The Chessmill

Ramblings and ruminations on chess in Milwaukee,

SE Wisconsin, theUSA and the World.

[Speaking of players who grab a pawn and head for the endgame]“Here we see the tyranny of the pawn in its vilest and most nauseating form. But there are degrees, and even in master play we find weak moves being made through an insufficient contempt for pawns.

 — C. J. S. Purdy

Oldest Recorded Games?

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.

Gentil-Ault 1876

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Milw-Charles City 1876

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