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Chess ChatsChess Chats 24 Mar 1957, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, March 24, 1957 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 68 by T....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, February 14, 2020

Problem No. 68 by T. Malmstrom, Sweden. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/K2pN3/2pP4/8/Rnr1kbqR/5n2/1B1PPQr1/3N3B w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qc5 Nd3 2. Nc3#

There's a Flaw

Several of the gambit continuations against 1. P-Q4—such as the Albin Counter Gambit 1. P-Q4, P-Q4; 2. P-QB4 P-K4; and the Budapest Defense 1. P-Q4, N-KB3; 2. P-QB4, P-K4—Have from time to time enjoyed spasm of popularity. In all such cases White should concentrate on keeping the initiative rather than trying to hold the gambit pawn. The sacrifice that Black adopts in the following game from Zagreb tournament has attracted some attention since Bronstein successfully used it against Taimanov; but White's vigorous play here shows its inadequacies.

Braslav Rabar (white) vs. Borislav Milic (black)
Benko Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-B4
3. P-Q5 P-QN4
4. PxP P-QR3
5. PxP BxP
6. N-QB3 P-Q3
7. P-K4 BxB
8. KxB P-N3
9. P-KN3 B-N2
10. K-N2 QN-Q2
11. P-B4 O-O
12. N-B3 Q-N3
13. R-K1 P-B5
14. R-K2 N-B4
15. B-K3 KN-Q2
16. B-Q4 BxB
17. QxB Q-R3
18. R-Q1 P-B3
19. P-KR4 QR-N1
20. P-R5 PxP
21. N-KR4 K-R1
22. N-B5 R-N1
23. NxKP R-KN5
24. R-KR1 N-Q6
25. K-B3 R-KB1
26. N-B5 R1-KN1
27. RxP N2-K4ch
28. PxN BPxP
29. Q-K3 N-B5
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. cxb5 a6
5. bxa6 Bxa6
6. Nc3 d6
7. e4 Bxf1
8. Kxf1 g6
9. g3 Bg7
10. Kg2 Nfd7
11. f4 0-0
12. Nf3 Qb6
13. Re1 c4
14. Re2 Nc5
15. Be3 Nbd7
16. Bd4 Bxd4
17. Qxd4 Qa6
18. Rd1 f6
19. h4 Rb8
20. h5 gxh5
21. Nh4 Kh8
22. Nf5 Rg8
23. Nxe7 Rg4
24. Rh1 Nd3
25. Kf3 Rf8
26. Nf5 Rg8
27. Rxh5 Ne5+
28. fxe5 fxe5
29. Qe3 Nf4
0-1

(a) The objects of this gambit are long-term; Black hopes that his two open files on the queen's side will enable him to tie his opponent to passive defense.
(b) A new and strong reply. In previous games with this opening White usually fianchetted his KB and often got into difficulties later through the awkward pressure of his KB-QR6 diagonal.
(c) A good way of defending his QNP.
(d) With the elimination of the dangerous KB White's advantage is clear.
(e) For after 30 … KxR; 31. R-R2ch, K-N3; 32. KxR he must lose more material or be mated.

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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.
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Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

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