NewspaperChessArchiv: This game submission comes from The Los Angeles Times, Chess, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, October 13, 1918CHESS. Game No. 107—Queen's Pawn Opening. The first game of the play off in the tie for the championship of the Pacific Chess Club follow:
3. …Nc6 (a) This move was played by Tchigorin against Tarrasch at Hastings in 1895 and later was frequently adopted by Pillsbury in games against Showalter. In fact, fifteen to twenty years ago it was the recognized defense. Lately it has dropped out of fashion, the Handbuch giving P-QB4 as best, noting that B-N5 is also worthy of consideration.
4. Nf3 (b) The usual move now is P-KB4.
5. c3 (c) Rather B-K2. Then Black cannot play P-K4 unless he first takes off the White knight.
6. …Bxf3 (d) Here Black should have played NxP; B-K2, N-N3, with the freer game.
9. …c6 (e) Q-N5ch was threatened, Black threatened N-N4.
16. h3 (f) Black might have obtained the majority of pawns on the queen's side on his last turn by playing PxP, but there would have been no way of forcing the pawns down. White now prevents this. Soon, nothing is left. The draw was indicated after the exchange of queens.
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