That summer the two purportedly discovered more bones and artifacts at the site and their finds included a jawbone, skull fragments and a set of teeth.
The bone fragments were presented as the fossilized remains of a previously unknown early human.
Although there were doubts about its authenticity from the beginning, the discovery was widely accepted for many years. It was, of course, a hoax, but it wasn’t until 1953 that it was definitively proven.
It was found that the “evidence” consisted of an altered mandible of a and some teeth of an orangutan deliberately combined with the cranium of a fully developed, though small-brained, modern human.
In 1912, he first edition of Modern Chess Openings (which came to be known as “the chessplayer’s Bible,” was published.
Louis Uedemann (1854 – November 22, 1912) died in Chicago at the age of 58 of Bright’s disease, an archaic term for what is now referred to as nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys/ It’s caused by toxins, infection or autoimmune conditions.
He won the Western Chess Association championship (predecessor of the US Open) in 1900 and 1902. He was the chess editor for the Chicago Tribune and created a notation code for telegraphs for cable matches.
Charles Amedee de Maurian (1838 - December1912) died in Paris at the age of 74. From 1858 to 1860, he edited the chess column in the New Orleans Delta. From 1883 to 1890, he co-edited the chess column in the New Orleans Times-Democrat. He was Paul Morphy’s closest friend.
A match between England and Holland was played on Friday and Saturday, April 12, 1912.
Play began at 5 p.m. Friday evening with the British players having white on all the boards.. Of eight games Great Britain won four and Holland two, one was drawn and one is not yet finished.
There was an unusual incident on board 3 where an unaccountable oversight by Hoilland’s Dr. Laussen blundered his Queen quite early in the game and resigned immediately. The English players later countered on board 7 when Sergeant made a blunder which lost him a piece with no compensation and he was compelled to resign.
The second round was contested on Saturday with the games beginning at 11 a.m. with Holland having white on all boards. Holland redeemed themselves and thoroughly trounced England thereby winning the match.
Today’s game was played in that match and it was won by Reginald P. Michell (1873-1938). His best performance was probably his first place finish in the Brighton Congress of 1904 where he finished ahead oo F.J. Lee, P.S. Leonhardt and George Thomas.
Mitchell was a civil servant and strictly an amateur who very rarely played abroad, but was a frequent competitor in London events and the British Championships. A steady player, he described his style as being sound, consistent and with no “fireworks.”
His opponent was Jan Willem te Kolste (1874-1936). He participated many times in unofficial and official Dutch championships and participated with moderate success in many events in Holland.
The game was fairly even with chances going back and forth until te Kolste overlooked a neat tactical shot for his Michell and the game came to an abrupt end.
Reginald Michell–Jan Te Kolste1–0E91Englad-Holland Match, LondonLondon1912Stockfish 16
E91: King's Indian: Classical 1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.e2 bd7 Much more usual is 6...e5, but the text is quite playable. 7.h3 e5 8.e3 exd4 9.xd4 e8 9...c5 10.c2 e8 11.f3 e7 12.0-0 cxe4 13.xe4 xe4 14.b5 c6 Black has a comfortable game. Agababean,N (2353)
-Socko,M (2354) Bled SLO 2002 10.f3 h5 11.0-0 f5 12.d2 12.f2 f4 13.d5 xe2+ 14.xe2 fxe4 15.fxe4 c6 16.c3 Even with the
isolated P the position is equal. Schmidt,H-Kurevic,R Germany 1995 12...f4 13.f2 e5 Black has managed to obtain a very active position. 14.d5 f8 15.fd1 a6 Guarding against Nb5 16.ac1 g5 This is a mistake because it
cuts off the Qs access to the K-side from where it would strengthen the attack.
Now white succeeds in getting the upper hand. Instead of the text black should
have taken a moment to drive the N on d5 back and then play ...Qh4 completely
tying white up. 16...c6 17.c3 g3 followed by ,,,Qg4 with a dangerous
attack, White must avoid taking the N... 18.xg3 fxg3 19.a4 h4 20.f1 c5 21.e2 xh3 and wins for if 22.xd6 22.gxh3 xf3+ 22...d7 23.xg3 xg3 24.d5+ h8 25.c3 xa4 17.c5 Initiating a strong counterattack. dxc5 18.xc5 c6 19.b4 It's hard to believe that this is the best square
for this N...there is a sacrifice on c6 looming! e7 Black is oblivious to
the danger he is in. 19...g3 is the best response. White's advantage
would then be minimal.. 20.d3 g6 Black needs to avoid simplification and
keep as many pieces on the board as he can. 21.b3 e6 22.c2 e7 23.d4
with only a slight advantage. 20.cc1 White should play 20.Ndxc6
immediately. 20.dxc6 bxc6 21.xc6 xc6 22.xc6 e6 23.c4 xc4 24.xc4 ad8 25.c2 xd1+ 26.xd1 d8 27.b3 h8 28.c2 With black's N out of
play white has more than enough compensation. 20...d8 Black,
still oblivious to the sacrifice, walks right into a losing position. 20...g4 renews his K-side threats and white;s sacrifice on c6 lacks the same vigor.
21.dxc6 bxc6 22.xc6 xc6 23.xc6 e6 24.c5 e8 25.xa6 xa6 26.xa6 gxh3 27.xf8 xf8 28.gxh3 c5+ 29.h1 This outcome of this wild position
is not at all clear, but 5 Stockfish Shootouts all ended in draws. 21.dxc6 Whereas earlier this only resulted in white getting the better of
it, at this point it wins. xd2 22.xe7+ f7 23.xd2 xe7 24.c7+ e6 25.d8 Black resigned. A sudden end. 25.d8 d7 26.c4+ e7 27.dxc8 xc8 28.xc8 White is a R up. 1–0
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