| Jan-27-07 | | Resignation Trap: Harlow B. Daly (1883-1979) had a chess career that lasted 75 years. For more information click here: http://chessmaine.net/chessmaine/20... . |
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| Oct-28-07 | | Resignation Trap: Daly was a terror in simultaneous exhibitions when masters visited Boston. When Jacques Mieses made a visit in December 1903, he lost to Daly twice in three days. Here is the second loss, which seems appropriate for this time of year, as it features the line now known as the Halloween Gambit: Jacques Mieses - Harlow Bussey Daly Boston Simul, December 12, 1903
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5 Nxe5
5.d4 Nc6 6.d5 Nb8 7.e5 Ng8 8.Bc4 Bb4
9.0-0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ne7 11.d6 Ng6 12.Qh5 Qh4
13.Qxh4 Nxh4 14.dxc7 Nc6 15.Ba3 b6 16.f4 Na5
17.Bd5 Bb7 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.f5 g6 20.e6 Nxf5
21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.g4 Rac8 23.gxf5 Rxc7 24.Rae1 Nc5
25.c4 Rg8 26.Kh1 Rcc8 27.fxg6+ Kxg6 28.Re3 Ne6
29.Rg3+ Kh5 30.Rf5+ Rg5 31.Rgxg5+ Nxg5 32.c5 Kg4
33.Rd5 Re8 34.Rxd7 Re2 35.Rd4+ Kf3
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White to play
36.h4 Kg3 37.Rd3+ Nf3 38.Rxf3+ Kxf3 39.cxb6 axb6
40.c4 Rxa2 41.Bd6 Rc2 42.Bc7 b5 43.c5 Rxc5 0-1
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Dec-03-08
 | | brankat: From Mr.Daly's Biography: <He won the Maine State Championship nine times. From 1959 to 1965 seven times consecutively, then in 1969 and again in 1970> In '59- '65 he was 76-82 years old. In 1970 master Daly was 87! Wow! Talking about "forever young" :-) R.I.P. Mr.H.B.Daly. |
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| Feb-06-09 | | jerseybob: Is the Torre game a one-on-one or simul? |
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| May-19-11 | | TheTamale: I wonder what this fellow did for his "real" job? He was quite a chess player and got to play all the world's best. As a human being, he was also highly thought of by all, judging from the link left by <Resignation Trap> above. He was a lot like me, except he could play chess well. |
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May-19-11
 | | FSR: I am fortunate to have a pamphlet of Mr. Daly's games, which I bought from someone at a Tacoma, Washington chess tournament in 1977 or so. What an amazing career - before his death in 1979, he may well have been the last living person who had played the great Harry Nelson Pillsbury. |
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May-19-11
| | FSR: <TheTamale> See the aforementioned http://chessmaine.net/chessmaine/20... |
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May-19-11
 | | perfidious: Long ago, I read a story involving Mr Daly and Karl Burger, in which, during the 1960s, the latter travelled to Maine for easy pickings, as he sought to boost his rating so as to ensure he qualified for that year's US Championship. As I recall, Burger and Daly met late in the event with the New York master throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Daly, but found himself conceding a draw in the end. Burger wound up failing to qualify for the championship that year. Anyone else ever read this? |
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May-19-11
 | | Phony Benoni: <perfidious> I've heard and read that story in various places with varying level of detail about the identities of the players. But it's pretty well understood it was Burger and Daly. |
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Jul-29-11
| | Phony Benoni: <perfidious> If that story is true, here's an amusing nugget. I'm working on the crosstable from the US Open at Milwaukee, 1953. Daly, nearing 70, made a creditable 8-5 score, defeating among others ... Karl Burger. |
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Nov-04-12
 | | GrahamClayton: <perfidious>Long ago, I read a story involving Mr Daly and Karl Burger, in which, during the 1960s, the latter travelled to Maine for easy pickings, as he sought to boost his rating so as to ensure he qualified for that year's US Championship.
As I recall, Burger and Daly met late in the event with the New York master throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Daly, but found himself conceding a draw in the end. Burger wound up failing to qualify for the championship that year. Anyone else ever read this?
<perfidious>,
The tournament in question was the 1963 Downeast Open. The game was drawn after 168 moves and 8.5 hours due to the 50-move rule. George Cunningham and Gerry Dullea, "Chess", Bangor Daily News, December 6-7, 1986. The same column also mentions that Daly was Boston Latin School champion 3 years in a row. |
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