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Bradford B. Jefferson
THE FOUNTAINHEAD OF MEMPHIS CHESS
by Frank Wranovix
Weʼll probably never know for sure what it was that finally made Bradford B. “B.B.” Jefferson decide — in August 1913, 100 hundred years ago last month — to measure himself against some of the best players in the nation. He had certainly passed up numerous opportunities over the years. After all, the Western Chess Association had been holding its annual tournament ever since 1900 – the same year that B.B. first won the Memphis Chess Club Championship.
Surely, he must have been frequently tempted. As a businessman – he spent his life in real estate, operating his own firm in Memphis – B.B. looked upon chess as an avocation. But what
amateur who had not only taken down Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Geza Maroczy, but also drawn with Emanuel Lasker – true, it was in simuls, but nevertheless! – could possibly spend his time day after day striving to outwit his peers in commerce without wondering however fleetingly just how good he might be in a different sort of intellectual struggle?
Biding His Time
His prowess over the board was well known throughout the region. His admirers referred to him as the Champion of the South, but that was a mere claim and not an earned title, since there was no southern championship. He had certainly made believers of
1913 Western OpenHere is a look back at an important event that certainly earned Bradford B. Jefferson a permanent place in Memphis Chess Club’s history and a future nomination for the Tennessee Chess Association’s Hall of Fame.Pages 1-5
Tri-State Area CrosstablesA review of selected tournament results from the Mid-South.Page 6
Ye Ole Chess NutAttempt to solve one more chess problem constructed by the late Jack Sprague.Page 9
1913 Western Open Games (Known today as the U.S. Open)All available games from the tournament that took place a century ago.Pages 10-13
Game PagesSelect games are printed here from various players participating in Memphis Chess Club eventsPages 15-16
Upcoming TournamentsCheck out some of the Tri-State Area’s chess tournament offerings. As always, check for any changes to the tournament’s schedule with the sponsors’ web sites and the U.S.C.F.Page 17
Volume 2 Number 1, September 2013
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the many out-of-town visitors who stopped by the Memphis Chess Club in hopes of a friendly game. And his reputation was such that he was named Referee for the three games of the 1907 World Chess Championship match that were hosted by the Memphis Chess Club, which operated at the time under the aegis of the Business Menʼs Club.
In addition, as strong as the Memphis club was – by 1913 it had won telegraph matches against clubs in New Orleans, Nashville, and Mississippi – Jefferson faced no real competition from his fellow club members. In fact, he was apparently the city champion in the years 1900 – 1904, 1906, 1908 - 1933, and 1935 – 1954. We know he didnʼt play in the 1905 championship and can only guess what happened in 1907 and 1934.
Whatever the reason, in August 1913, B.B. and two fellow members of the Memphis Chess Club, Robert S. Scrivener and Dave Cummings, showed up at the Kenwood Chess Club in Chicago to test themselves against the best of the West. They couldnʼt have known it at the time, but they were about to make history.
Into the Lionsʼ Den
B.B.ʼs reputation preceded him, and he was expected to make a strong showing. As to his opponents, he knew he was walking into the lionsʼ den. To keep abreast of the world of chess all he had to do was read his sisterʼs column in the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Every week Rosa B. Jefferson presented problems, discussed openings, and recounted goings-on in regional, national, and international matches and tournaments. She was herself a player of no mean repute: In simuls, she had beaten Pillsbury and Frank Marshall, reportedly whipped Maroczy – though weʼve yet to find proof of that – and drew with Lasker. There are also strong indications that (after adjudication) she actually beat Lasker heads-up in a stakes match.
The Western Championship was one of the premier tournaments of the time. Harry F. Lee, chess editor of the Chicago Tribune, called it the “leading chess event of the year, in this country, aside from the Mastersʼ Tournament in New York.” (Ultimately, in 1934, the Western Chess Association faded into the American Chess Federation, which renamed the tournament the “U.S. Open.”) From its name, you might think the
Western Championship was merely a regional tournament, but the “region” included pretty much everything south and west of New York, including part of Canada. That made a lot of players eligible, and they were willing to come a long way to win such a prestigious title.
And come they did, in 1913: from Kentucky (John Taliaferro Beckner), Ohio (S. K. Shapiro), Nebraska (Cooper Ellis), North Dakota (William Widmeyer), Iowa (A.E. Crew and Marvin C. Palmer), Missouri (Joseph Daniels and W. G. Hine), Minnesota (Edward P. Elliott, Western Champion in 1908 and 1912), Toronto (Canadian Champion John Stuart Morrison), and from Illinois (i.e., Chicago) a crew hardened by tough big-club competition on a regular basis: Josef Friedlander; George Gessner, ex-Champion of the Kenwood Chess Club; Herman H. Hahlbohm, Champion of the Northwest Chess Club and future (1929) Western Champion; Einar Michelsen,1907 Western Champion; Charles W. Phillips, Chicago Chess & Checker Club Champion; and the Chicago Chess & Checker Club ex-Champion, John Winter.
