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  • Nigel Short Hosts Simul in Atlanta

    Nigel Short Hosts Simul in Atlanta

    It’s refreshing to see FIDE officials playing chess. After many years of gutless politicians holding the organization hostage in a reign of terror, recently elected FIDE Vice President visited the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta to host a simul pitting GM Nigel Short against 25 players. The center is run by GM Ben Finegold, who spent many years as the GM-in-residence at the Saint Louis Chess Club (formerly the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis).

    Atlanta Chess Players (Credit: Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta)

    Nigel’s willingness to visit so many different chess federations around the world and engage in simuls with players is a welcome change to past FIDE leaders. For more details, check out the Atlanta Chess Club’s Facebook page.

  • Five Recommended Chess Streamers

    Five Recommended Chess Streamers

    Streaming movies, music, video games, and other forms of entertainment is nothing new. Chess, on the other hand, has been relatively slow to catch up to the digital craze until recently with a growing number of channels on Twitch and YouTube showcasing the game. At almost any time throughout the day you can find chess being one of the most viewed activities on Twitch! To me, that’s an impressive feat when the centuries old game is competing for attention with ADHD-generation specific offerings like Fortnite and Apex Legends. So, given that I’ve spent an ever increasing amount of time watching these streamers, I thought I would share five of my favorites.

    Grandmaster Benjamin Finegold

    Once you know Ben Finegold, it’s impossible to forget Ben Finegold. No matter  how hard you try. He was the GM-in-residence at the Saint Louis Chess Club until 2012. Now he lives in Atlanta, Georgia and runs the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta. He streams most nights and is incredibly interactive with his audience. Be warned, fair reader! His streams are chess-centered, but they’re peppered with off-the-wall pop culture references and jokes; it’s that special flair that makes his stream one of my personal favorites. Also be prepared to learn a variety of new songs explaining why you should never play Bishop f3 or similar chess references. Check out his Twitch channel here.

    Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura

    Hikaru Nakamura doesn’t really need an introduction, but I’ll give him one anyway. He’s a four-time US Chess Champion and is one of the most dominant blitz players in history. He does a lot of work with Chess.com, so you’ll often see him playing in blitz tournaments on the site or contributing in various ways to the different streams on ChessTV. Nakamura is a mostly calm and collected player when he’s online. He sings a lot, which adds a nice flair to the broadcast. You’ll also find him taking a break from chess every now and then to play other games, which can liven up the interaction and show the non-chess side that many are not used to. Check out his Twitch channel here.

    Grandmaster Eric Hansen (The Chess Brahs)

    I have to admit: it was the Chess Brahs who convinced me that chess streaming had finally arrived in full force. The stream is run primarily by Eric Hansen, who is an astonishingly good blitz player along with Grandmasters Robin van Kampen and Aman Hambleton. It was one of the first streams I started watching regularly. Soaked in techno and flashy hair, the Chess Brahs are a highly interactive group stream that alternate between streaming competitions in the Chess Arena as well as game challenges with other streamers like Hikaru Nakamura. One of the things I like the most about Chess Brahs is the moments when Eric Hansen struggles with his games. He can be a very ungraceful loser, which I relate to 100%! I’ve lost a keyboard or two due to losing a game at the last minute, so it’s nice to see the touch of reality and human element in the game. Check out the Chess Brah Twitch channel here.

    US Chess Expert Frank Johnson

    Chess Coach Frank Johnson is a regular chess streamer who runs the website Chess-Coach.net. Known simply as “Coach” to his viewers and fans, he regularly plays games with his streamers and offers realtime commentary on the games to help his viewers make improvements. He typically has good tunes and a very chilled-out vibe to his stream. You’ll hear catchy phrases like Losing is Learning and True Story that resonate well with someone who is looking to improve their skills at one of the most difficult games ever created. Frank is a warm and entertaining streamer who welcomes newbies and challengers of all skill levels. Every loss is a chance to do better…true story! Check out his Twitch channel here.

    Women’s FIDE Master Alexandra Botez

    Alexandra Botez is a regular chess streamer who typically plays a mix of her viewers and challenges with other streamers. It was actually a recent stream against International Master Levy Rozman (aka. Gotham Chess) where he played blindfolded against her. The match came down to a single game where Rozman pulled out a last minute victory. I was impressed by the chess along with the interaction with the audience and the fact that she streams regularly with my ultimate chess crush, Anna Rudolf. She plays regularly with her subscribers on Twitch on Sundays. Check out her Twitch channel here.

    Honorable Mentions: I wish I had the time or mental energy to keep listing streamers because there are many more out there that are worth checking out. Here are a few that you shouldn’t pass up:

    • IM Anna Rudolf – My chess crush and frequest host/commentator for professional chess.
    • Helmsknight – Canadian player who dominates in bughouse and streamer vs. streamer content.
    • Sara Herman – Colorado-based player who often streams bullet, blitz, and some game analysis.
  • ChessNoteR Forges A Digital Pathway

    ChessNoteR Forges A Digital Pathway

    **Editor’s Note:** Purchase your own [ChessNoteR](http://www.chessnoter.com) for a 10% discounted rate by using the code **CAMPFIRECHESS** when you checkout. This offer is good until _30 April 2019_, so don’t wait!

    One of the things I love about chess is how it leverages technology and even drives advancement of new hardware/software or repurposing of old hardware/software. Throughout history, engineers and developers have found ways to incorporate chess into their projects. When new supercomputers are designed, chess gameplay is often the first thing to be implemented as a way of demonstrating the new system’s intelligence. Programs like *Deep Blue* and Google’s *AlphaZero* are just a few examples of this push. But what about the everyday chess player sitting in a smokey club trying to decide which Sicilian Defense line to follow? Well, technological advances in the club have also modernized the game. Few people use manual clocks anymore in favor of digital clocks with increment controls and other unique features. And, for a growing number of players, paper scoresheets are being replaced by a growing field of electronic ones.

    This brings me to today’s topic: electronic scoresheets and a dangerous new contender. My regular friends and readers know that I’ve used the [Plycounter](http://www.plycount.com/) electronic scoresheet for years and even did a [review](http://www.campfirechess.com/finding-the-right-notation-tool/) several years ago. It’s a small touchscreen device that uses a stylus to move the pieces. It’s been an OK device that, honestly, hasn’t held up as well over the years as I had originally hoped. That’s why I’m pleased that I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an emerging device called the [ChessNoteR](http://www.chessnoter.com).

    #### Re-purposed Technology

    **DISCLAIMER:** Black Mirror Studio graciously provided me with a ChessNoteR to test and review.

    As you can see, the ChessNoteR (pictured above) looks a lot like a cell phone. Well, that’s because it *is* a re-purposed cell phone! The ChessNoteR I tested is a Motorola Nexus 6 cell phone running a custom flavor of Android OS called ChessNoteR OS. While the device still bears the mark of its previous life as a cell phone, it immediately boots into its custom OS that only runs the ChessNoteR app and its support services. I found the interface to be relatively easy to set up. Upon booting, it enters into a default setup wizard that enables a user to connect to WiFi and input their own user information. You can opt out of the WiFi settings, but you’ll lose some of the more interesting features if you do. On that note, WiFi access has been one of the biggest hurdles for electronic devices being certified by [US Chess](http://www.uschess.org). Access to telecommunications services is forbidden during official tournaments, so that has squashed the hopes of many iPhone and Android apps of being certified for tournament play.

    ChessNoteR is the first device to find a way around this. At its core, it’s an Android app, but it *owns* the device. So, you cannot run any additional apps and you cannot run the notation app with WiFi enabled. It’s this feature that gives ChessNoteR the leverage it needed to become certified. I’ll get into the software next, but I wanted to note that it comes with two different delivery methods. The first option is to buy a pre-configured device from the website. The second option is to buy your own used Motorola Nexus 6 and ship it to the company and they will load the software onto the phone and configure it for a much cheaper price.

    #### Exploring the Software

    The core of ChessNoteR is its software. As I said, you can buy a pre-configured device or ship your own to the company for configuration. So, what about the software? Well, I must say that I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen so far of the software. The interface is very clean and user friendly. You can tell that the designer has put a lot of work into it. There are options for inputting your rating and demographic information which auto populates on scoresheets and in the exportable PGN files (sweet).

    Once you start a new game, the device disables it’s WiFi service and you cannot exit the game without *ending* the game. This prevents a user from exiting their game and using it to reference any other information that might be stored on the device during a tournament. You’ll also find that you can drag the pieces to any point on the board. This is an important part of certification through *US Chess* because restricting piece movement would be a form of electronic coaching. For example, you could actually play *1.e6* on the device and it would properly annotate the move.

