Bertram Claude Jenkines, 1911

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September 14 1911

September 14, 1911. Pretty Fight Is Being Made. Horner and Barnhardt Battling for First Honors in Chess Tourney. Jewel Is Close Behind. … The contestants stand as follows: B. C. Jenkines, Logansport 8 won, 2 lost.

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September 21 1911

September 21, 1911. Barnhardt Is New Champion. An Indianapolis Man Won State Chess Championship at Local Tourney. … The prize for the most brilliant playing was awarded to B. C. Jenkines, of Logansport, this prize being a miniature chess table and set of men.

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September 24 1911

Devotees of Chess 24 Sep 1911, Sun Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Newspapers.com

The Indiana State Chess association held its championship tournament at Columbus on Sept. 12, 13 and 14.

B. C. Jenkines was elected president of the association.

One of the games with a termination of pretty surprises was as follows:

O. K. Horner (white) vs. B. C. Jenkines (black)
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-Q4 2. PxP QxP 3. N-QB3 Q-QR4 4. N-B3 B-N5 5. B-K2 N-KB3 6. O-O P-K3 7. P-Q4 P-B3 8. B-Q2 Q-Q1 9. P-KR3 BxN 10. BxB QxP 11. Q-K2 Q-N3 12. N-R4 Q-B2 13. B-N5 B-K2 14. KR-K1 N-Q2 15. R-Q1 Q-R4 16. BxN BxB 17. P-QN3 R-Q1 18. P-B4 O-O 19. Q-B2 N-K4 20. B-K4 P-KN3 21. P-QR3 P-QN4 22. N-B5 QxP 23. PxP PxP 24. P-B4 RxR 25. RxR R-QB1 26. PxN RxN 27. PxB! P-KR4 28. BxP! Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nf6 6. 0-0 e6 7. d4 c6 8. Bd2 Qd8 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qxd4 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Rd1 Qa5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. b3 Rd8 18. c4 0-0 19. Qc2 Ne5 20. Be4 g6 21. a3 b5 22. Nc5 Qxa3 23. cxb5 cxb5 24. f4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26. fxe5 Rxc5 27. exf6! h5 28. Bxg6! 1-0

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