Bright Lights, Big City
It would be understandable if,
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Rosa B. Jefferson
Rosa B. Jefferson, sister of Bradford B. Jefferson, deserves her own biography. Intelligent, witty, and an excellent writer, Rosa was not only Music editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, but also wrote the chess column from 1903 to 1934. She could also play a little. We know that in simuls she beat Pillsbury and Marshall, reportedly beat Maroczy, and drew World Champion Emanuel Lasker. But what is not known is that she apparently also beat Lasker in a one-game stakes match! At 4:00 p.m. on December 3, 1902, three hours before Lasker’s evening simul was to begin, she and Lasker met heads-up. Rosa referred to her “backers” and claimed that she challenged him. The game was adjourned and never finished, but according to Lasker’s Chess Magazine, “Miss Jefferson had the advantage and the judges awarded the game to her.”
According to Rosa’s account of the match, “Perhaps he accepted my challenge — and, by the by, how my friends did laugh at me for throwing down the glove to the great man — just to take me down for my audacity and put me in the corner, as it were. But what he may have considered as ‘pink tea’ performance turned out to be, for him, three hours of strenuous life.”
faced with playing 17 games in 7 days against such formidable opposition, the boys from Memphis (not “boys,” exactly: B.B. was about 38 years old, Scrivener 32) “lost” it. In fact, B.B. did just that. He scored only one point in the first three rounds. “Mr. Jeffersonʼs play has been without energy,” said the Chicago Tribune. That diagnosis might have been right on, as we speculate below.
B.B.ʼs first two games were adjourned, looking like a draw and a loss, when he sat down on the second day to play, as fate would have it, his good friend Bob Scrivener. He had taught Bob how to play in 1904-1905, and Bob would become a kind of acolyte. “He is extremely modest and prefers to extol the ability of his fellow townsman, Jefferson, rather than his own,” reported the Chicago Tribune. But whatever the situation might have been with underestimating his erstwhile pupil, a debilitating bug, or loss of nerve, B.B. could expect no quarter from his friend, fellow clubber, and townsman. At move 30, Scrivener announced mate in four.
The Turn
History is so often a mystery. Why in the world things turn out as they do is at times beyond our ken. We can only imagine B.B.ʼs state of mind at this point. He ended up drawing those first two adjourned games, and then in the very next round he lost spectacularly to his friend and former pupil. After three rounds, he was 1 - 2. It was a disaster in the making. He came all the way to Chicago for this?
Then – suddenly – things turned. In the afternoon session of the second day, just a few hours after being slammed with “Mate in 4!,” B.B. won. Then he won again. And he kept winning. In fact, in the next 14 games after Scrivener embarrassed him, B.B. won 12, lost 1, and drew 1: 12.5 points out of 14. Mystery? Maybe.
Sometimes things are simpler than they seem. In college once a student answered a professorʼs question with what he thought was a very well-thought-out, complex, involved, clever analysis. Internally, he was smiling all over himself for being so smart. The professor said, “Son, youʼre reaching for the depths and drowning on the surface.” Occamʼs Razor.
There might be a very simple explanation for what happened to B.B. after the game with Scrivener. Itʼs interesting to speculate that perhaps it was psychological shock. B.B.ʼs student, whom he taught how to play, rewards him by killing the king. How neatly Freudian. That must be what shook him out of his malaise, or torpor, or sui-mate.
But thereʼs a much simpler way to look at the situation that explains it very well: B.B. was ill and didnʼt play like himself. Then he was healthy and did play like himself. And when he did that, he was one very tough guy to beat. The theory that he had a “bug” or some such seems even more likely given the fact that Dave Cummings, his compatriot, was not able to play at all because of a “slight indisposition.”
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Robert S. Scrivener
Well-liked as a young man and universally loved as an old man, Bob Scrivener, who came to be known as “Uncle Bob,” managed to carve out a unique niche in the annals of amateur chess. With an active career in both the banking and airlines industries, he still found time to serve as President of the Western Chess Association three times, write a chess column for the Memphis News Scimitar, and assume major responsibility for the “overwhelming success” (in the words of Rosa B. Jefferson) of the 1914 Western Chess Association Championship that was held in Memphis.
A Charter Member of the Tennessee Chess Hall of Fame, Scrivener won the state championships of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi — the last at the age of 80! – and at the relatively young age of 76, he won the Southern Open. He was featured in the Chess Life issue of May 20, 1959, and was later awarded the title of Master Emeritus by the U.S. Chess Federation.
On to Glory — and Memphis!
As it turned out, B.B. squeaked by, ½ point ahead of Elliott, the two-time champion. His performance had enormous ramifications, as Harry F. Lee foresaw in the Chicago Tribune: “In Chicago was held the most successful meeting the Western Chess association ever had. Eighteen strong players from the west, the northwest, and the south entered the lists, and for the first time in the history of the association, the chief honor was earned by a southern player. B.B. Jefferson of Memphis, for years recognized as the champion of the south, won first prize and championship of the association…The most important step taken by the association at this meeting was the selection of Memphis as the meeting place next year. So great an interest in the work of the association has been manifested by the chess players of Memphis that the game is certain to be benefited by this enlargement of the field.”
The choice of Memphis for the 1914 championship was not left to chance as far as the Memphis contingent was concerned. Certainly, the personal popularity of the three Memphians must have helped. “His [B.B.ʼs] victory was a popular one,” wrote Lee, “as his style of play was much admired. He and his associates from Memphis added much to the success of the meeting.” But Memphis wasnʼt selected without a struggle.
“Memphis, besides sending a strong trio of players to represent Tennessee in the tournament, swamped the chess headquarters
with requests for the 1914 tournament today, and after a hot battle the southern city was chosen as the next meeting place.”
