March 06, 1904 San Francisco Chronicle, Chess, San Francisco, California

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Chess 06 Mar 1904, Sun San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

Max Judd, the St. Louis chess master, was able to prolong his stay in San Francisco until last Thursday, and consequently the local chess players had an opportunity to see more of the genial and talented expert.
On Sunday afternoon last he contested two games with Oscar Samuels at the rooms of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club, and both were drawn. The first game was stubbornly contested and lasted nearly five hours. Tuesday night Mr. Judd availed himself of another opportunity to meet Dr. W. R. Lovegrove, the local champion. The contest took place at the rooms of Dr. Benjamin Marshall and three games were played. The first game went to Dr. Lovegrove, who forced his adversary to resign after eighteen moves. The ending was quite a pretty one. The other two games were won by Mr. Judd. The score of the first and third games are appended.
In the first encounter between these two exponents Dr. Lovegrove scored four games to Max Judd's one. The total score of the two contests stands in favor of the local expert, 5 to 3.
Wednesday night Max Judd entertained the members of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club with a simultaneous exhibition. He was opposed by six strong players and Howe was the only player to win his game. The record is as follows:
Ott, Lost.
Jones, Lost.
Griffin, Lost.
Howe, Won.
Nevill, Drawn.
Dr. Franklin's game was unfinished with a difficult but possible win.

Max Judd (white) vs. Dr. W. R. Lovegrove (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. B-B4 N-KB3 3. P-Q4 N-QB3 4. P-Q5 N-K3 5. N-QB3 N-KN3 6. B-K3 B-QN5 7. Q-KB3 P-Q3 8. P-KR3 N-KR 9. Q-KN3 NxKP 10. QxKNP Q-KB3 11. QxQ NxKNPch 12. K-K2 NxQ 13. R-KN5 N-KR4 14. KxK4 QN-B5ch 15. K-B3 P-KB4 16. N-KB6ch NxN 17. BxN R-KN1 18. B-KR4 B-Q7 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 Nc6 4. d5 Ng8 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Qf3 d6 8. h3 Nh5 9. Qg3

Max Judd (white) vs. Dr. W. R. Lovegrove (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-QN5 N-KB3 4. O-O NxP 5. P-Q4 B-K2 6. Q-K2 N-Q3 7. BxN NPxB 8. PxP N-N2 9. N-QB3 O-O 10. N-Q4 N-QB4 11. R-K1 N-K3 12. B-K3 Q-N 13. N-KB5 P-KB3 14. NxB QxN 15. PxP QxP 16. QR-Q1 P-Q4 17. Q-Q3 B-Q2 18. B-Q4 NxB 19. QxN B-KB4 20. QxQ RxQ 21. R-Q2 K-B2 22. QR-K2 R-K3 23. RxR BxR 24. N-QR4 P-QR4 25. P-KB3 B-B4 26. P-QB3 R-QN1 27. K-B2 P-QB4 28. R-K5 B-Q2 29. NxQBP RxPch 30. R-K2 RxRch 31. KxR K-K2 32. K-K3 B-QB3 33. K-Q4 K-Q3 34. P-KR4 P-QR5 35. P-QR3 B-N4 36. P-KN3 P-KR4 37. N-QN7ch K-QB3 38. N-Q8ch K-Q2 39. N-KB7 K-K2 40. K-QB5 B-K7 41. N-N5 B-QB5 42. N-KR3 K-KB3 43. N-KB4 P-KN4 44. NxQP BxN 45. PxPch KxP 46. KxB Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Nd4 Nc5 11. Re1 Ne6 12. Be3 Qe8 13. Nf5 f6

February 28, 1904 San Francisco Chronicle, Chess, San Francisco, California

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Chess 28 Feb 1904, Sun San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

CHESS

MAX JUDD of St. Louis, one of the best known chess masters in America, is in San Francisco for a short visit and is staying at the Palace. His arrival here as soon as it became known created much interest among the local fraternity and no time was lost in making the acquaintance of the distinguished exponent of the royal game.
Mr. Judd has met only two of local experts in over the board play, so far, in serious play. One game was Oscar Samuels, at the rooms of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club, which was warmly contested on both sides, Mr. Judd coming off victor. The other occasion was at the rooms of Dr. Benjamin Marshall Friday evening last, when he met Dr. W. R. Lovegrove, the local champion. Five games were played, of which Dr. Lovegrove scored four. It was evident, however, that Mr. Judd was very much out of form owing to fatigue of traveling and the stress of very important business engagements.
He gave Dr. Lovegrove great credit for the very able manner in which he contested his games, and expressed the hope that he would represent California in the great chess tournaments to be held at the World's Exposition, St. Louis, which are scheduled to take place next October, predicting a fine record for him if he did.
The games played Friday evening were mostly Ruy Lopez openings, with Fianchetto defense on Mr. Judd's part.
It is a matter of regret on all sides Mr. Judd's stay here is to be limited, as he leaves here on Sunday, for there is no doubt that a few days' rest would enable him to get in better form and leave a brilliant record behind him. He has been here several days, but was unable to get en rapport with any of our players until Friday afternoon.
Mr. Judd was surprised at the great interest manifested in chess in this city, as well as at the skill of its players, which considered far above the average in cities of this class, placing us second or third, not excepting Boston or Philadelphia. New York, of course, comes first, followed by Chicago as a close second.
Mr. Judd is a resident of St. Louis and will have charge of the world's chess interest at the great exposition to be held there this fall. He thinks that California will do herself credit if she can send such representatives as Dr. Lovegrove, Mr. Manson, Dr. Franklin, etc. The board owned by Dr. Marshall, upon which the games were played, has become famous from the fact that it has been played upon by many of the greatest players of the world, such as Dr. Lasker, Hilderbrand, Max Judd, Von der Lasa, Zukertort, Schowalter, Von Shere, Van Vliet, Redding, etc.
Max Judd, who under the Cleveland administration was United States Consul-General at Vienna, has a chess record that one could be proud of. He at one time champion of America, and the title passed to Showalter in 1888. Two matches were played by these two players; the first was won by Judd, 7 to 3, and the second one by Showalter, 7 to 4.
Mr. Judd's first success was his winning of the chess championship of Ohio at Cincinnati, in 1872. Later, in 1876, he took part in tournament the Centennial chess masters' tournament at Philadelphia. James Mason finished first, Judd second and Bird third.
He also took part in the sixth American Chess Congress, held at New York in 1888, and played a match with Captain Mackenzie, who was at the time considered the strongest player in the United States. Out of the twelve games played Mackenzie won 7 and Judd 5.
In November last Mr. Judd captured the championship of the Western Chess Association, and quite recently won the contest at St. Louis involving possession of the Brown Memorial cup.

Max Judd (white) vs. Dr. Walter Roland Lovegrove (black)
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/12/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. NxP N-KB3 5. NxN NPxN 6. B-Q3 P-Q4 7. PxP PxP 8. O-O P-B3 9. P-QN3 B-Q3 10. R-K1ch B-K3 11. B-B5 O-O 12. BxB PxB 13. Q-K2 N-K5 14. B-K3 P-Q5 15. BxP BxPch 16. KxB QxB 17. QxN QxR 18. QxPch K-R1 19. QxP QxP 20. Q-K4 QR-B1 21. N-Q2 QxBP 22. Q-K3 Q-B6 23. N-B3 QxQ 24. RxQ KR-K1 25. N-K5 P-N4 26. K-N3 K-N2 27. K-N4 R-B4 28. K-B5 P-KR3 29. P-B3 R-N4 30. P-N3 KR-QN1 31. R-Q3 KR-N2 32. R-Q6 RxP 33. R-N6ch K-R2 34. R-K6 QR-N3 35. R-K8 P-R4 36. P-B4 PxP 37. PxP R-R3 38. N-N4 K-N2 Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. 0-0 c6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Bf5 0-0 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Be3 d4 15. Bxd4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxd4 17. Qxe4 Qxa1 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxc6 Qxa2 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Nd2 Qxc2 22. Qe3 Qc3 23. Nf3 Qxe3 24. Rxe3 Rfe8 25. Ne5 g5 26. Kg3 Kg7 27. Kg4 Rc5 28. Kf5 h6 29. f3 Rb5 30. g3 Reb8 31. Rd3 R8b7 32. Rd6 Rxb3 33. Rg6+ Kh7 34. Re6 Rb6 35. Re8 h5 36. f4 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rh6 38. Ng4 Kg7 0-1

14B— 14. B-K4 is also good.
17W— If 17. P-QB3 then would follow 17. Q-Q3ch, 18. K-N1 R-B5 and Black wins.
26W— If 26. N-B7ch and exchange of rooks would follow and White's pawns would fall.

