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April 22, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 22 Apr 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Sunday, April 22, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 20 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, February 6, 2020

Problem No. 20 by Jim West, Tiburon. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN q4B2/3p1b2/1b1R4/pBk1n1nR/P1p3p1/NpQp3r/1K1P1N2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nc2 Qxf8 2. Qd4#

Played in simultaneous exhibition in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Mikhail Botvinnik (white) vs. Rosset (black)
King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 N-KB3
2. P-B4 P-KN3
3. N-B3 B-N2
4. P-K4 P-Q3
5. P-Q4 O-O
6. B-K3 QN-Q2
7. P-KR3 P-K4
8. PxP PxP
9. Q-Q2 R-K1
10. P-KN4 P-B3
11. B-K2 K-R1
12. O-O-O Q-K2
13. K-N1 N-B4
14. Q-B2 P-QR4
15. N-Q2 B-K3
16. P-N5 N3-Q2
17. P-KR4 K-N1
18. P-R5 QR-Q1
19. R-R2 N-B1
20. N-Q5 PxN
21. BPxP RxP
22. K-R1 RxN
23. RxR R-B1
24. Q-N1 NxP
25. R-Q1 NxNP
26. Q-Q3 B-B3
27. Q-N5 B-B4
28. PxP BPxP
29. QxRP R-B7
30. Q-R4 Q-QB2
31. Q-N5 P-K5
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. d4 0-0
6. Be3 Nd7
7. h3 e5
8. dxe5 dxe5
9. Qd2 Re8
10. g4 c6
11. Be2 Kh8
12. 0-0-0 Qe7
13. Kb1 Nc5
14. Qc2 a5
15. Nd2 Be6
16. g5 Nd7
17. h4 Kg8
18. h5 Rd8
19. Rh2 Nf8
20. Nd5 cxd5
21. cxd5 Rxd5
22. Ka1 Rxd2
23. Rxd2 Rc8
24. Qb1 Nxe4
25. Rd1 Nxg5
26. Qd3 Bf6
27. Qb5 Bf5
28. hxg6 fxg6
29. Qxa5 Rc2
30. Qa4 Qc7
31. Qb5 e4
0-1

Game not listed among games of Botvinnik or Rosset.

(a) Intends to attack on the king's side.
(b) Waste of time. Wanted to avoid exchange of the bishops by playing B-R1 if white played B-R6.
(c) More to the point is 13. B-R6.
(d) Looks good but actually leads to trouble. There's a flaw in the combination.
(e) Saves both attacked pieces. If 22. PxR, B-B4, etc.
(f) Protects his bishop as after RxB; 31. Q-B4ch would follow.
(g) Threatens RxNP and QxR.

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In the following game we have two of the sharpest attacking players of the 19th century battling to get at each other's king. Note the quiet but all powerful 17th move of Tchigorin. It is easy to imagine the look on Winawer's face after this move!

Mikhail Chigorin vs Simon Winawer
Berlin (1881), Berlin GER, rd 11, Sep-10
King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit Cochrane Gambit (C37) 1-0

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“There is a widespread assumption today that chess is too scientific a game to afford relaxation after the occupations and pre-occupations of the day. This amounts to denying oneself an addition to the beauties of life.”
J.S. Tartakower in “A Brevity of Chess.”

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'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:
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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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