Showing posts with label 1904. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1904. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Chess Games of Crakanthorp - Forgotten Master from Australia

These are eight newspaper scans about chess player S. Crakanthorp. You can read the article on chessgames.com  and in Wikipedia.

"Spencer Crakanthorp (born Feb-17-1885, died Aug-01-1936) Australia, He was Australian Champion in 1923-24, 1925-26, 1926 and 1927. Son of Lawrence Spencer Crakanthorp, he was also the father-in-law of Cecil John Seddon Purdy and the grandfather of John Spencer Purdy. He passed away in Sydney in 1936." - chessgames.com

The article was a little bit confusion in which some did not tell which Crakanthorp it was. I left this for chess historian to examine.

Here's the articles:

The Sidney morning herald 1904-06-11 CG Watson vs L.S. Crakanthorp
Ruy Lopez


The Sidney morning herald 1913-08-08 W. Samuel Viner vs Spencer Crakanthorp Australia Championship Chess

the Sidney Morning Herald 1931-04-16 Crakanthorp vs Bunyan
Vienna

The Sidney Morning Herald 1935-05-09 Koshnitsky vs Spencer Crakanthorp new game
Dutch Defence

the Sidney morning herald 1935-09-02 S. Crakanthorp vs G. Koshnitsky
Queen's Indian Defence



the Sidney morning herald 1935-10-23 W.J. Greenfield vs S. Crakanthorp
Alekhine Defence




The Sidney Morning Herald 1951-03-25 Crakanthorp vs Hill
Vienna Game








Saturday, October 12, 2013

William Viner Simuls at Perth 1904 - The Sunday Times Perth

The Sunday Times, Perth
14 August 1904

The Sunday Times from Perth was regularly provided a chess columns, namely Chess & Draughts.

Game - (Status Rare):
William Samuel Viner vs Mr. Martin 1-0, Simultaneous at Perth 10 August 1904
King Gambit
Although William Samuel Viner biography was widely known, not much games of him in (online) database. There were around dozen in 365chess.com but lack in chessgames.com. Below is article for Viner exhibition in Perth Chess Club, August 1904. Also a fine game in one of the board.

Problem:
White to play and mate in two, composed by W.S. Viner , Chess champion of Western Australia

The Sunday Times Perth Chess Column 14 August 1904

William Samuel Viner game viewer: