Willard Mutchler vs Hason Chess Game 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
25 November 1922
The newspaper from Capital City runs Chess Notes and Comment. Chess editor by Willard H. Mutchler. The column might possible ended in this issue, 25 November 1922.

Game:
Willard Mutchler vs J.B. Hanson unfinished, off hand games 1922
Danish Gambit
We got to know the strength of Willard Mutchler, chess editor to this newspaper. The game was just off hand games against J.B. Hanson, C-Class player in Washington Chess Club.

Report:
The much talked Washington vs Philadelphia Telephone chess match were given details for payers on each side. Whitaker, Sournin were in Washington, S.T.Sharp, W.A. Ruth (state champion) were in Philadelphia.

The Washington Herald - Chess Notes and Comment

25 November 1922

Bernstein vs Reshevsky 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
12 November 1922
The newspaper from Capital City, The Washington Herald provided adequate chess column, Chess News and Comment, by H. Willard Mutchler

Game:
Jacop Bernstein vs Samuel Reshevsky 1-0, New York 1922
Queen's Gambit Declined
As usual, The Washington Herald posted important tournament  chess games played recently (on that time). In this issue they continue the report on New York 1922 tournament, which won by Lasker. The headlines news however focus on the young Samuel Rzezchewski / Reshevsky. He lost to Jacop Bernstein in this game. The game can be followed on the chessgames link.

Reports:
A telephone match will be held between the cities of Philadelphia and Washintong. Under Capital City Chess Club and the Mercantile Library Chess Association of Philadelphia, 1922. We got to see the top ten players from each cities:
N.T. Whitaker, V. Sournin, I.S. Turover, A.F. Fox, N.S. Perkins, H. Garner, F.B. Walker, E.B. Adam, E. Knapp, A. Pasch and Lovell are chess players from Washington.
Ruth, Sharp, Jackson are chess players from Philadelphia. The player list finalized on this ISSUE

Class Tourney Progressing - Class C Tourney report in the Capital City Chess Club, between E.R. Kalmbach and J.B. Hanson.

The Washington Herald Chess Comment and News

12 November 1922

Reshevsky vs Bigelow 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
5 November 1922
Chess News and Comment from The Washington Herald provided tournament chess games, as well as report on their local Capital City Chess Club. Chess editor W.H. Mutchler

Games:
David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky 0-1 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Charles Jaffe vs Jacob Bernstein 1-0 - Ruy Lopez
Samuel Reshevsky vs Horace Ransom Bigelow 1/2-1/2 - Indian's Game E10
The Washington Herald continued their report on New York 1922 tournament. Won by Lasker , this tournament was debut for young Samuel Reshevksy. The local spectators were impressed and The Washington Herald re-posted his victory against David Janowski. Which already posted last week. Age of Chess blog converted all the annotation on that blog post, just follow the link.

Report:
Proposed telephone match for Capital City Chess Club vs Philadelphia Chess Association. This was their second telephone match since C.C.C.C vs Manhattan Chess Club in 1920, won by the later. Players for Washington are Whitaker, Sournin etc. Detail can be found on the next issue.

The Washington Herald Chess Comment and News

5 November 1922

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David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald,
29 October 1922
Chess Comment, News and Notes On Games was a regular chess column in the Washington Herald. Chess editor was W.H. Mutchler. They provided chess games with detail annotation, such as in this issue.

Game:
David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky 0-1, New York 1922
Queen's Gambit Declined

Very famous game of Samuel Reshevksy in his earliest known year. This game is what put Samuel Reshevksy on the chess map. As the article suggested, the American audiences also "shocked" by the prodigy. This issue give a detail analysis to the game, interesting notes point of view from that era where chess understanding where 'limited'. The annotation were converted into game viewer below for your convenience on this excellent piece of game.

Report:
Detail report on how Lasker easily won the recent American masters' tournament in New York City. The tournament where the game Janowski vs Reshevsky was played.

The Washington Herald Chess Games Notes and Comments 

29 October 1922

Game Viewer : David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky 0-1 1922 - Annotation from The Washington Herald 29 October 1922

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The Washington Herald Chess Column 1922 - Interior vs Beats Agriculture

The Washington Herald
22 October 1922
Capital city newspaper provide "Chess News and Comment" column, edited by W.H. Mutchler

Games:
J.W. Byler vs J. Roberts 1-0, Queen's Gambit Declined
R.F. Lovell vs E.M. Knapp 1/2-1/2, Vienna Opening
C.H. Stephensson vs F.B Walker 0-1, Center Counter Gambit / Scandinavian Defence
All games from The annual match of the Departemen of the Interior versus Departmen of Agriculture, Washintong 1922. Read the report in the article for details on players and comments. Since all were amateur players, I am not converting this into game viewer.