Oscar Samuels (white) vs. Max Judd (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-QN5 P-KN3 4. P-QB3 B-N2 5. P-Q4 PxP 6. PxP N-K2 7. N-QB3 O-O 8. O-O P-Q4 9. P-K5 P-KB3 10. R-K1 PxP 11. NxP NxN 12. PxN P-QB3 13. B-Q3 B-B4 14. P-B4 Q-Q2 15. N-N2 P-B4 16. N-N3 BxB 17. QxB R-Q1 18. P-N3 P-N3 19. P-KR3 P-QN4 20. N-K2 P-B5 21. PxP NPxP 22. Q-B2 N-B3 23. B-R3 KR-K1 24. QR-Q1 Q-K3 25. P-N4 P-Q5 26. Q-K4 P-Q6 27. N-B3 N-Q3 28. R-KB1 Q-QB3 29. K-N2 QxQch 30. NxQ N-N4 31. B-N2 N-B2 32. R-B1 N-Q4 33. K-B3 R-KB1 34. K-N3 N-K6 35. R-KB2 N-B7 36. P-KR4 R-Q4 37. B-B3 R-B1 38. P-K6 N-Q5 39. BxN BxB 40. R-KB3 B-N7 41. R-Q1 K-B1 42. P-B5 B-K4ch 43. K-B2 PxP 44. PxP P-B6 45. NxP RxN 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Nc3 0-0 8. 0-0 d5 9. e5 f6 10. Re1 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 c6 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. f4 Qd7

April 17, 1949 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 17 Apr 1949, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

In Memoriam
It is with deep regret that we announce the untimely passing of our good friend, Wallace H. Smith of San Francisco, well known in chess circles in the United States.

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Irving Spero Simul, 43b (1922) (exhibition), Cleveland Athletic Club, Cleveland, OH USA, Dec-12 Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation (D30) 1-0

July 08, 1917 The Los Angeles Times, Chess Notes, Los Angeles, California

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Chess 08 Jul 1917, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

CHESS.
GAME NO. 53—CENTER COUNTER GAMBIT.
The following game was one of the most lively ever contested in a Los Angeles team match. It was played in the match by telegraph between Los Angeles and San Diego, May 31, 1915, Mr. Lewis representing Los Angeles.

Eugene Herbert Hollister (white) vs. William A. Lewis (black)
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/11/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-Q4 2. PxP QxP 3. N-QB3 Q-Q1 4. P-Q4 P-QB3 5. N-B3 B-B4 6. KB-B4 P-K3 7. B-B4 B-Q3 8. BxB QxB 9. O-O N-B3 10. N-K5 QN-Q2 11. N-KB3 P-KR3 12. B-Q3 P-KN3 13. R-K1 O-O 14. N-K4 Q-B2 15. P-QB3 P-KR4 16. P-KR3 N-Q4 17. N(K4)-N5 N(Q2)-B3 18. N-K5 QR-B1 19. N(N5)xBP RxN 20. NxR QxN 21. B-B4 R-B1 22. Q-K2 N-B5 23. Q-K3 N(B3)-Q4 24. BxN NxB 25. Q-K5 BxPch 26. PxB QxPch 27. K-R1 Q-B6ch 28. K-R2 N-B5 29. Q-K4 QxPch 30. K-N1 R-B4 31. K-B2 N-Q6ch 32. K-K2 R-B7ch 33. K-Q1 NxPch 34. K-B1 QxPch 35. K-N1 P-K4 36. R-QB1 Q-Q6ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bf4 e6 7. Bc4 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. 0-0 Nf6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nf3 h6 12. Bd3 g6 13. Re1 0-0 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. c3 h5 16. h3 Nd5 17. Neg5 N7f6 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Nxf7 Qxf7 21. Bc4 Rf8 22. Qe2 Nf4 23. Qe3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Qe5 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ 28. Kh2 Nf4 29. Qe4 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Rf5 31. Kf2 Nd3+ 32. Ke2 Rf2+ 33. Kd1 Nxb2+ 34. Kc1 Qxc3+ 35. Kb1 e5 36. Rc1 Qd3+ 0-1

September 22, 1918 The Los Angeles Times, Chess Notes, Los Angeles, California

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Chess 22 Sep 1918, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

CHESS.
GAME NO. 104—GIUOCO PIANO.
The following game was played in the preliminary round of the pending Pacific Chess Club tourney. It shows a strong game by the 15-year-old player, Croy, against a veteran.

William A. Lewis (white) vs. George Emmett Croy (black)
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/11/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 B-B4 4. N-B3 N-B3 5. P-Q3 P-Q3 6. P-KR3 B-K3 7. B-N3 O-O 8. B-N5 Q-Q2 9. BxN PxB 10. Q-Q2 K-R1 11. Q-R6 R-KN1 12. QxBPch R-N2 13. N-N5 BxB 14. RPxB Q-K2 15. QxQ NxQ 16. N-B3 RxP 17. R-KB1 N-N3 18. N-Q1 N-B5 19. R-R1 QR-KN1 20. R-QB1 P-QB3 21. K-B1 QR-N3 22. N-R4 R-N8ch 23. RxR RxRch 24. KxR N-K7ch 25. K-B1 NxR 26. N-B5 N-R7 27. K-K2 N-N5 28. QN-K3 BxN 29. NxB N-R3 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Bb3 0-0 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qd2 Kh8 11. Qh6 Rg8 12. Qxf6+ Rg7 13. Nb5 Bxb3 14. axb3 Qe7 15. Qxe7 Nxe7 16. Nc3 Rxg2 17. Rf1 Ng6 18. Nd1 Nf4 19. Rh1 Rag8 20. Rc1 c6 21. Kf1 Rg6 22. Nh4 Rg1+ 23. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 24. Kxg1 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc1 26. Nf5 Na2 27. Ke2 Nb4 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 Na6 1/2-1/2

Drawn after a few more moves.
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6W—This move loses time.
7B—Black has now the same position White had in game S. Mlotkowski vs. R. C. Stephenson, published in these columns some time back. White there moved Q-Q2.
11B—Giving up a pawn for attack. Q-K2 was safer.
13W—Allowing Black to regain the pawn with the better game.
21B—This leads to a general reduction of pieces and an even end game. As Black had the advantage in position, such a course should have been avoided. However, there was no clear win for Black in the position.

CORRECTION TO GAME NO. 103.
In making the score of the game, White's 18th and 19th moves and Black's 19th and 29th moves were transposed.

December 17, 1916 The Los Angeles Times, Chess Notes, Los Angeles, California

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Chess 17 Dec 1916, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

William A. Lewis (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Unorthodox

CHESS
Chess Game No. 26.
Played in the pending handicap tournament of the Los Angeles Chess and Checker Club. Odds of Pawn and Two Moves. Remove Black's king's bishop's pawn. Contributed by S. Mlotkowski.

