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Chess 16 Jun 1912, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
The following game decided the championship of the Franklin Chess Club. Mlotkowski and Shipley tied for first and second places in the tournament and the play-off was decided by two games. The first game, a French Defense, played by W. P. Shipley, resulted in a draw. The present game was well contested, and Mlotkowski obtained a well-deserved win through an exceptionally fine combination, beginning with his thirty-first move of Q-N6. Both players were pressed for time for the last five or six moves, but we doubt if the result would have been different had the time limit been slower. We shall, as soon as the third, fourth and fifth prizes are determined, publish the full and complete score of the tournament. Sixteen players were in the contest.
The following well-played game was contested in the recent Franklin-Manhattan match. Hodges' record, both in tournaments, matches and in the cable match with England, has demonstrated that he is practically the hardest New York player to win from. He rarely takes any chances, always keeping his game well in hand, and seizing upon the least weak move of his adversary to press for a winning attack. Stadelman clearly outplayed the New Yorker from the fourteenth move and obtained a well-deserved victory.
Albert Beauregard Hodges (white) vs. Samuel Leigh Stadelman (black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense
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