Chess 24 Oct 1915, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
The annual Telegraphic Chess Match between San Francisco and Los Angeles was contested on fifteen boards. The match was won by the San Francisco players. 9½-5½. S. Mlotkowski, formerly of Philadelphia, played on the first board for Los Angeles. The game resulted in draw.
The following exceptionally fine game was played by correspondence in the Pennsylvania State Correspondence Tournament by two of the greatest correspondence players in this country, Mordecai Morgan, of Philadelphia, and J. E. Narraway, of Ottawa, Canada. The game is of special interest on account of the sacrifice on the part of Morgan in the early game. So far as we know, this is entirely a new idea worked out by this able player. Against a less formidable opponent, the sacrifice would have undoubtedly won. The defense is extremely difficult and Black deserves great credit for finally scoring the game. Morgan is of the opinion that the attack could have been slightly strengthened, and states he would be quite willing to risk the same sacrifice in another game. It is impossible to properly annotate this game. We must leave the study of the many combinations involved to our readers.
The following instructive game in the Vienna opening was played by correspondence in the Burnside Tournament. E. S. Maguire is a well-known Philadelphia player, while Paul J. Wortman is a noted correspondence expert residing at Dayton, O.
Ernest Scott Maguire (white) vs. Paul J. Wortman (black)
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
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