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October 17, 1915 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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ChessChess 17 Oct 1915, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The following two games were forwarded to us by Stasch Mlotkowski who now lives at Los Angeles, Cal., and were played recently in that city. Keys, the player of the White pieces in the game below, is a nephew of Mr. Keys who for so many years played at the Mercantile Library, his forte particularly being the Danish Gambit. The opening adopted by Black is one to which Mlotkowski has given special study.

Note: (a) White can also continue with B-B4 or turn the game into a variation of the Philidor by P-Q4.

Joseph Hazel Keys (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Latvian Gambit
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/25/2025

Joseph Hazel Keys vs. Stasch Mlotkowski, 1915

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 P-KB4
3. NxP B-Q3
4. Q-R5ch P-N3
5. NxP N-KB3
6. Q-R3 R-N1
7. P-K5 RxN
8. PxB PxP
9. Q-K3ch K-B1
10. P-KN3 N-N5
11. Q-Q4 Q-K2ch
12. B-K2 N-QB3
13. Q-Q3 R-K3
14. QxPch N-B3
15. N-B3 N-Q5
16. Q-Q3 NxB
17. NxN P-N3
18. K-Q1 B-N2
19. R-K1 R-K1
20. P-B4 B-K5
21. Q-B3 N-N5
22. P-Q3 NxPch
23. K-B2 BxPch
24. K-N3 K-N1
25. Q-Q4 RxN
26. RxR QxR
27. B-R6 B-B7ch
28. K-R3 Q-K4
29. QxQ PxQ
30. R-KB1 N-N5
31. B-N5 P-KR3
32. B-B1 B-Q6
33. R-K1 P-K5
34. B-B4 BxP
35. P-R3 N-B7
36. BxP NxP
37. P-N3 B-Q6
38. P-KN4 N-B7
39. P-N5 N-N5
40. R-KN1 NxB
41. PxNdis.ch K-R2
42. R-N7ch KxP
43. RxP P-K6
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 f5
3. Nxe5 Bd6
4. Qh5+ g6
5. Nxg6 Nf6
6. Qh3 Rg8
7. e5 Rxg6
8. exd6 cxd6
9. Qe3+ Kf8
10. g3 Ng4
11. Qd4 Qe7+
12. Be2 Nc6
13. Qd3 Re6
14. Qxf5+ Nf6
15. Nc3 Nd4
16. Qd3 Nxe2
17. Nxe2 b6
18. Kd1 Bb7
19. Re1 Re8
20. c4 Be4
21. Qc3 Ng4
22. d3 Nxf2+
23. Kc2 Bxd3+
24. Kb3 Kg8
25. Qd4 Rxe2
26. Rxe2 Qxe2
27. Bh6 Bc2+
28. Ka3 Qe5
29. Qxe5 dxe5
30. Rf1 Ng4
31. Bg5 h6
32. Bc1 Bd3
33. Re1 e4
34. Bf4 Bxc4
35. h3 Nf2
36. Bxh6 Nxh3
37. b3 Bd3
38. g4 Nf2
39. g5 Ng4
40. Rg1 Nxh6
41. gxh6+ Kh7
42. Rg7+ Kxh6
43. Rxd7 e3
0-1

It is refreshing once more to receive a good game where the Evans Gambit is actually accepted, and Black endeavors to retain the Gambit Pawn. G. A. L'Hommede was formerly of Chicago and a fine correspondence player. He took part in the Continental Correspondence Tournament and made an excellent score. He now resides in Los Angeles.

Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Gustave A L'Hommede (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Paulsen Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/25/2025

Stasch Mlotkowski vs. Gustave A L'Hommede, 1915

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-QN4 BxNP
5. P-B3 B-R4
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. O-O P-Q3
8. PxP B-N3
9. P-Q5 N-R4
10. B-N2 N-K2
11. B-Q3 O-O
12. N-B3 N-N3
13. N-K2 P-QB4
14. Q-Q2 P-B3
15. N-N3 B-B2
16. K-R1 N-K4
17. NxN BPxN
18. P-B4 Q-R5
19. PxP PxP
20. RxRch KxR
21. R-B1ch K-N1
22. P-Q6 BxP
23. QxN B-K3
24. Q-B3 R-KB1
25. B-B4 RxRch
26. NxR K-B2
27. BxBch KxB
28. Q-N3ch K-B3
29. Q-Q5 B-B2
30. BxPch BxB
31. Q-Q8ch Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bxb4
5. c3 Ba5
6. d4 exd4
7. 0-0 d6
8. cxd4 Bb6
9. d5 Na5
10. Bb2 Ne7
11. Bd3 0-0
12. Nc3 Ng6
13. Ne2 c5
14. Qd2 f6
15. Ng3 Bc7
16. Kh1 Ne5
17. Nxe5 fxe5
18. f4 Qh4
19. fxe5 dxe5
20. Rxf8+ Kxf8
21. Rf1+ Kg8
22. d6 Bxd6
23. Qxa5 Be6
24. Qc3 Rf8
25. Bc4 Rxf1+
26. Nxf1 Kf7
27. Bxe6+ Kxe6
28. Qb3+ Kf6
29. Qd5 Bc7
30. Bxe5+ Bxe5
31. Qd8+ 1-0

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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.
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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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