Due to 'null moves', please utilize 'PGN Viewer: 'pgn4web', to view this game

William Lewis vs Stasch Mlotkowski Handicap Tournament (1916) (unorthodox), Los Angeles, CA USA, Dec-?? Chess variants (000) 0-1

June 08, 1919 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess 08 Jun 1919, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The game given below was played last summer at Los Angeles, Cal., in the Championship Tournament. The announced mate in six moves is well worth examining.

(a) A conservative form of the Giuoco Piano. White plays his fifth move in anticipation of Black Castling and later starting a King side attack.
(b) N-QB3 was the more natural continuation, to be followed by B-Q2, should Black pin the Queen's Knight.
(c) Mlotkowski considers this move weak, as it puts his Queen out of play and leaves the Queen's Pawn without support.
(d) An error of judgment as Black can reply NxBP; 21. NxN QxQ; 22. PxQ PxN, etc, nevertheless the win is not easy.
(e) Likely the best continuation. See previous note.
(f) This move does not improve matters. However, White's game appears hopelessly compromised.
(g) The mate is accomplished as follows: 28. RxPch; 29. K-Ksq N-B7ch; 30. K-Q2 K-K6ch; 31. KxN QxRch; 32. K-N3 Q-K4ch, followed by R-Rsq. mate.

W. A. Lewis (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/11/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 B-B4 4. P-Q3 P-Q3 5. P-KR3 B-K3 6. B-N3 Q-Q2 7. N-B3 KN-K2 8. B-R4 O-O 9. N-K2 P-B4 10. N-N5 P-KR3 11. NxB QxN 12. B-N3 P-Q4 13. PxP NxP 14. O-O N-R4 15. P-QB3 NxB 16. QxN QR-Q1 17. B-K3 B-N3 18. BxB BPxB 19. KR-K1 K-R2 20. P-KB4 Q-N3 21. PxP N-K6 22. N-B4 Q-N6 23. Q-R4 P-KN4 24. P-Q4 PxN 25. R-K2 R-KN1 26. Q-N3 R-N2 27. Q-K6 QxRP 28. K-B2 Black announced mate in six moves.

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. h3 Be6 6. Bb3 Qd7 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Ba4 0-0 9. Ne2 f5 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nxe6 Qxe6 12. Bb3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. 0-0 Na5 15. c3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Rfd8 17. Be3 Bb6 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Rfe1 Kh7 20. f4 Qg6 21. fxe5 Ne3 22. Nf4 Qg3 23. Qa4 g5 24. d4 gxf4 25. Re2 Rg8 26. Qb3 Rg7 27. Qe6 Qxh3 28. Kf2 Rxg2+ 29. Ke1 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Qg2+ 31. Ke1 Qf1+ 32. Kd2 Qf2+ 33. Kd3 Qc2#

The two-move problem is an original composition by Mlotkowski never before published. Mlotkowski states that the problem was suggested by the four-hand round tournament, but does not comply with the conditions there stated of separate mates for every block, as the Knights are used to answer both the Rook and Bishop moves. However, more variety is obtained in this way, the threat having seven defenses, five illustrating Black interferences and two self blocks.

White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN Q4K1B/2Pp1R2/RN1nk3/2p3p1/2p1r1p1/4b2N/3r1p2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qd8 Nxf7 2. Qf6#

April 06, 1919 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Petroff Defense 06 Apr 1919, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The following game was forwarded to us by Stasch Mlotkowski, of Los Angeles, Cal. Mlotkowski's method of handling the Petroff Defense will be found of interest.

Elmer W. Gruer (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Russian Game: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/09/2025

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-Q3 7. O-O B-KN5 8. P-B4 P-B3 9. N-B3 NxN 10. PxN O-O 11. R-N1 PxP 12. BxBP N-Q2 13. P-KR3 B-KB4 14. B-Q3 BxB 15. QxB P-KR3 16. RxP N-N3 17. Q-R6 Q-B1 18. N-Q2 R-K1 19. N-N3 R-K2 20. N-R5 P-KN4 21. P-B4 NxP 22. NxN B-N5 23. P-QR3 QxR 24. QxQ RxQ 25. PxB RxP 26. N-K5 RxP 27. NxQBP R-QB5 28. N-K7ch K-R2 29. P-B4 R-K1 30. N-Q5 QR-QB1 31. B-K3 R-Q1 32. N-B6ch K-N3 33. PxP PxP 34. N-N4 R-K1 35. BxP P-B4 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 0-0 11. Rb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. h3 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 h6 16. Rxb7 Nb6 17. Qa6 Qc8 18. Nd2 Re8 19. Nb3 Re7 20. Na5 g5 21. c4 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Bb4 23. a3 Qxb7 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 25. axb4 Rxb4 26. Ne5 Rxd4 27. Nxc6 Rc4 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. f4 Re8 30. Nd5 Rcc8 31. Be3 Red8 32. Nf6+ Kg6 33. fxg5 hxg5 34. Ng4 Re8 35. Bxa7 f5 1/2-1/2

5W--As we have heretofore mentioned N-QB3 is well worth playing. If Black captures the Knight, then White replies QPxN and by Castling on the Queen's side can develop a strong attack against Black King's wing, as Black practically will be forced to Castle on the King's side.

6B--We believe that B-K2 is Black's strongest continuation.

8B--Marshall states that he now prefers to continue with 8. Castles and if White continues with 9. PxP, then Black plays P-KB4, followed by N-Q2, etc.

13W--White, of course, could not play RxP on account of the reply N-B3.

15B--Mlotkowski's comments on this game states that he preferred to give up the Knight's Pawn rather than defend it, as then his King's wing could be weakened by White continuing with N-N5, etc.

February 23, 1919 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and Checkers 23 Feb 1919, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

In the latter part of 1918 Stasch Mlotkowski, a strong Philadelphia player, now residing at Los Angeles, played in two interesting events. In the Los Angeles Tournament he tied with E. R. Perry for first place and in the play-off defeated Perry with a score of two wins, one loss and three drawn games. The following game is one of the contest.

(a) Black could have played B-Q2 Q-N3 or Q-R4ch, but played the text under, the impression that he would get sufficient attack by his next move in reply to PxP to compensate for the break up of the position on the Queen's side.
(b) Well played, in fact, the saving move, as B-N5ch was threatened.
(c) White again chooses the best move. 12. P-K4 BxP; 13. Q-Q2 NxR; 14. Q-K3 looked tempting, but would be answered by NxP with advantage to Black.
(d) White might have played 15. P-B7 QxP; (if Q-R5; R-R2 and, the Knight is still imprisoned); 16. N-N6 Q-Q1; (best) 17. NxR KxB; 18. BxP and now P-N4 could be replied to with Q-N4ch, K-N1; B-Q6.
(e) White threatened Q-N7. The text is to prevent this and give Black's Knight a chance to develop at R3 if White does not continue as in the actual game. P-N4 would have been answered by NxP, PxB; N-R6 dis ch, K-R1: NxB, RxN; Q-N7.
(f) White could have safely continued with P-Q5, as Black could not play R-N7ch, K-N3 and take Pawn either Rook or Bishop. However, the move made is also a good one, as if the Pawn is not taken it will hold Black from making full use of his forces, and if it is White gets a winning end game.
(g) R-K1 should have been played, holding back the King's Pawn. After the text move, Black's game is lost. This seems to indicate White should have played 26. P-K4.
(h) Not a good move on general principles.
(i) P-Q5ch would have won more quickly.
(j) If now P-Q5ch, Black would play BxP and draw.
(k) K-Q6 was somewhat quicker.
(l) B-R6; K-N6; K-B1 would have made it more difficult. White could then win by P-B7, B-Q2; K-B5, B-R5, P-K6; P-K7, B-B2: K-B6, B-K1ch; K-Q5 and bringing the King over to KB8.

