A1921
John William Brunnemer, New Jersey State Chess Champion and Assistant Tournament Director of the C.C.L. of A, estimated 1921 or later.
February 24 1921
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, February 24, 1921
J. W. Brunnemer of the Brooklyn Chess Club, now residing in New Jersey, and C. E. Armstrong, former State champion, tied for first place in the annual championship tournament for State honors at Newark, on Tuesday. Both made scores of 3½-½. Brunnemer drew with O. G. Horster and then won three games in succession, one of them against M. W. Schor, State champion in 1916 and 1919.
Norman T. Whitaker and P. B. Driver, each with 3-0, led after three rounds of the Pennsylvania championship tournament at Philadelphia. S. T. Sharp and J. Gaylord, each 2½-½, also reached the finals, with six others.
The Morning Call, Paterson, New Jersey, Thursday, February 24, 1921
COBB WINS IN CHESS TOURNEY
Former Member of Paterson Chess Club Takes First Place In Class B.
Newark, Feb. 23.—Clarence E. Armstrong, a member of the Newark Rice Chess club, and J. E. Brunnemer, a resident of Hillsdale, who represents the Brooklyn Chess club, were tied for first place in the New Jersey state chess championship, which ended last night at the Newark Rice Chess club. Both players lost a half game out of four contests.
Armstrong, who won the championship last season for the third time, is to play Brunnemer a match Sunday at the William street club, best two out of three games, for the Isaac Rice trophy.
Sixty-eight players from all over the state competed in the tournament, which was the thirty-sixth annual.
March 03 1921
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, March 03, 1921
Brunnemer State Champion.
Meeting C. E. Armstrong, last year's champion, in the final round, made necessary by the tie between them at 3½-½, John W. Brunnemer of the Brooklyn Chess Club and now a resident of Hillsdale, N. J., emerged the winner after a well-fought game lasting 55 moves, and is now the acknowledged chess champion of the State of New Jersey. With this victory, in addition to the title and first prize, came possession of the I. L. Rice Silver Chess King, donated in 1907 by the late Prof. Rice, after whom was named the Newark Rice Chess Club, which was the scene of this year's annual meeting.
But for the intervention of Brunnemer, this valuable trophy would have become the permanent property of Armstrong, who was the winner also in 1913. Among those defeated by Brunnemer in the earlier rounds was M. W. Schor, title holder in 1916 and 1919. He drew with O. G. Horster, champion in 1917. H. F. Driscoll, winner in 1910, was also among this year's aspirants.
Following is the score of the deciding game between Brunnemer and Armstrong, with notes by the winner:
John William Brunnemer (white) vs. Clarence E. Armstrong (black)
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation
3. N-QB3 B-N5 (a) Theory condemns this move; it is held to be disadvantageous to exchange the B for the N and still more so to retreat it.
7. B-K3 (b) Of course if Q-K2 then 7. … QxQch; 8. BxQ N-K5, etc.
7. … N-K5 (c) N-K5 is of doubtful value to Black.
9. N-K5 (d) N-Q2 seems better.
11. PxB P-KB3 (e) If P-QN4 at once, then White replies with P-KB4.
15. Q-N (f) The best way of getting the Queen into play.
17. KR-K QxQ (g) N-B3 seems better. The exchange of Queens is advantageous to White.
20. R-R5 (h) White secures a “bind” on the Queen's side. If Black should play PxP, White has much the best of it on account of Black's isolated Pawn.
26. P-N3 P-N4 (i) Of course if P-N5, White replies with N-B4.
29. N-N3 (j) The N enters strongly into the game.
32. R-N3 (k) From now until the 38th move both players were in time difficulties. The time limit was 38 moves in 1½ hours.
34. R-N3 PxP (l) Not good, for now White is able to get rid of his Bishop, which has been of very little use to him, for Black's valuable N.
39. R-N2 R-QB2 (m) While RxRch immediately would have been much better, it is very doubtful if the game could be saved as White at a proper stage could play P-Q5, making PxP a forced move and making an entry at Q4 for White.
42. P-Q5 (n) This forces the game.
43. P-Q6 (o) PxP would equally win, for if 43. … K-K2; 44. N-N7, etc.
47. N-N3 (p) White released the Bishop, but forces the game neatly before it can come into play.
51. KxP B-R6 (q) A mere flash in the pan, hoping for NxBP.
April 04 1921
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Monday, April 04, 1921
Brooklyn Chess Club Keeps League Lead
Nine victories in succession stand to the credit of the Brooklyn Chess Club in the Metropolitan Chess League, the last victim, Saturday night, being the Central Y. M. C. A., by 6½-1½. Two weeks more and the champion team of the I. L. Rice Progressive Chess Club, now in second place, will have to be reckoned with, and then we may look for a pleasant time for all.
Meantime, next Saturday evening. Brooklyn must meet the team of the Marshall Chess Club, another strong contender, and the local men are not quite out of the woods until that mile stone in the race for supremacy been safely passed.
April 11 1921
New York Herald, New York, New York, Monday, April 11, 1921
CHESS LEADERS WIN AGAIN.
In the tenth round of the Metropolitan Chess League the teams of the Brooklyn Chess Club and the Long Island and Rice Progressive Chess Club were again victorious and maintained their places at the head of the competition. Brooklyn defeated the Marshall Chess Club by 5 to 3. The winners for Brooklyn were A. C. Cass, F. F. Russell and W. M. de Visser. M. Duchamp won for the Marshall C. C. Drawn games were recorded between F. K. Perkins and B. Soldatenkov, A. Schroeder and A. B. Hodges, J. W. Brunnemer and A. F. Kreymborg and N. S. Perkins and R. Smirka.
The champion Progressives defeated Ocean Hill by 7½ to ½. On the winning side the winners were H. Lebenstein, H. Otten, H. Grossinger, S. Hecht, J. Khatalansky, W. Huntington and M. Mishook. E. Grumbach drew.
July 10 1921
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, July 10, 1921
We take the following game with notes from Herman Helms' able column in the Brooklyn Eagle. The game was played by correspondence and is of special interest on account of the form of the Petroff Defense adopted.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, June 23, 1921
Will Defeats Brunnemer.
Charles A. Will of Brooklyn, president of the Correspondence Chess League of America, at present residing at Monroe, N. Y., has had the satisfaction of winning a correspondence game from John W. Brunnemer of the Brooklyn Chess Club and the new champion of New Jersey, who has had splendid success also in play by mail. The game in question occurred in the Hickok Memorial Tournament semi-finals and was of special interest inasmuch as it followed the lines of one of the Capablanca-Kostich match games.
The score, with notes by the winner.
(a) 10. QN-Q2(a) Claimed by Capablanca as his own, although played in one of the early New York tournaments, and later at Cambridge Springs.
(b) 12. … BxN (b) According to our champion, “the only way to continue the attack,” but in this game the attack dies out.
(c) 17. … R-B3 (c) Beginning a heavy attack on the White King.
(d) 18. Q-N3 (d) Forced, the Queen moves from here to move 30 are interesting.
(e) 29. Q-B2 (e) The beginning of the end. Black cannot avoid the exchange of Queens after this move.
(f) 32. N-R4 (f) Effectively closing up all avenues of escape. Black tries hard, but 35—P-QN calls “finis” to a well played game.
Charles A. Will (white) vs. John William Brunnemer (black)
Russian Game: Classical Attack, Berger Variation
