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Author Convicted Felon Sam Sloan on McCutcheon
The Historian

2005-04-29, 8:34 pm


Sam Sloan wrote:

Snip spewing from a convicted felon/kidnapper.
quote:

> Among modernly named openings, the MacCutcheon Variation was nasmed

(sic)
quote:

> after a patzer named MacCutcheon who played it in a simultaneous
> exhibition against Steinitz.


His name was John L. McCutcheon, not "MacCutcheon". As for his playing
strength, McCutcheon defeated Lasker in a correspondence game.

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