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April 29, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 29 Apr 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, April 29, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 21 by R....

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

Problem No. 21 by R. Dubois, France. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN K7/8/8/krRN4/8/8/N7/1R6 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ra1 Rxc5 2. Nac3#

Played in the CFNC Open, Berkeley, 1956

Eric T. Dana, Los Altos (white) vs. R. Dickinson, Redwood City (black)
Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. O-O NxP
6. P-Q4 P-QN4
7. B-N3 P-Q4
8. PxP B-K3
9. Q-K2 N-R4
10. N-Q4 N-B4
11. R-Q1 B-K2
12. NxB PxN
13. B-K3 N-B5
14. BxN NPxB
15. Q-N4 O-O
16. BxN BxB
17. QxKPch K-R1
18. R-Q2 RxP
19. RxR Q-KB1
20. N-B3 QxRch
21. K-R1 R-KB1
22. P-KR3 QxBP
23. QxP B-N5
24. R-Q1 QxNP
25. N-R4 Q-QB7
26. Q-Q7 P-B6
27. P-K6 Q-K7
28. NxBP R-B8ch
29. RxR QxRch
30. K-R2 B-Q3ch
31. P-N3 Q-B7ch
32. K-R1 Q-B6ch
33. K-N1 B-B4ch
34. K-R2 Q-B7ch
35. K-R1 Q-N8 mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Nxe4
6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5
8. dxe5 Be6
9. Qe2 Na5
10. Nd4 Nc5
11. Rd1 Be7
12. Nxe6 fxe6
13. Be3 Nc4
14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. Qg4 0-0
16. Bxc5 Bxc5
17. Qxe6+ Kh8
18. Rd2 Rxf2
19. Rxf2 Qf8
20. Nc3 Qxf2+
21. Kh1 Rf8
22. h3 Qxc2
23. Qxd5 Bb4
24. Rd1 Qxb2
25. Na4 Qc2
26. Qd7 c3
27. e6 Qe2
28. Nxc3 Rf1+
29. Rxf1 Qxf1+
30. Kh2 Bd6+
31. g3 Qf2+
32. Kh1 Qf3+
33. Kg1 Bc5+
34. Kh2 Qf2+
35. Kh1 Qg1#

(a) The regular line of the Open Defense.
(b) This move is thought by some authorities to defeat this line of Black's
(c) Probably better was Q-Q2.
(d) Black is in trouble.
(e) The only chance.
(f) This move is not as strong as white thinks.
(g) Now it is black who has the threats. If white plays 18. RxP, then RxP; 19. RxQch, RxR, and black wins.
(h) Probably best.
(i) Not 19. … Q-R5; 20. Q-B4, R-KB1; 21. QxRch, etc.
(j) 23. … B-K6 looks stronger.
(k) Should have played 25. … Q-K7.
(l) At this point both sides were confident that they would win!
(m) If 28. P-K1, BxP or 28. Q-Q8, P-B7, etc.
(n) If 29. K-R2, B. Q3ch; 30. RxB, Q-K4ch; 31. P-N3, R-B7ch, etc. an exciting finish.

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“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.
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