    The notation interface also enables you to change the board colors to better suit you if blue and white (the default scheme) are not your preferred colors. Typically I change the board colors to match my favorite color scheme which matches that of [Chess.com](http://www.chess.com)’s default dark green scheme. However, I enjoyed the blue and white design of the ChessNoteR app, so I left it alone.

    #### Next Generation Feature Set

    Sure, it’s cool to have your games in electronic format on a hand held device, but what good is the device in the world of tournaments and real chess? Well, this device seems to have that covered as well. ChessNoteR enables a user to export games in multiple formats.

    – First, you can export the games in the traditional PGN format for use with [Chessbase](http://www.chessbase.com) and other desktop (or mobile) database applications. [Plycounter](http://www.plycount.com) also does this, but it requires installation of a third party application. ChessNoteR takes advantage of built in hardware support through the Nexus device to export the game.
    – Second, you can export the games on a professionally designed scoresheet with signatures that are ready for submission to a TD. When a game is complete, the user and opponents sign their scoresheet using the touch screen. Those signatures are exported on the scoresheet in PDF format via WiFi transfer using integrated [Dropbox](http://www.dropbox.com) functionality! So there’s no need to connect to a TD’s computer. Just connect to their WiFi and submit your game to be officially logged electronically.

    I’m a big Chromecast and video streaming user, so I was pleased to see that ChessNoteR supports wireless video casting, which allows you to *cast* your game to a device using a device compatible with Android video casting. This is great for reviewing games with a coach or for those times when your chess study demands 4K high definition. *ChessNoteR does not support Chromecast itself*, but instead supports some built-in protocols in smart TVs from Samsung, LG, and others through standard Android OS protocols.

    These are nice features that bring the convenience of digital scoresheets and notation to the tabletop chess world with a minimum amount of hassle. The controls and features are intuitive enough that anyone who uses a cell phone or tablet should have no problems using it.

    #### Final Thoughts

    I’ve been using my Plycounter for almost five years and it’s certainly taken a beating. The screen is showing significant signs of wear and overall the device feels much more cumbersome than it did when I first reviewed it. I was extremely excited to have an opportunity to test out the ChessNoteR and I am very pleased with it. The screen is much larger and more responsive than anything you’ll find on the market today.

    The *only* thing that I don’t like is how the device comes stamped with the giant *Nexus* logo on the back. There’s a small label on the device with a QR code for certification data, but the logo bothers me for some reason. In no way does that affect the device operation. Instead, it effects my OCD tendencies more. This can be fixed with a simple skin or decal from a place like [SkinIt](http://www.skinit.com) or [DecalGirl](http://www.decalgirl.com).

    Bottom line? You won’t find a better device for the price for digitally tracking your tournament games. Check out the ChessNoteR on their official [website](http://www.chessnoter.com). You can also find a large selection of videos on the ChessNoteR official [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgf8MuW9ioXa87yxYJbiSQ) that demonstrate the various device features and how to use them.

    **RATING:** ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟

    —
    **ADDENDUM:** I didn’t realize how *out of it* I’ve been lately. In researching this article and doing the review/evaluation of this device, I realized that *Plycounter* ceased operations in February 2018 and the *Monroi Personal Chess Manager* is not available for purchase on their website.

  • Campfire Chess Marketplace Now Open

    Campfire Chess Marketplace Now Open

    Do you have an old chess set, clock, book, or trinket lying around that you want to get rid of? Amazon and eBay offer great ways to buy and sell, but Facebook’s Marketplace has recently been offering ways for communities to be built around buying and selling goods. Personally, I have had much success with these groups trading old VHS tapes and memorabilia, so I am pleased to announce the opening of The Isolated Pawn: A Chess Marketplace by Campfire Chess!

    Membership is open to anyone interested in buying, selling, or trading chess goods. Membership requires a review to prevent spam accounts from joining, but I promise to review and approve membership requests as soon as possible.

  • The Curious Case of Claude Bloodgood

    The Curious Case of Claude Bloodgood

    Greetings, Campers!

    Halloween is right around the corner so I thought it would be a good time to dig into some of the darker and more mysterious mythology that haunts our game. Perhaps no other story has confused or amused chess players and fans more than the story of the notorious Claude Bloodgood.

    Robbery, Murder, and Life Behind Bars

    claudebloodgoodClaude Frizzel Bloodgood, whose name alone conjures images of the great villains from classic horror films, was convicted of burglary in the 1960s and served his prison time in Delaware. Shortly after being released, he murdered his mother, Margaret Bloodgood, in 1969 and was subsequently sentenced to death in 1970.

    Not content to sit behind bars and wait on his execution, Claude stayed active playing chess and appealing his sentence along with several attempts to get released from custody altogether.

    • Unsuccessfully filed two petitions for habeas corpus alleging that his death sentence was prejudiced by the fact that he was a repeat offender.
    • Unsuccessfully argued that he was not provided a defense attorney during his trial as required by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright.
    • Unsuccessfully argued to state and prison officials that he had been born in 1924 in an apparent attempt to be released due to his age.

    As if things were not strange enough, Claude also claimed to have been a Nazi spy. Curious since he would have been around the age of 10 years old at the time of World War II if his claims of being born in 1924 were true (they were not).

    Prison Chess and Ratings Manipulation

    I think that few people would argue against the idea that Claude was a good chess player, but his claimed rating and the mythology surrounding his chess career are remain a topic of considerable debate and scorn. He organized countless prison tournaments during his life, most of which were filled with new US Chess Federation members that were dominated by the seasoned Bloodgood.

    This has led to accusations of ratings manipulation due to Bloodgood’s control and influence over the closed group of participants in his prison tournaments. In a sense, it is the same as walking down the street and getting every person I met to sign up for a US Chess membership just so I could beat the ones with little to no chess knowledge. Although they would have no rating or a low provisional rating, I would still see an increase in my own rating. Curiously, fragments of his games are scattered across the web with Chessgames.com offering the only collection that appears to have some coherence to it.

    [pgn]
    [Event “Casual”]
    [Site “Hollywood?”]
    [Date “1955.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “NN”]
    [Black “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [ECO “A45”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “42”]
    [EventDate “1955.??.??”]

    1. d4 {Claude Bloodgood claimed that this game was played against the
    Hollywood screen legend Humphrey Bogart in 1955. It likely that this story is
    a fabrication.} Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. f3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 c6 6. Bc4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3
    b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 bxc4 10. exf6 exf6 11. Nge2 Bb4 12. Qd4 Be6 13. h4 O-O
    14. O-O-O c5 15. Qe4 Na6 16. Kb1 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Rab8 18. h5 Rxb2+ 19. Kxb2 Rb8+
    20. Kc1 Qxc3 21. h6 Nb4 0-1

    [Event “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Site “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Date “1957.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “E Winterfield”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “35”]
    [EventDate “1957.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 e5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nf3 Qf6 $5 6. Bg5 Qg6 $2 (6… Qe6) 7.
    Qd2 f6 8. Bh4 Be6 9. g5 fxg5 10. Nxg5 h6 $2 11. Nxe6 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Bb6 13. Bg3
    Qxh3 14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Qf4+ Ngf6 (16… Ke7 17. Nf5+ $1) 17. Nf5
    Nxe5 18. Qxe5 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk Open”]
    [Site “Norfolk Open”]
    [Date “1957.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Robert William Christy”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “25”]
    [EventDate “1957.??.??”]

    1. g4 {[CFB phone call Jan.15, 1995 states that this game, formerly listed as
    W.Christy was played by Robert William Christy. This is the same R.Christy who
    he later met in VAPEN prison system in 1972]} d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5
    cxd5 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxd5 Nc6 9. Bxf7+ Kd8 10. Nf3 Qd7
    11. Ng5 Nd4 12. Qd3 Bxe2 $2 13. Qxd4 $1 (13. Qxd4 $1 {At this point, black
    resigned. The game would continue…} Qxd4 14. Ne6+) 1-0

    [Event “Virginia Open, Norfolk”]
    [Site “Virginia Open, Norfolk”]
    [Date “1958.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Angel Acevedo Villalba”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1958.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 c6 6. Qxb7 Nd7 7. Bxd5 Rb8
    8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qxa7 g6 (9… e5 10. b3 Bc5 11. Qa4 Bd4 12. Nc3 Qf6 13. Ne4
    Qf4 $2 14. d3 {–Bill Wall}) 10. b3 Bg7 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Bb2 Ra8 $2 13. Qb7 Bd7
    14. a4 Nd5 15. Nf3 Rf8 16. e4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. dxc3 Kg8 19. Ne5 Be8 20.
    Nxc6 Qd7 21. Nxe7+ 1-0

    [Event “Washington D.C.”]
    [Site “Washington D.C.”]
    [Date “1958.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “R Halley”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “69”]
    [EventDate “1958.??.??”]

