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January 08, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Sunday, January 8, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 5 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, January 31, 2020

Problem No. 5 by H. Kroc, Poland.
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 1B3Q2/1pr1r2B/1R4n1/2Pp4/RNPkP3/1P4P1/3P4/2K1N3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. cxd5 Nxf8 2. Nbd3#

Shortcuts
Recent Swiss Championship

Paul Mueller (white) vs. Erwin Nievergelt (black)
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. P-Q4 PxP
3. P-QB3 P-Q4
4. PxP QxP
5. PxP N-QB3
6. N-KB3 B-N5
7. B-K2 O-O-O
8. N-B3 Q-QR4
9. B-K3 N-B3
10. Q-N3 P-K4
11. PxP NxP
12. NxN BxB
13. NxP B-R3
14. NxR QxN
15. Q-K6ch N-Q2
16. N-Q5 Q-R4ch
17. B-Q2 Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. d4 cxd4
3. c3 d5
4. exd5 Qxd5
5. cxd4 Nc6
6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be2 0-0-0
8. Nc3 Qa5
9. Be3 Nf6
10. Qb3 e5
11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Bxe2
13. Nxf7 Ba6
14. Nxd8 Qxd8
15. Qe6+ Nd7
16. Nd5 Qa5+
17. Bd2 1-0

(a) Canal's continuation 7. N-B3 deserves consideration.
(b) Turns out to be wrong … a good try is not good enough in chess.
(c) 12… QxN; 13. BxBch, NxB; 14. Q-B4ch, etc.
(d) Against R-B1ch and B-B4ch Black has nothing.

Swiss Championship 1955.

Budapest Gambit

A. Rothen (white) A. Sieber (black)
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Rubinstein Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K4
3. PxP N-N5
4. B-B4 QN-B3
5. N-KB3 B-N5ch
6. QN-Q2 Q-K2
7. P-QR3 N5xKP
8. PxB? N-Q6 mate
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e5
3. dxe5 Ng4
4. Bf4 Nc6
5. Nf3 Bb4+
6. Nd2 Qe7
7. a3 Nxe5
8. axb4? Nd3#

(a) How many times has this happened before?

Played in France, 1955

Sicilian Defense

Ernst Ludwig Klein (white) Joukovsky (black)
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP P-KN3
5. N-QB3 B-N2
6. B-K3 N-R3
7. Q-Q2 N-KN5
8. NxN NPxN
9. B-Q4 P-K4
10. B-B5 B-KR3
11. Q-Q1 N-B3
12. Q-Q6 B-B1
13. QxKPch B-K2
14. B-Q6 R-KN1
15. P-KR3 N-R4
16. B-B4 P-KB3
17. QxBch QxQ
18. BxQ Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 g6
5. Nc3 Bg7
6. Be3 Nh6
7. Qd2 Ng4
8. Nxc6 bxc6
9. Bd4 e5
10. Bc5 Bh6
11. Qd1 Nf6
12. Qd6 Bf8
13. Qxe5+ Be7
14. Bd6 Rg8
15. h3 Nh5
16. Bc4 f6
17. Qxe7+ Qxe7
18. Bxe7 1-0

(a) Better is 4. … N-B3, so as not to permit White playing 5. P_QB4. (The Maroczy bind).
(b) Strange development. It belongs on KB3.
(c) Better was 9. … O-O.
(d) Prevents N-N5.
(e) Loses his rook. Just punishment for bad play.

January 01, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess Chats Sun, Jan 1, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 4 by J.C. Morra, Argentina White to...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, January 31, 2020

Problem No. 4 by J.C. Morra, Argentina
White to play and mate in three moves.
FEN Q4K2/6Bb/8/R7/8/1P6/BpPp4/k1bR1n2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qh1 Be4 2. Qh8 Bxc2 3. Bxb2#

Young South American Star

Oscar Panno, who won the junior world championship in 1952 when 18, comes from Argentina, where he dislodged M. Najdord as national champion. His latest success was in the interzonal at Goteburg, Sweden, where he finished third behind Bronstein and Keres, to qualify for next year's world champion candidates event.
A match with Reshevsky is now in the offing.
Below is his win over Carlos E. Guimard, also of Argentina, at Goteburg.
Najdorf was also one of his victims.

Oscar Panno vs Carlos Enrique Guimard
Gothenburg Interzonal (1955), Gothenburg SWE, rd 3, Aug-18
Tarrasch Defense: Classical. Bogoljubow Variation (D34) 1-0

(a) The Tarrasch variation.
(b) Threatens PxP.
(c) His Q's pawn is under fire all the time. The text-move looks for counter-chances.
(d) The “killer.” After 24…PxP; 25. P-Q5 wins.
(e) If 28. B-N5, N-N5; 29. RxR, N-QR4ch, etc.
(f) Simple? True, but neat. It shows great mastery on White's part.

Played in a Madras, India, tournament recently.

Sicilian Defense

K.N. Sunderam (white) R. Nagaraja Rao (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP P-KN3
5. P-KB4 B-N2
6. B-K3 N-B3
7. N-QB3 O-O
8. B-K2 Q-R4
9. N-N3 Q-B2
10. Q-Q2 P-Q3
11. O-O B-N5
12. P-B3 B-Q2
13. QR-B1 QR-B1
14. B-R6 N-K4
15. BxB KxB
16. N-Q5 Q-Q1
17. NxN KxN
18. Q-Q4 P-KN4
19. P-B4 PxP
20. RxPch K-N3
21. R-QB3 P-KR3
22. Q-Q2 R-KR1
23. R-N3ch K-R2
24. R-R4 N-N3
25. QxPch K-N1
26. QxR mate
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 g6
5. f4 Bg7
6. Be3 Nf6
7. Nc3 0-0
8. Be2 Qa5
9. Nb3 Qc7
10. Qd2 d6
11. 0-0 Bg4
12. Bf3 Bd7
13. Rc1 Rc8

(a) “Old Dragon.”
(b) The so-called “Maroczy bind.”
(c) So far so good, but here black should have played 16. …BxN; 17. BPxP, Q-N3ch, etc. Now he really gets “bound” up.
(d) 18. … Q-N3 does not help either, as then 19. P-B5 would suffice. White finishes the game in a quick and sure manner.

December 28, 1958 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac KashdanChess by Isaac Kashdan 28 Dec 1958, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, December 28, 1958 Times Problem 3027 by M. Havel. White mates...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Times Problem 3027 by M. Havel.
White mates in two.
FEN 8/8/8/8/1B6/8/2k5/K2b2RQ w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rg4 Bxg4 2. Qb1#

The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, December 28, 1958 Times Problem 3028 by M. Havel. White mates...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Times Problem 3028 by M. Havel.
White mates in three.
Our final problems for the year are two lovely miniatures by Miroslav Havel, greatest of the Bohemian composers, who died earlier this year. Havel specialized in open positions with a collection of elegant model mates.
FEN 6n1/3R1B2/2k5/2B5/8/8/4Q3/4K3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qb2 Nf6 2. Rb7 Kxc5 3. Qb6#

Evans and Fischer Lead in Title Play

Larry Evans, former U.S. chess champion, is leading the field with three wins and one loss in the current tournament for the national title, according to a report from the New York Times.
In the first round of play at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York, Evans defeated Paul Benko, who recently became a grandmaster as a result of finishing third in the Interzonal Tournament in Portoroz, Yugoslavia.
After adjourning his second-round game against Donald Byrne of Valparaiso, Ind., Evans scored against Edmar Mednis of New York University and Robert Byrne of Indianapolis. However, Evans succumbed to Donald Byrne in 56 moves after missing a drawing chance in a difficult end game. Defending Champion Bobby Fischer, 15-year-old Brooklyn schoolboy, adjourned all of his first four games in one day, with victories over James T. Sherwin and Charles Kalme and a draw against World Junior Champion William Lombardy.
The most exciting finish was against Kalme, a game in which Fischer had sacrificed a piece to obtain two passed pawns far up in his opponent's territory. Supported by Fischer's king, the pawns proved a winning force. As a result Fischer acquired a score of 2½-½, the best percentage of the tournament to date.
Lombardy is tied at 2-1 with two former U.S. champions, Arthur B. Bisguier and Samuel Reshevsky. Each has one win and two draws, with no defeats. Reshevsky's game with Mednis was postponed, while Bisguier and Lombardy have adjourned games against Mednis and Donald Byrne, respectively.
The biggest surprise of the tournament is the lowly standing of Benko, who drew with Bisguier and lost to Evans, Lombardy and Sherwin. Time pressure played a part, particularly against Lombardy, when Benko lost a piece after having gained a pawn.
Following are details of the first four rounds and games from the tournament.