Everett Robbins Perry (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Submitted to chessgames.com on 5/09/2025

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 PxP 3. N-KB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 P-B3 5. P-K3 N-K5 6. B-B4 P-QN4 7. P-QR4 B-KN5 8. PxP P-K4 9. Q-B2 B-KB4 10. NxP B-N5ch 11. N-B3 N-N6 12. Q-R4 BxNch 13. PxB NxR 14. PxP O-O 15. BxP Q-K2 16. Q-N3 P-QR4 17. NxP RxN 18. BxN NxP 19. BxRch QxB 20. QxQch KxQ 21. KxN RxB 22. RxP B-K5 23. P-B7 R-QB1 24. R-QB5 B-N2 25. P-N3 K-K2 26. K-K2 K-Q3 27. K-Q3 RxP 28. RxR KxR 29. P-K4 K-Q3 30. P-B4 P-N4 31. P-B5ch K-K3 32. P-R4 PxP 33. PxP P-R4 34. K-K3 K-B3 35. K-B4 B-B1 36. P-Q5 K-K2 37. P-K5 B-N5 38. P-B6 B-K7 39. K-K4 K-Q1 40. K-Q4 B-B8 41. K-B5 B-N7 42. P-Q6 B-B6 43. K-N6 B-N5 44. K-N7 B-B1ch 45. K-N8 B-R3 46. P-K6 K-K1 47. P-B7 B-B1 48. P-Q7ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bf4 b5 7. a4 Bg4 8. axb5 e5 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Nxe5 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 Ng3 12. Qa4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxh1 14. bxc6 0-0 15. Bxc4 Qe7 16. Qb3 a5 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxb8 Nxf2 19. Bxf7+ Qxf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7 21. Kxf2 Rxb8 22. Rxa5 Be4 23. c7 Rc8 24. Rc5 Bb7 25. g3 Ke7 26. Ke2 Kd6 27. Kd3 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Kxc7 29. e4 Kd6 30. c4 g5 31. c5+ Ke6 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 h5 34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Kf4 Bc8 36. d5 Ke7 37. e5 Bg4 38. c6 Be2 39. Ke4 Kd8 40. Kd4 Bf1 41. Kc5 Bg2 42. d6 Bf3 43. Kb6 Bg4 44. Kb7 Bc8+ 45. Kb8 Ba6 46. e6 Ke8 47. c7 Bc8 48. d7+ 1-0

November 26, 1899 Chess, St. Louis Globe-Democrat

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Chess 26 Nov 1899, Sun St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) Newspapers.com

Tschigorin, after winning the recent Russian championship tournament, was beaten at St. Petersburg by Lewitsky and Nanarkow in consultation. Lewitsky is a brilliant young player, and finished third in the tourney won by Tschigorin. He was matched to play Schiffers, who finished second in the same tourney, but the latter's mind gave way and he was sent to an asylum. The Tschigorin-Lewitsky-Nanrkow game follows:

Mikhail Chigorin vs Stefan Levitsky / Vladimir Nenarokov Consultation game (1899), Moscow RUE, Sep-05 Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Variation (C29) 0-1

The following games were selected from those played in the tourney now pending at the St. Louis Chess Club:

Edward Schrader (white) vs. Dr. Otto Fick (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/10/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 N-B3 4. N-N5 P-Q4 5. PxP N-QR4 6. B-N5ch P-B3 7. PxP PxP 8. B-K2 P-KR3 9. N-KB3 P-K5 10. N-N1 B-QB4 11. K-B1 O-O 12. P-QB3 B-Q5 13. P-QN4 N-N2 14. N-QR3 N-Q4 15. B-B4 B-K3 16. N-K2 B-K4 17. R-QN1 N-Q3 18. BxN PxB 19. N-B2 P-B4 20. P-Q4 R-B3 21. N-B4 B-B2 22. N-K3 P-KN4 23. KNxP4/5 K-N2 24. P-N3 N-B5 25. NxN BxN 26. N-K3 BxP 27. R-N2 B-K3 28. P-Q5 B-Q2 29. P-QB4 P-B5 30. PxP PxP 31. R-N1 PxN 32. BxP Q-R4 33. B-Q4 R-B2 34. QR-N3 P-K6 35. BxP QxP 36. Q-Q3 B-N4 37. K-K2 QxQch Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ng1 Bc5 11. Kf1 0-0 12. c3 Bd4 13. b4 Nb7 14. Na3 Nd5 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Ne2 Be5 17. Rb1 Nd6 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nc2 f5 20. d4 Rf6 21. Nf4 Bf7 22. Ne3 g5 23. Nfxd5 Kg7 24. g3 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Bxd5 26. Ne3 Bxa2 27. Rb2 Be6 28. d5 Bd7 29. c4 f4 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. Rb1 fxe3 32. Bxe3 Qa5 33. Bd4 Rf7 34. Rb3 e3 35. Bxa7 Qxd5 36. Qd3 Bb5 37. Ke2 Qxd3+ 0-1

Dr. John L. Cassilly (white) vs. Benjamin Foster (black)
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 B-B4 4. N-QB3 N-KB3 5. P-Q3 P-Q3 6. P-KR3 B-K3 7. B-N3 N-K2 8. N-K2 N-N3 9. P-QB3 P-KR3 10. O-O O-O 11. B-K3 B-N3 12. N-N3 Q-Q2 13. P-Q4 PxP 14. PxP P-Q4 15. P-K5 N-K5 16. NxN PxN 17. N-R2 P-QB3 18. Q-Q2 BxB 19. PxB P-KB4 20. PxPe.p. RxP 21. N-N4 R-K3 22. KR-Q QR-Q 23. Q-B3 Q-Q4 24. Q-B4 K-R2 25. R-Q2 KR-Q3 26. QR-Q Q-KB4 27. N-R2 N-R5 28. N-B NxNP 29. KxN Q-B6ch 30. K-R2 R-N3 31. N-N3 B-B2 32. R-KN QxNch 33. PxQ QxB 34. RN-N RxNP 35. RxR QxRch 36. R-N2 QxQ 37. Q-K2 P-Q6 38. Q-R5 Q-Q3ch 39. R-N3 R-KB 40. Q-N4 Q-Q4 Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Bb3 Ne7 8. Ne2 Ng6 9. c3 h6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Be3 Bb6 12. Ng3 Qd7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nh2 c6 18. Qd2 Bxb3 19. axb3 f5 20. exf6e.p. Rxf6 21. Ng4 Re6 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Qc3 Qd5 24. Qc4 Kh7 25. Rd2 Rd6 26. Rd1 Qf5 27. Nh2 Nh4 28. Nf1 Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Qf3+ 30. Kh2 Rg6 31. Ng3 Bc7 32. Rg1 Qxg3+ 33. fxg3

Thomas Edmond Lyons (white) vs. Benjamin Foster (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. B-B4 N-QB3 3. N-KB3 P-KN3 4. P-Q4 PxP 5. NxP B-N2 6. NxN NPxN 7. P-QB3 P-Q3 8. Q-Q3 N-KB3 9. P-K5 N-Q4 10. P-KB4 P-KB3 11. BxN BPxB 12. PxP QxP 13. N-R3 P-QR3 14. N-B2 Q-B4 15. Q-K2 Q-K5 16. P-KR4 B-N2 17. P-R5 Q-QB 18. PxP PxP 19. RxR BxR 20. QxQ PxQ 21. B-K3 K-K2 22. B-Q4 P-Q3 23. K-K2 P-K4 24. PxP PxP 25. B-B2 B-B3 26. R-R1 R-KR1 27. RxR BxR 28. B-R4ch K-K3 29. P-B4 B-N2 30. P-QN4 B-KB1 31. B-B2 P-K6 32. BxP BxKNP 33. P-N3 PxP 34. PxP B-Q4 35. K-Q3 BxP 36. P-N6 B-N3 37. P-N7 B-Q3 38. B-R7 K-B4 39. P-N8 QBxQ 40. BxB P-N4 41. K-Q2 BxN 42. KxB P-N5 43. K-Q2 K-K5 44. K-K2 P-N6 45. K-B1 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. c3 d6 8. Qd3 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. f4 f6 11. Bxd5 cxd5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Na3 a6 14. Nc2 Qc5 15. Qe2 Qe3 16. h4 Bb7 17. h5 Rc8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Qxe3

September 04, 1921 San Francisco Chronicle, Chess by E. J. Clarke, San Francisco, California

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Chess 04 Sep 1921, Sun San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

GAME NO. 20
The following game is from the pending tournament of the Cabrillo Club of San Diego between E. F. Schrader, former Western champion and J. C. Gibbs.

