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June 09, 1957 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 09 Jun 1957, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Problem No. 79 by E. Trend, USA. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/8/1K5P/4k3/4NN1P/1Q6/5P2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nd6 Kxf4 2. Qg3#

Played in Sweden, 1957: this game illustrates what a knockout punch move looks like!

Italian Opening

F. Ekstrom (white) S. Erikson (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 P-Q3
4. P-KR3 P-B4
5. P-Q3 B-K2
6. P-R3 N-B3
7. N-B3 N-Q5
8. N-Q5 N-N4
9. BxNch NxN??(k in check!)
10. QxN P-B3
11. B-N3 Q-Q2
12. O-O B-B3
13. R-K1 P-B5
14. P-Q4 P-KR4
15. PxP PxP
16. BxP PxB
17. P-K5 B-N4
18. P-K5 Q-K2
19. QR-Q1 R-R3
20. P-KR4 BxP
21. P-N3 PxP
22. Q-B7ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 d6
4. h3 f5
5. d3 Be7
6. a3 Nf6
7. Nc3 Nd4
8. Nd5 Nb5
9. Bxb5+

(a) Better is 4. P-Q4.
(b) Would prefer 5. … N-QR4 and get rid of White's strongly placed Bishop.
(c) Safer line would have been 14. … Q-K2, followed by B-Q2 and O-O-O. White now sacrifices with good cause.
(d) If 10. … O-O. 20. R-Q7 decides.
(e) After 22. … QxQ; 23. PxQch, K-B1; 24. R-K8 mate.

Eero Einar Book vs Kristian Skold
Scandinavian Ch (1956), ?
Indian Game: King's Indian. Fianchetto Variation (A49) 0-1

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-KN3
3. P-KN3 B-N2
4. B-N2 O-O
5. O-O P-Q4
6. P-N3 P-B4
7. P-K3  N-B3
8. B-N2 N-K5
9. Q-B1 PxP
10. PxP Q-B2
11. P-B4 B-K3
12. P-B5 B-N5
13. QN-Q2 B-R3
14. Q-K1 NxN
15. NxN N-N5
16. N-B3 N-B7
17. Q-K5 Q-Q2
18. Q-R5 N-K6
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 g6
3. g3 Bg7
4. Bg2 0-0
5. 0-0 d5
6. b3 c5
7. e3 Nc6
8. Bb2 Ne4
9. Qc1 cxd4
10. exd4 Qc7
11. c4 Be6
12. c5 Bg4
13. Nd2 Bh6
14. Qe1 Nxd2
15. Nxd2 Nb4
16. Nf3 Nc2
17. Qe5 Qd7
18. Qh5 Ne3
0-1

(a) Gives Black a chance to take the initiative.
(b) Protects his Bishop so that he can play PxP. Black heads him off.
(c) Well played. It hinders N-K5 for White.
(d) Threatens N-Q6 or N-B7.
(e) If 17. … QxQ; 18. NxQ, B-K7; 19. BxP with counter-chances. The move made also contains a neat trap!
(f) After 19. PxN, P-B3 and the White Queen is trapped.

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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:
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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