ROUND ONE — Lombardy ½, Fischer ½; Sherwin ½, Bisguier ½; Benko 0, Evans 1; D. Byrne ½ Reshevsky ½; Mednis ½, Weinstein ½; R. Byrne ½, Kalme ½.
ROUND TWO — Fischer 1, Kalme 0; Weinstein ½, R. Byrne ½; Evans 0, D. Byrne 1; Bisguier ½, Benko ½; Lombardy ½ Sherwin ½; Reshevsky vs. Mednis, postponed.
ROUND THREE — Sherwin 0, Fischer 1; Benko 0, Lombardy 1; D. Byrne 0, Bisguier 1; Mednis 0, Evans 1; R. Byrne ½, Reshevsky ½; Kalme ½, Weinstein ½.
ROUND FOUR — Reshevsky 1, Kalme 0; Evans 1, R. Byrne 0; Sherwin 1, Benko 0; Fischer vs. Weinstein, Bisguier vs. Mednis and Lombardy vs. D. Byrne, adjourned.

Pal Benko vs Larry Melvyn Evans
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Dec-18
English Opening: Symmetrical. Symmetrical Variation (A36) 0-1

Edmar J Mednis vs Larry Melvyn Evans
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 3, Dec-??
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B95) 0-1

James T Sherwin vs Arthur Bisguier
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Dec-18
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rosenthal Variation (C67) 1/2-1/2

Happy New Year To All Chess Players

Weinberger Wins 30-30 Event at Steiner Club

Tibor Weinberger, New Jersey Open champion, won his first five games to clinch first prize in the 30-30 Tournament at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N. Formosa Ave. He lost in the final round to Ernest Sopousek to finish with a 5-1 score.
Sopousek tied for second at 4½-1½ with Austin Gates. Just below, at 4-2, were Hy Rogosin and Marshall Neuss. The tournament, which was directed by Harry Borochow, was organized as part of Operation M, the drive for members by the U.S. Chess Federation.
Weinberger won the New Jersey title last Labor Day in a Swiss system event, scoring 6½-½. Charles Kalme, now competing in the U.S. Championship, was second with 6-1, followed by Dr. Larry Friedman and Weaver W. Adams, who tied at 5½-1½.

Rapid Transit Tourney

The regular Tuesday evening Rapid Transit Tournament at the Herman Steiner Chess Club was won by Robert Rupeiks with a score of 9½-½. Hy Rogosin took second prize with 8½-1½ and D. Amenus was third, 7-3.
Visitors are welcome to take part in this event at a nominal entrance fee. Timing is by regular chess clocks, with a limit of eight minutes for a game.

Long Beach Tourney

The Lincoln Park Chess and Checker Club of Long Beach announces that the annual Long Beach Open Championship Tournament will start Saturday, Jan. 17. Anyone interested should register with Burt Thach, 651 Coronado Ave., Long Beach 14.
The club, which meets in Lincoln Park in downtown Long Beach, is open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday evenings are scheduled for special activities. The club is planning to enter teams in the A and B competition of the Southern California Chess League.
The officers of the club are: A.W. Ashley, president; A. F. Whitehurst, vice-president; Leslie Thompson, secretary; M.H. Bapp, treasurer, and Burt Thach and Richard Reed, directors of club activity.

Van Nuys Open Tourney

The open chess tournament, sponsored by the Van Nuys Chess Club, 14947 Victory Blvd., resulted in a tie at 5-1 among Sam Krimsky, Kurt Smith and A.P. Junod. They were placed in that order after the use of the Sonnenborn-Berger tie-breaking system.
The tournament attracted 25 entrants, who played six rounds on Monday evenings, the regular meeting time of the club.

So. Calif. Chess League

The first meeting for the new year of the Southern California Chess League will take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the quarters of the Water & Power Chess Club, Room 300, 110 S. Boylston.
On the agenda for the meeting are the nomination and election of officers, submission of schedule of events for member clubs, submission of proposed rules for team matches and committee reports. All member clubs are urged to send representatives to the meeting.

Munich Team Tournament

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Andreas Dueckstein
13th olm final A (1958), Munich FRG, rd 10, Oct-21
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0

Robert Wade vs Raul Sanguineti
13th olm qual. group 3 (1958), Munich, rd 4, Oct-04
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0

Max Euwe vs Daniel Abraham Yanofsky
13th olm final B (1958), Munich FRG, rd 2, Oct-12
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Variation Advance Line (E66) 1-0

November 18, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 18 Nov 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Sunday, November 18, 1956 Problem No. 50 by George Colton, San...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Problem No. 50 by George Colton, San Francisco
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/3P1R2/2p2N2/p1K1kB1p/2np1p1N/3p1b2/r3P3/4Qr2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ng4+ hxg4 2. Ng6#

Played in the Europe-Interclub tournament in Belgrade, 1956.

Krabbendam, Holland (white) Petar Trifunovic, Yugoslavia (black)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-B4
3. N-KB3 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-K3
6. NxN NPxN
7. P-KN3 P-Q4
8. B-N2 B-K2
9. O-O O-O
10. PxP BPxP
11. P-K4 B-R3
12. R-K1 P-Q5
13. N-K2 P-K4
14. P-B4 Q-N3
15. K-R1 N-N5
16. R-B1 QR-Q1
17. B-Q2 N-K6
18. Q-K1 N-B7
19. B-R5 Q-N4
20. Q-Q2 QxN
21. QxQ BxQ
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. Nf3 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nc6
5. Nc3 e6
6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. g3 d5
8. Bg2 Be7
9. 0-0 0-0
10. cxd5 cxd5
11. e4 Ba6
12. Re1 d4
13. Ne2 e5
14. f4 Qb6
15. Kh1 Ng4
16. Rf1 Rd8
17. Bd2 Ne3
18. Qe1 Nc2
19. Ba5 Qb5
20. Qd2 Qxe2
21. Qxe2 Bxe2
0-1

(a) Also in consideration is 3. P-Q5
(b) If now 13. P-K5, PxN; 14. PxN, BxP! etc.
(c) If 18. BxN, PxB; 19. Q-K1, B-N5 or 19. Q-B2, R-Q7, etc.
(d) On counting noses, he has too few left.

November 25, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 25 Nov 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Sunday, November 25, 1956 Problem No. 51 by George Koltanowski White to play...

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Problem No. 51 by George Koltanowski
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN Q7/8/2ppp1B1/1RpkpR2/2p5/3nK3/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa1 cxb5 2. Qh1#

Played in the Brussels Tourney, 1956.