Edward Friederich Schrader (white) vs. Charles John Gibbs (black)
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/10/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-QB3 N-KB3 3. P-KB4 P-Q4 4. PxKP NxP 5. Q-B3 P-KB4 6. KN-K2 QN-B3 7. P-Q4 B-N5 8. B-K3 O-O 9. P-KN3 N-R4 10. R-Q N-B5 11. B-B P-QB4 12. P-QR3 PxP 13. PxB NxKP 14. Q-N2 PxN 15. PxP N-N5 16. R-Q4 R-K 17. P-B4 Q-B3 18. P-R3 N(N5)-B7 19. R-R2 PxP 20. B-K3 Q-QN3 21. P-B3 N-Q6ch 22. RxN PxR 23. BxQ PxB 24. N-B P-Q7ch 25. K-Q R-R8 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. d4 Bb4 8. Be3 0-0 9. g3 Na5 10. Rd1 Nc4 11. Bc1 c5 12. a3 cxd4 13. axb4 Nxe5 14. Qg2 dxc3 15. bxc3 Ng4 16. Rd4 Re8 17. c4 Qf6 18. h3 Ngf2 19. Rh2 dxc4 20. Be3 Qb6 21. c3 Nd3+ 22. Rxd3 cxd3 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Nc1 d2+ 25. Kd1 Ra1 0-1

5. Qf3—Inferior to N-B3.
5. … f5—N-B3 looks stronger. If 6. NxN, N-Q5, etc.
6. Nge2—Having occupied KB3 square with the queen, the knight must be developed via KR3. The text move is the cause of white's tied-up game, and indeed he never succeeds in freeing his pieces.
9. g3—To prevent P-B5 and also with a view of developing the B at N2. Later it provides as asylum for her majesty.
21. c3—Schrader rejected the plausible 21. RxN, QxPch; 22. KxN, RxR, etc. However, that would have been better than the text.
25. … Ra1—and white resigned after a few more moves. White must give up queen for the deadly black pawn. A well played game on the part of Gibbs, who takes full advantage of Schrader's unfortunate seventh's move.

June 24, 1916 San Francisco Bulletin, Chess, San Francisco, California

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Chess 24 Jun 1916, Sat San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com

BULLETIN GAME NO. 24.
On last Decoration Day, May 30, the Los Angeles and San Diego Chess Associations played a telegraphic match of ten boards, the contestants being paired as follows:
Board 1, S. Mlotkowski vs. A. G. Pearsall;
Board 2, W. Waterman vs. C. J. Gibbs;
Board 3, E. R. Perry vs. E. B. Adams;
Board 4, M. A. Woodard vs. H. S. Smith;
Board 5, S. W. Peterson vs. J. Holland Smith;
Board 6, G. A. L'Hommede vs. H. Hugo;
Board 7, W. A. Struve vs. L. W. Palmer;
Board 8, W. A. Lewis vs. E. Rohde;
Board 9, P. E. Greer vs. Fred Baker;
Board 10, D. A. Anderson vs. Allen Brant.
Los Angeles won at boards 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8, and drew at 9, making the final score: Los Angeles 5½, San Diego 4½. Following is the game played at board 2, the score and notes being by J. Holland Smith. Next issue, July 1, the game at board 5, with notes by C. J. Gibbs, will appear, and on July 8 the game Capablanca lost there in his simultaneous contest with J. Holland Smith.

Charles John Gibbs, San Diego (white) vs. Charles West Waterman, Los Angeles (black)
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/09/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-Q3 4. P-Q4 B-Q2 5. N-B3 N-B3 6. O-O B-K2 7. B-N5 PxP 8. NxP NxN 9. QxN BxB 10. NxB P-QR3 11. N-B3 O-O 12. QR-Q1 NxP 13. BxB NxN 14. KR-K1 N-N4 15. Q-KR4 Q-Q2 16. BxR RxB 17. R-K7 Q-B3 18. Q-K4 QxQ 19. RxQ R-B1 20. P-KB4 K-B1 21. P-B5 R-K1 22. QR-K1 RxR 23. RxR P-Q4 24. R-KR4 N-Q3 25. R-Q4 P-QB3 26. P-KN4 K-K2 27. K-B2 K-B3 28. K-B3 K-K4 29. P-B3 P-KR4 30. P-KR3 P-R5 31. R-Q1 N-K5 32. R-K1 P-KN4 33. PxPe.p. PxP 34. P-R4 P-QN4 35. PxP RPxP 36. R-QR1 N-Q7ch 37. K-K2 N-K5 38. K-B3 N-Q7ch 39. K-N2 P-N4 40. R-K1ch N-K5 41. K-B3 P-B4 42. R-K2 P-B5 43. R-K1 K-Q3 44. K-K3 K-K4 45. R-KB1 N-N6 46. R-B8 K-Q3 47. R-KN8 N-K5 48. K-Q4 N-B7 49. RxP NxRP 50. RxPch K-B3 51. R-R5 N-N8 52. R-R6ch K-B2 53. K-B5 Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. 0-0 Be7 7. Bg5 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bxb5 10. Nxb5 a6 11. Nc3 0-0 12. Rd1 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Re1 Nb5 15. Qh4 Qd7 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. Re7 Qc6 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Rc8 20. f4 Kf8 21. f5 Re8 22. Re1 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 d5 24. Rh4 Nd6 25. Rd4 c6 26. g4 Ke7 27. Kf2 Kf6 28. Kf3 Ke5 29. c3 h5 30. h3 h4 31. Rd1 Ne4 32. Re1 g5 33. fxg6e.p. fxg6 34. a4 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ra1 Nd2+ 37. Ke2 Ne4 38. Kf3 Nd2+ 39. Kg2 g5 40. Re1+ Ne4 41. Kf3 c5 42. Re2 c4 43. Re1 Kd6 44. Ke3 Ke5 45. Rf1 Ng3 46. Rf8 Kd6 47. Rg8 Ne4 48. Kd4 Nf2 49. Rxg5 Nxh3 50. Rxd5+ Kc6 51. Rh5 Ng1 52. Rh6+ Kc7 53. Kc5 1-0

December 08, 1918 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess 08 Dec 1918, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The following game was played in the recent New York International Tournament. Marshall plays his favorite Queen's Pawn Opening and obtains a magnificent attack by sacrificing a Pawn. Kostich, however, plays the ending with marked ingenuity and wins a well deserved victory.

Frank Marshall vs Borislav Kostic New York (1918), New York, NY USA, rd 12, Nov-06 Slav Defense: Suchting Variation (D15) 0-1

We offer this week for consideration of our solvers an original two-move problem by Stasch Mlotkowski, formerly of this city, now residing at Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Mlotkowski has only recently ventured in the realm of problem composers. As a player and able analyst, his name is known the world over. The three-move problem is a neat study with two Rooks and should be solved from the diagram.

