Ramblings and ruminations on chess in Milwaukee and SE Wisconsin, the USA and the World

Oldest Games?

Could these be the oldest recorded games in Wisconsin history?

We had the pleasure of running across these games while researching Wisconsin chess history. It’s an odd coincidence that both games should be examples of the Fried Liver but that’s sometimes the way it goes.

Two Knights Defense C57

Gentil A W
Ault T M

Milwaukee Chess Club, 1876

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nce7 9. d4 c6 10. Bg5 h6 10… Kd7 11. dxe5 Kc7 12. O-O-O
11. Bxe7 Bxe7 12. O-O-O Bg5+ 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rhe1 Bf6 14… bxc4 15. Rxe5+ Kd7 16. Qf7+ Ne7 (16… Be7 17. Nxd5)
17. d5 Kc7 18. dxc6 Qe8 19. Rxe7+
15. dxe5 bxc4 16. exf6+ Kf7 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Re7+ Kf8 19. Rde1 Bb7 20. fxg7+ 1-0










Two Knights Defense C57

Milwaukee Chess Club
Charles City Iowa Chess Club

Telegraph, 1876

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Ncb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nac7 12. f4 Be7 13. O-O Kd7 14. dxe5 Ke8 15. Rd1 g6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc7 19. e6 Qc6 20. Bd2 Bxe6 21. Qe5 Qxd5 22. Qxh8+ Kd7 23. Qc3 Rc8 0-1



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