Robert Lemaire (white) vs. Herman Pilnik (black)
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

Descriptive
1. QP-Q4 KN-KB3
2. PB-QB4 PKKt-KN3
3. N(1N)-B3 KB1-KKt2
4. P2-K4 P(2)-Q3
5. PB2-KB3 P(K2)-K4
6. QP4-Q5 Kt(3B)-KR4
7. QB1-K3 Kt(1Kt)-QR3
8. QN-K2 PKB-B4
9. Q(Q)-Q2 castles
10. P4xKBP4/B PKtxP3/4
11. Kt(K2)-KN3 P(4KB)-KB5
12. Kt3xKKt3/5 KBP5xKB5
13. Q2xKP2/3K Q(1Q)-KR5ch
14. N(5)-KN3 N(3)-N5
15. Q(K3)-Q2 B(Kt2)-KR3
16. Q-Q1 B(1QB)-KB4
17. Kt(3QB)-K4 KB4xQN4/5
18. PB3xQB3/K KB3-B5
19. Q-N3 B5xKN5/N6ch
20. Q3xKB/KKtch Q5xQ/6KKt+
21. PxQ N-B7ch
22. K-Q2 R-B7ch
23. B-K2 NxR
24. RxN RxP
25. P-KN4 R-KB1
26. R-K1 R-B5
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. f3 e5
6. d5 Nh5
7. Be3 Na6
8. Ne2 f5
9. Qd2 0-0
10. exf5 gxf5
11. Ng3 f4
12. Nxh5 fxe3
13. Qxe3 Qh4+
14. Ng3 Nb4
15. Qd2 Bh6
16. Qd1 Bf5
17. Ne4 Bxe4
18. fxe4 Bf4
19. Qb3 Bxg3+
20. Qxg3+ Qxg3+
21. hxg3 Nc2+
22. Kd2 Rf2+
23. Be2 Nxa1
24. Rxa1 Rxg2
25. g4 Rf8
26. Re1 Rf4
0-1

(a) So far as in the game Spassky-Bronstein, Amsterdam, 1956.
(b) Spassky played 8. Q-Q2 here.
(c) Cannot castle Queen's side as B-R3 wins. That spells loss for White already, in spite of the fact that he is a pawn up.
(d) Defends and attacks.
(e) But that shows how simple it all becomes. N-B7ch does the trick.
(f) After 27. K-K3, R-N6ch; 28. K-Q2, RxKP and White has nothing left.

November 04, 1956 Corpus Christi Caller-Times Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 04 Nov 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, November 04, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 48 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Problem No. 48 by Leah Colton, San Francisco. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/5Q2/3pPn2/3P1r2/1r2kPpN/bP1R2P1/2N1P3/3K4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qg6 Ne8 2. Qxf5#

Oklahoma City

Bobby Fischer, the 13-year-old whiz, after playing his fourth master-opponent in a row without a loss asked me: “When do I get a fish as an opponent?” So I promptly gave him Fischheimer of Chicago.

Arthur Bisguier vs Claude Fred Tears
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 4, Jul-19
Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Matulovic Variation (A89) 1-0

(a) Alexander's line.
(b) Might cosider returning to N1.
(b) Gains nothing.
(c) Locks the stable door. Black is really in trouble now. Has no interest in saving the exchange. He needs fresh air badly.
(e) Simple and neat.
(f) The threat is RxPch. If 26. … Q-R3; 27. Q-K5 finishes matters too.

Try That Again

Oklahoma City — Player phones me at 2:30 a.m. Sleepily we growl into the telephone: “Yes.”
“I wish to resign my adjourned game against so-and-so.”
“Why not tell me that at 10 tomorrow morning?”
His answer?
“I might oversleep myself.”

Charles C Crittenden vs Arthur Bisguier
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 5, Jul-20
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 0-1

(a) The champion wants a fight!
(b) Taking the Queen would give White a great positional advntage.
(c) Prefer 7. P-K4 here.
(d) After 11. QxNP, QxQ; 12. NxQ, BxR; 13. NxBP, B-R4; 14. NxKR, B-N2 and White is lost. Now Black starts a rolling.
(e) Waste of time, but he is hard up for good moves.
(f) A persistent bishop.
(g) Leads to a quick loss. Why not try 18. NxPch, BxN; 19. NxKP, BxB; 20. NxN?
(h) After 21. KxB, NxN; 22. BxN, Q-Q6ch, etc.

Chess Quote of the Day

Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf.—C.J.S. Purdy

February 11, 1923 The Pittsburgh Post Chess by Howard L. Dolde

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Chess by Howard L. DoldeChess by Howard L. Dolde 11 Feb 1923, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Morris A Schapiro vs Oscar Chajes
New York m (1923), New York, NY USA, rd 10, Jan-??
Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Defense (C83) 1/2-1/2

Blindfold Play by Reti.

At the conclusion of the recent chess festival at Hastings, Richard Reti gave an exhibition of his skill as a blindfold artist, in which role he now plays the premier part among the chess masters of the world. Against a team of six, selected by the congress committee, he made a score of four wins, a draw and a loss. The following wins, a draw and a loss. The following score of one of the games won by Reti is an excellent specimen of his style.

Ruy Lopez.

Richard Reti (white) vs. Taylor (black).

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. Castles B-K2
6. Q-K2 P-Q3
7. P-B3 Castles
8. P-Q4 B-N5
9. P-Q5 N-N
10. P-KR3 B-R4
11. QN-Q2 QN-Q2
12. BxN QxB
13. K-R N-K
14. P-KN4 B-N3
15. R-KN4 P-KR4
16. N-B Q-Q
17. N-N3 PxP
18. PxP B-R5
19. N-B5 BxN
20. NPxB Q-K2
21. R-N4 B-B3
22. B-R6 K-R2
23. N-N5ch BxN
24. BxB N-B3
25. R-R4ch K-N
26. BxN QxB
27. Q-R5 Q-R3
28. QxQ PxQ
29. RxP K-N2
30. R-R2 R-R
31. R-Nch K-B3
32. R-N3 RxRch
33. KxR P-N4
34. K-N2 R-R
35. R-R3 RxR
36. KxR K-N4
37. K-N3 P-R4
38. P-N3 P-N5
39. P-QB4 P-KB3
40. P-B2 K-B4
41. P-B4 PxPch
42. KxP K-R5
43. K-B3 K-R6
44. P-K5 QPxP
45. P-B5 Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Be7
6. Qe2 d6
7. c3 0-0
8. d4 Bg4
9. d5 Nb8
10. h3 Bh5
11. Nd2 Nd7
12. Bxd7 Qxd7
13. Kh1 Ne8
14. g4 Bg6

March 11, 1923 The Pittsburgh Daily Post Howard L. Dolde Chess

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Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 244. Entered in Circus Theme Contest...

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Problem No. 244. Entered in Circus Theme Contest by J.A. Wilhelm, New Orleans, LA. Black 6 Pieces. White 9 Pieces. White mates in two moves.
FEN B2q4/1n1p4/N1n1R3/1N1k1P2/2p5/5PP1/8/4K1Q1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nc3#

Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 245. Entered in Circus Theme Contest...

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Problem No. 245. Entered in Circus Theme Contest by J.A. Wilhelm, New Orleans, LA. Black 9 Pieces. White 9 Pieces. White mates inj two moves.
FEN 2n1R1B1/1nKN1qp1/Q1Np4/3k1P1b/8/1Pr1B3/3r4/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa4 Rc5 2. Qe4#

Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 246. Entered in Circus Theme Contest...

