Samuel Warren Bampton, 1906

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October 28 1906

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, October 28, 1906

A friendly match of a most interesting character is now in progress at the Franklin Chess Club, Messrs. C. S. Martinez and S. W. Bampton being matched against the veteran Jacob Elson and another veteran and an exceptionally strong player of the Franklin Chess Club. The first game in this contest was drawn. The second we give herewith:

(a) QN-Q2 is the strongest move in this position. We even prefer playing it a move earlier.
(b) Again QN-Q2 was in order.
(c) QN-Q2 cannot now be played because of the reply N-B6.
(d) Black cannot now play P-N3, because of the following continuation: 12. NxN's P-B PxN; 13. BxP, R-B's 2; 14. BxRch BxB; 15. BxB QxB; 16. NxP and wins.
(e) Should black now play NxP, then Q-B's 2 should win for white.

Martinez/Bampton (white) vs. Elson/Partner

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 B-K2 5. N-B3 O-O 6. P-K3 P-QN3 7. PxP PxP 8. B-Q3 B-K3 9. N-K5 P-QB4 10. R-QB N(B3)-Q2 11. Q-R5 P-KB4 12. BxB QxB 13. P-B4 PxP 14. PxP Q-N5 15. N-B3 N-KB3 16. Q-R4 N-QB3 17. P-QR3 QxNP 18. O-O QxRP 19. N-N5 Q-Q3 20. KR-K KR-K 21. N-N5 Q-Q2 22. RxB RxR 23. BxP QR-K 24. BxPch NxB 25. QxNch K-B 26. Q-R8ch K-K2 27. QxPch K-Q 28. NxR RxN 29. Q-B8ch R-K 30. Q-B6ch Q-K2 31. RxN 1-0

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Ne5 c5 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Qh5 f5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. f4 cxd4 14. exd4 Qb4 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. Qh4 Nc6 17. a3 Qxb2 18. 0-0 Qxa3 19. Nb5 Qd6 20. Re1 Re8 21. Ng5 Qd7 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxf5 Re8

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