The chess games of R Hale

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R Hale

Number of games in database: 2
Years covered: 1868 to 1871

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. R Hale vs A Burns	0-1	29	1868	Adelaide CC v Melbourne CC Telegraph Match	A10 English
2. R Hale vs C G Heydon	0-1	28	1871	NSW v SA Telegraph Match	A40 Queen's Pawn Game

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Feb-15-14		optimal play: <<On Monday evening about a dozen gentlemen held a preliminary meeting at Port Adelaide, with the view to forming a Chess Club. Mr. A. J. Edmunds presided. It was resolved that the following officers be elected, such officers to form a Standing Committee of Management:— President; <Mr. R. B. Hale>; Treasurer; Mr. H D. O'Halloran; Secretary; Mr. Braddock. It was further resolved that the amount of entrance-fee should be 2s. 6d. and annual subscription 10s. 6d. The Club to be called "The Port Adelaide Club." The Committee were empowered to make arrangements for a room, and to incur such expense as might be deemed necessary; also, to prepare rules and regulations, to be laid before the members at their next meeting.> - The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) issue Wednesday 24 July 1867>

Feb-15-14		optimal play: <The game of chess by telegraph between Messrs. Popham and Brunskill, of Gawler Town (two members of the Chess Club there), white ; and Messrs. <R. B. Hale> and W. Braddock, Port Adelaide, black, came to a conclusion at 1.39 this morning, white resigning. The subjoined is the complete account of the game : — WHITE Popham and Brunskill, of Gawler Town BLACK <R. B. Hale> and W. Braddock, Port Adelaide> 1. P to K 4 ; 1... P to Q's B 4 ; 2. K's B to Q's B 4 ; 2... P to K 3 ; 3. Q to K's B 3 ; 3... P to Q's R 3 ; 4. Q's R's P to Q's R 4 ; 4... Kt to Q's B 3 ; 5. P to Q 3 ; 5... P to Q's Kt 3 ; 6. Kt to Q's R 3 ; 6... Kt to Q 5 ; 7. Q to K's Kt 3 ; 7... P to Q's Kt 4 ; 8. P to Q's B 3 ; 8... P takes B ; 9. P takes Kt ; 9... P takes P on Q 6 ; 10. Q takes P on Q 3 ; 10... Q to Q's R 4 - check ; 11. Q's B to Q 2 ; 11... Q takes Q's R’s P ; 12. K's Kt to K 2 ; 12... P takes Q’s P ; 13. Kt takes P ; 13... P to Q 3 ; 14. Castles K's side ; 14... Q to Q 2 ; 15. K's R to K's square ; 15... P to K 4 ; 16. Kt to K's B 3 ; 16... Kt to K's B 3 ; 17. P to K's R 3 ; 17... P to K's R 3 ; 18. Q's Kt to Q's B 4 ; 18... R to Q's Kt’s square ; 19. B to Q's R 5 ; 19... Q to K 3 ; 20. K's Kt takes K's P ; 20... B to Q's Kt 2 ; 21. B to Q's B 7 ; 21... R to Q's B’s square ; 22. B takes P on Q 6 ; 22... R to Q's square ; 23. Q to Q's Kt 3 ; 23... K's B takes B ; 24. Q takes B ; 24... B takes Kt ; 25. Q takes R's P ; 25... Q to K 2 ; 26. Q to B 6 - check ; 26... Kt to Q 2 ; 27. Q's R to Q’s square ; 27... Castles ; 28. Q's R to Q 5 ; 28... Kt to Kt’s square ; 29. Q to Q's Kt 5 ; 29... R takes Q's R ; 30. Q takes R ; 30... Kt to Q 2 ; 31. Kt takes B ; 31... Kt takes Kt ; 32. R to Q's square ; 32... R to Q's B’s square ; 33. P to K's B 4 ; 33... Kt to Kt 3 ; 34. K's Kt's P to K's Kt 3 ; 34... Q to Q's R 2 - check ; 35. Q to Q 4 ; 35... Q takes Q - check ; 36. R takes Q ; 36... R to Q's B 8 - check ; 37. K to K's B 2 ; 37... R to Q's B 7 - check ; 38. K to K's B 3 ; 38... R takes P ; 39. R to Q 7 ; 39... Kt to K's B’s square ; 40. R to Q 8 ; 40... R to Q's Kt 6 - check ; 41. K to K's Kt 4 ; 41... P to K's Kt 3 ; 42. R's P to R 4 ; 42... K to Kt 2 ; 43. B’s P to K's B 5 ; 43... P to R 4 - check ; 44. K to B 4 ; 44... R to Q's Kt 3 ; 45. R to Q 5 ; 45... Kt to R 2 ; 46. P takes P ; 46... K takes P ; 47. K's P to K 5 ; 47... R to Q's Kt 5 - check ; 48. K to K 3 ; 48... Kt to B’s square ; 49. R to Q 4 ; 49... R takes R ; 50. K takes R ; 50... K to K's B 4 ; 51. K to Q 5 ; 51... Kt to Kt 3 ; < - South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA) issue Saturday 29 June 1867> click for larger view [Event "Inter-club telegraphic game"] [Site "between Gawler Town & Port Adelaide"] [Date "1867"] [EventDate "1867"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Popham & Brunskill"] [Black "Hale & Braddock"] [ECO "B20"] 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.Qf3 a6 4.a4 Nc6 5.d3 b6 6.Na3 Nd4 7.Qg3 b5 8.c3 bxc4 9.cxd4 cxd3 10.Qxd3 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa4 12.Ne2 cxd4 13.Nxd4 d6 14.O-O Qd7 15.Rfe1 e5 16.Nf3 Nf6 17.h3 h6 18.Nc4 Rb8 19.Ba5 Qe6 20.Nxe5 Bb7 21.Bc7 Rc8 22.Bxd6 Rd8 23.Qb3 Bxd6 24.Qxb7 Bxe5 25.Qxa6 Qe7 26.Qc6+ Nd7 27.Rad1 O-O 28.Rd5 Nb8 29.Qb5 Rxd5 30.Qxd5 Nd7 31.Nxe5 Nxe5 32.Rd1 Rc8 33.f4 Ng6 34.g3 Qa7+ 35.Qd4 Qxd4+ 36.Rxd4 Rc1+ 37.Kf2 Rc2+ 38.Kf3 Rxb2 39.Rd7 Nf8 40.Rd8 Rb3+ 41.Kg4 g6 42.h4 Kg7 43.f5 h5+ 44.Kf4 Rb6 45.Rd5 Nh7 46.fxg6 Kxg6 47.e5 Rb4+ 48.Ke3 Nf8 49.Rd4 Rxd4 50.Kxd4 Kf5 51.Kd5 Ng6 0-1 http://pgnplayer.com/

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