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Problem No. 246. Entered in Circus Theme Contest By J.A. Wilhelm, New Orleans, LA. Black 9 Pieces. White 12 Pieces. White mates in three moves.
FEN 8/1Q2p3/1p1PKp2/R2P2p1/1RN1k3/1N1n4/2nBP2P/bB1r4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qxe7 Rf1 2. Bxc2 bxa5 3. Bxd3#

Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 247. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post...

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Problem No. 247. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post by Frank E. Funk, Altonai, Manitoba. Black 10 Pieces. White 8 Pieces. White mates in two moves.
FEN 3K4/N1R3p1/pk3rR1/b7/1rp2p2/1bP1q3/1N6/1Q4B1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qf5 Rxg6 2. Qxg6#

Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 248. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post...

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Problem No. 248. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post by E.M. Lang, Brooklyn, N.Y. Black 6 Pieces. White 11 Pieces.
FEN 2K2b2/Q1P1p2P/2R1n3/P2Pk1p1/7N/2nB2P1/5P2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. h8=Q+ Bg7 2. Qg8 gxh4 3. Qxe6#

Problem No. 249. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post by L. Friedlander, New York. Black 9 Piecs. White 5 Pieces. White mates in five moves, not three.
FEN 8/8/q2p3Q/2bNkN1K/1p6/2p5/b1B2p2/3n4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qf4+ Ke6 2. Nd4+ Kd7 3. Qf7+ Kd8 4. Qc7+ Ke8 5. Qe7#

King's Knight Klub.

A number of college students have organized a chess club under the above name and issue challenges to the other chess clubs of the Pittsburgh district, not in the usual competitive spirit, merely a friendly match, but a match nevertheless, the idea being to get a line on the different high school clubs and other independent organizations for the purpose of forming a chess league with weekly matches between clubs.
All chess organizations are requested to write “King's Knight Klub,” 5529 Ellsworth avenue, Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 250. Dedicated to Alain C. White by...

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Problem No. 250. Dedicated to Alain C. White by William B. Rice, Philadelphia, PA. Black 12 Pieces. White 7 Pieces. White self-mates in three moves.
FEN 8/B2p2p1/3N2R1/8/1p3p2/bp3k2/rp1Qrp1p/1K1B1R2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bxe2#

Pittsburgh Daily Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, March 11, 1923 Problem No. 251. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, January 27, 2020

Problem No. 251. Composed for the Pittsburgh Post by C.F. Trenkle IV., Kane, PA. Black 9 Pieces. White 8 Pieces. White mates in two moves.
FEN 2b1Q2B/1p1N4/p1nkN3/3n4/8/K6B/2R5/3R4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rc5 Bxd7 2. Rdxd5#

Metropolitan Brilliancy

Played between A.A. Cohen, Brooklyn C.C., and Walter Frere, Newark Rice C.C., in the Metropolitan League match at Newark, February 10, 1923.

A. A. Cohen (white) vs Walter Frere (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. QKt-B3 Kt-KB3
4. B-Kt5 B-K2
5. Kt-B3 QKt-Q2
6. P-K3 Castles
7. R-B P-B3
8. B-Q3 Q-R4
9. Castles PxP
10. BxP R-Q
11. Q-K2 P-KR3
12. BxKt KtxB
13. Kt-K5 Kt-Q2
14. P-B4 KtxKt
15. BPxKt B-Q2
16. Q-Kt4 R-KB
17. Kt-K4 P-KKt3
18. R-KB2 Q-Q
19. QR-KB P-KR4
20. Q-R3 K-Kt2
21. B-K2 B-K
22. Kt-B6 BxKt
23. PxBch K-R3
24. BxP PxB
25. P-Kt4 Q-Q4
26. R-B5 PxR
27. QxP mates
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. Nc3 Nd7
6. e3 0-0
7. Rc1 c6
8. Bd3 Qa5
9. 0-0 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Rd8
11. Qe2 h6
12. Bxf6 Nxf6
13. Ne5 Nd7
14. f4 Nxe5
15. fxe5 Bd7
16. Qg4 Rf8
17. Ne4 g6
18. Rf2 Qd8
19. Rf1 h5
20. Qh3 Kg7
21. Be2 Be8
22. Nf6 Bxf6
23. exf6+ Kh6
24. Bxh5 gxh5
25. b4 Qd5
26. Rf5 exf5
27. Qxf5 Qxg2+

Local Chess.

With S. Gerdets back in Pittsburgh for a short visit, local players were treated to some stellar chess during the past week. On Saturday all four Class A players of the Pittsburgh Chess Club, Paul Bowers, Kalman Erdeky, S. Gerdets and H.L. Dolde, were waging mimic battles. For some reason the Bowers-Erdeky games were the most entertaining, owing to the combination style with frequent though often unsound sacrifices. The other board held the kind of game in which a pawn was something to be had and held, and the loss of the exchange was fatal.
Questions are beginning to be asked: “What about the Western Pennsylvania championship tourney?”

Bornholz Defeats Marshall

The experience of winning a match from the United States champion does not come into the life of every chess player while still in college. It happened just once last year, when F. Worden of Columbia, accomplished that feat. This year the distinction falls to Robert L. Bornholz of Brooklyn, who, as a member of the New York University team, defeated Frank J. Marshall in the third round league match contested at the rooms of the Marshall Chess Club in Manhattan last Saturday.
It was a struggle which went to 67 moves and lasted six hours, during all of which time the young Brooklynite did not make a single serious slip. This marks him as a player of exceptional ability, whose progress and subsequent work in the league matches will be watched with keen interest.
Throughout the memorable game Bornholz played with great steadiness and refused to be drawn into compromising variations, as, for instance, at the 23d move, when, with B-QKt4, he might have invited lively complications. Marshall won a pawn on the 35th move, but gave it right back in order to neutralize an attack on the QR file.
The United States champion erred at his 40th turn by exchanging pawns and creating a weakness in the center, not having taken into consideration Bornholz's strong (illegible) move. Instead, Marshall should have advanced P-B5. From then on Bornholz had the whip hand, forced an exchange of queens and emerged with two passed pawns on the king's side. Marshall's single passed pawn was weak and of no avail.
Appended is the score of his great games with Marshall.

Robert L Bornholz vs Frank James Marshall
New York Metropolitan tt (1923), New York, NY USA, rd 7, Mar-17
Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0

December 21, 1958 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac KashdanChess by Isaac Kashdan 21 Dec 1958, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Lombardy Wins Title In Eastern States Chess

William Lombardy of New York, world junior champion, won the Eastern States championship, finishing ahead of a group of 43 players at the Independent Chess Club of East Orange, N.J. He won his first four games, then drew in the final round with Weaver W. Adams, former National Open champion.
Adams tied for second at 4-1 with Lev Blonarovych of Newark and Saul Wanatek of Philadelphia. Tied at 3½-1½ were Herbert Avram, Dr. Ariel Mengarini, Walter J. Shipman and Raymond Weinstein.
Following is a game by the winner.