Unfortunately, we donʼt know who orchestrated the flood of telegrams from Memphis players pledging their support should Memphis be chosen, but itʼs easy to assume it was Rosa Jefferson on the home front coordinating with Dave Cummings, who had unexpected time on his hands, in Chicago.
For Memphis, it was an all-around triumph. “The participation of players from the south in the recent meeting of the Western Chess Association led to important results. Memphis, Tenn., secured the championship, the presidency of the association [Scrivener was elected president], and the honor of holding the next meeting.”
Out of the Shadows
For B.B., it was the height of his chessic glory — until the next year, when he won the championship again, this time on his home turf. No one had ever won back-to-back. As the first one to accomplish the feat, B.B. got to present his club – the Memphis Chess Club – with the associationʼs Cornell Trophy. It is still the clubʼs most revered relic.
After his 1914 victory, B.B. didnʼt play again in the Western Championship until 1920, where he finished second to Edward Lasker. It was 14 more years before he again challenged the best of the West. But it was a new world of chess he found in Chicago in 1934, a realm no
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Dave Cummings
Memphis Chess Club member Dave Cummings, suffering from a “slight indisposition,” attended but did not play in the 1913 Western Championship. His presence was key, however, in support of the Memphis bid for the 1914 tournament. Since Scrivener, who was elected President, appointed Cummings as Secretary and Treasurer of the association for 1914, Cummings was also instrumental in making the 1914 tournament in Memphis a smashing success. Although we don’t know much about him at this point, we do know he was apparently quite a player in his own right. In 1910, he beat B.B. in a Memphis Chess Club handicap tournament, scoring 15.5 – 2.5, and in 1913, he was listed as a finalist in the third tournament of the Illinois Correspondence Chess Association.
longer ruled by the great amateur players such as himself. This brave new world was populated by the likes of Samuel Reshevsky, Reuben Fine, and Isaac Kashdan.
In his time Bradford B. Jefferson was a major force in American chess, who only briefly stepped out of his relative obscurity to show the world how well he could play this game before retreating once again to his domestic and business affairs. In the words of Bob Scrivener:
“B.B….was the greatest ʻamateurʼ player who ever lived! A really wonderful person to know...I have always basked in the sunlight of his fame and some of the reflected glory has spread over me at times, but he has always been the fountainhead of Memphis chess, and when he goes the world will be a much sadder place.”
B.B. Jefferson died May 14, 1963, at the age of 89. He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.
1913 Western Open
Robert Scrivener vs Bradford Jefferson
White to move and checkmate in 4.
1913 Western Open
John Winter vs Herman Hahlbohm
Black to move and checkmate in 7.
Solutions to both problems are at the bottom of page 8.
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1 | TONY DAVIS |4.0 |W 14|W 11|W 10|W 6| AR | 12417692 / R: 2143 ->2147 2 | CHUMA IKEORHA |3.5 |W 12|W 3|D 6|W 7| AR | 15153048 / R: Unrated->1976P4 3 | HAYDEN HENSON |3.0 |W 24|L 2|W 17|W 13| AR | 14596003 / R: 1580 ->1581 4 | RONALD C SANDERS JR |3.0 |W 22|L 6|W 16|W 12| AR | 12611171 / R: 1473 ->1474 5 | NICHOLAS J CANDIDO |3.0 |W 15|D 9|D 7|W 10| AR | 12743930 / R: 1159 ->1266 6 | JOSH PRUETT |2.5 |W 20|W 4|D 2|L 1| AR | 12781148 / R: 1840 ->1844 7 | PAUL J HILL |2.5 |W 16|W 19|D 5|L 2| AR | 12421404 / R: 1731 ->1715 8 | ALAN R MYATT |2.5 |W 21|L 10|D 9|W 17| AR | 13281095 / R: 1472 ->1455 9 | KEVIN P LEE |2.5 |D 17|D 5|D 8|W 14| AR | 14240232 / R: 963P6 ->1089P10 10 | IVORY JACKSON |2.0 |W 13|W 8|L 1|L 5| AR | 15104713 / R: 1971P3 ->1742P7 11 | TILLMAN R ADKINS |2.0 |W 23|L 1|L 14|W 22| AR | 12917725 / R: 1418 ->1384 12 | REUBEN DONAR |2.0 |L 2|W 24|W 22|L 4| AR | 14276782 / R: 1116 ->1112 13 | JASON LEVI LANTZ |2.0 |L 10|W 21|W 19|L 3| AR | 14647676 / R: 1002P22->1015 14 | JON H SOLIDA |2.0 |L 1|W 23|W 11|L 9| AR | 13980191 / R: 880P23-> 940 15 | DEREK YINGLING |2.0 |L 5|L 16|W 24|W 20| AR | 15153226 / R: Unrated-> 814P4 16 | NATHANIEL EDWARD DARBONNE |2.0 |L 7|W 15|L 4|W 19| AR | 14699717 / R: 616P24-> 772 17 | WILLIAM JAMES KING |1.5 |D 9|W 18|L 3|L 8| AR | 14654521 / R: 1028P19->1070P23 18 | JOSH STEELE |1.0 |L 19|L 17|W 21|U | AR | 13759498 / R: 1216 ->1146 19 | JOSHUA HILL |1.0 |W 18|L 7|L 13|L 16| AR | 15153211 / R: Unrated-> 852P4 20 | NICHOLAS JAEGER |1.0 |L 6|L 22|W 23|L 15| AR | 14895238 / R: 802P18-> 729P22 21 | CHRISTOPHER JAEGER |1.0 |L 8|L 13|L 18|W 24| AR | 14895271 / R: 498P18-> 540P22 22 | JEFF JENNINGS |1.0 |L 4|W 20|L 12|L 11| AR | 15023240 / R: 118P3 -> 370P7 23 | HUNTER WEAVER |1.0 |L 11|L 14|L 20|B | AR | 14895265 / R: 343P18-> 333P21 24 | JOHN TAYLOR |0.0 |L 3|L 12|L 15|L 21| AR | 14948625 / R: 603P8 -> 537P12
Answers to chess problems on page 5:
Scrivener vs Jefferson: 31. Bf5+ Ke5 32. Re1+ Be3 33. Rxe3+ Kf4 34. Re4# 1-0
Winter vs Hahlbohm: 21. . . .Nf5+ 22. Kf3 Nd4+ 23. Ke3 Nc2+ 24. Kf3 e4+ 25. Kf4 g5+ 26. Kxe4 Rd4+ 27. Kf3 g4# 0-1
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Ye Ole Chess Nutcomposed by Memphian Jack Sprague (circa 1991)
Black to move and checkmate in five moves.
