February 16 1902
February 16, 1902. Chess. The Pennsylvania State chess tournament, to be held on Washington's Birthday, promises to be the greatest one-day event ever held in Philadelphia. At date of writing the following players had entered the lists: S. W. Bampton, W. K. Barclary, G. A. Baumann, S. Kneass, L. S. Landreth, J. S. McConnell, J. F. Magee, Jr., C. S. Martinez, S. Mlotkowski, Jr.… FOR THE GOLD CUP. The play for the $150 gold cup, presented by Harris J. Chilton, is now on. The only condition for entering same was that the players be members of the Mercantile Library Chess Association for 1901 and in good standing, including the present year's dues. In order not to make the play of unseemly length and reduce it to a one-round contest, these twelve players have entered the lists: Charles Bauman, Harris J. Chilton, F. Diederichs, W. M. Meredith, S. Mlotkowski, Jr.,…
April 20, 1902. In the Franklin championship tournament the leaders stand: Bampton, 7-3; Groots 6½-4½; Kaiser, 6½-4½; Martinzez Jr., 8-1; Mlotkowski, 5-5…
June 15 1902
Mlotkowski's Win 15 Jun 1902, Sun The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
MLOTKOWSKI'S WIN
The Koehler family are all born chess players, but Gustav is the strongest of the lot. In the Manhattan-Franklin match of two years ago he met Mlotkowski and bested him and in the last contest again met him. Mlot, however, is one of the young fellows who are constantly improving and this time the result had a different tale to tell. Following are the moves that were made:
4. B-Q3 P-Q4
White could now play castles, with the intention of P to QB4 on succeeding move, but the take in the text is safer.
5. NxP B-Q3
In this case of positions B-K2 is better.
7. P-QB4 P-QB4
Safer is P-QB3, but Gustav thought text move would do.
12. BxB P-KN3
Black's game has already passed the languishing point, but Koehler hopes to squirm out of his troubles by sacrificing the exchange:
13. QxN PxB
14. B-R6 Q-Q5
To break the impending queen check:
25. R-QB P-N3
Hoping as a last resort to draw through a solid front of inertia.
34. PxP P-B4
The oncoming second knight's pawn now finishes the job.
35. P-KN4 K-N3
36. PxPch KxP
Better NxP.
37. P-B6 K-R3
38. R-R4ch N-K3
39. R-N2 and wins
Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Gustav Koehler (black)
Russian Game: Modern Attack, Center Variation