William Lombardy (white) vs. Jones (black)
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 N-KB3
3. P-KN3 P-Q4
4. PxP NxP
5. B-N2 B-K3
6. N-B3 N-QB3
7. O-O N-N3
8. P-QR3 B-K2
9. P-QN4 P-QR3
10. R-N O-O
11. P-Q3 P-B4
12. B-Q2 P-N4
13. Q-B P-R3
14. P-QR4 B-B3
15. P-R5 N-Q4
16. N-QR4 N-Q5
17. NxN PxN
18. N-B5 B-B2
19. NxNP Q-K2
20. N-B5 R-R2
21. P-K4 PxPe.p.
22. PxP P-B5
23. N-K4 PxNP
24. NxP R-Q
25. N-B5 Q-B
26. Q-B6 B-N2
27. NxB QxN
28. RxB QxR
29. R-KB N-K2
30. Q-B5 Resigns
Algebraic
1. c4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. g3 d5
4. cxd5 Nxd5
5. Bg2 Be6
6. Nf3 Nc6
7. 0-0 Nb6
8. a3 Be7
9. b4 a6
10. Rb1 0-0
11. d3 f5
12. Bd2 g5
13. Qc1 h6
14. a4 Bf6
15. a5 Nd5
16. Na4 Nd4
17. Nxd4 exd4
18. Nc5 Bf7
19. Nxb7 Qe7
20. Nc5 Ra7
21. e4 dxe3e.p.
22. fxe3 f4
23. Ne4 fxg3
24. Nxg3 Rd8
25. Nf5 Qf8
26. Qc6 Bg7
27. Nxg7 Qxg7
28. Rxf7 Qxf7
29. Rf1 Ne7
30. Qc5 1-0

Max Blau vs William Lombardy
Munich Olympiad Final-A (1958), Munich FRG, rd 10, Oct-21
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Arturo Pomar Salamanca
Munich Olympiad Final-A (1958), Munich FRG, rd 6, Oct-17
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0

July 20, 1922 Los Angeles Evening Express Chess by Clif Sherwood

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Los Angeles Evening Express Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 20, 1922 Express Problem No. 77. By Dr. W.R.I....

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Express Problem No. 77. By Dr. W.R.I. Dalton, Seattle, Washington. First Publication. White mates in two moves.
FEN 3Q4/1p1n4/8/4pp2/3pk1p1/3N2Pn/B2P2P1/3K4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qb6 Nxb6 2. Nc5#

Los Angeles Evening Express Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 20, 1922 Express Problem No. 78. By Clif Sherwood,...

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Express Problem No. 78. By Clif Sherwood, Los Angeles. First publication. An example of “Dr. Dalton theme.” White mates in two moves.
FEN 2k5/2rNr2R/4B1N1/B7/5b2/2Q5/8/1Kn5 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qb4 Rxe6 2. Qb8#

The second annual California championship tourney, to be held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club starting September 4, will be limited to 12 entries. Prizes of approximately $100, $70, $65, $60 and $50 are announced by the tournament committee for the best scores from first to fifth, respectively, with other side prizes. Gibbs, of San Diego, and Smythe, of San Francisco, have applied for entrance and been accepted. State Champion Gruer, of Oakland and Fink, of San Francisco, are regarded as sure to compete, and it is rumored that Schrader of San Diego may enter. The four leading Los Angeles experts, Grabill, Perry, Mlotkowski and Borochow, are already booked to compete.

The local experts are playing off-hand individual and team matches quite regularly to get in shape for the state championship tourney. E.W. Grabill contributes the following snappy game played in one of the recent team matches.

E. W. Grabill (white) vs. Charles H. Whipple (black)
Four Knights Game: Double Spanish

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. N-B3 N-B3
4. B-N5 B-N5
5. O-O P-Q3
6. N-Q5 B-B4
7. P-Q4 PxP
8. B-N5 B-Q2
9. NxQP QNxN
10. BxBch KxB
11. P-K5 P-QB3
12. NxNch PxN
13. BxP Q-N3
14. P-QB3 KR-KN
15. PxN BxP
16. P-K6ch PxP
17. BxB P-QB4
18. Q-R4ch K-B2
19. B-B3 and wins.
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bb5 Bb4
5. 0-0 d6
6. Nd5 Bc5
7. d4 exd4
8. Bg5 Bd7
9. Nxd4 Nxd4
10. Bxd7+ Kxd7
11. e5 c6
12. Nxf6+ gxf6
13. Bxf6 Qb6
14. c3 Rg8
15. cxd4 Bxd4
16. e6+ fxe6
17. Bxd4 c5
18. Qa4+ Kc7
19. Bc3 and wins.

(a) An error of which White takes proper advantage. The correct move is Castles.
(b) This sacrifice takes Black into deep water and is quite sound and very attacking.
(c) To carry out the combination perfectly soundly, White should here play 11. P-QN4, which wins back the piece and an advantage in position.
(d) If PxP; 12. P-QB3; N-K3, 13. NxNch, K-B; 14. QxQch, RxQ; 15. N-K4, NxB; 16. NxN with a good game.
(e) Either Q-B2 or Q-KB is preferable, although White retains the superiority in either case.
Time of game: White, 20 minutes; Black 40 minutes.

The Pan-American cable match between the Manhattan Chess Club, New York City, and the Buenos Aires Chess Club, Argentina, has resulted in a win for the New York team, 3½ to 2½, following the adjudication by Capablanca of the four unfinished games.

The London congress has accepted the Canadian champion, J.H. Morrison, to fill the vacancy of Boris Kostich, Serbian champion, caused by the question of traveling expenses.

Our local expert, Stasch Mlotkowski, has received an advance copy of a new book by Richard Reti, “New Ideas in Chess,” published by Rikola Verlag, Berlin and Vienna. Mr. Mlotkowski gives the following brief review of same: “This is an extremely stimulating book of 121 pages. Reti's contention is that chess has changed to the extent that players of the highest rank no longer aspire to mere development in the opening, but each move is made in pursuance of a definite plan. If this plan necessitates employing the same piece twice before development of other pieces is completed, well and good. Steinitz was especially noteworthy for following systematic plans and the same may be said of Pillsbury. The great Philidor was perhaps the supreme example of adherence to definite plans formulated in the early stages of the game. There is no doubt that Reti is in the main correct.”

NOTES BY THE WINNER.
Oh, this wise ancient chess,
'Tis a wonderful game;
Like life, ever changing,
'Tis never the same.
Its pathway all checkered
With shadows and light;
Like life, too, it proves
A continual fight.
And also, like life,
After once you begin,
You'll find it takes heaps
Of brain power to win.
So get our your chessboards
And set up your men;
Then sharpen your wits
And go at 'em again.
— Nellie Cameron Bates, Pomona

July 13, 1922 Los Angeles Evening Express Chess by Clif Sherwood

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Los Angeles Evening Express Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 13, 1922 Express Problem No. 75, by J.E. Funk,...

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Express Problem No. 75, by J.E. Funk, Altona, Manitoba. First publication. White mates in two moves.
FEN 8/8/8/2N3R1/p4p1B/Q1K1bk2/8/4R3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nb3 Bf2 2. Nd2#

Express Problem No. 76 By Frank Maus, San Jose, Cal. Status 'Quo-Quo'
Here you have the first showing of this double barrelled one-move, some genuine jazz chess, which the composer dedicates to those players the world over who take back moves.

Los Angeles Evening Express Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 13, 1922 Express Problem No. 76 By Frank Maus, San...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, January 23, 2020

1. White mates in one move.
FEN 1nbr1qnb/P1P1P2P/p5KP/pQNkB1RN/p5rp/p4R1p/P1PpP1Bp/8 w - - 0 1
2. Black mates in one move.
FEN 1nbr1qnb/P1P1P2P/p5KP/pQNkB1RN/p5rp/p4R1p/P1PpP1Bp/8 b - - 0 1
The un-Volsteady and quarrelsome players arrived at the above position after much turbulent adjustment of pieces at a Fourth of July “outing.” Forgetting whose turn it was to move, both players began studying the position; then suddenly both moved and simultaneously shouted “mate!” After some acrimonious wrangling adjudication was agreed upon. Both sides have equal pieces—a full set of 16 men each—and each has “mate on the move,” indicating a draw; but White claims a win because his pieces are farther advanced with more freedom of the board and he has a better pawn “formulation,” also 51 distinct checks. The position is therefore left to Express solvers for adjudication.
Mr. Maus has composed positions the only feature of which is 52 White checks, and it's going to be hard to beat this record using only one set of men.

