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Alexander Alekhine vs New York Athletic Club
Simul, 50b (1932) (exhibition), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY USA, Nov-08
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (D50)  ·  1-0

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Sep-10-12  Luigi Bros: For white: 22. Bf5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Raa1 Bxd5 25. Bd7 Re7 26. Qxc5. In this way, Alekhine no opening the king guard, and no go to a close final with only two pawns of advantage.
May-06-15
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  MissScarlett: F + h pawns mean the ending is drawn. Wasn't this generally known at the time? I suspect the resignation may have been prompted by the late hour (the last game didn't finish until 4am).

The <Brooklyn Daily Eagle> of November 10, 1932, gives the names of the members of all fifty teams. NYAC (board 28) were the captain <Stephen Fuld>, <Joseph J Weed>, <Sturges Schley> and <H T Owens>.

Sturges Mason Schley was an author who wrote pulp-fiction detective books, such as <Vengeance Pulls The Trigger> and <Dr Toby Finds Murder>. He died in 1950, aged just 43:

http://www.leagle.com/decision/1951...

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