DECIDING GAME IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY
MICHIGAN STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION.
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| D37/01 (2ed) |
Queen's Gambit Declined
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| 1931.07.05 |
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USA Jackson, MI (MI Championship)
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| 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e3 Bb4 6.Bd2
0-0 7.Qc2 c5 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Bb7 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.b4
Nce4 14.Bd4 Rc8 15.Qb2 Nd6 16.Bd3 Rxc1+ 17.Qxc1 Qe7 18.Qb2 Rc8 19.Rg1 Nfe8
20.Nd2 Qc7 21.Ke2 f6 22.f4 Bd5 23.g3 Bc4 24.Nxc4 Nxc4 25.Bxc4 Qxc4+ 26.Kd2
Nd6 27.Rb1 Ne4+ 28.Ke1 Kf7 29.g4 h6 30.Qg2 Qc2 31.Qxc2 Rxc2 32.Rb2 Rc7
33.Ke2 f5 34.gxf5 exf5 35.Kd3 g6 36.a4 g5 37.fxg5 hxg5 38.Be5 Rd7+ 39.Bd4
Nf6 40.Rb3 g4 41.Rb2 Kg6 42.Rc2 Ne4 43.a5 bxa5 44.bxa5 a6 (Adjudicated),
½-½. |
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| Mr. J. A. Anderson of St. Louis adjudicated this
game drawn. Supporting his decision he gave seven variations of the draw. |
| Mr. Stasch Mlotkowski of Camden, N. J. adjudicated
it as a draw with the remark: "While White has the advantage there is no
apparent winning line." |
| Mr. N. T. Whitaker of Washington, D. C. says: "As
the force is equal, and neither side has a positional advantage the adjudicator
must call it a drawn [sic]." |
| The final score of the Michigan State Association
in which the above game decided the Championship is as follows: |
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Players |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total
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| 1. |
Adams |
x |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1* |
4½
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| 2. |
Ballenger |
½ |
x |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1* |
4
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| 3. |
Palmi |
0 |
0 |
x |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3
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| 4. |
Holloway |
0 |
½ |
0 |
x |
1 |
1* |
2½
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| 5. |
Rehthaler |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
1* |
1
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| 6. |
Palmer |
0* |
0* |
0 |
0* |
0* |
x |
0
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* Forfeited.
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| Mr. A. [sic] T. Adams is the first Champion
of the first Tournament of the Michigan State Chess Association, which
was organized through the untiring efforts of its Secretary Mr. A. H. Palmi,
of Jackson, Mich. |
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The Gambit, 1931.06-07, p32
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