The universities-high school expert, Donald Mugridge, contributes the following, which was played in a tourney at the recent Grabill lawn party.

Carl J. Bergman (white) Donald Mugridge (black)
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-B3 N-B3
5. P-Q3 P-Q3
6. P-QN4 B-N3
7. P-QR4 P-QR3
8. Q-N3 Q-K2
9. N-N5 N-Q
10. P-R4 P-R3
11. N-R3 N-N5
12. P-N3 Q-B3
13. R-QR2 Q-B6
14. R-N B-K3
15. R-K2 BxB
16. QxB N-K3
17. N-Q2 Q-B3
18. N-B P-N4
19. PxP PxP
20. P-R5 B-R2
21. R-R Q-B6
22. NxP BxPch
Resigns For if K-Q2, QxKR;
NxN, Q-R3ch.
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 Nf6
5. d3 d6
6. b4 Bb6
7. a4 a6
8. Qb3 Qe7
9. Ng5 Nd8
10. h4 h6
11. Nh3 Ng4
12. g3 Qf6
13. Ra2 Qf3
14. Rg1 Be6
15. Re2 Bxc4
16. Qxc4 Ne6
17. Nd2 Qf6
18. Nf1 g5
19. hxg5 hxg5
20. a5 Ba7
21. Rh1 Qf3
22. Nxg5 Bxf2+
0-1
Resigns For if K-Q2, QxKR;
NxN, Q-R3ch.

One of our most regular solvers, T.E. Harrington, 931 West Forty-first drive, writes in that he is 21 years old, a cripple and unable to leave the house, and if there is any chess player in his neighborhood a visit would be appreciated, as he has plenty of time on his hands.

The following is one of nine simultaneous games played by Edward Lasker, western champion, at the Chicago City Club last April:

Edward Lasker vs Sparrow / Dikus
Simul (1922) (exhibition), Chicago, IL USA
Scotch Game: Modern Defense (C45) 1-0

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP Q-R5
5. N-QB3 B-N5
6. NxN QxPch
7. B-K2 QxN
8. Castles N-B3
9. B-B3 Q-B5
10. R-Kch K-B
11. P-QR3 BxN
12. PxB P-Q3
13. R-N B-N5
14. RxP BxB
15. QxB P-Q4
16. RxRP! RxR
17. QxN! Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4
4. Nxd4 Qh4
5. Nc3 Bb4
6. Nxc6 Qxe4+
7. Be2 Qxc6
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Bf3 Qc4
10. Re1+ Kf8
11. a3 Bxc3
12. bxc3 d6
13. Rb1 Bg4
14. Rxb7 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 d5
16. Rxa7! Rxa7
17. Qxf6! 1-0

(a) An old move now rarely played; more general is N-B3.
(b) A continuation once favored by Steinitz; Q-Q3 to preserve the pawn would hamper White's development.
(c) Unusual; N-N5 (still following Steinitz) preferable.
(d) QPxN better to assist development.
(e) Offering another pawn; apparently safe in view of White's much superior development.
(f) If B-K2; 11. B-N5 threatening N-Q5.
(g) If R-Q; 17. QxN PxQ; 18. B-R6ch, K-N; 19. R-K3, Q-KR5; 20. R-N3ch; QxR; 21. queen as Black's pieces are completely tied up. If R-K; RxRch and wins.
(h) If PxQ; 18. B-R6ch and mate next move. If R-R then 18. Q-K7ch followed by Q-K8ch and mate next move.

July 06, 1922 Los Angeles Evening Express Chess by Clif Sherwood

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Chess by Clif SherwoodChess by Clif Sherwood 06 Jul 1922, Thu Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Los Angeles Evening Express Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 06, 1922 Express Problem No. 73 by J.F. Tracy,...

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Express Problem No. 73 by J.F. Tracy, Ontario, Calif. British Chess Magazine, 1895. White mates in two moves.
FEN 8/3b4/N1Np3Q/1r1k4/8/3B2K1/5B2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bc5 Rxc5 2. Nab4#

Los Angeles Evening Express Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 06, 1922 Express Problem No. 74 by Clif Sherwood,...

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Express Problem No. 74 by Clif Sherwood, Los Angeles (First publication) White mates in two moves.
FEN 8/8/8/7B/2N4N/3p4/K2Bp3/n2k4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nf3 Kc2 2. Ne3#

Edward Lasker, western champion, submits the following game played recently by wireless with a friend who was en route to Europe on the President Taft, Mr. Lasker being in Chicago. New York City was the relaying point. Our local chess encyclopedia Stasch Mltokowski has very kindly furnished the annotations.

Ernest Gundlach (White) Ed Lasker (Black)
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. Castles B-K2
6. R-K P-QN4
7. B-N3 Castles
8. P-B3 P-Q4
9. PxP NxP
10. NxP NxN
11. RxN N-B3
12. P-Q4 B-Q3
13. R-K N-N5
14. P-KN3 NxRP
15. KxN Q-R5ch
16. K-N BxP
17. Q-B3 B-R7ch
18. K-R B-B5disch
19. K-N Q-R7ch
20. K-B B-R6ch
21. K-K2 QR-Kch
22. K-Q RxRch
23. KxR Q-N8ch
24. K-K2 Q-B8mate
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 0-0
8. c3 d5
9. exd5 Nxd5
10. Nxe5 Nxe5
11. Rxe5 Nf6
12. d4 Bd6
13. Re1 Ng4
14. g3 Nxh2
15. Kxh2 Qh4+
16. Kg1 Bxg3
17. Qf3 Bh2+
18. Kh1 Bf4+
19. Kg1 Qh2+
20. Kf1 Bh3+
21. Ke2 Re8+
22. Kd1 Rxe1+
23. Kxe1 Qg1+
24. Ke2 Qf1#

Notes by S. Mlotkowski.
(a) The usual move is P-Q3.
(b) Black's last two moves in combination were introduced by Marshall against Capablanca in New York tourney, 1918; Capablanca won, but Marshall's line of play has since been improved, notably by O'Hanlon against Yates in British championship tourney, 1921.
(c) Capablanca vs. Marshall, New York tourney, 1918; 12. R-K (at the time I suggested 12. P-KB3, B-Q3; 13. R-K3, B-Q3; 13. P-KB3 N-N5 14. Q-B3, Q-R5 15. P-Q4 NxP 16. R-K2 B-N5; 17. PxB, B-R7ch; 18. K-B, B-N6; 19. RxN Q-R8ch 20. K-K2, BxR Yates vs. O'Hanlon. British championship tourney, 1921, ran: 12. P-Q4, B-Q3, 13. R-K, N-N5 14. P-KR3, Q-R5 15. Q-B3, arriving at the same position as in Capablanca-Marshall game.
(d) Correct move is P-KR3.
(e) If PxB, QxPch; and then if K-R, B-N2ch; or if K-B, B-R6ch.
(f) If B-K3, RxBch; 23. QxR, BxQ; 24. KxB, R-Kch and wins easily.

A chess editor's conceit must be satisfied occasionally, hence the publication of this gamelet, an offhand affair played recently with one of the local telegraph team's “regulars,” who naturally wouldn't have fallen into such a trap in serious chess.