Reports:
- Chase Defeats Hale - report about their local Capital City Chess Club ladder tournament.

The Washington Herald "Chess News and Comment" Column

22 October 1922

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A. Hale vs G.E. Parks 1922 Capital Chess Ladder Match - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
 15 October 1922

Chess column in The Washington Herald was done by chess editor W.H. Mutchler. They provided local and international news as well a games gallery.

Games:
A. Hale vs G.E. Parks 1-0, Washington Ladder Match Capital City CC 1922
Queen's Pawn Opening
We come to the second known game of G.E. Parks, a treasurer to Capital City Chess Club. His opponent A. Hale was at least strong amateur player. The first game was published on 13 August 1922, The Washington Herald. Both are RARE games. It is discovery that the first name was 'Arthur' Hale. He also recorded as playing a draw to 9 year old Samuel Reshevsky in that year 1922. (sources)

Games from Hastings 1922
Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Efim Bogoljubov 0-1 , Caro-Kann
Akiba Rubinstein vs Alexander Alekhine 0-1, Queen's Gambit Declined-Orthodox Defence
Alexander Alekhine vs Siegbert Tarrasch 1-0, Slav Defence
Alekhine won Hastings 1922, the detail are here.

Reports:
-Young Samuel Reshevsky reported to has good tourney at International Chess Congress, Hotel Astor New York 1922. David Janowsky complimented the young master.
-Various news about local Capital City Chess Club tournament, Washington.

The Washington Herald Chess Comment column

15 October 1922 - Chronicling America « Library of Congress

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Rubinstein vs Alekhine 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
 8 October1922
The Washington Herald run a "Chess Comment : News and Notes On Games" column in the 1920s. The chess editor was W.H. Mutchler in regular. In any other day, New York based player and columnist Herman Helms. His bio as chess expert can be read on the first paragraph in this issue.

Game:
Akiba Rubinstein vs Alexander Alekhine 0-1, Hastings 1922
Slav Defence
Well known game from well known tournament in Hastings. Rubinstein error by allowing two passed pawns for Black. More games published by The Washington Herald, check the 'label' link and found more about it.

The Washington Herald Chess Comment Column

8 October 1922 - http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

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Capablanca vs Tartakower 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
24 September 1922

Chess Comment : News And Notes On Games was chess column in The Washington Herald. Chess editor was W.H. Mutchler with additional notes by New York based Hermann Helms, as in this issue.

Games:
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Savielly Tartakower draw (Queen's Gambit Declined)
Henry Ernest Atkins vs Jose Raul Capablanca 0-1 (Caro-Kann)
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Milan Vidmar 1-0 (Queen's Gambit Declined)
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Richard Reti 1-0 (King's Indian)
Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson vs Jose Raul Capablanca 0-1 (Queen's Pawn Game)
Savielly Tartakower vs Henry Ernest Atkins 0-1 (Four Knights Game)

The Washington Herald ended the full coverage of London 1922 with these games. It is good to remind how reign Capablanca was. In all his games he only draw four and without lost. He won with 11/15 score.
Check the tournament again HERE.

The Washington Herald - Chess Comment column

24 September 1922 -  Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Capablanca vs Bogoljubov 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
10 September 1922
The Washington Herald's chess column, chess editor was by WH Mutchler but usually also posted by Hermann Helms.

Game:
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Efim Bogoljubov 1-0, London 1922
Ruy Lopez
Tournament in Hastings 1922 was the main menu for week in this chess column. We continue to Capablanca vs Bogoljubov game, a fine one where Bogo put in great fight, only that his bishop was locked.

The Washington Herald chess column

10 September 1922

Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Capablanca vs Znosko-Borovsky 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
17 September 1922
The Washington Herald run a "Chess Comment : News and Notes On Games" column in the 1920s. The chess editor was W.H. Mutchler in regular. In any other day, New York based player and columnist Herman Helms. His bio as chess expert can be read on the first paragraph in this issue.

Game:
Capablanca vs Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovski 1-0, London 1922
Queen Gambit Declined
The game well documented in this super-GM tournament. The Washington Herald did almost all Capablanca games in this given week. You can find it in other Washington Herald link.

The Washington Herald's Chess Comment

17 September 1922

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Capablanca in Best Paid Stars in Their Lines

The Washington Herald
15 September 1922

This article actually has been published by chess-history by Edward Winter. I found it again in The Washington Herald. It was posted on the front page. Here Mess. Capablanca line up with Mary Pickford movie star, Prof. R.A. Milliken scientist, John McCormack opera star, Samuel Untermyer layyer, Jack Dempsey pugilist.

The Washington Herald 15 September 1922

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Capablanca in London 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
3 September 1922

Usually the chess column in The Washington Herald done by W.H. Mutchler, but in this edition it was by Herman Helms.