Solution:
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1913 Western Open Games
White MichelsenBlack Jefferson
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Be7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nde2 Nc6 9. f4 Ng4 10. h3 c4 11. hxg4 cxd3 12. Qxd3 Bxg4 13. Nd5 Bf6 14. c3 Re8 15. Ng3 Bh4 16. Kf2 f5 17. Ne3 fxe4 18. Qd5+ Be6 19. Qxe4 d5 20. Qd3 Rf8 21. Re1 Ne5 22. Qd4 Rxf4+ 23. Qxf4 Nd3+ 0-1
White JeffersonBlack Gessner
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Ba4 O-O 8. d4 Bf6 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bf4 Nf5 11. Nd5 Nfxd4 12. Ng4 d6 13. Ngxf6+ gxf6 14. Bh6 Bf5 15. c3 Ne6 16. Qf3 Bg6 17. Nxf6+ Kh8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. h4 d5 21. h5 Be4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 Qe7 24. Qg3 Rg8 25. Qe5+ 1-0
White ElliottBlack Jefferson
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb3 Ne4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O h6 10. Nc3 c6 11. Re1 Ng5 12. Bxg5 hxg5 13. Re3 Na6 14. h3 Be6 15. Nh2 Nc7 16. Na4 Nb5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qe7 19. a4 Nc7 20. Qd4 Bf5 21. e6 Nxe6 22. Qe5 Bg6 23. Bd1 O-O 24. Bg4 Rae8 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rae1 Qxc5 27. Qxg5 Qc2 28. Nf3 Be4 29. Qh5 Re7 30. Qh4 Ref7 31. R3e2 Qc5 32. Ng5 Rf4 33. Nxe6 Rxh4 34. Nxc5 Bg6 35. Re7 Bf5 36. Rxb7 Rc4 37. b4 a5 38. Ree7 Rxb4 39. Ra7 Rb1+ 40. Kh2 Rfb8 41. Rxg7+ Kh8 42. Rg5 Rf8 43. Rgg7 Re1 44. Rgc7 d4 45. Rxc6 d3 46. Rd6 Rd1 47. g4 Rf1 48. Kg2 Rc1 49. Nxd3 Be4+ 50. Kg3 Rc3 51. Re7 Rf3+ 52. Kh4 Rcxd3 53. Rxd3 Bxd3 54. Ra7 Rxf2 55. Kg3 Re2 56. Rxa5 Re1 57. h4 Rg1+ 58. Kf4 Rf1+ 59. Ke5 Rf7 60. Rd5 Bc2 61. a5 Kg7 62. a6 Bb3 63. Rd6 Bc4 64. Rb6 Be2 65. g5 Bf3 66. Rf6 Re7+ 67. Kd6 Re3 68. a7 Rd3+ 69. Kc5 Ra3 70. Rxf3 Rxa7 71. Rf6 Ra4 72. Rh6 Re4 73. Kd5 Re1 74. h5 Ra1 75. Rc6 Rg1 76. Rc7+ Kh8 77. Rc8+ Kg7 78. h6+ Kh7 79. Rc7+ Kh8 80. Rg7 Rd1+ 81. Ke6 Rd6+ 1/2-1/2
White JeffersonBlack Palmer
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Nf6 6. d4 fxe4 7. Bg5 Bd6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. O-O Rae8 14. f4 Qh4 15. Rf3 h6 16. Raf1 Qe7 17. Qd3 Rf6 18. Rg3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rf7 20. h3 Qb4 21. Qc3 Rxf4 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qg3+ Kh8 24. Rxf4 Qc5+ 25. Kh2 Rxe5 26.Qg6 Qd6 27. Qxd6 cxd6 28. Rf6 d5 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Rd6 Re7 31. Kg3 Rf7 32. h4 1-0
All of the games listed for the 1913 Western Open are available on a playable diagram at this site: http://memphischessclub.blogspot.com/ Chess Advocate is a publication of DKW. 11
1913 Western Open Games
White ScrivenerBlack Jefferson
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c6 7. Bg5 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nxe5 Nc6 13. d4 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.f4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be7 17. f5 Bh7 18. Nd2 Bc5+ 19. Kg2 g6 20. f6 d4 21. Ne4 Bb6 22. Qc1 g5 23. Nxg5 dxc3 24. Nxh7 Qd3 25. Qc2 Qxc2+ 26. Bxc2 Rfd8 27. Rad1 cxb2 28. e6 Rdc8 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Ke6 (Scrivener announced mate in four.) 1-0
White MorrisonBlack Jefferson
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Be7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bg3 Be6 11. Qd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15. Bd3 b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bf6 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. Bd3 Rb8 20. b3 Rb4 21. Bxa6 Nb6 22. Rc1 Qa8 23. Bc4 Nxc4 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Qa6 26. Qc2 Rb8 27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Nd2 h6 29. Ne4 Bd4 30. a4 f5 31. Nd2 Qxa4 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Qxf5+ g6 34. Qf7+ (White mates next move.) 1-0
White BecknerBlack Hahlbohm
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Re1 Nd6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. dxe5 Nc4 9. Qe2 Be6 10. b3 Nb6 11. c4 O-O 12. Bb2 Qc8 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Qe3 Nf8 16. Nf6+ Kh8 17. Ng5 Bb4 18. Qg3 Bxe1 19. Rxe1 Rd2 20. Nh5 Ng621. Bc3 Rd7 22. f4 Qf8 23. f5 Bxf5 24. Nxg7 Rd3 25. Nxf5 Rxg3 26. hxg3 Kg8 27.Ne4 Rd8 28. Kf2 Qa3 29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Rh1 Nf8 31. e6 Rd3 1-0
White BecknerBlack Elliott
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bd3 f5 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Ne5 Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qe8 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. c3 h6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. O-O Rg6 16. Rae1 Rg4 17. Nbxd6 cxd6 18. d5 Ne7 19. dxe6 Rg6 20. Qf3 Bxe6 21. Rf2 Qc7 22. Qh5 Bf7 23. Qh4 Re8 24. Rfe2 Rg4 25. Qf2 Bxc4 26. Bxc4+ Qxc4 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Rxf4 29. b3 Rxf2 30. bxc4 Rxa2 31. Rxb7 Ra3 32. Kf2 Rxc3 33. Rxa7 Rxc4 34. Rd7 Rd4 35. Ke3 Re4+ 36. Kf3 Re6 37. Kf4 g6 0-1
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1913 Western Open Games
White WinterBlack Morrison
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. e3 c5 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 Na5 14. e4 a6 15. Re1 c4 16. Bc2 Bc5 17. Na4 Re8 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Bd4 Rc8 20. Rb1 b5 21. a4 Nb322. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb3 cxb3 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qxb3 Ba6 26. e5 Qb6 27. d6 Rcd8 28. Ng5 Qa7 29. Nxf7 Qxf7 30. e6 Qg6 31. e7+ Kh8 32. exd8=Q Rxd8 33. Qg3 Qc2 34. d7 Rf8 35. Rbd1 1-0
White HahlbohmBlack Michelsen
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Rb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Qe2 h6 16. h3 Be6 17. Nd2 Re8 18. Ne4 Bb8 19. Qh5 Bxa2 20. Bxh6 g6 21.Qg4 Bxb1 22. Rxb1 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. f4 Rc7 25. f5 Kh7 26. Bg5 Qg7 27. fxg6+ fxg6 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Bxg6 Re2 30. Qxe2 Qxg6 31. Re1 Qxg5 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qxb8 Rg7 34. g4 Qd2 35. Re8 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qd2+ 37. Kg3 Qxc3+ 38. Kh4 Qxd4 39. Rh8+ Kg6 40. Qe8+ Rf7 41. Rg8+ Kf6 42. Qxc6+ Ke5 43. Re8+ Kf4 44. Qc1+ Kf345. Qh1+ Kf2 46. Qe1+ Kf3 47. Qg3# 1-0
White WinterBlack Hahlbohm
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Rc8 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bb4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Nd4 14. Qxa5 Rxc1+ 15. Kd2 Nb3+ 16. Ke3 Nxa5 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Kf3 b5 19. Bg3 Rd1 20. Ke3 Nc4+ 21. Nxc4 0-1
White ShapiroBlack Beckner
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rd1Qd7 15. Be3 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Rbe8 19. Ra5 Bg4 20. f3 Bg521. Rd3 Bf5 22. Rc3 Qe6 23. Kf2 c6 24. Ra6 Qh6 25. Raxc6 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 b4 27. Bxd5+ Kh8 28. Rb3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qxd4 30. Kf2 Bxe3+ 1/2-1/2
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1913 Western Open Games
White BecknerBlack Widmeyer
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. c4 Nc5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 11. Re1 Be7 (Beckner's note: Moves 12-15 areto prevent Black from castling.) 12. Qe4 Nc5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. f4 Bc8 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Nc3 c6 17. Bd4 Nf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rad1 Bd7 20. Rxd6 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 O-O-O 22. Nd5 Qc5 23. Nxe7+ Kc7 24. Rxf6 Be6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qxe6 Rhe8 27. f5 Kb8 (Beckner's Note: If ...Rd7 28. Nd5+ cxd5 29. Qxe8 Qf2 30. Qe5+ Kb6 31. Qg3) 28. f6 Rd6 29. Nxc6+ Qxc6 30. Qxe8+ Qxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kc7 32. f7 1-0