Express Game No. 53
Center Counter

J.D. (White) vs. Clif Sherwood (Black)
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-Q4
2. PxP QxP
3. P-Q4 N-QB3
4. B-K3 P-K4
5. P-QB4 Q-R4ch
6. B-Q2 Q-N3
7. P-Q5 N-Q5
8. N-K2 B-QB4
9. N-QB3 N-B6ch
10. PxN BxPch
Algebraic
1. e4 d5
2. exd5 Qxd5
3. d4 Nc6
4. Be3 e5
5. c4 Qa5+
6. Bd2 Qb6
7. d5 Nd4
8. Ne2 Bc5
9. Nc3 Nf3+
10. gxf3 Bxf2#

(a) An old line which tends to turn the attack over to Black: N-QB3 usual.
(b) Mentioned in the Handbuch as leading to an even game; probably better than the “book” Q-K5ch.
(c) To dislodge the powerful N; and inviting NxN; 9. B-K2 to gain time in development.
(d) A hasty “developing” move which White would never had made had he analyzed at all.

January 25, 1920 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and CheckersChess and Checkers 25 Jan 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The Championship Tournament of the Franklin Chess Club, as well as the tournament for the George W. Childs' Cup and championship of Philadelphia, started last week at the rooms of the Franklin Chess Club. According to Sydney T. Sharp, chairman of the Tournament Committee, the following players entered…
The life work of Benjamin Franklin has always been of interest to citizens of Philadelphia. One of his chief pleasures and amusements was the game of chess and from his biography and contemporaries we learn that he spent considerable time on this game both in this country and while abroad in France. It was in Paris, however, that he had the most leisure and consequently played most of his games. Franklin was in Paris from 1776 to 1785 and in one of his letters he states that one evening he played from 6 o'clock until sunrise, and consequently alludes to the amount of time spent on the game and the great enjoyment that he derived therefrom. Very few of his games, however, have been preserved, but the general opinion has been that he was far from a player of ability. We gather this impression from his remarks, and from the fact that according to his own reports most of his games while abroad were played with women. While a woman undoubtedly has marked ability in many directions, there has never been a woman who has qualified as a first-class chess player.
We note that the leading players at Paris during Frankline's nine years sojourn in that city were Philidor, who died in 1795, Verdoni, Leger, Carlier and Bernard. The latter two players were active in the game as late as 1798. Des Chappelles, who after Philidor was the greatest French player, was born in 1780 and became a noted player at an early age and died in 1847. La Bourdonnais made his reputation a few years after des Chappelles, and was followed by St. Amant. The last three players mentioned, of course, Franklin did not meet, but there is no record of his having played any of the noted French players, so we may assume that he would have been totally outclassed by them. Franklin's games were played with the Court ladies and the nobility. His games were more social functions than skillful contests over the chess board. The game we now publish appeared in Reichhelm's chess column in the Times August 14, 1887. We do not vouch for its authenticity, but quote Mr. Reichhelm as follows:
“We are indebted an esteemed correspondent for a game of chess of Benjamin Franklin. The doughty opponent of the Philosopher was Mr. Charles E. Meyers, Jr.”
The notes to this game are by Reichhelm and we are sure that our readers will be amused if not instructed by playing over the game and following Mr. Reichhelm's able comments.

January 18, 1920 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and CheckersChess and Checkers 18 Jan 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

We learned a few days ago with deep regret that James Roberts died at his home in West Philadelphia the latter part of December. In the early seventies James Roberts was one of the prominent chess players of this city. When the Philadelphia Chess Club was organized in 1874 he was elected vice president and in 1900 treasurer of the club. His first participation in tournament play in this city was in 1875. There were a large number of entries divided into various classes. Seven players qualified in Class A and their scores were as follows: —

We note with pleasure that the Manhattan Chess Club announces a telegraphic match with the Capitol City Chess Club, of Washington, for Monday, February 23, 1920. The Manhattan Chess Club has also been challenged for a similar match by the Boston City Club. It is proposed that this match should be played on Saturday, February 21.
A. Kupchik is now leading in the Manhattan Chess Club Championship Tournament. We give below the score to date.—

The following game was played in 1883 in the team match Philadelphia Chess Club vs. the Manhattan Chess Club, of New York.

James Roberts vs Eugene Delmar
New York-Philadelphia m (1883), USA
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Variation (C48) 1-0

(a) We preferred Castles or P-Q4 as more attacking continuation. The text move, however, is sound and conservative.
(b) While this move is frequently played and if not properly answered yields Black a good game. Neverthelss we prefer B-Kt5, turning the game into the Double Ruy Lopez.
(c) Paulson in his noted game with Morphy now continued with 5 Castles, to which Morphy replied Castles. Steinitz in annotating this game suggests the following continuation for White's fifth move;
5. KtxP; KtxKt
6. P-Q4;B-QKt5
7. PxKt;KtxP
8. Q-Q4; KtxKt
9. PxKt; B-K2
10. B-KB4 and White has the better game.
(d) B-K2 would have been better play.
(e) White now neatly wins a Pawn.
(f) Reichhelm suggests P-KR3 as a safer continuation.
(g) White sacrifices the exchange deliberately to relieve himself of the attack from the Kt and obtains a good game.
(h) Had Black now played R-K sq., P-KB4 would have followed.
(i) White has now obtained three Pawns for the exchange.
(k) We do not like Black's advance of his King. He should have kept his King within reach of White's advanced KP ad played for a draw.

The solution to the two-move problem below will readily be found by our solvers. The problem, however, has a history. It was the first brought to general public attention by being published in Reichhelm's chess column in the Philadelphia Times in 1887, with the statement that it was the only known example of a problem by the great Paul Morphy. Shortly after its publication General John Tilson, of Quincy, Ill., wrote to Reichhelm stating that the problem was composed by Morphy before he was ten years of age. Ernest Morphy (Paul Morphy's uncle) showed the position to the General before Morphy had made his great reputation. At that time he also gave General Tilson an account of the marked ability of his young nephew, always speaking of him as “Leetle Paul.” for Paul as a boy was a small child (he was also small in stature as a man.) The uncle had a great affection for his young nephew and informed General Tilson that when Morphy first met Lowenthal at New Orleans the little boy invariably stood at the board while contesting his games, so as to be able to look well down on the position which he could not do if he were seated.

Problem No. 1575 by Paul Morphy. Black Four Pieces, White Three Pieces. White to play and mate in two moves.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, January 18, 1920 Problem No. 1576 by Sam Loyd. Black Two...

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Problem No. 1576 by Sam Loyd. Black Two Pieces. White Three Pieces. White to play and mate in three moves.
FEN 8/8/1Q6/1pP5/k7/8/K7/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qh6 Kb4 2. Qc1 Ka5 3. Qa3#

January 11, 1920 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and CheckersChess and Checkers 11 Jan 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

The follow is the score to date of the Manhattan Chess Club Championship Tournament.
The seventh round is scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
The following instructive game was played in the recent Manhattan Tournament. The opening is unusual for a match game.

Martin Desire Hago vs Roy Turnbull Black
Manhattan CC Championship (1919), New York, NY, rd 3, Dec-20
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 1/2-1/2

(a) This move constitutes the From Gambit. White could have played P-K4, turning the opening into a King's Gambit had he so desired.
(b) P-Q4 is the usual continuation. The present move, however, was played some years ago in a fine game between Wisker and Zukertort and also between an amateur and W.M. Mills, the well-known English expert.
(c) In games above mentioned White now continued with P-QB3, like the strongest move, for Black cannot advantageously capture the R's Pawn, as the following variation demonstrates:
6— P-B3; KtxP
7— Q-R4ch; Kt-QB3
8—KtxKt and Black cannot check at KR5.
(d) A natural continuation, but Black failed to take into account the full force of White's twenty-fifth move.
(e) Winning a piece and should have won the game.
(f) Possibly K-K3 was now preferable.
(g) Black certainly squeezed ot the draw skillfully favored—however, by a few weak moves on the part of the White forces.

