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July 25, 1918 Chess by Hermann Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York

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ChessChess 25 Jul 1918, Thu Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Master Tourney Games.
A selection of games played in the masters tournament at Rye Beach is appended:

Roy Black (white) vs. Harry Borochow (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/05/2025

Roy Black vs Harry Borochow, 1918

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. P-Q4 PxP
6. O-O B-K2
7. P-K5 N-K5
8. NxP NxN
9. QxN N-B4
10. N-B3 O-O
11. B-K3 P-Q3
12. QR-Q P-QN4
13. B-N3 NxB
14. RPxN PxP
15. QxP B-Q3
16. Q-K4 B-K3
17. B-B5 R-K
18. BxB PxB
19. Q-B6 P-N5
20. RxP Q-R4
21. Q-R4 Q-K4
22. QxNP B-B4
23. R-Q5 Q-K3
24. R-Q2 Q-KN3
25. N-Q5 B-K5
26. N-K3 QR-B
27. P-QB4 P-B4
28. P-B3 P-B5
29. N-Q5 BxN
30. PxB R-B7
31. P-Q6 R-K7
32. RxKR RxR
33. Q-B4ch Q-K3
34. R-Q K-B
35. QxQ Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. d4 exd4
6. 0-0 Be7
7. e5 Ne4
8. Nxd4 Nxd4
9. Qxd4 Nc5
10. Nc3 0-0
11. Be3 d6
12. Rfd1 b5
13. Bb3 Nxb3
14. axb3 dxe5
15. Qxe5 Bd6
16. Qe4 Be6
17. Bc5 Re8
18. Bxd6 cxd6
19. Qc6 b4
20. Rxd6 Qa5
21. Qa4 Qe5
22. Qxb4 Bf5
23. Rd5 Qe6
24. Rd2 Qg6
25. Nd5 Be4
26. Ne3 Rc8
27. c4 f5
28. f3 f4
29. Nd5 Bxd5
30. cxd5 Rc2
31. d6 Re2
32. Rxc2 Rxc2
33. Qc4+ Qe6
34. Rd1 Kf8
35. Qxe6 1-0

Roy Black (white) vs. Harlow Daly (black)
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Attack
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Roy Black vs. Harlow Daly, 1918

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. P-K5 N-K5
5. QxP P-Q4
6. PxPe.p. NxQP
7. B-Q3 N-B3
8. Q-KB4 Q-K2ch
9. B-K3 B-K3
10. N-B3 O-O-O
11. O-O-O P-KN3
12. N-Q4 N-N5
13. NxB NxBch
14. RxN QxN
15. Q-Q4 R-N
16. QxP B-N2
17. KR-Q Q-B5
18. Q-R8ch K-Q2
19. QxP K-K
20. Q-B3 R-QN
21. B-N5 P-KB4
22. Q-K2ch Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. d4 exd4
4. e5 Ne4
5. Qxd4 d5
6. exd6e.p. Nxd6
7. Bd3 Nc6
8. Qf4 Qe7+
9. Be3 Be6
10. Nc3 0-0-0
11. 0-0-0 g6
12. Nd4 Nb4
13. Nxe6 Nxd3+
14. Rxd3 Qxe6
15. Qd4 Rg8
16. Qxa7 Bg7
17. Rd1 Qc4
18. Qa8+ Kd7
19. Qxb7 Ke8
20. Qf3 Rb8
21. Bg5 f5
22. Qe2+ 1-0

Harry Zirn (white) vs. Abraham Kupchik (black)
Ruy Lopez: Closed
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/05/2025

Harry Zirn vs. Abraham Kupchik, 1918

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. R-K P-QN4
7. B-N3 P-Q3
8. P-B3 N-QR4
9. B-B2 P-B4
10. P-Q4 Q-B2
11. P-KR3 B-Q2
12. B-N5 QR-B
13. P-Q5 P-R3
14. B-K3 P-N4
15. N-R2 KR-N
16. P-KN4 N-R2
17. P-N3 N-B
18. K-N2 N-N3
19. R-R B-B
20. N-Q2 Q-Q
21. KN-B N-B5ch
22. K-N P-R4
23. P-B3 Q-B3
24. N-N3 R-KR
25. N-B5 PxP
26. BxN KPxB
27. RPxP RxRch
28. KxR QxP
29. K-N2 K-Q
30. R-B K-B2
31. B-N Q-K4
32. P-N4 N-N2
33. N-QN3 K-N
34. P-R3 Q-N7ch
35. B-B2 BxN
36. KPxB B-N2
37. PxP NxP
38. NxN RxN
39. P-R4 P-N5
40. Q-Q2 P-N6
41. P-B6 BxP
42. Q-N4ch K-R2
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 Na5
9. Bc2 c5
10. d4 Qc7
11. h3 Bd7
12. Bg5 Rc8
13. d5 h6
14. Be3 g5
15. Nh2 Rg8
16. g4 Nh7
17. b3 Nf8
18. Kg2 Ng6
19. Rh1 Bf8
20. Nd2 Qd8
21. Nhf1 Nf4+
22. Kg1 h5
23. f3 Qf6
24. Ng3 Rh8
25. Nf5 hxg4
26. Bxf4 exf4
27. hxg4 Rxh1+
28. Kxh1 Qxc3
29. Kg2 Kd8
30. Rc1 Kc7
31. Bb1 Qe5
32. b4 Nb7
33. Nb3 Kb8
34. a3 Qb2+
35. Bc2 Bxf5
36. exf5 Bg7
37. bxc5 Nxc5
38. Nxc5 Rxc5
39. a4 b4
40. Qd2 b3
41. f6 Bxf6
42. Qb4+ Ka7
0-1

Chajes Tied With Kupchik.
(Special to The Eagle.)
Rye Beach, N.Y., July 25—Excepting that Roy T. Black of Brooklyn has not quite come up to the best expectations of his friends, the results thus far of the masters tournament for possession of the Rice Silver King, in progress this week at the Rye Beach Hotel, are quite in accordance with the form and reputation of the most prominent of the competitors.
Naturally, Oscar Chajes, the present State champion and recent conqueror of David Janowski, is to be found in the lead and it is also very much in order that A. Kupchik, who preceded Chajes, both as State and Manhattan C.C. champion, should be bracketed with his noted rival and clubmate. Neither has lost a game in four played, and both were successful in their games with Black. Kupchik also disposed of Jaffe yesterday, so that he must be regarded as having a shade the better of it.
Henry Ring of Hartford (CT) is playing in place of Harry Zirn of Brooklyn, who retired after the first round, because of indisposition.
The scores to date follow:

Player.       W      L
Chajes        4      0
Kupchik       4      0
Jaffe         3      1
Black         3      2
Bernstein     2      0
Daly          2      5
Borochow      1      4
McCudden       ½     4½
Ring           ½     4½

Although still a resident of this borough, R. T. Black, who is no longer a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club, is not representing that organization in the tournament at Rye Beach.

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Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
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.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
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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