AApril 28 1903
Queen's Pawn Opening. 28 Apr 1903, Tue Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
Queen's Pawn Opening
Comments by Reichhelm
2. P-QB4 P-K4(a)
Adopted by Tarrasch, but discountenanced by Pillsbury. Lasker says it is a fair venture.
5. P-QR3(b) B-KN5
To be able to play QN-Q2 without having it pinned.
7. N-N3(c) BxN
P-KR3 is safer.
14. B-B2 N-QR4(d)
If B-QB4, White moves Q-Q3 and plays for a king's side attack. The move in the text is a second gambit by Mlotkowski to advantageously place his queen.
17. N-N5(e) P-KN3
But White's attack has the stage first.
21. Q-Q3 N-B3(f)
QR-Q looks stronger.
26. QR-N(g) KR-Q
A very good move. It is preliminary to opening the QN's file, and opens the final play of the game.
31. B-B3 R-Q2(h)
He must lose another pawn now.
48. Q-KB3(i) B-K6
Anticipating annoyance from B-K6 maneuver.
John Henry Smythe (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line
October 31 1903
Queen's Counter Gambit 31 Oct 1903, Sat Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
Champion Pillsbury opened the season at the Franklin Chess Club, Philadelphia, with a nineteen-board simultaneous match. He won sixteen, drew one, and lost two. Messrs. J. F. Ramos and D. P. Sailer were the fortunate ones against the expert, and among the losers were some of the strongest members of the club. The game with Stasch Mlotkowski, a queen's counter gambit, was strongly contested, and the local man only succumbed after a long and hard struggle. The score and notes from the North American are here given:
NOTES.
(a) The Queen's Counter-Gambit, making a sort of a left-handed Falkbeer-Lederer. Both Lasker and Tarrasch regard it as a fair venture.
(b) There's a trap here. If White plays 4. P-K3, then B-N5ch; 5. B-Q2, PxP; 6. BxB, PxPch and wins.
(c) If White goes 5. P-QR3, Black moves P-QR4.
(d) It will be observed that the first player goes through numerous capers for pawn-holding purposes.
(e) To give king's bishop an asylum on the queen's wing.
(f) Starting an interesting combination.
(g) After the noses are counted White has still that extra pawn, but his position is shaky.
(h) The critical position.
(i) Stasch plays for a win. He could now play BxRch, 27. KxB, QxR; 28. QxPch, K-Q2 and draws.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Stasch Mlotkowski
Simul, 19b (1903) (exhibition), Franklin CC, Philadelphia, PA USA, Oct-??
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 1-0
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Ruy Lopez 28 Nov 1903, Sat The Washington Times (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com |
Comments.
(a) This defense to the Ruy Lopez has been known but only recently introduced into active practice by Dr. Tarrasch.
(b) The book move, which little Eisenberg knew.
(c) A useless move.
(d) Gives black the better game.
(e) A very necessary to ward off Q-R5.
(g) Mlotkowski was so sure of winning at this point that he thought any move would do. He should have played P-QB3 to prevent entrance of White Queen, and then won easily.
Louis R. Eisenberg (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
December 26 1903
Game No. 7 26 Dec 1903, Sat The Washington Times (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
Played between Stasch Mlotkowski and Sidney Thomas Sharp in the Franklin CC Championship tourney, Philadelphia, Pa.
Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. Sidney Thomas Sharp (black)
Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation
Text states “mates in two” but such 2-move solution, remains elusive.
FEN r1b2qk1/pppp1p2/Q4Pn1/3N2B1/8/P2P4/1P4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