Problem No. 1359
By S. Mlotkowski
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/Kb3prn/Q2N4/4pR2/3pP1nR/4kNp1/2Prp3/2qBB3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nh2 Bxa6 2. Rf3#

October 13, 1918 The Los Angeles Times, Chess Notes, Los Angeles, California

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Chess 13 Oct 1918, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Everett Robbins Perry (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/03/2025

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-K3 N-KB3 3. B-Q3 N-B3 4. N-KB3 B-N5 5. P-B3 P-K4 6. PxP BxN 7. QxB NxP 8. Q-K2 NxBch 9. QxN P-B3 10. N-Q2 B-Q3 11. P-QN3 O-O 12. B-N2 Q-K2 13. N-B3 N-K5 14. O-O Q-B3 15. QR-N1 Q-R3 16. P-KR3 B-B2 17. P-B4 N-B4 18. Q-B5 KR-Q1 19. B-K5 BxB 20. NxB Q-K3 21. QxQ NxQ 22. QR-B1 P-B3 23. N-B3 K-B2 24. P-B5 P-Q5 25. PxP NxP 26. NxN RxN 27. R-B2 QR-Q1 28. KR-B1 R-Q8ch 29. RxR RxRch 30. K-R2 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c3 e5 6. dxe5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nxe5 8. Qe2 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 c6 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. b3 0-0 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. 0-0 Qf6 15. Rfb1 Qh6 16. h3 Bc7 17. c4 Nc5 18. Qf5 Rfd8 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qe6 21. Qxe6 Nxe6 22. Rc1 f6 23. Nf3 Kf7 24. c5 d4 25. exd4 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27. Rc2 Rad8 28. Rcc1 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Kh2 1/2-1/2

CHESS. Game No. 107—Queen's Pawn Opening. The first game of the play off in the tie for the championship of the Pacific Chess Club follow:

(a) This move was played by Tchigorin against Tarrasch at Hastings in 1895 and later was frequently adopted by Pillsbury in games against Showalter. In fact, fifteen to twenty years ago it was the recognized defense. Lately it has dropped out of fashion, the Handbuch giving P-QB4 as best, noting that B-N5 is also worthy of consideration.
(b) The usual move now is P-KB4.
(c) Rather B-K2. Then Black cannot play P-K4 unless he first takes off the White knight.
(d) Here Black should have played NxP; B-K2, N-N3, with the freer game.
(e) Q-N5ch was threatened, Black threatened N-N4.
(f) Black might have obtained the majority of pawns on the queen's side on his last turn by playing PxP, but there would have been no way of forcing the pawns down. White now prevents this. Soon, nothing is left. The draw was indicated after the exchange of queens.

CHESS PROBLEM NO. 42
By S. Mlotkowski
White—K on KB6, Rooks on QR5 and K6, B on Q2, Knight on QR7, Pawns on QB2, Q3 and KB3.
Black‐K on Q5, B on K5, Knights on KB7 and KN7, Pawns on QB2, KB4 and KN5.
Mate in 2.

October 13, 1918 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess 13 Oct 1918, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The following brilliantly played game between J. S. Morrison, of Toronto, Canada, and Eduard Lasker, the Western champion, occurred in the Western championship tournament. The opening was played on well-known and conservative lines. On the thirteenth move Lasker started an attack on the King's wing, but this was well met by the White forces. On the thirty-third move White in his turn attacked and in brilliant fashion finally forced Black's resignation. Our readers will find great pleasure in the final wind-up.

John Morrison vs Edward Lasker 19th Western Championship (1918), Chicago, IL USA, rd 3, Sep-23 Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0

The following fine problem was composed especially for this column. Considering the comparatively few pieces the key move is well concealed and will we are sure for some little time baffle even our skilled solvers.

Problem No. 1345
By S. Mlotkowski
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/8/6R1/np1kbK1N/5P2/3PP3/8/2Q5 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. d4 Nc4 2. Qh1#

January 04, 1903 Chess by Hermann Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York

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MEMBERS OF THE CORNELL CHESS TEAM WHO WON PERMANENT POSSESSION OF THE RICE TROPHY

Chess 04 Jan 1903, Sun Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, January 04, 1903, p. 43
Cornell Now Owns Rice Chess Trophy.
Small Margin Decides Triangular College Chess League Tournament.
QUAKERS MAKE A GOOD FIGHT.
Rand of Brooklyn and Mitchell of Manhattan the Successful Team.
The Records.
At the end of the fourth round of the Triangular College Chess League tournament, held at the rooms of the German Press Club during the past four days, the Cornell team emerged victorious for the third consecutive time, ½ a point ahead of the team of the University of Pennsylvania.
Charles L. Rand of Brooklyn and James R. Mitchell of Manhattan, the members of the winning team, scored a total of five games, each tallying 2½ points.
Under the terms of the deed of gift, the trophy, presented by Isaac L. Rice of Manhattan, becomes the permanent property of Cornell. University of Pennsylvania won this emblem in the initial contest, but since then it has been monopolized by the Ithacans.
The final round began at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, with the players paired in the following order:
Rand (C.) vs. Addleman (P.), Smyth (P.) vs. Hicks (B.), Mitchell (C.) vs. Easton (B.)
As Cornell needed only 1 point to clinch the victory, Rand and Mitchell played for a draw and succeeded in attaining the object.
Rand opened hostilities with a Ruy Lopez. Addleman instituted a premature attack and could not avoid a wholesale exchange of pieces. The Pennsylvanian finally made a desperate attempt at forcing the issue, sacrificing two pawns, without, however, getting any equivalent.
With a winning game in hand, Rand proposed a draw, on the thirty-ninth move, which Addleman accepted.
In the second game Cornell was favored by fortune. After repelling Mitchell's attack, Easton assumed the offensive, winning a pawn on the twenty-fifth move. By choosing an inferior continuation he gave Mitchell a chance to recover and a few moves afterward a draw was agreed to.
The game between Smyth and Hicks was evenly contested up to the twenty-fifth move, when Hicks lost a piece by an oversight, and resigned the game.
At a business meeting, held at the conclusion of the tourney, Charles L. Rand, Cornell, was elected president of the league, and Capwell Allen of Brown, another Brooklynite, secretary and treasurer.
Resolutions of thanks were passed to Herman Ridder of the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung, whose guest the collegians were at the German Press Club, and the house committee of that club for the use of the rooms where the games were played.
Another resolution was passed to the effect that the next tournament should be played in New York City on December 30 and 31 and January 1 and 2.
Charles L. Rand of the winning team is well known in local chess circles, being a native of this borough and 20 years old. At different times he has been a member of the Boys' High School Chess Club, Bishops Chess Club and Central Y. M. C. A. Chess Club.
James R. Mitchell is a Manhattan lad of eighteen summers, and a member of the Manhattan Chess Club, in whose handicap tourney he played last year. His acquaintance with the game extends over a period of only three years. He is a freshman at Cornell.

Charles Lyman Rand (white) vs. Samuel Wolf Addleman (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 B-B4 5. O-O P-QN4 6. B-N3 P-Q3 7. P-B3 N-B3 8. P-Q4 PxP 9. PxP B-N3 10. B-B2 B-N2 11. N-B3 N-K2 12. B-K3 P-N5 13. P-K5 PxP 14. PxP N-Q2 15. BxB NxB 16. N-QR4 NxN 17. BxNch P-B3 18. QxQch RxQ 19. QR-Q O-O 20. RxR RxR 21. R-Q RxRch 22. BxR P-QB4 23. N-N5 P-R3 24. N-R3 K-B 25. P-B4 N-N3 26. P-KN3 N-K2 27. N-B2 P-B5 28. B-K2 B-Q4 29. N-Q N-B4 30. K-B2 P-QR4 31. P-KN4 N-Q5 32. K-K3 N-B3 33. K-Q2 P-B3 34. PxP PxP 35. N-K3 P-B6ch 36. PxP PxPch 37. KxP BxP 38. N-B5 P-R4 39. PxP B-K3 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Nf6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Be3 b4 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Bxa4+ c6 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 0-0 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 c5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nh3 Kf8 25. f4 Ng6 26. g3 Ne7 27. Nf2 c4 28. Be2 Bd5 29. Nd1 Nf5 30. Kf2 a5 31. g4 Nd4 32. Ke3 Nc6 33. Kd2 f6 34. exf6 gxf6 35. Ne3 c3+ 36. bxc3 bxc3+ 37. Kxc3 Bxa2 38. Nf5 h5 39. gxh5 Be6 1/2-1/2

James Ferguson Smyth (white) vs. Leslie Robert Hicks (black)
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Morphy Attack
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 N-B3 5. O-O B-K2 6. N-B3 O-O 7. P-Q3 P-QN4 8. B-N3 B-N2 9. N-Q5 N-QR4 10. n-K3 NxB 11. RPxN P-Q3 12. N-B5 N-K 13. N-K B-KB3 14. P-KB4 P-N3 15. PxP BxP 16. N-R6ch K-N2 17. N-N4 K-R 18. N-B3 B-N2 19. B-R6 Q-K2 20. BxBch KxB 21. Q-Q2 P-KB3 22. Q-R6ch K-N 23. R-B2 Q-N2 24. Q-R3 P-KR4 25. N-K3 Q-R3 26. N-Q4 N-N2 27. QR-KB P-KN4 28. N(K3)-B5 NxN 29. QxN B-B 30. Q-Q5ch B-K3 31. QxBch Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Nc3 0-0 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Ne3 Nxb3 11. axb3 d6 12. Nf5 Ne8 13. Ne1 Bf6 14. f4 g6 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Ng4 Kh8 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. Bh6 Qe7 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qd2 f6 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rf2 Qg7 24. Qh3 h5 25. Ne3 Qh6 26. Nd4 Ng7 27. Rff1 g5 28. Nf5 Nxf5 29. Qxf5 Bc8 30. Qd5+ Be6 31. Qxe6+ 1-0

James Reid Mitchell (white) vs. Stephen Howard Easton (black)
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. NxP N-B3 5. NxN NPxN 6. B-Q3 B-K2 7. O-O O-O 8. N-QB3 P-Q3 9. B-K3 N-Q2 10. P-KB4 R-K 11. N-K2 B-B3 12. P-B3 B-N2 13. N-N3 P-B4 14. Q-B2 P-KN3 15. QR-K B-N2 16. P-B5 Q-B 17. PxP RPxP 18. B-QB4 R-B 19. B-KN5 B-QR3 20. BxB QxB 21. P-QR3 N-K4 22. B-B6 QR-N 23. P-B4 Q-N3 24. R-K2 Q-N6 25. BxN BxB 26. R-B3 QxQ 27. RxQ RxP 28. RxR BxR 29. R-N3 B-Q5ch 30. K-B R-R 31. R-N7 P-B3 32. R-B7 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nc3 d6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. f4 Re8 11. Ne2 Bf6 12. c3 Bb7 13. Ng3 c5 14. Qc2 g6 15. Re1 Bg7 16. f5 Qc8 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Bc4 Rf8 19. Bg5 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. a3 Ne5 22. Bf6 Rab8 23. c4 Qb6 24. Re2 Qb3 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rf3 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Bxb2 29. Rb3 Bd4+ 30. Kf1 Ra8 31. Rb7 c6 32. Rc7 1/2-1/2

The final team totals were as follows:

Colleges

Cornell......... 5 - 3
Pennsylvania.... 4½ - 3½
Brown........... 2½ - 5½

The individual scores were:

Mitchell........ 2½ - 1½
Rand............ 2½ - 1½
Addleman........ 2½ - 2½
Smyth........... 2 - 2
Easton.......... 2 - 2
Hicks...........  ½ - 3½

The records of the four tournaments thus far contested are appended:

Year             Cornell      U of P.     Brown
1899............    5½           6            ½
1900............    5½           3           3½
1901............    4½           2½           …
1902............    5            4½          2½

Brown was not represented in the tourney of 1901.

April 09 1910 Altoona Times, Chess, Altoona, Pennsylvania

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Chess 09 Apr 1910, Sat Altoona Times (Altoona, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The winner of the two games we publish today is one of the strongest correspondence players in the New England states, played in tournament No. 13, P. N. C. A. A., semi-finals.

Charles Lowell Clark (white) vs. Harlow Bussey Daly (black)
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation
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Descriptive 1. N-KB3 P-KB4 2. P-Q4 P-QN3 3. P-B4 P-K3 4. N-B3 N-KB3 5. B-B4 B-N2 6. P-K3 P-Q4 7. B-Q3 N-K5 8. O-O QN-B3 9. PxP PxP 10. N-K5 P-N3 11. B-N5 Resigns

Algebraic 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bb7 6. e3 d5 7. Bd3 Ne4 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 g6 11. Bb5 1-0

10B…(a) NxKN is better, but still White would have the better game.
11B…Resigns (b) If Q-B3, Q-R1.

Chess Notes.
Franklin F. Russell, chess champion of the New York University, won every game in his simultaneous exhibition given before the members of the Woman's Chess club at the Hotel Martha Washington. He was opposed by seven members of the club, of whom a number played more than one game.
Jose R. Capablanca has merged from his match at pan and move odds with G. J. Beihoff at the rooms of the Manhattan Chess club, winner by the score of 5½ to 1½. The Cuban champion won the first sour games straight, the fifth was drawn, the sixth won by Beihoff and the seventh scored by Capablanca.
Of the seven masters invited to participate in the masters championship tournament at Hamburg in July, Carl Schlechter of Vienna, Dr. S. Tarrasch, of Nureberg, and S. Rubinstein, of Lodz, Russia, have notified the committee of the German Chess association of their acceptance. Dr. E. Lasker, who is in New York and will lecture in Terrace Garden, tomorrow evening, as well as G. Maroczy, of Budapest have declined. It is expected that a place will be made for J. R. Capablanca.

Played in tournament No. 11, P.N.C.C.A. Semi-Finals.

Charles Lowell Clark (white) vs. Harlow Bussey Daly (black)
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 P-KB4 3. NxP Q-B3 4. P-Q4 P-Q3 5. N-B4 PxP 6. N-B3 B-B4 7. P-KN4 B-N3 8. B-N2 N-B3 9. P-Q5 N-K4 10. NxN QxN 11. O-O O-O-O 12. R-K P-KR4 13. P-KB4 Q-K 14. P-B5 B-R2 15. NxP Q-Q2 16. P-KR3 B-K2 17. Q-Q4 PxP 18. PxP B-R5 19. QxQRP Q-N4 20. B-N5 K-Q2 21. BxB Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. 0-0 0-0-0 12. Re1 h5 13. f4 Qe8 14. f5 Bh7 15. Nxe4 Qd7 16. h3 Be7 17. Qd4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Bh4 19. Qxa7 Qb5 20. Bg5 Kd7 21. Bxh4 1-0

October 06, 1918 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess 06 Oct 1918, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The Pennsylvania State Chess Association has just completed its correspondence match, the players entered being those representing Pennsylvania and those representing New York. The final score: Pennsylvania State Chess Association won 34; Greater New York Correspondence Chess Association won 16. The match started January 1, 1917. The pairing of the players and results in detail were as follow:

The following was one of the games played in the recent correspondence match between New York and Pennsylvania referred to at the head of this article:

