P-Q4
6. B-Q3 B-K2
7. O-O O-O
8. P-B4 P-QB3
9. Q-B2 P-KB4
10. N-K5 Q-N3
11. B-K3 B-B3
12. P-B5 Q-B2
13. P-B4 P-QN4
14. N-Q2 N-R3
15. Q-N3 R-N
16. NxN PxN
17. BxKP Q-N2
18. NxP K-R
19. NxR PxB
20. NxN QxN
21. P-QR4 PxP
22. RxP Q-K7
23. P-Q5 B-R3
24. KR-R B-QN4
25. RxP B-Q6
26. B-B2 P-K6
27. BxP QxBch
28. K-R Q-K7
29. R-R8 B-Q
30. Q-N6 B-K5
31. R-KN BxPch
1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. 0-0 0-0
8. c4 c6
9. Qc2 f5
10. Ne5 Qb6
11. Be3 Bf6
12. c5 Qc7
13. f4 b5
14. Nd2 Na6
15. Qb3 Rb8
16. Nxe4 fxe4
17. Bxe4 Qb7
18. Nxc6 Kh8
19. Nxb8 dxe4
20. Nxa6 Qxa6
21. a4 bxa4
22. Rxa4 Qe2
23. d5 Ba6
24. Ra1 Bb5
25. Rxa7 Bd3
26. Bf2 e3
27. Bxe3 Qxe3+
28. Kh1 Qe2
29. Ra8 Bd8
30. Qb6 Be4
31. Rg1 Bxg2+
1/2-1/2

Recommended Books

Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
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.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

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

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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