    1. g4 {Notes by Bloodgood.} d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 c6 6.
    Qxb7 Nd7 7. Bxd5 cxd5 8. Qxd5 Nb6 9. Qg2 Rc8 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. b3 Bc6 12. Nf3 e6
    13. Bb2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Be7 15. Ne4 O-O {? Black can’t afford this, f6 was best.}
    16. Rg1 f6 17. Qg4 Rf7 18. Qxe6 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Ne5
    22. Bb2 Bb4 23. a3 Ba5 24. b4 Bb6 25. h4 Nc4 26. Bxf6 Nxa3 27. h5 Nb5 28. h6 g6
    29. Bg7 Rc7 30. Kd1 a5 31. Nf6+ Kf7 32. Nd5 Rb7 33. Nxb6 Rxb6 34. bxa5 Ra6 35.
    Rg5 1-0

    [Event “VA Open”]
    [Site “VA Open”]
    [Date “1958.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “George Trefzer”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “63”]
    [EventDate “1958.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 Bf5 4. d3 e5 5. h4 Qb6 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Be6 (7…
    Bxe4 $2 8. Bxe4 Qb4+ 9. Nc3) 8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Ngf3 Bg4 11. Nc4 $1 Qc7
    12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. O-O-O f5 $5 15. Qb3 $1 fxe4 $2 (15… Kh8) 16.
    Nfxe5 $1 Bxd1 17. Nb6+ Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Rxd1 Nc6 21. Ng6+
    hxg6 22. h5 $1 Nb4 23. Qb3 Nxc2 24. Kb1 Qh2 25. Bxe4 Rxf2 26. Qxb7 Re8 27. h6
    Rg8 (27… Qe5 28. hxg7+ Qxg7 29. Rh1+ Kg8 30. Qb3+ Kf8 31. Bxg6 {And Black’s
    pieces are committed to the defense of his king.}) 28. Rh1 Nd4 $5 29. hxg7+
    Rxg7 30. Rxh2+ Rxh2 31. Qb8+ Rg8 32. Qxh2+ 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk USO Inv.”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Inv.”]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “R McSorely”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “45”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 e5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nf3 Qe7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8.
    Qxd4 Be6 9. Be3 (9. Qxg7) 9… Na6 10. Nc3 c5 $2 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Nb5 Nf6 13.
    Bf4 $1 Bxb5 14. Qxb5+ Kf8 15. O-O-O Rd8 16. g5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Bc7 Nxc7
    19. Qxc5+ Ke8 20. Qxc7 d4 21. e3 Qf3 22. exd4 Rd7 23. Rhe1+ 1-0

    [Event “Peninsula Open, Newport News, VA”]
    [Site “Peninsula Open, Newport News, “]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “R Porter”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e5 4. cxd5 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 $5 6. dxc6 $1 Nxc6 7. Qxb6
    axb6 8. Nc3 Nd4 9. Kd1 Bb4 {This is the best move for black} 10. Nd5 Bd6 11.
    Nxb6 Rb8 {11… Ra7 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. a4 Nf6 14. d3 (White has better endgame
    prospects.} 12. b3 Nf6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. f4 Nc6 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. d4
    Rfd8 18. d5 Ncxe5 19. d6 Nxc4 20. dxc7 Nxb2+ 21. Ke1 1-0

    [Event “Eastern Virginia Chess League, Norfolk”]
    [Site “Eastern Virginia Chess League,”]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “A Cacalano”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “37”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. cxd5 c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. Qa4 Nf6 8.
    Bxc6+ bxc6 9. d3 Bh5 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ne4 Bb6 13. Rc1 Nxe4 14. dxe4
    c5 15. Be3 a5 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Qe7 19. Rxh5 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk USO Invitational,”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Invitational, 1959”]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “A Hall”]
    [Result “1/2-1/2”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “52”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. g4 Nf6 2. g5 Ne4 3. d3 Nc5 4. d4 Ne4 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 e6 7. h4 h6 8. cxd5
    exd5 9. Qc2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 hxg5 11. hxg5 Rxh1 12. Bxh1 Nxg5 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Nc3
    a6 15. Bxd5 Be6 16. Bxg5 Bxd5 17. Bxd8 Bxb3 18. Bxc7 Bc4 19. Nf3 Rc8 20. Bg3
    Rd8 21. a3 Ba5 22. b4 Bb6 23. d5 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Rc1 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Bxd5
    1/2-1/2

    [Event “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Site “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Pavel Sternberg”]
    [Black “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [ECO “C82”]
    [PlyCount “42”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
    Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qf1 Ne5
    15. Nd4 Qh4 16. N2f3 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Re8 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. Qd2 Bxf2+
    21. Qxf2 Re1+ 0-1

    [Event “Norfolk USO Invitational”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Invitational”]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “S Branson”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “91”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 Nf6 (4… Nd7 5. cxd5 Nc5 6. Qe3 Be7 7.
    Nc3 Nf6 8. d4 Ncd7 9. h3 Bf5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxb7 {Favors white — Grob}) 5.
    Qxb7 Nbd7 6. cxd5 Rb8 7. Qc6 Rb6 8. Qa4 exd5 (8… Bc5 $1 9. a3 exd5 10. d4 Be7
    11. Nc3 c6 {Equal chances — Grob}) 9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. Qxg4 N7f6 11. Qg3 Rc6 12.
    Nc3 Nxc3 13. dxc3 Qd5 14. Nf3 Rd6 15. Bg5 Ne4 16. Qh4 f6 17. Be3 g5 18. Qh5+
    Kd8 19. O-O g4 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1+ Kc8 23. Nd4 Bc5 24. Kg2
    Rg8 25. f3 gxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Ng5+ 27. Bxg5 fxg5 28. h3 h5 29. e4 Rf8+ 30. Nf5 a5
    31. Rd5 Bb6 32. Kg3 Rf7 33. Nd4 Rg7 34. Ne6 Rg8 35. Nxg5 c6 36. Rf5 Bd8 37. Kh4
    Rh8 38. Kg3 Rg8 39. h4 Kd7 40. Kf4 Bc7+ 41. e5 Re8 42. Ne4 Ke6 43. Rf6+ Kd5 44.
    Nd6 Bxd6 45. Rxd6+ Kc5 46. Rd2 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk Chess Team – DePaul, Board #1”]
    [Site “Norfolk Chess Team – DePaul, B”]
    [Date “1959.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Kourosh Amirjahed”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “49”]
    [EventDate “1959.??.??”]

    1. g4 Nf6 2. g5 Ne4 3. d3 Nc5 4. Bg2 e5 5. h4 d5 6. Nc3 d4 7. Ne4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4
    c5 9. c3 f5 10. Bg2 dxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. f4 e4 14. dxe4 fxe4 15.
    Bxe4 Qc7 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bg6+ Kd8 18. Be3 Bd6 19. O-O-O b6 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Nf7+
    Rxf7 22. Bxf7 Ne7 23. Rxd6+ Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qxd1+ 25. Kxd1 1-0

    [Event “Eastern Virginia Chess League, Norfolk”]
    [Site “Eastern Virginia Chess League,”]
    [Date “1960.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “K Stevens”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “59”]
    [EventDate “1960.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 c6 6. Qxb7 Nd7 7. Bxd5 Rb8
    8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qxa7 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Nc3 Rf8 12. Bb2 Kg8 13. Qa4 Ne5 14. Nd1
    Ra8 15. Qe4 Bf5 16. Qg2 Qc7 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Ba1 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Nd6
    21. h4 h5 22. Be5 Rb6 23. Nh3 Rxa2 24. Nf4 Kf7 25. Rg1 Ke8 26. Nd5 Qb7 27. Nxb6
    Qxb6 28. Qxc6+ Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Kd7 30. Rc1 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk USO Monthly Invitationals”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Monthly Invitation”]
    [Date “1960.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “W Waymire”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “35”]
    [EventDate “1960.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. c4 e6 {3… dxc4? 4. Bxc6+ bxc6, Black has tripled
    isolated pawns} 4. Qb3 {4. d3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Nge7 7. Na3 Ng6 8. Nf3,
    Position unclear — Grob} Na5 5. Qa4+ c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Be6 8. d4 Bd6 9.
    g5 Ne7 10. h4 Ng6 11. b4 Nc4 12. b5 Qb6 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxd5 Qxd4 15. Qxc6+
    Kd8 16. Qxa8+ Kd7 17. Qb7+ Kd8 18. Rb1 1-0

