Notes on Louis Zollner, Part 2
The Games
Zollner – G. W. Wright, “about 1877”
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ne2 b5 12. Bd3 Qe6 13. Qb2 Ng6 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 h6 16. Nh4 Qg4 17. Bg3 Qb4 18. Qe2 a6 19. Rad1 Nd4 20. Qg4 Ne6 21. f4 Bb7 22. Kh1 h5 23. Qh3 O-O-O 24. Bc2 g5 25. Be1 Qc4 26. Bxa5 Qxc2 27. fxg5 Qxa2 28. Qc3 Bc6 29. Nf3 h4 30. h3 Qe2 31. Rfe1 Qc4 32. Qe3 Qf4 33. Qc3 Qg3 34. Re3 Nxg5 35. Rxd7 Nxh3 36. Re2 Rxd7 37. Qxc6 Rd1+ 38. Ne1 Nf2+ 39. Rxf2 Qxe5 40. Re2 1-0 (Chess, November 1938, p. 97)
J. H. Blackburne – Zollner, Manchester 1880
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Bg7 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 Nf6 8. Bc4 Nh5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Qxg4 Bxb5 13. Qxh5 Qd7 14. Bxf4 Bxd4 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. Rhe1+ Bxe1 17. Qe5+ Kd8 18. Qxh8+ Qe8 19. Qxe8+ Bxe8 20. Rxe1 Kd7 21. Bg5 Kd6 22. c4 Rc8 23. Be7+ Kd7 24. c5 f5 25. Bf6 Bg6 26. Re7+ Kd8 27. h5 1-0
The black player might be Louis Zollner’s older brother Niels A. Zollner, who at the time was active in Manchester chess circles.
J. Watson – Zollner, Newcastle 1884 (remove black’s f-pawn)
1. e4 — 2. d4 e6 3. Bd3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Qh5 11. e5 b6 12. Rfe1 Nf5 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. a3 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Bb7 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Qxd7 Nd8 18. Nd6 Bc6 19. Qc7 Rxf3 20. Rad1 Qg4 21. Nb7 Rd3 22. f3 Qd4+ 0-1
Zollner – F. H. Wright, Harrogate 1888
1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. a3 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. Bc3 cxd4 13. Nexd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nd5 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qg5 18. f4 Qh6 19. Rf3 Qh5 20. Rg3 1-0 (also in Chess, November 1938, p. 100)
Zollner – Amateur, Newcastle 1890
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. Nxe5 d5 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Bxd5+ Be6 10. Bxe6+ Kxe6 11. Qxg6+ Nf6 12. Re1+ Kd7 13. Qf5+ Kd6 14. Qe6# 1-0
Francis J. Lee – Zollner, London 1891 (“an off-hand skirmish at Simpson’s Divan”)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. d4 d5 4. Nxe5 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qxg2 8. Rf1 a6 9. Bxc6+ Nxc6 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Be6 12. Bxc7 Bc4 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Qd2 Bg5 15. Qb4 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Qe4+ 17. Kd1 Qf3+ 18. Ke1 Kd7 19. Qd6+ Kc8 20. Qg3 Qe4+ 21. Kd1 Qxd4+ 22. Ke2 Re8+ 0-1 (Chess, November 1938, p.98)
Zollner – Henry E. Bird, Newcastle 1892
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nh6 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Rad1 O-O 11. Qe3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. Bb3 Qd7 14. Kh1 Qh3 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. Rg3 Qh5 18. Nf4 Qh4 19. Rh3 Qe7 20. Nd5 Qe6 21. f4 Neg4 22. Rg1 f6 23. Rxg4 Nxg4 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Bxe6+ Rxe6 28. Qxg4 Re7 29. h4 c6 30. h5 Bb6 31. h6 d5 32. Bf6 Rf7 33. e5 Bd8 34. Bxg7 Kh7 35. f5 1-0 (Chess, November 1938, p. 100)
Thanks to Hans Renette, who supplied the venue and the year of this game, and also the original source: the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 6 August 1892.
Zollner – F. Wildman, 1893
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 h6 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. d4 d5 9. Bxf4 dxe4 10. Bc4+ Kg7 11. d5 Na5 12. Qd4+ Nf6 13. Nxe4 Nxc4 14. O-O Bd6 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Nxf6 Nf5 17. Nh5+ Kg6 18. Qxg4+ Kh7 19. Rxf5 Rg8 20. Rf7+ 1-0 (also in Chess, November 1938, p. 101)
Zollner – C. G. Bennett, Newcastle 1899(?)