Chess and Checkers Sun, Jan 11, 1920 The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Problem No. 1573, by C.S....

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Problem No. 1573, by C.S. Kipping. Black Three Pieces. White Four Pieces. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 3bk3/2P3Q1/8/3N2p1/6K1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. c8=B Bc7 2. Qe7#

Chess and Checkers Sun, Jan 11, 1920 The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Problem No. 1574 by H.F.K....

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Problem No. 1574 by H.F.K. Meyer, Black Eight Pieces, White Six Pieces.
White to play and mate in three moves.
FEN 8/Pp1P4/2P5/2p5/P1k5/8/1K6/4B3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. d8=R bxc6 2. Rd2 Kb4 3. Rd4#

January 04, 1920 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and CheckersChess and Checkers 04 Jan 1920, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

We note a most interesting simultaneous exhibition give by J. R. Capablanca at the House of Commons, England. There were forty-three entries, but only thirty-eight opponents appeared when time was called. Capablanca won 36 and drew 2 games. Mr. Bonar Law was an interested spectator. The players obtaining drawn games were Sir Watson Rutherford and Mr. A Strouss. Sir Samuel Roberts also at one time had a chance of winning, having a Rook and five Pawns against the Cuban's Knight and five Pawns, but unfortunately made a slip in the ending. This is the first simultaneous chess exhibition ever given in the House of Commons and in view of the fact that the House in many ways is the most exclusive assembly in the world, the fact that the great Cuban player was invited to give the exhibition was a marked compliment not only to the player and his ability, but also to the game of chess.

We are in receipt this morning of a card from Dr. Emanuel Lasker dated Denmark, December 5. The world's champion announced that he has just given a simultaneous exhibition at Odense, the home the well-known player, Michelsen, and a brother of the young Dane who won the Excelsior Tournament at Lake Minnetonka in 1907. Dr. Lasker states that Michelsen is anxious to hear from his brother. That in 1906 he believed he lived in Chicago.

We have just received from our friend Arthur Hale, an interesting and instructive game recently played by correspondence. Mr. Hale, who has made for many years a study of the French Defense, states that after the opening moves had been played in this game, both players found they were following the game Marco vs. Smith played in the London tournament of 1899, the first twenty moves being given in Cook's Synopsis and in Morgan's Chess Digest. McClure then offered Black the choice of any or all of the twenty moves in question and Black accepted the variation up to the thirteenth move, when he continued with 13. Kt-K5, in place of R-QBsq. as played by Smith. He later discovered that this move had been suggested by Hoffer twenty years ago, and that pratically the same game was played by Tarrasch vs. Schiffers for twelve moves. Tarrasch, however, continuing for his thirteenth move P-QKt3 in place of Kt-B3.

Archibald J. McClure (white) Arthur Hale (black)
French Defense: Classical Variation, Alapin Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
4. B-KKt5 B-K2
5. P-K5 KKt-Q2
6. BxB QxB
7. Kt-QKt5 Kt-Kt3
8. P-QB3 P-QR3
9. Kt-QR3 P-QB4
10. Kt-B2 Kt-B3
11. P-KB4 PxP
12. PxP B-Q2
13. Kt-B3 Kt-Kt5
14. KtxKt QxKtch
15. Q-Q2 QxQch
16. KtxQ R-QB1
17. B-Q3 Kt-R5
18. QR-Kt1 KtxP
19. B-K2 R-B7
20. Kt-KB1 B-Kt4
21. Kt-Kt3 Kt-B5
22. P-QR4 B-B3
23. O-O R-R7
24. P-B5 O-O
25. PxP PxP
26. RxRch KxR
27. B-Kt4 Kt-Q7
28. R-K1 K-B2
29. R-K2 R-R8ch
30. K-B2 Kt-K5ch
31. KtxKt PxKt
32. P-Kt3 RxP
33. R-Q2 R-R6
34. K-K1 P-K6
35. R-QB2 K-K2
36. R-B1 P-QR4
37. B-K2 P-R5
38. B-QB4 B-B6
39. B-K2 BxB
40. KxB R-Kt6
41. R-B7ch K-Q1
42. RxKKtp P-R6
43. RxRP R-Kt3
44. P-Q5 PxP
45. P-K6 P-R7
46. R-R8ch K-K2
47. R-R7ch K-Q3
48. P-K7 K-Q2
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e5 Nfd7
6. Bxe7 Qxe7
7. Nb5 Nb6
8. c3 a6
9. Na3 c5
10. Nc2 Nc6
11. f4 cxd4
12. cxd4 Bd7
13. Nf3 Nb4
14. Nxb4 Qxb4+
15. Qd2 Qxd2+
16. Nxd2 Rc8
17. Bd3 Na4
18. Rb1 Nxb2
19. Be2 Rc2
20. Nf1 Bb5
21. Ng3 Nc4
22. a4 Bc6
23. 0-0 Ra2
24. f5 0-0
25. fxe6 fxe6
26. Rxf8+ Kxf8
27. Bg4 Nd2
28. Re1 Kf7
29. Re2 Ra1+
30. Kf2 Ne4+
31. Nxe4 dxe4
32. g3 Rxa4
33. Rd2 Ra3
34. Ke1 e3
35. Rc2 Ke7
36. Rc1 a5
37. Be2 a4
38. Bc4 Bf3
39. Be2 Bxe2
40. Kxe2 Rb3
41. Rc7+ Kd8
42. Rxg7 a3
43. Rxh7 Rb6
44. d5 exd5
45. e6 a2
46. Rh8+ Ke7
47. Rh7+ Kd6
48. e7 Kd7
0-1

(a) Dr. Emanuel Lasker now recommends as White's best play the old variation of 7-Q-Q2, followed by Kt-Qsq.; P-KB4 and Kt-B2.
(b) While some authorities now give Q-Qsq. as Black's best continuation we agree with Mr. Hale that the text move is the stronger line of play.
(c) Lasker now recommends 9-P-KB3 as yielding Black at least an equal game. We know of no analysis of this continuation, but have tried it in over the board play successfully.
(d) Tarrasch in the game above mentioned vs. Schiffers now continued with P-QKt3.
(e) R-QBsq. at this stage was played by Smith in his game against Marco.
(f) P-QKt3 would perhaps have been a better line of play for White.

Chess and Checkers Sun, Jan 4, 1920, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania We are in receipt this year...

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We are in receipt this year of a delightful Christmas gift from our friend, Alain C. White, of Litchfield, Conn., of a book edited by George Hulme entitled Flights of Fancy in the Chess World and contains many of Mr. White's chess stores and problems. The work affords great pleasure to the reader and is a valuable addition to our chess library. We give below two of the problems taken from this work.
Problem No. 1571 By Alain C. White. Black Five Pieces, White Nine Pieces.
FEN 8/8/8/8/2p1BB2/KpP1RP2/1N2Qp2/2kN3q w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qe1 Qxe1 2. Rxe1#

Chess and Checkers Sun, Jan 4, 1920, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Problem No. 1572 By Alain C....

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Problem No. 1572 By Alain C. White. Black Four Pieces. White Six Pieces. White to play and mate in three moves.
FEN 7K/5Q2/6P1/3pp3/4N3/3k1N1R/7p/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nd4+ Kxd4 2. Qd7 Kxe4 3. Qg4#

January 22, 1922 The Pittsburgh Post Chess by Howard L. Dolde

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Chess by Howard L. DoldeChess by Howard L. Dolde 22 Jan 1922, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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