    [Event “?”]
    [Site “?”]
    [Date “1960.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “W Waymire”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “19”]
    [EventDate “1960.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Bxd5 Nc6 7. Bxf7+ Ke7
    8. Bxg8 Rxg8 9. Qxg8 Nd4 10. Qc4 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk USO Invitational”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Invitational”]
    [Date “1960.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “D Casteen”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “73”]
    [EventDate “1960.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 c6 6. Qxb7 Nd7 7. Nc3 (7.
    Qxc6 $2 Rc8) 7… Qc8 8. Qxc8+ Rxc8 9. d4 Bb4 10. Bd2 Ngf6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3
    O-O 13. Nf3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Ne5 Be6 16. Bb4 Nb3 17. Rd1 Rfd8 {The black
    rook should have gone to e8.} 18. Rg1 Rc2 $2 (18… Nd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. e3
    Rc2 21. Bc3 {White is maintaining pressure on black’s queen pawn.}) 19. Be7
    Rdc8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Be4+ Kh8 22. Bxc2 Rxc2 23. Nd3 Nd4 24. Nf4 Nb3 25. Nh5
    Bf5 26. Nxf6 Bg6 27. f4 Kg7 28. Nxd5 Kf8 29. Ne3 Rxb2 30. f5 Bh5 31. Rg2 f6 32.
    Rd7 Rb1+ 33. Nd1 Rc1 34. Rxh7 Bf7 35. Rgg7 Bc4 36. Rxa7 Kg8 37. Rhc7 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Site “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Date “1961.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “R Lewis”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “77”]
    [EventDate “1961.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. h4 Bd6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Nd2 f5 7. f3 Bh5 8. e4 fxe4
    9. dxe4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Na6 12. c3 Ba5 13. Qb3 $1 Nc5 14. Qc4 (14.
    Nxc5 {I have no idea why this is not a good move. — Wedding}) 14… Nd3+ 15.
    Kf1 Nxb2 16. Qe6+ Qe7 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qf5+ Bf7 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7
    21. Rb1 Nc4 22. Rxb7+ Kf8 23. Be1 Ne7 24. Ne2 Bb6 25. Bf2 Ne3+ 26. Bxe3 Bxe3
    27. Ng3 Bf4 28. Ne4 Kf7 29. Bh3 Rhd8 30. Ke2 a5 31. Rhb1 Kf8 32. c4 a4 33. Bd7
    h6 34. Nc5 Kf7 35. Be6+ Ke8 36. Nd7 Ng6 $2 37. h5 Nf8 38. Nf6+ gxf6 39. Bf7#
    1-0

    [Event “Norfolk USO Invitational”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Invitational”]
    [Date “1961.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “J McKay”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “43”]
    [EventDate “1961.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nc3 Na6 $2 7. d6 $1 c6
    (7… cxd6 $2 8. Bxb7) 8. Nb5 cxb5 9. Qxb5+ Bd7 10. Qxe5+ Kd8 11. d4 $1 {
    White gets a strong attack.} Qc4 12. Bg5 Qb4+ 13. Kf1 Bxd6 14. Bxf6+ gxf6 15.
    Qxf6+ Kc7 16. Rc1+ Kb6 17. Rc3 Ka5 18. Rb3 Qc4 19. Qg5+ Bb5 20. Bd5 Qc2 21.
    Rxb5+ Kxb5 22. Bb3+ 1-0

    [Event “Eastern VA Chess League”]
    [Site “Eastern VA Chess League”]
    [Date “1961.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “A Cacalano”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1961.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 h5 3. g5 Be7 4. h4 d5 5. Bg2 Bg4 6. Nd2 c6 7. Ngf3 Nd7 8. e4 d4
    9. Bh3 Bxh3 10. Rxh3 f6 $5 (10… Qc7) 11. Nc4 b5 12. gxf6 Bxf6 $2 (12… gxf6)
    13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Nf5+ Kf7 15. Ng5+ Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qc7 17. Qf3 Ngf6 18. O-O-O
    Raf8 19. Rg3 $1 Kg8 $2 (19… Rh7) 20. Nxg7 $1 Ng4 21. Nf5 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk USO Inv.”]
    [Site “Norfolk USO Inv.”]
    [Date “1961.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “B Evans”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1961.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. h4 Bd6 5. d3 Be6 6. e4 Ne7 7. Nd2 O-O $5 8. Bh3
    Bxh3 9. Nxh3 f5 $5 (9… Nd7) 10. gxf6 Rxf6 11. exd5 Nxd5 $2 (11… cxd5 $1)
    12. Ne4 Rf7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Qg4 Qa5+ 15. c3 Bxg5 16. Nhxg5 Rf8 17. Qe6+ Kh8 18.
    Nf7+ Kg8 (18… Rxf7 19. Qe8+ Rf8 20. Qxf8#) 19. Nh6+ Kh8 20. Qg8+ Rxg8 21.
    Nf7# 1-0

    [Event “New Castel, Delaware Invitational”]
    [Site “New Castel, Delaware Invitatio”]
    [Date “1964.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “L Bostic”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “83”]
    [EventDate “1964.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 f5 4. g5 e5 5. d3 h6 6. h4 f4 7. e4 hxg5 8. h5 $5 g4
    9. exd5 f3 $1 10. Bxf3 gxf3 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Qxf3 Qf6 13. Qg3 Bd6 14. Bg5 Qf5
    15. Nc3 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. Kd2 Rxh5 19. Rxh5 Bxh5 20. Re1 a6 21.
    Nc3 Nf6 22. f4 Ng4 23. Nf3 Bc7 24. Nd5 Ba5+ 25. c3 Kf7 26. Nxe5+ Ngxe5 27. fxe5
    Re8 28. Bf4 Ke6 29. Ne3 b5 30. Kc2 Bg6 31. Rg1 Ne7 32. Bg5 Bh7 33. Kd2 b4 $2
    34. d4 bxc3+ 35. bxc3 Nc6 36. Nc4 Bc7 37. Re1 Kd5 38. Ne3+ Ke6 39. d5+ Kxe5 40.
    dxc6 Kd6 41. Nf5+ Bxf5 42. Rxe8 1-0

    [Event “New Castle, Delaware”]
    [Site “New Castle, Delaware”]
    [Date “1967.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “E Meyerhofer”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “68”]
    [EventDate “1967.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. h4 Bd6 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 d4 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. a3 Ba5
    9. b4 Bc7 10. Bh3 Ng6 11. Nf1 Nf4 $2 (11… Bxh3 $1) 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qf3 O-O
    14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15. Nh3 f5 16. Nd2 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Qf5 18. Kd2 Nd7 19. Rag1 Ne5 20.
    Nf6+ $2 gxf6 21. gxf6+ Kh8 22. Qg2 Qg6 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. Ng5 Rxf6 25. h5 Kg7
    26. h6+ Kh8 27. Kc1 a5 28. Ne4 Re6 29. Nc5 Re7 30. Nxb7 axb4 31. axb4 Ra1+ 32.
    Kb2 Rxg1 33. Rxg1 Kh7 34. Rh1 Ng4 0-1

    [Event “New Castle, Delaware”]
    [Site “New Castle, Delaware”]
    [Date “1968.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “L Lundy”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “61”]
    [EventDate “1968.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. h4 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h5 {!} gxh5 7. Rxh5 Bg4 8.
    Rh4 Bf5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxe4 11. Rxe4 Nd7 12. Be3 f5 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Rh4
    h6 15. g6 f4 16. Qf5+ Ngf6 17. Nc3 fxe3 18. fxe3 Qb6 19. O-O-O Qxe3+ 20. Kb1
    Re8 21. Rf1 Nc5 22. Nf3 Kg8 23. Ne4 Ncxe4 24. Rxe4 Qc5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Nxe5
    Qe7 27. Nf7 Nd5 28. Qc8+ Bf8 29. Nxh8 h5 30. a4 Qd6 31. Rf7 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “J Brogan”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “31”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Ne7 6. Nc3 d4 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
    Bxd5 Qc7 9. Nf3 Bd6 $2 (9… h6 10. Rg1 Nc6 11. d3 Bb4+ 12. Kd1) 10. Ng5 O-O
    11. Qd3 g6 12. Qh3 h5 13. Qd3 Kg7 14. gxh5 Bf5 15. Qf3 f6 $2 (15… Nc6) 16.
    Ne6+ 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Robert William Christy”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “25”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 Bc5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 (4. Nc3 d6 5. Na4 Bb6 6. Nxb6 axb6 7. h3
    Nge7 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4 d5 $1 10. a3 O-O 11. Nf3 Ng6 12. O-O Nce7 {equality —
    Grob}) 4… d5 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 Qe7+ 7. Be3 Bb6 8. g5 f6 9. h4 f5 10. Nh3 Be6
    11. Nf4 O-O-O 12. Nd2 h6 $4 13. Ng6 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “D Stroemer”]
    [Result “1/2-1/2”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “65”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 Nc6 3. c4 d6 4. e4 h6 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. h4 Ng6 7. Bh3 Nf4 8. Be3
    Nb4 $2 9. Bxf4 exf4 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Qb3 b6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Nd5
    Be6 15. Qb5 Bd7 16. g5 Bxh3 17. Rxh3 Qd7 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Re1
    Ng6 21. h5 Ne7 22. Rh4 Raf8 23. Rxf4 hxg5 $2 24. Nxg5 f6 25. Nf3 g6 $6 26. h6
    g5 27. Rg4 Ng6 28. Kd2 Rf7 29. Nd4 Rfh7 30. Nf5 Ne5 31. Rg3 Nf7 32. Rh3 c5 33.
    a4 1/2-1/2