35. Rc6+ Nxc6 36. Nc7+ Kf5 37. Qd3+ Kg5 38. Rg3+ Kh4 39. Rg7 Ndxe5 40. Qg3+ Kh5 41. Nxd5 Ng6 42. Nf4+ Nxf4 43. Qf3+ Kh4 44. g3+ Kh3 45. Qf1+ Ng2 46. Qxg2# 1-0
Celebrating Zollner’s 85th birthday, The Newcastle Evening Chronicle (April 17, 1939) gave the same ending and named his opponent, C. G. Bennett “a first-class player”. It also claimed that Zollner played the better 39. Qf5 Ndxe5 40. Rh3 mate.
Zollner – F. Downey, Newcastle 1899(?)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. e5 Bg4 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Neg5 h6 15. Nxf7 Rf8 16. Re1 Bh5 17. N7e5 Qd6 18. Qa4+ Kd8 19. Ba3 Qd5 20. Be4 Be8 21. Bxe7+ Kc8 22. Nc6 1-0
“One of nineteen played simultaneously at the Newcastle Chess Club without loss of a game. Mr. Downey was a first class player from South Side.” (Chess, November 1938, p. 98)
Theodore H. Tylor – Zollner, correspondence 1925
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 Be7 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Re8 10. Rac1 Nf8 11. Rfd1 Bd7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 f5 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nd6 Be8 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Rc5 Bc6 18. b4 a6 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. a4 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Qd7 22. Ra1 d4 23. Nxd4 Bd5 24. Ra3 g6 25. Qc1 Qd8 26. Ne2 b6 27. c6 Qc7 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Rxa3 30. Qxa3 Qa7 31. Qxa7 Rxa7 32. f3 Rc7 33. Ne8 Re7 34. Nf6+ Kf7 35. Nxh7 Bc4 36. Ng5+ Ke8 37. Nd4 Ra7 38. h4 Ke7 39. g4 fxg4 40. fxg4 Ra2 41. Ne4 Ra1+ 42. Kf2 Rf1+ 43. Kg3 Rg1+ 44. Kh2 Rxg4 45. c7 Rxh4+ 46. Kg3 Rxe4 47. c8=Q Rxd4 1/2-1/2 (Chess, November 1938, p. 101)
Zollner – Gunston, correspondence 1926
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bd7 11. O-O Qc7 12. h3 c5 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. b4 Bxb4 18. Rab1 Bc5 19. Rfc1 h6 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Kb8 22. Bd1 Rc8 23. Bf3 Rc7 24. c5 Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. c6 Qf6 27. Rxb7+ Rxb7 28. cxb7 Kxb7 29. Rb1+ Ka8 30. Qc5 Qe6 31. Qc7 1-0 (Chess, November 1938, p. 102)
Alexander Alekhine – Zollner, Newcastle 1938 (simultaneous exhibition)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. O-O d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Re8 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Bb3 Bc5 13. h3 h5 14. Kh1 Qd7 15. f4 Nc6 16. g4 Re3 17. Kg2 h4 18. Na4 Qe7 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Rf2 Rg3+ 21. Kh2 Qe3 22. Qf1 Rxh3+ 23. Qxh3 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Ne4 25. Qg2 Qxf4 26. Re1 Ng3+ 27. Kg1 Rd8 28. f6 Rd2 0-1
“White held on for two more miserable moves, but might well have resigned forthwith.” (Chess, November 1938, p. 102)
Zollner – Vaughan, Cray & Greenwell, Newcastle (year unknown)
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. h4 Be7 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 Bg4 7. Bxf4 Bxh4+ 8. g3 Bf6 9. Bb5 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bxd4 11. O-O-O Bb6 12. e5 Nge7 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Rxd6 Qc8 15. Qe4 Qf5 16. Rxc6 Qxe4 17. Rc8# 1-0 (Chess, November 1938, p. 98)
Zollner – G. C. Heywood, Newcastle (year unknown)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Ba4 d5 7. Qe2 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qe7 9. Bg5 Bd7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc4 Nd8 13. Nxd6 Bxa4 14. Nf5 Qe8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. N3h4 Kh8 17. Nh6 Qe6 18. f4 Bb5 19. Qh5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 exf4 22. Rxf4 Qe3 23. g3 a5 24. N4f5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Ra6 26. Rg4 Rb6 27. b3 Qxc3 28. Qxf7 Nxf7 29. Rg8+ Rxg8 30. Nxf7# 1-0 (Chess, November 1938, p. 100)