White BecknerBlack Michelsen
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 (Mr. Beckner comments as follows: "I have had muchexperience against the Petroff as [Jackson W.] Showalter used to play it onme. The 3.P-Q4 [3.d4] attack 'cooks' it as Steinitz said years ago.") exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Qf4 Be6 10. O-O Qd711. Re1 O-O-O (Mr. Beckner's comments: "When Michelsen castled, I felt Ihad him. White's two B's are ideally placed to shoot at the castled King.")12. Be3 Kb8 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bb5 Qe8 15. Rd3 Bf6 16. Bd4 Nf5 17. Bxf6 Rxd3 18. Bxd3 Qd7 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Be5 g5 21. Bxc7+ Kc8 22. Qd6 Qxc7 23. Qf6 Rd8 24. Qxf5+ Kb8 25. Ne5 Nd4 26. Qd3 f5 27. h3 g4 28. hxg4 fxg4 29. Nxg4 Rg8 30. Qxd4 1-0
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In the tradition of the antique Peg Board game, the following example explores capturing your own pieces until there is only one remaining. To solve, make a legal chess piece move, in succession, until one piece is on the chessboard. A free app with similar puzzles like the one below, given you like this type of chess exercise, is at this link: http://www.puzzles.com/products/SolitaireChess/
Solution on page 16
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Paxton-Nilsson End of Summer Open, September 07, 2013 round 3Tartakower System
1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. Nf3 f6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Be3 Kc7 8.O-O-O Be6 9. b3 Ba3+ 10. Kb1 Bf5+ 11. Ka1 Na6 12. Nh4 Be6 13. g3 g5 14. Nf3 h515. h4 g4 16. Ne1 Nh6 17. Nc2 Be7 18. Bg2 Nf5 19. Bc1 Bc5 20. Ne4 Nd4 21. Nxd4Bxd4+ 22. Bb2 Bxb2+ 23. Kxb2 f5 24. Ng5 1/2-1/2
Ponds-Kidd Tornado G/30, August 24, 2013 round 3English opening
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 d6 5. d3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O Be6 8.Bd2 Qd7 9. Ng5 Bf5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Qc1 h6 12. Nf3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. f3Bh3 15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. Nb5 O-O 17. Nxd4 Nh5 18. Bxh6 Bxd4+ 19. Rf2 Bxf2+ 20.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 21. Ke3 Rfe8 22. Qc3 f6 23. Qb3 Ng7 24. Bf4 g5 25. c5+ Kf8 26.Bxd6+ cxd6 27. cxd6 Ne6 28. Qxb7 Nc5 29. Qb5 Rab8 30. Qxc5 Rxb2 31. d7+ Kg732. dxe8=N+ Kf7 33. Nd6+ Kg7 34. Qxa7+ Kg6 35. Qf7+ 1-0
Kidd-Pylant Tornado G/30, August 24, 2013 round 1French
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. d3 Nxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1+8. Kxd1 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Re1 e5 12. c4 Bg4 13. Ke2 Nd4+ 14. Kd3Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nxf3 16. Red1 Rad8+ 17. Ke3 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Rxd2 19. Kxd2 Rd8+ 20.Ke3 Rd4 21. Rb1 b6 22. c3 Rxc4 23. Rd1 Rxc3+ 24. Ke2 Kf8 25. Rd7 Ke8 26. Rd5 f627. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Kxd3 Kd7 0-1
Nilsson-Wu Mike Barton Memorial 3, August 17, 2013 round 5King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 Na6 8. O-ONc7 9. Re1 e6 10. h3 Re8 11. Qc2 exd5 12. cxd5 a6 13. a4 Bd7 14. Bf4 Qe7 15.Bf1 Qf8 16. g4 h6 17. Qd2 g5 18. Bg3 Rad8 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Na8 21. Bc4 Nb622. b3 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Rc8 24. Rab1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. cxb5 c4 27. b6 Red8 28.b7 Rb8 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Nc6 Bxc6 32. dxc6 Rd8 33. Qxd8 Qxd8 34.b8=Q Qxb8 35. Rxb8+ Bf8 36. c7 Nd7 37. c8=Q Nxb8 38. Qxb8 Kg7 39. Qe5+ f6 40.Qc7+ Kg8 41. Re8 f5 42. Qc8 Kg7 43. Rxf8 fxg4 44. Qf5 h5 45. Qf7+ Kh6 46. Rh8#1-0
Horobetz-Nilsson Mike Barton Memorial 3, August 17, 2013 round 3Ruy Lopez: closed