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “?”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “J Boothe”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “19”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qc7 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 d4 7. Nb5 Qb6 8.
    Bxb7 Qxb7 9. Nd6+ exd6 10. Qxb7 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “D Moore”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “57”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nc3 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8.
    dxe6 fxe6 9. Na4 b6 10. d4 Nd5 11. e4 Nf6 12. Bf4 Bf7 13. Bg3 e5 $5 14. d5 cxd5
    $2 15. exd5 Bd6 16. Ne2 O-O 17. O-O Nbd7 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. Nd4 exd4 20. Bxd6
    Rfe8 21. Rc7 Qa6 22. Qd1 Rad8 23. Qxd4 Nc5 $2 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Nxc5 Qd6 26.
    Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Nb7 Qd7 28. Nxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rd1 {White then went on to win this
    end game} 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “H Erwin”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “28”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 d4 4. d3 c6 5. e4 dxe3 6. Bxe3 f5 7. gxf5 Bxf5 8. Nf3
    Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 Qa5 10. Qb3 Nd7 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Qc3
    Nxd3+ 0-1

    [Event “VAPEN Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “H Erwin”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 d4 4. d3 c6 5. e4 Nd7 6. a3 a5 7. Nd2 Nc5 8. Nf1 h5 $5
    9. g5 $1 h4 $1 10. Bh3 Be7 11. Bxc8 Qxc8 12. Qf3 f6 13. g6 Nh6 14. Nh3 f5 $2
    15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. exf5 Bf6 17. Nd2 b5 $5 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. O-O Rb8 20. Rac1 b4
    21. Ne4 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1972.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “D Stroemer”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “35”]
    [EventDate “1972.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nc3 Na6 $2 7. d6 $1 c6
    8. Nb5 cxb5 9. Qxb5+ Bd7 10. Qxe5+ Kd8 11. d4 $1 Bc6 $2 12. d5 Bd7 13. Bg5 Nb4
    14. Rc1 Nc2+ 15. Kd1 Ba4 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Qxf6+ Ke8 18. b3 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “H Fuller”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “45”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 e6 4. d3 (4. e4 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nf3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8.
    d4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 {– Grob}) 4… Bd6 (4… Nf6 $5 5. e4 dxe4 6. g5 $1 {
    — Grob}) 5. Nf3 (5. Nd2 $2 h5 $1) 5… Nd7 (5… Ne7 6. e4 {– Grob}) 6. Nbd2
    h5 7. g5 f6 8. h4 e5 9. e4 $1 Qc7 10. exd5 cxd5 11. c3 Nc5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. d4
    e4 $2 14. dxc5 exf3 15. cxd6 fxg2 16. Rg1 Qxd6 17. Qg6+ Kd8 18. f3 Qh2 19. Kf2
    Qxh4+ 20. Kxg2 Qxg5 $4 (20… Bh3+) 21. Qxg5 fxg5 22. fxg4 h4 23. Nf3 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “F Monroe”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “69”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 h5 $1 3. gxh5 Rxh5 4. e3 Rh8 $1 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nge2 Qg5
    8. Ng3 f5 9. d4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 f4 11. exf4 exf4 12. Qe2+ Ne7 13. Qf3 Ng6 14.
    Ne4 Qe7 15. d5 Ne5 16. Qe2 d6 17. Bxf4 Bf5 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bxb8
    Rxb8 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. a4 Bd3 23. Bf1 Be4 24. Rg1 g6 25. Bg2 Bd3 26. c5 cxd5
    27. Bxd5 Rxh2 28. O-O-O Bf5 29. Rg2 Rxg2 30. Bxg2 g5 31. Rd5 Bd7 32. Rxg5 Bxa4
    33. Rg7+ Kf6 34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Bxb7 {White won in 53 moves} 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “R Traylor”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “17”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qc2 Qd4 5. Nf3 Qxg4 6. Rg1 Qe6 7. Ng5 Qf5 $5
    8. Qxc4 $1 c6 9. Bh3 $1 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “F Monroe”]
    [Result “1/2-1/2”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “65”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Ne7 6. Nc3 d4 7. Nd5 Nbc6 8.
    Nxe7 Qxe7 9. h3 g6 10. a3 Be6 11. Bd5 Bxd5 12. Qxd5 Rd8 13. Qe4 Bg7 14. d3 O-O
    15. g5 f5 $5 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Nf3 Qf7 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. h4 Rc8 20. h5 $5 Bxg5
    21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rg1 Bh6 23. Rxg6+ Bg7 24. Qg4 Rc7 25. Qh5 Ne7 26. Qxe5 Qxg6
    $4 27. Qxc7 Rxf3 $5 28. exf3 Qg1+ 29. Ke2 Qxa1 30. Qxe7 Qxb2+ 31. Kf1 Qc1+ 32.
    Kg2 Qb2 33. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

