December 10, 1916 Evening star, Chess, Washington, District of Columbia

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Chess 10 Dec 1916, Sun Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com

Played in telegraph match, Los Angeles vs. San Diego.

(a) Stronger than R-K1, followed by QN-Q2 and N-B1, as Black's course in trying to release himself as he does in the present game by N-Q1 and P-B3 would have been safe had White so played.
(b) Black cannot do this now that White can reply N-B4. In answer to 9. … Castles White would also have played N-B4, and Black could hardly afford the loss of two moves by 10. N-B3. Black's best chance seems to have been 9. … B-R6.
(c) The most prolonging defense was 11. … P-B4. Then 12. BxP P-Q3; 13. BxP BxB; 14. NxBch QxN; 15. PxP gives White a winning superiority.
(d) N-N1 would have left Black with a badly undeveloped game.

Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Allen Gilbert Pearsall (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/29/2025

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 B-B4 4. P-QN4 BxP 5. P-B3 B-Q3 6. P-Q4 Q-K2 7. O-O N-B3 8. QN-Q2 N-Q1 9. B-Q3 P-B3 10. N-B4 B-B2 11. B-R3 Q-K3 12. PxP NxP 13. R-K1 NxQBP 14. Q-B2 N-N4 15. N-Q6ch BxN 16. PxB NxB 17. Q-B3 N-N4 18. QxNP R-B1 19. BxN PxB 20. N-N5 Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 6. d4 Qe7 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Nd2 Nd8 9. Bd3 c6 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. Ba3 Qe6 12. dxe5 Nxe4 13. Re1 Nxc3 14. Qc2 Nb5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Nxa3 17. Qc3 Nb5 18. Qxg7 Rf8 19. Bxb5 cxb5 20. Ng5 1-0