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Chess 31 Oct 1915, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
The British Chess Magazine of October, 1915, publishes interesting analysis of the Greco Counter Gambit by S. Mlotkowski. This defense has not hitherto met with favor from the masters, but Mlotkowski is of the opinion that it is quite tenable and yields Black a fair defense.
The following game was played at Los Angeles, Cal., recently. It is an interesting contest, P. E. Greer reviving an antiquated defense to the Gambit, but is not successful. Black undoubtedly relied on his seventh move of P-Q4, the continuation after this move not being fully analyzed in the books.
(a) An old but inferior defense. Nevertheless White must play with accuracy to maintain his attack.
(b) Steinitz now recommended, 6. Q-B3 and adopted the line of play in several of his games. The variation, however, does not yield Black a satisfactory defense.
(c) 7. N-R4 at once yields White the advantage by the following line of play, 8. BxPch K-B; 9. Q-R4 KxB; l0. QxN, etc.
(d) Why not Q-Q3ch (?).
Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Paul Ecoff Greer (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/25/2025

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-QN4 BxNP
5. P-B3 B-K2
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. Q-N3 P-Q4
8. BxP N-R4
9. BxPch K-B1
10. Q-R4 P-B3
11. BxN RxB
12. PxP P-QN4
13. Q-B2 N-B5
14. O-O P-KR3
15. QN-Q2 NxN
16. BxN Q-N3
17. P-Q5 PxP
18. PxP K-B2
19. N-K5ch K-B3
20. Q-N6ch KxN
21. B-B3ch KxP
22. KR-Q1ch K-B5
23. Q-K4ch KxB
24. R(R)-B1ch K-N7
25. R-Q2ch KxR
26. Q-B2mate |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bxb4
5. c3 Be7
6. d4 exd4
7. Qb3 d5
8. Bxd5 Na5
9. Bxf7+ Kf8
10. Qa4 c6
11. Bxg8 Rxg8
12. cxd4 b5
13. Qc2 Nc4
14. 0-0 h6
15. Nd2 Nxd2
16. Bxd2 Qb6
17. d5 cxd5
18. exd5 Kf7
19. Ne5+ Kf6
20. Qg6+ Kxe5
21. Bc3+ Kxd5
22. Rfd1+ Kc4
23. Qe4+ Kxc3
24. Rc1+ Kb2
25. Rd2+ Kxc1
26. Qc2# |
The following game was the outcome of a correspondence game between these two players and was to contest a variation which did not take place in the correspondence play. Black adopts the old defense in the Petroff of 6-BK2 in place of the more popular one at present of B-Q3.
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

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
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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+
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