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November 19, 1916 Evening star, Chess, Washington, District of Columbia

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ChessChess 19 Nov 1916, Sun Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com

The games published today are further examples of the skill of Stasch Mlotkowski in the Evans Gambit. Next week two games played by A. W. Fox at the “Adams” variation of the Evans will be given.

(a) My adversary invariably plays this move, which he considers much stronger than derailing the knight at QR4.
(b) Much stronger than N-Q2, which can be answered by B-QB4.
(c) Black cannot win the exchange safely by B-Q5, N-Q2, BxR, as then White gets an overwhelming attack by QxB, P-KB3; N-B3 N-K2; NxP PxN; QxP.
(d) Waterman usually castles at this point, and the game continues N-B3 B-N5; P-KR3 BxN; QxB.
(e) It would still be unsafe to take the exchange.
(f) Black is badly tied up, but N-B3 would have been less disastrous.

Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Charles West Waterman (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/29/2025

Stasch Mlotkowski vs. Charles West Waterman, 1916

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-QN4 BxP
5. P-B3 B-B4
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. PxP B-N3
8. O-O P-Q3
9. P-Q5 N-K4
10. NxN PxN
11. B-R3 N-K2
12. N-Q2 B-Q5
13. N-B3 P-QB4
14. NxB BPxN
15. P-B4 PxP
16. RxP N-N3
17. R-B2 N-K4
18. QxP P-B3
19. QR-KB1 Q-N3
20. B-B5 Q-B2
21. P-Q6 Q-Q2
22. B-Q5 R-QN1
23. RxP PxR
24. RxP N-B3
25. R-K6ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bxb4
5. c3 Bc5
6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 Bb6
8. 0-0 d6
9. d5 Ne5
10. Nxe5 dxe5
11. Ba3 Ne7
12. Nd2 Bd4
13. Nf3 c5
14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. f4 exf4
16. Rxf4 Ng6
17. Rf2 Ne5
18. Qxd4 f6
19. Rf1 Qb6
20. Bc5 Qc7
21. d6 Qd7
22. Bd5 Rb8
23. Rxf6 gxf6
24. Rxf6 Nc6
25. Re6+ 1-0

Evans Gambit.

(a) Black has a very difficult game, and this makes it worse. B-N5 or Q-K6 was preferable.
(b) Spoiling White's contemplated QxP, White threatening to win by either this move or NxPch.

Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Charles West Waterman (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/29/2025

Stasch Mlotkowski vs. Charles West Waterman, 1916

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-QN4 BxP
5. P-B3 B-B4
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. PxP B-N3
8. O-O P-Q3
9. P-Q5 N-K4
10. NxN PxN
11. B-R3 B-Q5
12. N-Q2 BxR
13. QxB Q-B3
14. P-B4 PxP
15. P-K5 Q-N3ch
16. K-R1 P-N4
17. P-K6 P-KB3
18. N-K4 Q-K6
19. NxPch NxN
20. QxN QxB
21. QxRch Q-B1
22. B-N5ch P-B3
23. PxP Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bxb4
5. c3 Bc5
6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 Bb6
8. 0-0 d6
9. d5 Ne5
10. Nxe5 dxe5
11. Ba3 Bd4
12. Nd2 Bxa1
13. Qxa1 Qf6
14. f4 exf4
15. e5 Qb6+
16. Kh1 g5
17. e6 f6
18. Ne4 Qe3
19. Nxf6+ Nxf6
20. Qxf6 Qxa3
21. Qxh8+ Qf8
22. Bb5+ c6
23. dxc6 1-0
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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:
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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