    [Event “?”]
    [Site “?”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Davis”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “15”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e5 4. cxd5 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. dxc6 Qxb3 7. cxb7 Qxb7
    8. Bxb7 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “H Fuller”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “39”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 Be7 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 (4. g5 $2 h6 $1) 4… f5 5. g5 f4 6. h4 Bg4
    7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bg2 hxg5 9. hxg5 Rxh1+ 10. Bxh1 Nc6 (10… Bxg5 $1 11. Nxg5 Qxg5
    12. Ne4 Qh4 13. Kd2 Nc6) 11. Ne4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxg5 13. Bh5+ Kd7 14. e3 Bh6 15.
    Qg4+ Ke7 16. exf4 Nd4 17. fxe5 Nxc2+ 18. Kd1 Nxa1 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg7+ 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “J Boothe”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “65”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Qe2 (5. h4 dxe4 6. Bxe4 Nf6 7. Bf3 Qd4
    8. Qe2 Bxg4 {–Bill Wall}) 5… d4 6. g5 Be6 7. f4 $1 exf4 8. Bxf4 Ne7 9. Nd2
    Bb4 10. a3 Ba5 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bh3 Bxh3 13. Nxh3 O-O 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. O-O-O Bxf4+
    16. Nxf4 Ng6 17. Rdf1 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Nd7 19. Rhf1 Qe7 20. Qg4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5
    22. h4 a5 $2 23. Rf5 Qe6 24. bxa5 Rxa5 $2 25. Rxf7 $1 Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27.
    Qc8+ Rf8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Qe7 Rg8 30. h5 Raa8 31. e5 b5 32. e6 b4 $2 33. Qxb4
    1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “F Monroe”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “87”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 Bc5 3. h4 d5 4. g5 Bg4 5. c4 $1 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bb6 8.
    Bg2 Bc6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. Bc3 Ng6 12. Qg4 Qe7 13. h5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nf4
    15. Bxb7 Rd8 16. Bc6 O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 (17… Rxd7 $1) 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxe5
    Ne6 20. f4 f6 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. Rg1+ Kf7 23. Bc3 Nxf4 24. h6 Rg8 25. Rxg8 Kxg8
    26. Bxf6 Kf7 27. Bg5 Ne6 28. Bd2 Nd4 29. Kd1 Re7 30. Nc3 Ba5 31. Ne4 Bxd2 32.
    Kxd2 a5 33. Rg1 Kf8 34. Rg5 a4 35. Ra5 a3 36. Rxa3 Re6 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Ng3 Rg6
    39. Rh8 Rxg3 40. Rxh7+ Kd6 41. Rh8 Rh3 42. h7 Kc5 43. b4+ Kc6 44. Rd8 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “R Coakley”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “37”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 Bc5 3. e3 d5 4. Bg2 Be6 5. h4 Nc6 (5… c6 $1) 6. Nd2 Nge7 7. c4
    dxc4 (7… O-O) 8. dxc4 Qd3 9. Be4 Qd7 10. g5 O-O-O 11. a3 a6 12. Qa4 Nb8 13.
    Qc2 Ng6 14. b4 Be7 15. Bb2 h6 16. Ngf3 hxg5 $5 17. h5 $1 Nh4 18. Nxe5 Qd6 $2
    19. c5 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “T Sanderson”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “59”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. d3 Bc5 3. h4 d5 4. g5 Bg4 5. c4 Ne7 6. Bg2 Be6 7. Qb3 Bb6 8. Nc3
    dxc4 $2 9. Qb5+ Nbc6 10. dxc4 a6 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Bh3 Bxh3 13. Nxh3 f5 14. c5
    Ba7 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. h5 Nd4 17. Nd1 Qe8 18. h6 g6 19. f4 Rd8 20. fxe5 Nec6 21.
    Nf4 Nb4 (21… Nxe5) 22. e6 $1 Nbc2+ 23. Kf2 Nxa1 $2 24. e3 Nc6 25. Qc3+ Nd4
    26. exd4 Qe7 27. d5+ Kg8 28. Be3 b6 29. Nxg6 hxg6 30. h7+ 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “T Sanderson”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “77”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Bg2 (3. Nc3 c5 (3… Bb4 4. Bd2 {–Bill Wall}) 4. e4 dxe4
    (4… Nc6 {–Bill Wall}) (4… d4 5. Nce2 e5 6. Nf3 {–Bill Wall}) 5. dxe4 (5.
    Nxe4 f5 {–Bill Wall}) 5… Qxd1+ 6. Nxd1 Nf6 7. f3 {–Bill Wall}) 3… c5 4.
    c4 d4 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. Ne4 Nf6 8. g5 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Be7 10. h4 h6 11. Nh3
    hxg5 12. hxg5 e5 13. Bg2 g6 14. Bd2 Qb6 $5 15. O-O-O Qxb3 16. axb3 a5 17. f4
    Bxh3 $2 18. Rxh3 Rxh3 19. Bxh3 exf4 20. Bxf4 a4 21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. Kb1 f6 $2 23.
    gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rg1 Kf7 25. Bd7 Ra6 26. Bc8 Rb6 27. Bc7 Rb4 28. Rf1 Ke7 29. Rh1
    Ne5 30. Bxe5 $2 Bxe5 31. Rh7+ Kd6 32. Bxb7 g5 33. Bd5 g4 $2 34. Rh6+ Kc7 35.
    Rc6+ Kd7 36. Rxc5 g3 37. Bc6+ Ke6 38. Bd7+ Kf6 39. Bh3 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “F Leonard”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “33”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e6 3. d3 Bc5 4. h4 Nc6 5. Nc3 {White’s K-side pressure is
    obvious, and must be countered. To allow white a free hand on the K-side
    invites disaster.} Nge7 6. e4 dxe4 $2 (6… d4 $1) 7. Nxe4 Bb6 8. Nh3 Ng6 9.
    Nf4 e5 $2 (9… Nxf4 $1) 10. Nh5 Nxh4 $2 11. Nxg7+ Kf8 12. Bh6 Nxg2+ 13. Kf1
    Kg8 14. Kxg2 Qd5 15. Qf3 Qd8 16. Nf6+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “H Erwin”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “49”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Ne7 6. Nc3 e4 7. d3 exd3 8. Bf4
    a6 9. Rd1 d4 10. Rxd3 Nbc6 11. e3 (11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Nf3 Bc5 {Open play for
    both sides — Grob}) 11… Ng6 $1 (11… h6 12. Nge2 Ng6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
    Rxd4 {Advantage for white}) 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Rxd4 Qa5 14. Re4+ Be6 (14… Be7
    $2 15. Bd6 $1) 15. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Ne7 17. Nge2 Rd8 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. O-O
    Qxb2 $2 20. Ne4 Rxd4 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. Nd6+ Kd8 23. Nf7+ Ke8 24. Bc7 Qd7 25.
    Nd6+ 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “E Baker”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “73”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qc2 c6 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qc3 Bd6 7. h3 f6 8. a3 (
    8. Na3 Qb6 9. Nc4 Qb4 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. a3 Nd7 12. b4 Ne7 13. d3 {Unclear
    position — Grob}) 8… Qb6 $5 (8… Ne7) 9. b4 $5 (9. Nf3) 9… a5 $1 10. Nf3
    axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Qxb4 $1 (12… Bxb4 $2 13. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 14. Qxe5)
    13. Ba3 Qc4 14. Nc3 Bxa3 15. Qxa3 Na6 16. O-O Ne7 17. Rc1 Qb3 18. Qxb3 Bxb3 19.
    Rb1 Nc5 20. d4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bc4 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Bxc6+ bxc6 $2 (23… Kf7)
    24. Rb8+ Ke7 25. Rxh8 h6 26. f4 Ne6 27. e3 Nf8 28. h4 Kf7 29. Ne4 Bd5 30. Nd6+
    Ke7 31. Nf5+ Kf7 32. h5 Ne6 33. Nxh6+ gxh6 34. Rxh6 c5 35. Rh8 c4 36. h6 Nf8
    37. h7 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “J Boothe”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “45”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Nf6 6. g5 Ne4 7. Nc3 Qxg5 $5 (
    7… Nxc3 $1) 8. Kf1 $1 Nxc3 9. dxc3 Qg6 $5 10. Bxd5 Nc6 11. Nf3 f6 12. Rg1 Qh5
    13. Qb5 $1 Kd7 14. Bg5 fxg5 15. Nxe5+ Ke7 (15… Kd8 16. Nxc6+) 16. Nxc6+ Kf6
    17. Ne5 Bh3+ 18. Ke1 Rd8 19. Bf7 Qh4 20. Nf3 Qe4 21. Nxg5 Qf5 22. Qxb7 Bc5 23.
    Ne4+ 1-0

    [Event “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Site “Norfolk, VA”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “M Brenneman”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “21”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Ne7 6. Nc3 d4 7. Nd5 Be6 8.
    Qb5+ Nbc6 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qxc6+ 1-0

    [Event “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Site “VAPEN Chess Game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “J Lawson”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “69”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qc2 c6 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. h3
    f6 $1 9. d4 Nd7 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. e4 $1 a5 12. a3 $5 (12. Bf1 b5 13. a3 O-O 14.
    Qc2 b4 15. Bc4 {Favors white — Grob}) 12… b5 13. d5 Bf7 14. O-O O-O 15. dxc6
    Nxc6 (15… b4 $1) 16. Qe3 Nd4 $2 17. Nxd4 Bc4 $2 18. Qc3 $2 Bxf1 19. Qxc7 Bxc7
    20. Bxf1 b4 $2 21. Ne6 Rfc8 22. Nxc7 Rxc7 23. axb4 Rca7 24. b5 Rb8 25. Nb3 a4
    26. Be3 Raa8 27. Bc4+ Kf8 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. Bxc5+ Ke8 30. Bd5 Ra5 31. Bc6+ Kf7
    32. Bd6 Rc8 33. Bb4 Ra7 34. Bc5 Rac7 35. Rxa4 1-0

    [Event “correspondence game”]
    [Site “correspondence game”]
    [Date “1973.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Taylor”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “19”]
    [EventDate “1973.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qc2 Qd4 5. Nf3 Qxg4 (5… Qc5 6. Na3 Be6 7.
    Ng5 Bd5 8. e4 Bc6 9. Qxc4 $13) 6. Rg1 Qe6 7. Ng5 Qf5 8. Qxc4 c6 9. Bh3 Qf6 10.
    Bxc8 1-0

    [Event “Zugzwang 75C-2”]
    [Site “Zugzwang 75C-2”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “H Carpenter”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 c6 6. Qxb7 Nb6 $2 7. Bxc6+
    Bd7 (7… N8d7 {This is no better}) 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (8… N8xd7 $5 {Avoiding the
    queen trade would be better}) 9. Qxd7+ N8xd7 10. b3 e6 11. Bb2 $1 Nf6 12. Nf3
    Nbd5 13. Rg1 Rc8 14. Nc3 Nb4 $2 (14… Nf4 {Then black plays Ng6 and Be7}) 15.
    Rc1 a6 16. a3 Nbd5 17. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Nxd5 19. Bb2 f6 20. Rg4 Kf7 21. Ra4
    {White wins an easy endgame} 1-0

