AMarch 17 1919
Times Union, Brooklyn, New York, Monday, March 17, 1919
Brooklyn Chess Men Win Easily From Columbia
The Brooklyn Chess Club scored an easy victory over the Columbia University players yesterday in the fourth round of the inter-club match series of the Metropolitan Chess League. The Morningside men were able to score but two out of eight points against the Brooklynites. In the other match the Rice Progressive team won every game from the City College men.
In the Brooklyn-Columbia match Lieut. F. K. Perkins, J. W. Brunnemer, W. S. Pitts, H. Stubbs and W. M. de Visser were the winners, while C. B. Isaacson scored for Columbia. E. Worden and H. Pinski, of Columbia, drew against G. J. Schwietzer and F. J. Le Count, jr., respectively.
March 30 1919
New-York Tribune, New York, New York, Sunday, March 30, 1919
Brunnemer Holds Lead
With one more game to play, J. W. Brunnemer holds the lead in the annual handicap tournament of the Brooklyn Chess Club, with a score of 10 to 2, his nearest rival being L. Raunheim, 8 to 2, with three more to play. H. Stubbs, 7 to 3, is third in the race, but can only tie for first prize in case one of the leaders should lose another game.
April 24 1919
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, April 24, 1919
First Prize for Raunheim.
Thanks to an eleventh hour rally, Leon Raunheim is the winner of the annual handicap tournament at the Brooklyn Chess Club. Playing in Class 4A, he made a score of 11-2 and barely nosed out J. W. Brunnemer of Class Special B, for first place. After Brunnemer had lost his final game to A. C. Cass, Raunheim came along with a rush, defeating Stubbs, one of his rivals, Le Count and Capt. Kerr, in succession. His two losses were to Norwood and Underhill. Brunnemer, 10-—3, dropped his three games to Raunheim, Stubbs and Cass. H. Stubbs, Class 2B, is in third place with 8—5.
May 15 1919
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, May 15, 1919
League Training Pays.
No better evidence of the value of the Metropolitan Chess League in developing club morale and furnishing training for ambitious players is needed than the success of the Ocean Hill Chess Club of Brooklyn in the two matches with the teams of the Brooklyn Institute Chess Club. The first named club, despite repeated reverses against the leading clubs in the league, kept up its membership in that organization, entering a team each season, though handicapped latterly by the war, and faithfully kept each and every engagement made. The result is that the active players constitute a fighting force no longer to be trifled with.
J. W. Brunnemer, one of the rising young experts of Brooklyn, is a member of the club, but played for the Brooklyn Chess Club last season, winning his game in the final match against the champion Progressives. Last Saturday he played top board for Ocean Hill and was pitted against Harry Zirn, former president of the Brooklyn Institute Chess Club, who drew against Jaffe in the aforementioned league match. The pair proved to be evenly matched and a draw was recorded after an interesting struggle. The score follows:
Harry Zirn (white) vs. John William Brunnemer (black)
Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line
May 29 1919
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, May 29, 1919
Won in Victory Tourney.
Defeating A. H. Beckman of Pitman, N. J., a veteran correspondent chess player, with the black side of a Vienna opening. J. W. Brunnemer of the Brooklyn and Ocean Hill Chess clubs, scored a signal success in the annual championship tournament of the Correspondence Chess League of America, known this year most fittingly as the “Victory Tournament.” The young Brooklyn expert conducted his aide of the game in splendid fashion and surprised his opponent at the most critical stage by sacrificing his queen, for which, as it turned out, he obtained more than adequate return in material, although the modus operandi was by no means on the surface. The following is the full score, with notes by the winner.
(a) 5. KN-K3 P-Q4 (a) Better than P-Q3, as it gives black a free game.
(b) 9. BxB (b) These exchanges only develop black's game.
(c) 10. P-QB3 (c) Giving himself a backward pawn.
(d) 11. P-QN4 B-K2 (d) Not B-N3, as P-QB4 would force the loss of the bishop.
(e) 12. P-KB4 P-KB3 (e) Necessary to hold down white's QP.
(f) 22. P-Q4 (f) The position is highly interesting. White evidently thinks this move wins for him, but he does not look far enough ahead.
(g) 23. P-KR3 (g) If 23. RxN, BxQP, threatening match by R-Q8. If 23. R-B4 BxR; 24. RxQ R-Q8ch; 25. QxR NxQ; 26. R-N5 RK wins. After the next move, black cannot move the queen, without the disadvantage of having to give up two pieces for a rook.
(h) 24. PxQ (h) White cannot be blamed for gobbling the queen, as it seems he only has to give up a rook and bishop.
(i) 26. K-B2 (i) Now, to his displeasure, white finds he has to abandon the other rook also. If 26. R-K, BxN; 27. RxN (not QxN, on account of P-B7ch), P-B7ch, followed by R-R8ch, winning. If 26. QxN, B-Q5 wins. If 26. R-QB or QN, R-Q7; 27. QxN (forced), B-Q5 wins.
(j) 27. KxP (j) To make matters worse, white cannot capture the knight, for it 27. KxN, PxP; 28. K-B2 (if N-K2, QR-Kch followed by RxN winning), R-Q7ch; 29. K-N B-Q5ch, forcing mate. The rest is easy to understand.
Augustus H Beckman vs John Brunnemer
Correspondence t (1919) (correspondence), USA
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1
July 17 1919
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, July 17, 1919
Five Wins for Brunnemer.
John W. Brunnemer of the Brooklyn and Ocean Hill Chess clubs is making a splendid record for himself in his section of the Victory tournament of the Correspondence Chess League of America, in which he has won five games straight from Dr. W. Winfrey, R. A. Scott, A. H. Beckman, Dr. J. W. T. Patton and D. F. Searle. There being seven in a section he has another game in hand. The following is the score of his latest win against Dr. Patton of Truro, N. S.
John William Brunnemer (white) vs. Dr. J. W. T. Patton
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
October 30 1919
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, October 30, 1919
Brunnemer Scores Again.
Playing in section 5 of the sixth, of “Victory” American championship tournament of the Correspondence Chess League of America, John W. Brunnemer, of Brooklyn, has placed another win to his credit at the expense of R. A. Scott, of Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian gave up a pawn at the 10th move, but soon found himself fighting with his back to the wall. The score:
10. K-R P-Q5 (a) Giving up a pawn in an effort to disorganize White's pawns.
15. N-N5 NxP (b) Not 15. … PxB; 16. NxRPch B-N2 (if 16. … KxN; 17. RxPch K-R; 18. Q-N6 wins; or 16. … K-R; 17. RxP; 18. N-B6 wins); 17. N-B6ch K-B; 18. NxR BxP; 19. Q-N6 KxN; 20. Q-N8ch K-K2; 21. RxPch K-Q3; 22. R-Qch and wins.;
16. NxBP N-N3 (c) The only move; for if 16. … NxN; 17. RxN KxR; 18. R-Bch K-K2; (18. … K-N; 19. RxBch and mate next move); 19. B-N5ch K-Q2; 20. R-Qch K-K3; 21. B-B4 mate.
19. Q-B3 (d) There is now no defense to threats of Q-R5 or Q-B7ch.
21. B-QB4 (e) Smothered mate is threatened and Black must part with a rook to stop it.
23. NxR Resigns (f) If 23. … QxB; 24. NxB; 25. NxNch, PxN; 26. R-B3, etc. Notes by the winner.
John William Brunnemer (white) vs. Russell Almer Scott (black)
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line
L W Palmer vs John Brunnemer
Correspondence t (1919) (correspondence), USA
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 0-1
