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March 18, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 18 Mar 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Problem No. 15 by Jim Grady, Sonoma
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 3Q2nK/4N2n/7k/6p1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qd3 Nxe7 2. Qxh7#

Tartakower Is No More

A great player and theoretician, Savielly Tartakower won an important game a few days before his passing. I knew Tartakower well. Paris, London, Barcelona, Sitges, Amsterdam, and many more cities in Europe were sites for our friendly encounters on the chessboard.
Tartakower was a tough man to beat, but he was too friendly a person to try to win all the time either. A well known wit and great writer, Tartakower is going to be missed by all who knew this Master of Masters.
A well known Tartkower witticism: (A Knight is called a horse in German) “In some games of chess, there are not four but six horses!”
Here is one of Tartakower's best games:

Maroczy (white) Tartakower (black)
Teplitz-Schonau, 1922

Geza Maroczy vs Savielly Tartakower
Teplitz-Schönau (1922), Teplice-Sanov CSR, rd 4, Oct-05
Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A84) 0-1

(a) The stonewall.
(b) Counting on white not making the next move. Q-B3 was better.
(c) There you have it! Correct was 12. N-K5.
(d) Black threatens … BxPch and Q-R5.
(e) Useless. 15. B-N2 holds everything.
(f) Forced.
(g) If 17. N-R4, RxN, etc.
(h) No error print! One of the most beautiful rook sacrifices in chess history!
(i) If 18. NxKP, Q-R3 and mate or loss of a piece is threatened.
(j) If 19. B-N2 then N-B3; 20. Q-B3, QxPch; 21. K-N1, Q-R7ch; 22. K-B1, B-Q2 and threatens R-B1ch, etc.
(k) If 36. K-N1, N-R8ch; 37. … NxQ. This game won the brilliancy prize.

Played in Zurich simultaneous with clocks

Mikhail Botvinnik (white) vs. Edwin Bhend (black)
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-KB4
2. P-KN3 N-KB3
3. B-N2 P-K3
4. P-B4 B-K2
5. N-B3 O-O
6. N-B3 P-Q3
7. O-O Q-K1
8. P-N3 P-B3
9. Q-B2 Q-R4
10. B-QR3 QN-Q2
11. QR-K1 K-R1
12. Q-B1 N-KN1
13. R-Q1 R-N1
14. P-Q5 KPxP
15. PxP P-B4
16. P-K3 R-K1
17. N-K2 N-B1
18. N-B4 Q-B2
19. P-KR4 P-KR3
20. B-N2 B-B3
21. KR-K1 P-QN3
22. N-Q2 P-KN4
23. PxP PxP
24. N-R3 Q-N2
25. BxB NxB
26. N-QB4 R-Q1
27. P-K4 NxKP
28. BxN PxB
29. NxNP B-N5
30. RxP BxR
31. R-R4ch K-N1
32. QxB R-N2
33. R-N4 K-R1
34. N-K6 NxN
35. RxQ NxR
36. Q-N4 K-N1
37. Q-N6 R2-Q2
38. N-K3 R-KB2
39. N-N4 K-B1
40. N-R6 R-K2
41. K-N2 R-Q2
42. Q-R7 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 f5
2. g3 Nf6
3. Bg2 e6
4. c4 Be7
5. Nf3 0-0
6. Nc3 d6
7. 0-0 Qe8
8. b3 c6
9. Qc2 Qh5
10. Ba3 Nd7
11. Re1 Kh8
12. Qc1 Ng8
13. Rd1 Rb8
14. d5 exd5
15. cxd5 c5
16. e3 Re8
17. Ne2 Nf8
18. Nf4 Qf7
19. h4 h6
20. Bb2 Bf6
21. Re1 b6
22. Nd2 g5
23. hxg5 hxg5
24. Nh3 Qg7
25. Bxf6 Nxf6
26. Nc4 Rd8
27. e4 Nxe4
28. Bxe4 fxe4
29. Nxg5 Bg4
30. Rxe4 Bxd1
31. Rh4+ Kg8
32. Qxd1 Rb7
33. Rg4 Kh8
34. Ne6 Nxe6
35. Rxg7 Nxg7
36. Qg4 Kg8
37. Qg6 Rd7
38. Ne3 Rf7
39. Ng4 Kf8
40. Nh6 Re7
41. Kg2 Rd7
42. Qh7 1-0

(a) The newest way of handling this defense.
(b) Stops … P-K4 for black.
(c) Botvinnik says that P-K4 would have been better.
(d) Well played. Can now play … P-Q4.
(e) All or nothing at all.
(f) That does it.
(g) A well played game.

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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'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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