    [Event “corr. BPCF V W. Germany”]
    [Site “corr. BPCF V W. Germany”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “55”]
    [White “R Bowlby”]
    [Black “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A02”]
    [PlyCount “35”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. d4 Ng4 6. Qd3 Nxh2 7. Qe4+ Be6
    8. Nxh2 c5 9. Bf4 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. d5 Bg3+ 12. Kd1 Qxb2 13. Bc3 Qb6 14.
    dxe6 Qd6+ 15. Qd3 Bxh2 16. Qxd6 Bxd6 17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Rxh7 1-0

    [Event “Zugzwang 75 C-2”]
    [Site “Zugzwang 75 C-2”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “W Campbell”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “19”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 d4 4. b4 $5 c6 5. h3 Be6 $2 (5… Bxb4 $1) 6. Qb3 b5
    $5 (6… Qb6 $1) 7. d3 Be7 8. a4 bxc4 9. dxc4 Qb6 10. b5 {And White went on to
    win.} 1-0

    [Event “APCT Q-12”]
    [Site “APCT Q-12”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “D Ebright”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “29”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 Qc7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qb3 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 cxd5
    8. Bxd5 Bc8 9. Bxf7+ Kd8 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bg8 Bd7 12. Qf7 Rc8 13. Qxf8+ Be8 14.
    Qxg7 Ne5 15. O-O 1-0

    [Event “correspondence game”]
    [Site “correspondence game”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Spangler”]
    [Result “1/2-1/2”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “61”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Bc8 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8.
    e4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. a4 a5 11. h4 Nb6 12. Nge2 e6 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15.
    dxe6 Qe7 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. d5 Ne8 18. Nd4 Rf4 19. Ncb5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 c6 21. Qe5
    Qb4+ 22. Kf1 Qxb2 23. Qxf4 Qxa1+ 24. Ke2 Qa2+ 25. Ke3 Bxe6 26. Nc3 Qc4 27. Rc1
    Ng7 28. Bf1 Qc5 29. Kd2 Rd8 30. Nce2 Qa3 31. Qe3 1/2-1/2

    [Event “IPC CM-6”]
    [Site “IPC CM-6”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Helen Mizesko”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “13”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 Bc5 3. h3 Qh4 4. e3 Nf6 $2 5. d4 exd4 $2 6. exd4 Bd6 7. Nf3 {
    The black queen falls.} 1-0

    [Event “ICCF game”]
    [Site “ICCF game”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Pete Melissakis”]
    [Result “1/2-1/2”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “53”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. h4 f6 5. d3 Be6 6. e4 d4 7. f4 Na6 8. f5 Bf7 9.
    Qg4 Qd7 10. Bh3 Nc7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. h5 Kb8 13. g6 hxg6 14. hxg6 Be8 15. a3 c5
    16. Nbd2 Qa4 17. b3 Qa6 18. Nc4 b5 19. Nb2 Bc6 20. a4 Ne7 21. Bd2 Bb7 22. Ke2
    b4 23. Nc4 Ba8 24. Bg2 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Qc8 26. Rh8 Bb7 27. Qh4 1/2-1/2

    [Event “IPC IST-2”]
    [Site “IPC IST-2”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Steven L Buntin”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “50”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Nc3 e6 7. dxc6 (7. h3
    Bf5 {– Bill Wall} (7… Bh5 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Qxe6+ {– Bill Wall}) 8. dxe6 fxe6
    ) 7… Nxc6 8. d3 a6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Bb6 Qd7 11. Nh3 e5 12. Ng5 O-O 13. Nce4 $2
    (13. Nf3 {Equal chances}) 13… Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be6 15. Qc2 Bd5 16. a3 f5 17. Qd2
    (17. Rd1 $2 fxe4 18. dxe4 Qg4 $1 {– Bill Wall}) 17… fxe4 18. dxe4 Be6 19.
    Qxd7 Bxd7 20. O-O-O Be6 21. Rd2 Rac8 22. Kb1 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rf1 Bg5 25.
    Rc2 (25. Rxd4 Rxf2 $1 26. Rxf2 $2 Rc1# {– Bill Wall}) 25… Ba2+ 0-1

    [Event “APCT 75-R-7”]
    [Site “APCT 75-R-7”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “S Patterson”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “53”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 (5. g5 $1) 5… O-O 6. d4 c6 7.
    Be3 a6 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. Rd1 (9. Nf3) 9… Qb6 10. Nf3 Qxb3 $5 {This is giving
    White an open QR file with pawns handy for levers} 11. axb3 d5 12. O-O Nb6 13.
    Ne5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. b3 Nc8 17. c5 b5 18. b4 a5 19. Ra1 a4
    20. Nxb5 Rb8 21. Nc3 Rxb4 22. Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Nxa4 Na7 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Ra1 Nb5
    26. Nxd7 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 1-0

    [Event “APCT 75-R7”]
    [Site “APCT 75-R7”]
    [Date “1975.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “M Haack”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [Annotator “wasur”]
    [PlyCount “18”]
    [EventDate “1975.??.??”]

    1. g4 {Notes by Bloodgood.} d5 2. Bg2 Na6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 {
    5. h3 is safer for white.} Be6 {!} 6. Qxb7 {? 6.d4!} Nb4 7. Na3 a6 8. d4 Rb8 9.
    Qa7 Qc8 {! White’s queen is trapped.} 0-1

    [Event “corr”]
    [Site “corr”]
    [Date “1976.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Clyde Plyler”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A45”]
    [PlyCount “41”]
    [EventDate “1976.??.??”]

    1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. f3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 e6 8. O-O-O
    O-O 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Nge2 Ne7 11. Bb3 b6 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. h4 Re8 14. h5 d5 15. e5
    Nd7 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Bh6 Nf8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rdg1 Nf5 20. Nxf5+ exf5 21.
    Qh6+ 1-0

    [Event “corr”]
    [Site “corr”]
    [Date “1976.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “Jackson”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A45”]
    [PlyCount “39”]
    [EventDate “1976.??.??”]

    1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. f3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 c6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. Bh6
    O-O 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 a5 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Nh3 c5 15.
    dxc5 dxc5 16. Qg5 Qc7 17. Rdg1 c4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. h5 e5 20. h6+ 1-0

    [Event “Richmond, VA”]
    [Site “Richmond, VA”]
    [Date “1969.??.??”]
    [Round “?”]
    [White “Claude Frizzel Bloodgood”]
    [Black “B Brown”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [ECO “A00”]
    [PlyCount “35”]
    [EventDate “1969.??.??”]

    1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. h4 Bd6 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 d4 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. a3 Ba5
    9. b4 Bc7 10. Bh3 Bxh3 11. Nxh3 O-O 12. f4 exf4 13. Qg4 f5 14. gxf6 Rxf6 15.
    Nf3 Rg6 16. Nhg5 h6 17. h5 Rf6 18. Ne6 1-0
    [/pgn]

    In addition to spending much of his jail time reading about and playing chess, Bloodgood also took the time to write chess books and work on his own opening, most notably his book on The Tactical Grob. More of a curiosity than a solid opening, The Grob has been the subject of much debate throughout the years and is available in several formats including free downloads across the internet (including Campfire Chess) and a print version available on Amazon.com.

    Claude Bloodgood is one of those characters that adds to the colorful mythology that often surrounds chess and its players. Eccentricity has been a hallmark of chess personalities for centuries from enigmatic kings playing chess during the destruction of their fortresses to Paul Morphy’s final days and descent into madness and on to the famous disappearance and return of Bobby Fischer following his famous 1972 match. Claude Bloodgood might be one of the biggest con artists in chess history after Wolfgang von Kempelen and his famous Turk chess automaton. Or, it might be that he really was a good chess player and not as much of a con artist as many believe he was. We may never know.

  • Caffeine, Psych Medications, and Chess

    Caffeine, Psych Medications, and Chess

    It seems common these days for the mainstream media to relentlessly scrutinize every facet of society in some desperate and misguided attempt to break news of the next big scandal. Unfortunately, chess has never been immune to scandal or to media witch hunts. A recent trend in professional chess discussions, in fake news mainstream media, and in recent years in online communities like Reddit has focused attention on chess game influence from stimulants like caffeine and medications like Adderall, which is an amphetamine used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

    The Straw Man Setup

    Mental Health suffers (no, really…it does) from unshakable stigmas brought on by media portrayal of psychological conditions in addition to the very real (and horrific) ways in which psychiatric patients were treated in the science’s early days. You do not have to look further than one of the world’s largest group of psychiatric patients, the Church of Scientology, and its Psychiatry: Museum of Death to see that the science of repairing and sustaining psychological wellbeing has experienced its share of dark days. Mass media tends to project this perception of Mental Health through books, movies, and video games set in dark psychiatric hospitals designed as gothic cathedrals (think: Outlast). The days of massive, cathedral-like psychiatric hospitals are mostly gone; replaced with advances in psychiatric medications and behavioral therapies. Yet, controversies have also followed recent advancements in psychiatric management via medication.

