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Chess ChatsChess Chats 01 Jul 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, July 01, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 30, By...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, February 7, 2020

Problem No. 30, By Miss M. Bacon, Oakland
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 5K2/2Q5/7R/6kn/5R2/8/7P/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rh4 Kxh4 2. Qg3#

The Manhattan C.C. Championship was won by Max Pavey ahead of William Lombardy and A.S Pinkus. Here is one of the final games:

Max Pavey (white) vs. Abe Turner (black)
Old Indian Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-Q3
3. N-KB3 P-KN3
4. P-KN3 B-N2
5. B-N2 O-O
6. O-O QN-Q2
7. Q-B2 P-K4
8. R-Q1 PxP
9. NxP R-K1
10. N-QB3 R-N1
11. P-K4 N-B4
12. P-B3 B-Q2
13. B-K3 P-QR4
14. Q-Q2 Q-B1
15. N3-N5 R-R1
16. QR-B1 P-R5
17. Q-QB2 N-R4
18. R-K1 B-K4
19. QR-Q1 B-R1
20. N-B3 N-B3
21. N4-N5 R-R4
22. B-Q4 N-K3
23. B-B2 N-N4
24. Q-Q2 N-K3
25. P-K5 PxP
26. N-Q5 RxN
27. PxR BxP
28. RxP N-N5
29. RxN RxR
30. PxN Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 d6
3. Nf3 g6
4. g3 Bg7
5. Bg2 0-0
6. 0-0 Nbd7
7. Qc2 e5
8. Rd1 exd4
9. Nxd4 Re8
10. Nc3 Rb8
11. e4 Nc5
12. f3 Bd7
13. Be3 a5
14. Qd2 Qc8
15. Nb5 Ra8
16. Rdc1 a4
17. Qc2 Nh5
18. Re1 Be5
19. Rd1 Bh8
20. Nc3 Nf6
21. Nb5 Ra5
22. Bd4 Ne6
23. Bf2 Ng5
24. Qd2 Ne6
25. e5 dxe5
26. Nd5 Rxb5
27. cxb5 Bxb5
28. Rxe5 Ng4
29. Rxe6 Rxe6
30. fxg4 1-0

(a) Too early.
(b) Wishes to get out of range of the white KB, but the idea does not seem to fit well in this line of defense.
(c) Admits his error.
(d) At a loss for ideas, black plays a waiting game. This permits white to strengthen his play.
(e) That's it.
(f) If 29. … PxR; 30. PxN, PxN; 31. BxPch with killing effect.

Played in New Jersey Interclub tournament recently.

Pirc Defense (Durkin Variation)

A. Drago (white) Robert Durkin (black)
Queen's Pawn Game

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q3
2. N-KB3 P-KB4
3. P-K3 N-KB3
4. B-Q3 N-B3
5. P-B3 P-K4
6. PxP PxP
7. B-B2 QxQch
8. BxQ B-Q2
9. O-O P-K5
10. N-Q4 N-K4
11. B-B2 P-B4
12. P-KB4 N-B2
13. N-K2 B-N4
14. R-K1 O-O-O
15. N-R3 B-Q6
16. B-N3 N-Q3
17. B-K6ch K-N1
18. P-B4 R-K1
19. B-Q5 NxB
20. PxN P-QN4
21. B-Q2 P-N5
22. N-N1 N-B5
23. B-B1 N-N3
24. P-QN3 NxP
25. N-N3 P-N3
26. B-N2 R-N1
27. B-K5ch K-N2
28. N-Q2 B-N2
29. N-B4 BxN
30. PxB BxB
31. PxN BxR
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 d6
2. Nf3 f5
3. e3 Nf6
4. Bd3 Nc6
5. c3 e5
6. dxe5 dxe5
7. Bc2 Qxd1+
8. Bxd1 Bd7
9. 0-0 e4
10. Nd4 Ne5
11. Bc2 c5
12. f4 Nf7
13. Ne2 Bb5
14. Re1 0-0-0
15. Na3 Bd3
16. Bb3 Nd6
17. Be6+ Kb8
18. c4 Re8
19. Bd5 Nxd5
20. cxd5 b5
21. Bd2 b4
22. Nb1 Nc4
23. Bc1 Nb6
24. b3 Nxd5
25. Ng3 g6
26. Bb2 Rg8
27. Be5+ Kb7
28. Nd2 Bg7
29. Nc4 Bxc4
30. bxc4 Bxe5
31. cxd5 Bxa1
0-1

(a) No time like the present.
(b) Black has a tremendous advantage in development and in ideas.
(c) Well played.
(d) Back to the first rank. But BxN and NxB was threatened.
(e) Wins a pawn.
(f) After 31. PxB, N-B6; a second pawn goes west.
(g) A strongly played game by black.

Played in Germany recently.

Wroble (white) vs. Schneider (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. O-O B-K2
6. R-K1 P-QN4
7. B-N3 O-O
8. P-B3 P-Q4
9. PxP NxP
10. NxP NxN
11. RxN N-B3
12. P-KR3 B-Q3
13. R-K1 N-N5
14. Q-B3 Q-R5
15. R-K8 Q-B3
16. RxRch KxR
17. PxN Resigns
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. h3 Bd6
13. Re1 Ng4
14. Qf3 Qh4
15. Re8 Qf6
16. Rxf8+ Kxf8
17. hxg4 1-0

(a) The old line of the Marshall variation. Nowadays 11. … P-QB3 is recommended here.
(b) Goes astray! He may not play 15. … RxR; as mate in three would follow after 16. QxPch. But correct is: 15. … B-N2 16. RxRch, RxR; 17. QxN, R-K1; 18. K-B1 Q-K2; 19. Q-Q1, Q-K4 followed by Q-R7 and wins. (Keres, etc.)
(c) That's paying the penalty for only knowing the line halfway.

'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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