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June 27, 1948 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 27 Jun 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, June 27, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 39 by W....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, February 29, 2020

Problem No. 39 by W. Collins, Shreveport. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 4r1q1/4p1n1/1Npp3b/Ppk2p1r/8/P1BpR1Q1/1N2b2P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qf2 Bxe3 2. Qxe3#

Here follows one of the games lost by Charles Bagby during his exhibition at the Santa Rosa Chess Club:

Charles L. Bagby (white) San Francisco vs. Gordon Olson (black) Santa Rosa.
French Defense

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

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 P-QB4
4. KPxP KPxP
5. N-B3 QN-B3
6. PxP N-B3
7. B-KN5 B-K3
8. B-N5 BxP
9. O-O O-O
10. N-K2 R-K1
11. Kt-Q4 Q-N3
12. BxN PxB
13. P-B3 N-K5
14. B-K3 B-KN5
15. R-N1 QR-N1
16. Q-R4 QR-B1
17. KR-B1 Q-N2
18. P-N4 BxN5
19. NxB BxB
20. PxB N-Q7
21. Q-Q1 R-K8ch!
22. QxR NxPch
23. K-R1 NxQ
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 c5
4. exd5 exd5
5. Nf3 Nf6
6. dxc5 Nc6
7. Bg5 Be6
8. Bb5 Bxc5
9. 0-0 0-0
10. Ne2 Re8
11. Nd4 Qb6
12. Bxc6 bxc6
13. c3 Ne4
14. Be3 Bg4
15. Rb1 Rb8
16. Qa4 Rf8
17. Rc1 Qb7
18. b4 Bxe2
19. Nxe2 Bxe3
20. fxe3 Nd2

3. More usual is 3. … B-N5.
7. White could also continue with 7. NQR4, to keep the pawn. If 7. … Q-R4ch; 8. P-B3, etc.
13. Why not 13. BxN and give Black a bad double pawn?)
19. NxB is the correct answer. Now Black gets the initiative.
21. Very well played!
22. and Black won without much difficulty.

The Paul Morphy Festival in Santa Monica last Sunday attracted 450 chess players from the south. In the simultaneous competition George Koltanowski won the trophy offered by the city fathers, by winning 10 games in 39 minutes; second was E. Banner of Orange, with 10 wins in 1 hour 15 minutes. Harry Borochow and Herman Steiner followed. Herman Steiner won the rapid transit tournament. Koltanowski won all his games in the blindfold exhibition. Here follows a game from this exhibition:

George Koltanowski vs. (white) Robert Strecker (black) San Pedro Chess Club.
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. P-QN4 PxP
3. P-Q4 P-Q4
4. P-K5 N-B3
5. B-N2 P-K3
6. B-Q3 KN-K2
7. N-K2 B-Q2
8. O-O N-N3
9. P-KB4 B-K2
10. N-Q2 O-O
11. P-KN4 R-B1
12. N-KB3 N-QR4
13. P-B5 N-R5
14. N-N3 NxNch
15. QxN N-B5
16. B-B1 B-N4
17. P-B6 PxP
18. PxP N-Q7
19. BxN BxB
20. N-K4! PxN
21. QxP B-K6ch
22. QxB K-R1
23. Q-K4 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. b4 cxb4
3. d4 d5
4. e5 Nc6
5. Bb2 e6
6. Bd3 Nge7
7. Ne2 Bd7
8. 0-0 Ng6
9. f4 Be7
10. Nd2 0-0
11. g4 Rc8
12. Nf3 Na5
13. f5 Nh4
14. Ng3 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 Nc4
16. Bc1 Bg5
17. f6 gxf6
18. exf6 Nd2
19. Bxd2 Bxd2
20. Ne4! dxe4
21. Qxe4 Be3+
22. Qxe3 Kh8
23. Qe4 1-0
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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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“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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