    Psychiatric Medications as Performance Enhancers

    The use of medications or therapy to restore a patient’s functional ability is often viewed as a means of returning that person to lifestyle levels on par with much of society. When a person experiences a debilitating psychiatric condition, the same philosophy is often used to restore that person to a normalized sense of function. In some instances, these people surpass their prior cognitive functions. Countless books and movies have been written about miracle mind drugs that unlock the other 90% of our brain function (think: Limitless). But what happens when the stigma and misconceptions surrounding medication-based psychiatric care give rise to the idea that these treatment methods are on par with performance enhancing drugs like steroids?

    Longtime readers and friends know that I am just as obsessive about baseball as I am about chess. Unfortunately, my beloved sport was rocked a few years ago by a steroid scandal that tainted its image for the foreseeable future. Greats like Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds will likely never see their names in the Hall of Fame because of their association with the scandal. The drugs that they allegedly took were steroid cocktails designed to improve their physical performance on the field, not prescription medications for treating a debilitating illness. Steroids are prescribed for some patients, but those prescriptions are carefully controlled and no doctor in their right mind would prescribe them to help someone perform better on the baseball diamond. But what happens when someone takes a medication designed to affect mood, concentration, and memory?

    Medication in the Ultimate Mind Sport

    The subheading says it all: chess IS the ultimate mind sport. The only physical requirement is the ability of a player to move pieces around the board, but technology advances have even removed that barrier with voice-activated boards available for a variety of computers. Media focus is often on prodigies and eccentric personalities in chess, but anyone willing to put forth a little effort can be successful at playing the game.

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    ADHD and other psychiatric medications can have a significant effect on a person’s ability to concentrate for extended amounts of time. The misconceptions about these drugs are that they unlock or enhance the brain’s overall functioning and can raise a person’s intelligence level. There are no compelling studies that show Adderall or similar psych medications actually improve cognitive performance beyond focus and concentration. An person with ADHD without an interest in chess is not going to rise easily to Grandmaster levels of play.

    A Personal Insight

    This topic is of great personal interest to me because I suffer from ADHD and regularly take medications. Long before I was diagnosed with the disorder, I was adamantly opposed to the idea of ADHD and dismissed it as pseudoscientific propaganda. After being thoroughly evaluated by specialists and prescribed medication treatment a few years ago, I am a firm believer and advocate for treatment.

    Yet, after years of medication and therapy for my ADHD, my chess skills have not improved a sizeable amount beyond the time and attention that I have been willing to invest in the game. Even with ADHD support medications, sometimes chess (or writing about chess) is of no interest to me. It is my belief based on personal experience and correspondence with other ADHD sufferers that this is true for most people. It allows us to focus our attention more like a normal person and less like the mass of scattered noise we tend to be, but it does not increase our skills at chess or ability to read the minds of our opponents.

    Final Thought

    In my amateur opinion, professional chess doses not have the same problem with caffeine and stimulants that baseball has with steroids. The community should take time to educate itself on these disorders, treatment, and how that treatment affects (or does not affect) their study habits and game play.

  • 20 Years Later, Garry Kasparov Loves the Machine

    20 Years Later, Garry Kasparov Loves the Machine

    Just over 20 years ago last month, former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov played a dramatic six-game match against an IBM supercomputer called Deep Blue, the second of two matches the grandmaster played against the technological behemoth. Up until that point, computers were very strong in their chess abilities but had yet to beat some of the game’s greatest players. Kasparov was determined to prove that machines lacked the beauty of truly deep chess thinking and simply could not beat him. Kasparov’s subsequent crushing defeat was merely a harbinger of things to come. The rise of the machines (chess and others) would come much swifter than almost anyone could have predicted.

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    (Credit: FOX)

    Recently, Kasparov gave an incredible TED talk about the rise of intelligent machines and the need for humanity to embrace, not fear them. Obviously, he took the time to assure the audience that his defeat by Deep Blue overshadows the fact that he won the first match. Kasparov’s talk is deeply inspiring for those who can appreciate the beauty of chess and technology; its definitely worth watching if you are a fan of TED talks in general, technology, chess, or just curious how one of the world’s greatest minds sees the future under the influence of intelligent machines.

    As technology leaps forward, the world’s greatest game has regularly been there to help it shine. If you need proof, then check out the recent fiasco with the Chess.com iOS app in which the 32-bit version stopped working because the site’s 2.1 billion games exceeded the necessary math. Chess has always been a key component of technological evolution (and revolution) and Kasparov obviously sees that there is no reason to fear the rise of the machines.

    Comprehensive coverage and review of the TED talk is available on Chessbase.

  • Chess at Trader’s Village

    Chess at Trader’s Village

    I am always on the lookout for new and interesting chess shops, stories, and personalities throughout the day and I came across a really cool place south of downtown San Antonio that definitely raised my curiosity. Trader’s Village is a massive flea market and entertainment venue located on Interstate 410 just south of JBSA-Lackland in San Antonio. Aside from rides, food, games, and countless shopping opportunities, I found a neat little space where chess is king!

    Nate is the proprietor of AllPerfectGifts4U located in booth #1049 and much of his wares are chess sets and boards of varying styles. I was impressed to find a unique US Air Force themed set for a respectable $49, but the set I wanted had already been sold via the online store. I guess I might have wandered to the wrong shelf looking for goodies.

    In addition to selling and promoting chess, Nate also organizes a monthly chess tournament in the Trader’s Village central plaza. There is a big sign on one of the overhangs (see this post’s featured image), which advertises the monthly tournaments and can help lost chess enthusiasts find their way.

    According to Nate, the tournament games are 15 | 10 time controlled  with modest participation and several regular players including one or two personalities that definitely seem to add a unique flavor to this hidden chess gem. The winner of each monthly tournament receives a professional tournament chess set to add to their collection! 

    I have reached out to Nate for some clarifications and will update this article as I receive additional information. If you are interested in signing up for one of these tournaments, visit the tournament’s official website.

  • Celebrating 3 Years Around the Campfire

    Celebrating 3 Years Around the Campfire

    Campfire Chess started as a small side project following the end of six years running my astronomy blog and non-profit called nightShifted Astronomy. In the high days of nightShifted I would never have expected it to end, but that all came to fruition in 2014 when I closed the site permanently to focus on other areas of interest. Name, chess! I started Off My Chess as a blog covering my attempt to get better at the game and eventually evolved it into Campfire Chess covering news, views, and general insights about the game’s fascinating world of celebrity, hard work, psychosis, and political intrigue.

    Today, Campfire Chess celebrates its three year anniversary! To mark the occasion, here are ten of my favorite posts from the last three years.

    1. Product Review – Chessmate Ultima Pocket Chess Set
      • Published: 31 May 2014
    2. God and Chess
      • Published: 07 June 2014
    3. Finding the Right Notation Tool
      • Published: 25 July 2014
    4. Robin Williams and the Way of Things
      • Published: 14 August 2014
    5. The Sad State of Chess on the Mac
      • Published: 11 January 2015
    6. The Big Deal About Berlin
      • Published: 10 February 2015
    7. The Sad Reality of Cheating in Chess
      • Published: 06 September 2015
    8. Does Chess Need an Audience?
      • Published: 18 October 2015
    9. US Chess Sends Open Letter to FIDE
      • Published: 16 February 2017
    10. Iran Hosts Women’s Chess and Anti-American Chanting
      • Published: 11 February 2017

    Here’s to many more years for Campfire Chess and our game!

    Sincerely,

    Wesley Surber

  • Campfire Chess is Social!

    Contrary to what you might have heard about chess players, I am a (mostly) social guy! Campfire Chess is not my full time job, so everything I do here and on social media is a hobby (for now). But that does not mean that I half-ass my efforts with the site! There are social media pages for Campfire Chess on just about every relevant platform out there! Some of these pages contain exclusive updates and stories that are not found here on the main blog. If you are a social type, then check out Campfire Chess on its myriad of other broadcast mediums!


    If the links above don’t work, try these: