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Gustave L'Hommede

Number of games in database: 6
Years covered: 1897 to 1915
Overall record: +2 -2 =2 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C39 King's Gambit Accepted (2 games)
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)


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GUSTAVE L'HOMMEDE
(born Jul-23-1850, died May-13-1937, 86 years old) France

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Gustave A. L'Hommede, born Paris, France; died Asnières, France.

He lived in Chicago at one point and was the Treasurer of the Pillsbury National Correspondence Chess Association. Naturalized a US Citizen in 1896 but regained his French citizenship in 1931.

Last updated: 2024-07-20 12:12:47

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Webster vs G L'Hommede  0-1191897Continental Correspondence TournamentA07 King's Indian Attack
2. J Narraway vs G L'Hommede  1-0351898Cont. corr. tourn.D05 Queen's Pawn Game
3. Pillsbury vs G L'Hommede  ½-½191900Pillsbury Blindfold Simul 16b, ChicagoD05 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Lasker vs G L'Hommede ½-½311902Simul, 23bC39 King's Gambit Accepted
5. Pillsbury vs G L'Hommede  0-1261903Pillsbury Blindfold Simul 16b, ChicagoC39 King's Gambit Accepted
6. S Mlotkowski vs G L'Hommede 1-0311915UnknownC51 Evans Gambit
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Jan-19-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here is a game not in the database:

[Event "Simultaneous blindfold exhibition"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1900.02.00"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "L'Hommede, GA"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]

1. d4 d5 2. ♘f3 ♘f6 3. e3 e6 4. ♗d3 ♘c6 5. 0-0 ♗e7 6. ♘bd2 0-0 7. c3 ♗d6 8. e4 dxe4 9. ♘xe4 ♘xe4 10. ♗xe4 h6 11. ♖e1 ♘e7 12. ♗e3 ♘d5 13. ♗xd5 exd5 14. ♕d2 ♗f5 15. ♗f4 ♗e4 16.♗xd6 ♕xd6 17. ♘e5 f6 18. ♘c4 ♕c6 19. ♘e3 ♕d7 1/2-1/2

Source: "Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games", Eliot Hearst, John Knott, McFarland, 2008, p. 217

Jan-19-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here is another game not in the database:

[Event "Continental Correspondence Tournament, Final Round, 1898"] [Site "?"]
[Date "1898.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Narraway, James A"]
[Black "L'Hommede, GA"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]

1.♘f3 d5 2.d4 ♘f6 3.e3 e6 4.c4 ♗e7 5.♘c3 0-0 6.a3 dxc4 7.♗xc4 c5 8.0-0 b6 9.dxc5 ♗xc5 10.b4 ♗e7 11.♗b2 ♕c7 12.♕b3 ♗a6 13.♘b5 ♕b7 14.♖ac1 ♗xb5 15.♗xb5 a6 16.♗d3 ♘bd7 17.♘d4 ♖ac8 18.♘xe6 18...fxe6 19.♕xe6+ ♖f7 20.♖xc8+ ♕xc8 21.♖c1 ♕e8 22.♗xf6 gxf6 23.♗xa6 ♔f8 24.♗b5 ♗d8 25.♕c6 ♕e5 26.♖d1 ♗c7 27.♖xd7 ♖xd7 28.♕xd7 ♕xh2+ 29.♔f1 ♕e5 30.♗c4 ♕e7 31.♕xe7+ ♔xe7 32.f4 ♔d6 33.♔e2 ♗d8 34.♔f3 ♔e7 35.♔g4 1-0

Source: "A Century Ago in Correspondence Chess", John S. Hilbert:

http://www.correspondencechess.com/...

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