AFebruary 02 1924
Russian Champ Wins Matches 02 Feb 1924, Sat The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana) Newspapers.com
RUSSIAN CHAMP WINS MATCHES
ALEKHINE DEFEATS 19 LOCAL PLAYERS.
Pettengill Put Up Stiffest Game Surrendering After Three Hour Tussle.
Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess master, gave a very pleasing exhibition of his genius at the match given at the Indiana club last night under the auspices of the South Bend Chess club. Alekhine met 19 players, defeating them all. While playing 17 games over the boards he conducted two games blindfolded against S. Grossman and D. P. Moore. The local experts although assisted by a large crowd of onlookers were no match for the Russian.
Those who participated were S. Grossman, D. P. Moore, W. J. Mailholt, Arnold Saigo, Andrew Wiener, John Buzby, J. G. Malmberg, Frank Goss, J. A. Judie, jr., George Crane, Robert Happ, D. D. Schurtz, Orie Parker, F. M. Gardner, Rudolph Campbell, W. W. Ridenour, S. B. Pettengill, E. H. Slick, of this city and B. C. Jenkines of Logansport.
Jenkines with a bishop and two pawns ahead fell into a pretty trap and lost on his 28th move.
S. B. Pettengill was the last to surrender, having a block position and the advance in material until his 46th move, finally suffering checkmate in 50 moves after a struggle lasting three hours.
Alekhine goes from here to Chicago where he plays at the Hamilton club and other organizations, and will then continue his tour which takes him to the Pacific coast and back.
February 04 1924
Russian Champ Wins Matches 04 Feb 1924, Mon Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) Newspapers.com
Russian Champ Wins Matches
Alexander Alekhine, Russian Chess Master, gave an exhibition of Chess strategy at the Indiana Club, South Bend, Friday night of last week. He was confronted by nineteen opponents, playing two of the games without seeing the chess board.
As is usual, with this great player, he won all of the games contested. Attorney Samuel Pettengill of South Bend, and Attorney B. C. Jenkines, of this city, gave the champion the hardest match of the evening, but both players finally lost to the ingenious Russian.
The South Bend Tribune in speaking of the game, has this to say in reference to our local player:
“Jenkines with a bishop and two pawns ahead fell into a pretty trap and lost on the 28th move.”
Alekhine is in this country for the purpose of arranging for a match with Capablanca, the Cuban, for the championship of the world. Capablanca demands a purse of $10,000 before agreeing to play for the championship.
August 20 1924
Accepts Chess Invitation 20 Aug 1924, Wed Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) Newspapers.com
ACCEPTS CHESS INVITATION
B. C. Jenkines, attorney, has been invited to participate in the tournament of the Western Chess Association that will open at Detroit, Saturday, August 23. He will attend. Some of the foremost chess players of the country will take part and in order to win the tournament the player must oppose all participants. The games will be staged at the Detroit Union League club.
December 01 1924
Jenkines Beats Champion 01 Dec 1924, Mon Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) Newspapers.com
JENKINES BEATS CHAMPION
B. C. Jenkines, local attorney, was the only one of sixteen players at chess to defeat Newell Banks of Detroit, national chess champion, in the sixteen games played simultaneously by Banks at the Y. M. C. A. in South Bend Saturday night. The champion won twelve of his games, tied two and lost the one to Jenkines. The Logansport attorney's feat places him high among the chess players of this section of the United States.