Douglas Wyeth (white) vs. Charles Lyman Rand (black)
Ruy Lopez: Open
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 N-B3 5. O-O NxP 6. R-K N-B4 7. N-B3 B-K2 8. NxP O-O 9. BxN QPxB 10. P-Q4 N-K3 11. P-Q5 PxP 12. NxQP B-Q3 13. N-QB4 R-K 14. NxB PxN 15. B-K3 P-QN4 16. B-N6 Q-N4 17. P-KB4 Q-N3 18. P-KN4 P-KB4 19. P-N5 B-N2 20. R-K2 Q-R4 21. R-B2 QxQch 22. RxQ QR-B 23. N-K3 R-B3 24. B-R7 P-N3 25. N-Q5 K-N2 26. N-B6 R-K2 27. B-N8 N-B2 28. BxN RxB 29. RxP R-K8ch 30. R-B R-K7 31. R(B)-Q B-B3 32. R(Q)-Q2 R-K8ch 33. K-B2 R-KR8 34. K-K3 R-K8ch 35. K-Q4 R-KB8 36. K-B5 B-K5disch 37. K-N6 R-B2 38. R-K6 RxP 39. N-K8ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nxe5 0-0 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. d4 Ne6 11. d5 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Bd6 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Be3 b5 16. Bb6 Qg5 17. f4 Qg6 18. g4 f5 19. g5 Bb7 20. Re2 Qh5 21. Rf2 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rc8 23. Ne3 Rc6 24. Ba7 g6 25. Nd5 Kg7 26. Nf6 Re7 27. Bb8 Nc7 28. Bxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxd6 Re1+ 30. Rf1 Re2 31. Rd1 Bc6 32. Rd2 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Rh1 34. Ke3 Re1+ 35. Kd4 Rf1 36. Kc5 Be4+ 37. Kb6 Rf7 38. Re6 Rxf4 39. Ne8+ 1-0

The two-move problem is an original composition by S. Mlotkowski and has never before been published. The problem is an interesting and neat study. Unfortunately, however, the key move is rather obvious.
The three-move problem was published some years ago, but is well worth a re-examination. The problem should be solved by our readers from the diagram.

Problem No. 1343
By S. Mlotkowski
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 2brrb2/p7/p7/7Q/1P1kPPp1/1Pp3N1/2K5/4R3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qf7 Bg7 2. Qxa7#

September 08, 1918 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess 08 Sep 1918, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

We take the following game from the British Chess Magazine. It was played in the National Correspondence Chess Association. The notes were especially contributed by Stasch Mlotkowski, formerly a member of the Franklin Chess Club, now at Los Angeles, California. The notes will be found of special value.

[The following game was played in the first round of the fifth U.S. National Correspondence Chess Association tournament between Messrs. A. H. Beckman (Pitman, N. J.) and W. H. Woodbury (Roanoke, Va.) The notes are specially contributed to this magazine by Mr. Stasch Mlotkowski. — The British Chess Magazine p. 246]

Augustus Henry Beckman (white) vs. William Nicoll Woodbury (black)
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-Q4 PxP 3. N-KB3 N-QB3 4. NxP N-B3 5. N-QB3 B-N5 6. B-QB4 NxP 7. O-O BxN 8. PxB P-Q4 9. B-R3 PxB 10. R-K NxN 11. PxN Q-Q4 12. P-KB3 B-B4 13. PxN BxP 14. Q-N4 P-KB4 15. Q-R4 QxPch 16. K-R P-B4 17. QR-Q Q-K4 18. BxP QxB 19. Q-R5ch K-B 20. RxB Q-B 21. R(K4)-Q4 P-KN3 22. Q-R6ch K-N 23. R-Q7 Q-B 24. Q-R4 Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Nxe4 7. 0-0 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d5 9. Ba3 dxc4 10. Re1 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Qd5 12. f3 Bf5 13. fxe4 Bxe4 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qh4 Qxd4+ 16. Kh1 c5 17. Rd1 Qe5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Rxe4 Qc8 21. Red4 g6 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rd7 Qf8 24. Qh4 1-0

February 28, 1914 The Minneapolis Journal, The Weekly Chess Journal by N. H. Nelson, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Chess 28 Feb 1914, Sat The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Newspapers.com

Game Department.
One of the interesting games from the state tournament. Philidor Opening.

Mor Weiss Testa (white) vs. George Taylor (black)
Philidor Defense
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Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 P-Q3 3. B-B4 B-K2 4. P-Q4 PxP 5. NxP N-KB3 6. N-QB3 P-B3 7. P-QR4 P-QR4 8. O-O O-O 9. P-B4 QN-Q2 10. B-Q3 N-B4 11. K-R Q-B2 12. P-B5 QN-Q2 13. B-B4 Q-N3 14. N-N3 N-K4 15. P-R3 KN-Q2 16. Q-K2 B-B3 17. QR-N Q-Q 18. Q-Q2 Q-K2 19. KR-Q KR-Q 20. N-K2 N-QN3 21. NxP P-Q4 22. PxP RxP 23. BxN QxB 24. N-B3 R-Q 25. N-N3 BxP 26. Q-B2 BxB 27. RxB N-Q4 28. NxN RxN 29. R-K3 Q-Q3 30. QR-K P-R3 31. P-B3 R-Q8 32. Q-B2 RxRch 33. RxR Q-N6 34. R-K2 B-K4 35. K-N RxP 36. Q-B5 Q-R7ch 37. K-B2 Q-B5ch 38. QxQ BxQ 39. R-B2 B-K4 40. P-QB4 P-QB4 41. K-B3 P-B3 42. K-K4 R-R 43. K-Q5 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. a4 a5 8. 0-0 0-0 9. f4 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. Kh1 Qc7 12. f5 Nfd7 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Nb3 Ne5 15. h3 Nd7 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Rb1 Qd8 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. Ne2 Nb6 21. Nxa5 d5 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Nc3 Rd8 25. Nb3 Bxf5 26. Qf2 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Nd5 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Re3 Qd6 30. Re1 h6 31. c3 Rd1 32. Qc2 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Qg3 34. Re2 Be5 35. Kg1 Rxa4 36. Qf5 Qh2+ 37. Kf2 Qf4+ 38. Qxf4 Bxf4 39. Rc2 Be5 40. c4 c5 41. Kf3 f6 42. Ke4 Ra8 43. Kd5 1/2-1/2

October 07, 1917 The Los Angeles Times, Chess Notes, Los Angeles, California

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Chess 07 Oct 1917, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

CHESS.
GAME NO. 65—ROSENTRETER'S GAMBIT.
(Notes by S. Mlotkowski.)
Offhand game recently played at the clubrooms, Mr. Testa, director, actor and scenerio-writer with the Universal, got a strangle hold on me in the early stages, which I was never able to shake off.

Mor Testa vs Stasch Mlotkowski Los Angeles Match (1917), Los Angeles Chess Club King's Gambit: Accepted. Rosentreter-Testa Gambit (C37) 1-0

4. … g4 (a) This move should lead to only an even game, so probably B-N2 is better.

5. Bxf4 … (b) This must be the Testa Gambit. The original idea of the Rosentreter Gambit is to play N-K5 here. Then 5. … Q-R5ch; 6. P-N3 PxP; 7. QxP. Now Black's best is QxQ leading to equality. If 7. … P-N7 dis ch; 8. QxQ PxR(Q); 9. N-B3 and, according to the present analysis of this opening, White, although a rook behind, has a winning game.

6. … d5 (c) B-N2 was better.

7. exd5 … (d) B-K5 was of deceptive strength. The move made is better.

7. … Bd6 (e) Again B-N2 was preferable.

8. … Bd7 (f) As the king must soon move anyway, perhaps K-B1 now was best.

9. … cxd6 (g) BxB was no better. Black has a bad, probably a lost, game now.

10. … f6 (h) The only move; N-R3 would have been still worse.

12. … a6 (i) Hoping White would play QxQPch, when I could force the exchange of queens by Q-K2.

13. Bd3 … (j) Much better than QxPch or exchanging bishops. Black is left badly tied up.

13. … Qb6 (k) Stopping N-K4 for the moment, but the queen must soon retreat. Probably B-N4, offering a pawn to free the game, was better.

20. c4 … (l) Best. White has an easily winning advantage.

22. d5 … (m) Preventing the knight from developing at B3 and it cannot well develop at Q2 on account of P-B5.

31. … Rb4 (n) To play R-Q5 in answer to P-B5.

36. Rc7 … (o) The quickest way to win. White's play has been especially fine all through.