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8.a4 Bb7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ng5 Re7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8Bxa8 15. Ndf3 h6 16. h4 g6 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. dxe5 Na5 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.exf6 Qxf6 21. Bg5 hxg5 22. Nxg5+ Kg8 23. Qa1 Nc4 24. Qxa8 Nb6 25. Qc6 Qe726. Qxb5 Bh6 27. e5 Bxg5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. exd6 1-0
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White-Wade Mike Barton Memorial 3, August 17, 2013 round 2Queen's pawn game
1. d4 Nf6 2. d5 c6 3. Nc3 cxd5 4. Nxd5 e6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 d4 7. Ne4 Bb4+ 8.c3 Be7 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Nd2 dxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. Bc4 Qc7 14. Ngf3Bd7 15. Qb5 Nd4 16. Qxe5 Nc2+ 17. Ke2 Bd6 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bf4 Bxe5 20.Nxe5 Nxa1 21. Nxf7 Qxf4 22. g3 Bg4+ 23. f3 Bxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Qxe4+ 25. Kf2 Qc2+26. Kg1 Ng4 27. N3g5 Qf2# 0-1
Sichel-Weaver Mike Barton Memorial 3, August 17, 2013 round 2Sicilian: closed, 6.Ne2 e5 (Botvinnik)
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nge2 e5 7. Bd2 a6 8. Qc1Nd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Nd5 h6 11. O-O Be6 12. c4 Rc8 13. b4 Ne7 14. Qa3 O-O15. Rab1 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Rfc1 Re8 18. b5 Ra8 19. b6 Rc8 20. Re1 g5 21.Qb3 Qf6 22. a4 Qg6 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. dxe4 g4 25. Bb4 Bf8 26. Rbc1 Red8 27. a5h5 28. Qd3 Be7 29. Rc2 h4 30. f4 hxg3 31. fxe5 gxh2+ 32. Rxh2 Kg7 33. exd6Bg5 34. Qxd4+ Bf6 35. e5 Bg5 36. Re4 g3 37. Rg2 1-0
Horobetz-Kothapalle Mike Barton Memorial 3, August 17, 2013 round 1Ruy Lopez: Steinitz defense deferred (Russian defense)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. c3 Be7 8.d4 b5 9. Bb3 Bg4 10. Bd5 Qd7 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. dxe5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 dxe5 14.Nd2 O-O 15. Nf1 Rad8 16. Ng3 Bc5 17. Bg5 Rd6 18. b4 Bb6 19. Nf5 Re6 20. Bxf6gxf6 21. Qg3+ 1-0
Wade-Horobetz Memphis Summer Open July 20, 2013, round 4 Sicilian: Maroczy Bind: Gurgenidze System
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. f3 Qa5 12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. O-O b5 15.Nd5 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1+21. Bxc1 a5 22. Bf1 b4 23. g3 f5 24. Kg2 fxe4 25. fxe4 Bg4 26. h3 Bd1 27. Bd3Kg7 28. Bg5 Kf7 29. Kf1 a4 30. bxa4 Bxa4 31. Bd2 Bc3 32. Be3 Kf6 33. Ke2 g5 34.Bb6 Bd7 35. Ke3 Bxh3 36. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 37. Kxd4 h5 38. Kc4 h4 39. gxh4 g4 40. Be2g3 41. Bf3 g2 42. Bxg2 Bxg2 43. Kxb4 Bxe4 44. a4 Bxd5 0-1
Salzgeber-Horobetz Memphis Summer Open July 20, 2013, round 2 Torre, London and Colle Systems
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Qc2h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfd1 Qc715. Rd2 c4 16. Qxc4 d5 17. Qa4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 f5 21.Bc2 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. g4 Qe7 24. gxf5 Nb4 25. f6 gxf6 26. Bd1 Nd3 27. Kf1Nxb2 28. Qg4+ Kf8 29. Nh4 Ba6+ 30. Be2 Qb7 31. Ng6+ Kf7 32. Nh8+ Ke7 33. Ng6+Kd6 34. Qd4+ Kc7 35. Qc5+ Kd7 36. Qd4+ Ke8 37. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 38. Kg1 Qd3 39. Qg4Qd1+ 0-1 –––––––––– Solution to problem on page 14: 1. Nxd3, Nxf2, Nxe4, Nxg3, Nxe2, Nxf4, Nxd5, Nxe7
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Memphis, TN Event Below:
National Chess Day!October 12, 2013
4SS, G/75;d5 (4 round swiss with game in 75 minutes with 5 second delay.)
Site: Wingate Inn, 2270 North Germantown Parkway, Memphis, TN 38016.
Entry Fee: $30 ( $25 for MCC members).
Prizes: $100 $50 $25 $25 (Top 4 Prizes Guaranteed).
Rounds: 9am, 12:30pm, 3pm, 7pm.
Onsite Registration: 7:15am to 8:45am.
This event is USCF regular rated.
Send Entries to: Memphis Chess Club Inc. P.O. Box 17864, Memphis,TN 38187.
