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March 14, 1948 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 14 Mar 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, March 14, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 24 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, February 23, 2020

Problem No. 24 by George Koltanowski. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN n2B4/3Rp1p1/4p1P1/3Nkp2/1p1p4/1P1QpK1B/2P5/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa6 exd5 2. Rxe7#

The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California Sunday, February 29, 1948 – Page 8 — Chess Champ To Leave for Canada Tour — Chess Master—George Koltanowski world's blindfold chess champion, who will leave his Santa Rosa home soon to make a month's exhibition tour through principal Canadian cities.
Only just back from the south of California, George Koltanowski is heeding a call to go up North for a chess exhibition.
This time the British Columbia Chess Federation is holding a special festival in Vancouver on Thursday, March 18 with George Koltanowski as chief attraction. Mrs. Leah Koltanowski, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris are driving with him to Canada.
Koltanowski, champion of the world in blindfold chess and editor of Chess Chats in the Press Democrat, will take on eight teams of five players each coming from different cities of British Columbia, and play them all blindfolded at one time.

Chess Champ To Leave for Canada TourChess Champ To Leave for Canada Tour 14 Mar 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Puerto Rico

Here follows a game won by the new champion of Puerto Rico, Miguel Colon (with 7-1 score). His opponent, F. Benitez, was second with 6-2 pts.

Francisco Benitez (white) Miguel Colon Romero (black)
Indian Defense: Knights Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. QN-Q2 P-QN3
4. P-KN3 B-N2
5. B-N2 B-K2
6. P-K3 O-O
7. O-O N-K5
8. P-B4 P-KB4
9. N-K5 N-Q3
10. BxB NxB
11. P-N3 P-B4
12. B-N2 Q-B2
13. P-B4 P-Q3
14. N5-B3 B-B3
15. P-K4 QBPxP
16. P-K5 PxP
17. PxP B-K2
18. NxP B-B4
19. N2-B3 N-B3
20. Q-K2 QR-Q1
21. QR-Q1 R-Q2
22. K-N2 NxN
23. BxN KR-Q1
24. B-N2 Q-B3
25. K-R3 P-KR3
26. RxR RxR
27. B-B3 P-KN4
28. P-KN4 P-B5
29. Q-QB2 K-N2
30. N-Q2 B-K6
31. N-K4 N-B4!
32. N-B6 R-Q6!
33. N-R5ch K-N1
34. P-N4 B-N8ch
35. N-N3 RxN ch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. Nbd2 b6
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bg2 Be7
6. e3 0-0
7. 0-0 Ne4
8. c4 f5
9. Ne5 Nd6
10. Bxb7 Nxb7
11. b3 c5
12. Bb2 Qc7
13. f4 d6
14. Nf3 Bf6
15. e4 cxd4
16. e5 dxe5
17. fxe5 Be7
18. Nxd4 Bc5
19. Nf3 Nc6
20. Qe2 Rd8
21. Rd1 Rd7
22. Kg2 Nxd4
23. Bxd4 Rd8
24. Bb2 Qc6
25. Kh3 h6
26. Rxd7 Rxd7
27. Bc3 g5
28. g4 f4
29. Qc2 Kg7
30. Nd2 Be3
31. Ne4 Nc5!
32. Nf6 Rd3!
33. Nh5+ Kg8
34. b4 Bg1+
35. Ng3 Rxg3+
0-1

4. I prefer here 4. P-K4
6. White could have tried here 8. N-K5
17. This is better than playing BxP; 18. NxB QxB; 19. N-B4 followed by QxQP and Black has a backward K's pawn.
35. White resigns as mate in two follows.

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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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