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Charles Moehle

Number of games in database: 27
Years covered: 1879 to 1890
Overall record: +16 -7 =4 (66.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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CHARLES MOEHLE
(born Nov-26-1859, died Mar-27-1898, 38 years old) United States of America

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Charles Adolphus Moehle (Möhle, Mohle), son of Adolph Moehle.

Moehle was born in Hoboken, N. J., November 26, 1859, and began to play chess at the age of 16. He soon became master of this fascinating game and distinguished himself in a number of tournaments with professional chess players. He carried off numerous prizes, and is at present considered the best "blind" player in this country.(1)

In 1888 he played at the St. Paul Chess, Checker and Whist Club, blindfolded, ten games of chess simultaneously against as many players. He only lost two of the games. On another occasion he simultaneously played a game of chess, a game of checkers and a game of cards, and won them all.(1)

Source
(1) Cincinnati Tribune, 1895.10.01, p4

Wikipedia article: Charles Moehle

Last updated: 2022-04-10 22:49:33

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F Perrin vs C Moehle  0-1161879Manhattan CC, NYC USAC40 King's Knight Opening
2. F Perrin vs C Moehle  0-1201879Manhattan CC, NYC USAC33 King's Gambit Accepted
3. C Moehle vs N Gedalia  1-0471879Gedalia - MohleC49 Four Knights
4. C Moehle vs J S Ryan 1-05618805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC01 French, Exchange
5. J S Ryan vs C Moehle  0-15018805th American Chess Congress, New YorkA84 Dutch
6. C Moehle vs A Cohnfeld  1-05218805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC29 Vienna Gambit
7. A Cohnfeld vs C Moehle  0-16318805th American Chess Congress, New YorkA80 Dutch
8. A G Sellman vs C Moehle  1-05018805th American Chess Congress, New YorkB40 Sicilian
9. C Moehle vs A G Sellman  ½-½6618805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC14 French, Classical
10. P Ware vs C Moehle 0-15318805th American Chess Congress, New YorkA80 Dutch
11. C Moehle vs P Ware 1-02418805th American Chess Congress, New YorkB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
12. C Moehle vs J Grundy  ½-½2818805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC25 Vienna
13. J Grundy vs C Moehle ½-½6118805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC70 Ruy Lopez
14. C Moehle vs Mackenzie 0-13218805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC48 Four Knights
15. Mackenzie vs C Moehle 0-13618805th American Chess Congress, New YorkA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
16. C Moehle vs E Delmar 0-16518805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC46 Three Knights
17. E Delmar vs C Moehle  0-15418805th American Chess Congress, New YorkB20 Sicilian
18. J Congdon vs C Moehle  0-14918805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC70 Ruy Lopez
19. C Moehle vs J Congdon  1-05418805th American Chess Congress, New YorkB01 Scandinavian
20. M Judd vs C Moehle 0-16118805th American Chess Congress, New YorkB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
21. C Moehle vs M Judd  ½-½7918805th American Chess Congress, New YorkC77 Ruy Lopez
22. C Moehle vs Zukertort  0-1361884Casual Game, St. LouisC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
23. W Pollock vs C Moehle  0-1361890MatchC59 Two Knights
24. C Moehle vs W Pollock  1-0321890MatchC55 Two Knights Defense
25. W Pollock vs C Moehle  1-0121890MatchB44 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-15-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here is an excerpt from an article in the "Brooklyn Eagle", dated 16 September 1888, about Moehle's role as the human operator of the automaton "Ajeeb":

"The gentleman who plays chess in the automaton box, and who is known as Ajeeb is Mr Charles A Moehle, of St Paul, Minnesota, and he stood fourth in last week's Cincinatti tourney. His task in representing the automaton figure at the Eden Musee, is a very difficult one, inasmuch as he is cooped up within a wax figure and its draperies, divested of most of his clothing, without a chance to stretch himself, and for three hours twice a day, with only a partial view of the chess board before him, and that obtained only through a masked peep hole."

May-18-14  GumboGambit: <GrahamClayton>

Holy Moehle! What a story!

May-19-17  zanzibar: <NY Herald Tribune 1898-04-10 pB4>

<Chess-players will regret to learn that the well-known expert, Charles H. Moehle, died at Cincinati the other day. New-Yorkers may remember Moehle as one of the strongest Metropolitan players. In the fifth American chess congress he received the second prize, the first being taken by the late Captain Mackenzie.>

Sep-24-22  Marcelo Bruno: Where are the other games played in the match between Pollock and Moehle?
Sep-24-22  stone free or die: <Marcelo Bruno: Where are the other games played in the match between Pollock and Moehle?>

Seems <CG> has but two of the games:

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

A few more seem to be available in Pollock's book, but not all:

https://books.google.com/books?id=u...

Not sure, but I think Pollock has all only R1 (G-108), R10 (G-109), R11 (G-110) and R?? (G-111). Perhaps the local Chicago or Cincinnati press has more?

Sep-24-22  stone free or die: Guess the Baltimore papers also carried some of the games:

https://books.google.com/books?id=y...

Sep-24-22  stone free or die: And some dates given for a couple of the games:

https://books.google.com/books?id=d...

Sep-25-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: < Where are the other games played in the match between Pollock and Moehle?>

Is this a simple enquiry? Or a cheeky request that they be provided ASAP?

Sep-25-22  stone free or die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8f...

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