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John Warcup Cornforth vs F F Kelly
Blindfold simul (1937) (blindfold), Perth AUS
King Pawn Game: Damiano Defense. Damiano Gambit Chigorin Gambit (C20)  ·  1-0

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May-10-14  optimal play: <The [above] game, won by Jack Cornforth in his record-breaking blindfold simultaneous display at the Amateur Sports Club on Saturday night [16th January] is a striking comment on his mental grasp of the possibilities, especially as he was contesting 11 other games at the same time.>

Notes by Maurice Edwards Goldstein

(a) 3...♕e7

Best, for if 3... P x Kt ; 4. Q to R5 ch with an overwhelming position.

(b) 8...♗d6

If 8... Q x BP ; 9. Kt to Q4 ; Q x Q ; 10. B x Q! with a tremendous advantage in development.

(c) 9...♔f8

9... K to Q1 or P to B3 loses the queen or Black gets mated.

(d) 12...♕xe8

Best, for if 12... K to B2 ; 13. Q to Q5 ch ; K to Kt3 ; 14. P to Kt4

(e) 18.♘e4!

A brilliant conception.

If the queen be taken, there follows 19. Kt x B (dbl ch) ; K to Q1 ; 20. Kt to B7 mate.

or 19... K to B1 ; 20. R to K8 mate.

(f) 20.♕xd6

If 20... R to B2 ; 21. B to Kt4 wins out of hand.

<The West Australian (Perth, WA) issue Friday 22 January 1937>

[PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS SIMUL]

The caption indicates that F. F. Kelly is second from the left.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/pag...

<The West Australian (Perth, WA) issue Thursday 21 January 1937 (page 7)>

Aug-11-20  schnarre: ...First time I've seen 5...Bf5 before (normally I've seen ...Bg4).
Oct-31-23
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  FSR: 18.Ne4! is a classy move, hoping for 18...Nxd5 19.Nxd6+ followed by either Re8# or Nf7# depending on Black's move. A bit reminiscent of Reti vs Tartakower, 1910, though that involved a rook and bishop rather than rook and knight.

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