Faktor, Samuel vs Whitaker, Robert D
Mechanics Western Associa · Round 7 · 1923.08.04 · 1-0 · D64 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line
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PGN
[Event "Mechanics Western Associa"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "1923.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Faktor, Samuel"]
[Black "Whitaker, Robert D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteFideId "73612537"]
[BlackElo "1475"]
[BlackFideId "39940772"]
[ECO "D64"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 Re8 8. a3
c6 9. Qc2 a6 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Rb8 19. O-O b4 20. Bc6 bxa3
21. Bxe8 axb2 22. Bxf7 bxc1=Q 23. Rxc1 Qd7 24. Qg6 Rb5 25. Be8 Rc5 26. Re1 Qd8
27. Ba4 Bb7 28. Bc2 Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rd1 Rd5 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. exd4 Qg5 33.
f4 Qg4 34. h3 Qg3 ( 34... Qe2 $1 { Better, according to Factor } 35. Qe4 Qc4 )
35. Rd3 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2 37. Rg3 Qxd4 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Rxg7+ Kd6 40. Qb8+ Kc5
41. Rxb7
{ The sealed move. Whitaker resigned without further play. This game was published in the San Francisco Chronicle for Sunday, August 12, 1923, page 6F. }
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