Games:
Dr. Euwe vs Jose Capablanca 0-1, London 1922 - Ruy Lopez
H.E. Atkins vs Jose Capablanca 0-1, London 1922 - Caro-Kann

Both games from Capablanca tournament in London 1922. This issue continued what chess column done in previous week. You can find the previous edition to follow the story.

The Washington Herald 3 September 1922

Morrison vs Capablanca 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
27 August 1922

The Washington Herald put a chess section on its newspaper column. The chess editor was W.H. Mutchler.

Games:
John Stuart Morrison vs Jose Capablance 0-1, London 1922
Indian Game / Torre Attack

As included in the report by Herman Helms, there was criticism to Capablanca, Alekhine and Rubinstein for playing too "uncharacteristic chess games" in London 1922. But then this game where Capa meet Canadian representative able to raise interest of chess fans. The article in chess column give a lengthy discussion. The opening is later to be called Torre Attack ECO D46, but unknown to that time of course.

The Washington Herald chess column August 27th, 1922

Whitaker vs Sournin-Perkins-Mutchler 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
20 August 1922

The Washington Herald provided chess columns managed by chess editor W.H. Mutchler. They gave local news from Capital City Chess Club, international news and games gallery.

Games:
Rudolf Spielmann vs Paul F. Johner 1-0, Pistyan Tournament 1922
Vienna Opening
This game is widely known.

Norman Whitaker vs Vladimir Sournin / N.S. Perkins / W.H. Mutchler 1-0
Budapest Gambit

Interesting club consultation game between well known American chess player Norman Whitaker on white side. On the black side was another American champion, Vladimir Sournin, which was assisted by N.S.Perkins and chess editor W.H.Mutchler. The game went to 46 moves in Budapest gambit. However my translation on the moves stopped at move 20 R-R8??? which is hard to decipher. The moves so far
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 a5 7.b3 Ngxe5 8.Bb2 d6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Bf5 11.Nd4 Bg6 12.f4 Bxb1 13.Rxb1 Ng6 14.Kh1 Qe8 15.Nf5  f6 16.Rc1 Nce7 17.e4 Qd7 18.Bd3 Nxf5 19.exf5 Nh8  ...

move after 19..Nh8

reader with experience in descriptive notation are encourage to help.

Reports:
Lengthy report on Capablanca in London 1922 tournament.
Report on Samuel Reshevsky activites on the date. Also interestingly report about Reshevsky in music concert at Convention Hall. He also play nine simuls and blindfold game. Not one escape him.

The Washington Herald chess column 20 August 1922

Imbaud vs Strumilo 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
13 August 1922

Chess column in The Washington Herald was done by chess editor W.H. Mutchler. They provided local and international news as well a games gallery.

Games:
G.E.Parks vs A. Hale 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined
This is a club level games between Capital City Chess Club treasurer (Mess. G.E.Parks) and a "low man in class B" on the club ladder. There is another published game between the two, find it HERE.

Dr. Imbaud vs Strumilo 1-0 1922 Correspondence
Scandinavian Defence

This is a famous correspondence games that available to modern audience. Dr. Imbaud was told as amateur from Paris. The game involved queen sacrifice and let the opposing king runs away in several moves ahead. This is must be one of the peak of pre-computer correspondence brilliant game. As commented by "New York chess autority" Mr. H. Helms, "Masters by no means monopolize the happy faculty of evolving dazzling combinations on the chessboard, although naturally their superior training enablesthem to excel in the long run. Dr. Imbaud an amateur of Paris, taking part in a correspondence tournament under the auspices of the newly organized Franch Chess Federation, won the following really beautiful game."
The game came tih interesting commentary as in the chess column.

Reports:
International Tourney in England where Capablanca is leading.

A District Champion Turover vs Whitaker verbal challenge, mentioned was a handicaped of two-to-one odd.

The Washington Herald chess column August 13th, 1922

Capital City CC vs Cabrillo CC 1922 - The Washington Herald

The Washington Herald
6 August 1922

The Washington Herald is one of newspaper that has regular chess column, their existence seems oversight by chess historian because I found little information about this chess column. The chess editor was W.H. Mutchler.

Reports:
Western Tournament at Louisville, KY where N.T. Whitaker, V. SOurnin, E. Lasker and Showalter participating.

Early report about young Samuel Rzeschewski / Reshevsky and his sponsors.

Local Capital City Chess Club that won by Col Morey.

Games:
Correspondence games between Capital City Chess Club and Cabrillo Club of San Diego. The Capital City CC players are: Morey (C), Mutchler, Jeffers, Caylor and Cuthbert.

The Washington Herald chess column 1922