A major tournament in New York was won by Capablanca ahead of Marshall. There followed by Oscar Chajes and Abraham Kupchik (tied). Edward Lasker and Jacob Bernstein (tied) and Einar Michelsen. It was also the year the Marshall Chess Divan (later the Marshall Chess Club was established.
In 1915, Marshall was active, giving simultaneous exhibitions a;; across the country including the following echibition game. Stach Mlotkowski (1881- 1943, 62 years old) born in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania ajd died in Gloucester City, New Jersey.
In 1904, he won theWestern Chess Association championship and in 1923, he ties for first with Norman Whitaker in the Western Chess Association championship, held in San Francisco. He wwas the California State Championship om 1923
[Event "Exhibition Game, Los Angeles"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1913.07.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Frank Marshall"]
[Black "Stasch Mlotkowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "Stockfish 17.1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
{C21: Danish Gambit} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 {This was often played by
Marshal and even Alekhine used it on occasion. Marshall often used it in
exhibition hames, but when his opponents started getting booked up on it he
gave it up. White will sacrifice a P or two for rapid development and an
attack. With careful play black can survuve and use his extra material to
secure the win. In my database the odds are 50-50 with few draws.} dxc3 4. Bc4
{It's somewhat surprising, but this move and the safer 4.Nxc3 have about the
same success rate in my database. Very few games in in draws with wither move.}
d5 {Black has played just about every reasonable move you can thin of here. 4..
.cxb2 can transpose into the game.} (4... cxb2 5. Bxb2 d5 {This is the usual
move, but 5...Nf6 is better. Even so, black's advantage is minimal.} (5... Nf6
6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke8 9. Qxe4 {is mearly equal.}) 6. Bxd5 Bb4+ {
as in the game.}) 5. Bxd5 cxb2 6. Bxb2 Bb4+ {Mlotkowski had been shown this
defense many years ear;ier by Max Judd (1851-1906) of St. Louis and one of the
country’s best players. The idea is that if white interposes a piece black
captures it and white is simply a P down with nothingh to show for it.
Although the text is quite effective, the main line remains 6...Nf6} 7. Kf1 {
This move was based some faulty analysis of a previous Mlotkowski game.} (7.
Nd2 {leaves white slightly better.} Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nf6 9. Qc3 O-O 10. Rd1) 7...
Nf6 8. Qb3 Qe7 {Black is clearly better.} 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Rc1 Bb6 {Black has the advantage, but an old English proverb says there's
many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, meaning that even when a good outcome
seems certain, things can still go wrong as we are about to se.} 13. h4 Bg4 {
A natural developing move, but he would do better playing 13...Re8 causing
white to give thought to his e-Oawn.} 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Ndc4 {
Black has a significant advantage, but now comes the slip/} Nxe4 {A
miscalculation that loses a piece, but not the game. If black follows up
correctly, which he does not, the chances would be equal.} (16... Be6 {Elo,
imates all danger and should be enough to win.} 17. Qb4 Bxc4+ 18. Nxc4 Qxb4 19.
axb4 Nxe4 {with a winning advantage.}) 17. Nxg4 {Now the position is equal
after 17...Qe6. Instead, black makes a fatal error,} Nd2+ {[%mdl 8192]} (17...
Qe6 18. Nge3 Rd2 19. Kg1 Rxf2 {with complications where either side could go
wrong!}) 18. Nxd2 Rxd2 {This is the position Mlotkowski aimed for when he
played 16...Nxe4, but he has overlooked a clever tactical reply.} 19. Nh6+ {
[%mdl 512] A fantastic finish.} Kh8 {At first glance the K looks safe, but
Marshall has another trick up his sleeve.} (19... gxh6 20. Qg3+ Qg5 21. hxg5)
20. Bxg7+ {[%mdl 512]} Kxg7 21. Nf5+ {Black resigned.} (21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Nxe7
Rxf2+ 23. Ke1 Re8 {White has two good replies (24.Rc2), but this is the
easiest.} 24. Qxb6 Rxe7+ 25. Kxf2 cxb6 {and he is a R down.}) 1-0
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