Searcy, Arkansas Event Below:
Rolling Pawns #5 & National Chess Day Rolling Pawns #5
October 12, 2013
Details from the Arkansas Chess Association web site:
Site: Harding University, with special guest GM Ben Finegold. Schedule: Registration is 9-9:30 am; GM Finegold Lecture begins at 9:30; GM Finegold Simul (limited to 30 players) starts at 11:30; USCF Rated Open: 4 Rounds Game 30: 2-3-4-5; Prizes: 1st Place Overall $100, 1st U1700 $50, 1st U1200 Trophy; Two Entry Fee Options: 1. EF: Lecture, Participate in Simul (Limited to 20), & USCF Rated Tournament $50, EF: Scholastic Players: Lecture, Participate in Simul (Limited to 10), & USCF Rated Tournament $25 OR 2. EF: Lecture, watch Simul, & USCF Rated Tournament $25 EF: Scholastic Players: Lecture, watch Simul, & USCF Rated Tourn. $15 Site: Harding University at Searcy in the Liberty Room. Free Wi-Fi and coffee for all participants. Hotel room at the Heritage Inn at Harding University (1-888-766-2465). Contact info: Richie Kohl 501-940-0014. [email protected]
2013 Mississippi State Championship – Oct 19 & 20
This is an Open Tournament but you must be a Mississippi resident to win a trophy!5SS, G/85; d52 sections: Open and U1400At the Country Inn & Suites 3051 White Blvd, Pearl, MS 39208Phone: 601-420-2244HR: $79/night. Ask for the Mississippi Chess Association Tournament rate.All sections are USCF rated. USCF and MCA memberships can be purchased onsite.Pre-entry Fee: Adults $20 and Scholastic 12th grade or lower $10 if received by Oct 11Onsite Entry Fee: Adults $30 and Scholastic 12th grade or lower $20Prizes b/60% entriesTrophies go to the top Mississippi resident of both sections. If you are registered with USCF in a different State but live in Mississippi, you must bring proof of Mississippi residency.The Open section Trophy winner will be the 2013 State Champion. Registration: Sat 8-9am. Rounds: Sat 9:15-1:00-4:00 Sun 9-1:30The Mississippi Chess Association will host its annual business meeting Sunday at 12:30pm. If you are a Mississippi Resident, please attend!Send entries to: Ralph McNaughton
407 Boehle St Pearl, MS 39208
Make checks out to MCA. Include your USCF #, Expiration Date and estimated rating.Information: Call Ralph at 601-278-9670 or email [email protected] Chess Association homepage – http://www.mcachess.org
54th Mid-South Open
November 23-24, 2013
The Weekend before Thanksgiving this Year!
5SS, G/120;d5(5 round swiss with game in 120 minutes with 5 second delay). This event is USCF Regular Rated. See Flyer!
Site: Hyatt Place, 1220 Primacy Parkway, Memphis, TN 38119. Tel. 901-680-9700. Check Hyatt website for reservation details.
$$Based on 60 entries: $500, $250, $150, $100, $75. Class Prizes: $100 each for A, B, C, D. E: $75. $50 gift prize for Top Unrated from chesscentral.com! Plaques to 1st, Top A, B, C, D, E, Unrated.
Entry fee is $55 if by 11/20; $60 at the door. MCC members $50 anytime.Free entry for IM's and GM's if received by 11/16 with entry fees subtracted from winnings.
Registration: Saturday 11/23 7:30am to 8:45am.
Rounds: Saturday 9am-2pm-7pm; Sunday 9am-2pm.
Only one half-point bye is available for any round if declared 30 minutes before round one. Please, bring clocks, sets, and boards. Thanks!Send entries to: MCC, P.O. Box 17864, Memphis, TN. 38187. Use PayPay "add to shopping cart" to join online. Please include player's name, USCF ID, and rating on PayPal shipping instructions. Thanks! MCC members using PayPal will get a $5 rebate at registration. http://www.memphischess.com/
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#1. Smith, A. - Sims, C.
White to move. Mate in 3.
#2. Justice, D. - Wade, J.
Black to move. Mate in 2.
#3. Weaver, D. - Orgain, B.
White to move. Mate in 4..
#4. Horobetz, G. - Barnes, R.
White to move. Mate in 5.
#5. Davidson, E. - Magouyrk, K.
White to move. Mate in 3.
#6. Cole, R. - Maclin, P.
Black to move. Mate in 6.
Find the Mate: Memphis TournamentsSolutions on page 19.
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Solutions:1. 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Bxh5+ Rxh5 34. Rf8#
2. 24...Rb5+ 25. Ka4 Rc4#
3. 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Nxd8+ Kf8 33. Qf7# or 32. Na3+ Kc8 Qc2 # or 32. …Ka1 33. Qb1+ Rxb1 34. Nc2#
4. 30. Rxh6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Rh8+ Kxe7 33. Nf5+ Kd7 34. Rd8#
5. 25. Rf8+ Kg7+ 26. R1f7+ Kh6 27. Rh8#
6. 26...Be5+ 27. Kh3 Rxf3+ 28. gxf3 Rh2+ 29. Kg4 f5+ 30. Kg5 Rg2+ 31. Kh6 Bf4#
7. 46...Ra2+ 47. Kh1 Ng3+ 48. Rxg3+ Kxg3 49. h4 Ra1#
8. 24...Qxg4 25. Qe3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Qg2+ 27. Ke1 Bh4#
9. 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Rd7+ Bxd7 29. Qd7+ Kf6 30. Ne4#
10. 50. Rd2+ 51 Kb1 Rf1+ 52. Ka2 Nxc3#
11. 21. Rh8+ Bxh8 22. Rxh8+ Kxh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Nf6#
Chess Problems taken from the Book and App
Memphis Chess Club - A History of Problems
#7. Sytnysky, O. - Pylant, G.
Black to move. Mate in 4.
#8. Rotz, R. - Nilsson, R.
Black to move. Mate in 4.
#9. Thompson, K. E. - Taylor, F. C.
White to move. Mate in 4.
#10. Hurt, J. - Minor, R.
Black to move. Mate in 3.
#11. Hurt, J. - Thomas, K.
White to move. Mate in 4.
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