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Chess ChatsChess Chats 12 May 1957, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, May 12, 1957 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 75 by J.C....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, February 15, 2020

Problem No. 75 by J.C. Morra, Argentina. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN K1Rn4/3B4/1p6/b1Nk4/1B3Q2/2p5/8/4q3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Na6 Nc6 2. Nc7#

A number of readers have asked how come I lost a game at the 107 board exhibition at San Quentin recently! My answer is: Why not? I can consider myself lucky not losing more than one and only drawing three. At any rate here is the game I lost.

George Koltanowski (white) Delbert Boren (black)
Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 P-KR3
4. O-O B-B4
5. P-B3 N-B3
6. P-Q4 B-N3
7. PxP N-KN5
8. B-B4 P-N4
9. B-KN3 P-KR4
10. P-KR3 P-KR5
11. B-R2 NxB
12. KxN P-N5
13. PxP Q-K2
14. Q-Q5 N-R4
15. B-K2 P-Q3
16. PxP PxP
17. N-Q4 B-K3
18. NxB PxN
19. B-N5ch N-B3
20. BxNch PxB
21. QxPch K-B2
22. P-KB4 QR-QB1
23. Q-N5 R-B4
24. Q-K2 Q-B2
25. N-Q2 K-K2
26. P-B5 R-K4
27. N-B3 P-Q4
28. NxR QxNch
29. K-R1 B-B2
30. P-KN3 PxPch
31. K-N2 R-R7ch
32. K-B3 Q-B5 mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 h6
4. 0-0 Bc5
5. c3 Nf6
6. d4 Bb6
7. dxe5 Ng4
8. Bf4 g5
9. Bg3 h5
10. h3 h4
11. Bh2 Nxh2
12. Kxh2 g4
13. hxg4 Qe7
14. Qd5 Na5
15. Be2 d6
16. exd6 cxd6
17. Nd4 Be6
18. Nxe6 fxe6
19. Bb5+ Nc6
20. Bxc6+ bxc6
21. Qxc6+ Kf7
22. f4 Rc8
23. Qb5 Rc5
24. Qe2 Qc7
25. Nd2 Ke7
26. f5 Re5
27. Nf3 d5
28. Nxe5 Qxe5+
29. Kh1 Bc7
30. g3 hxg3+
31. Kg2 Rh2+
32. Kf3 Qf4#

(a) Three pawns up so the win looks easy, and White plays it a bit loosely. With 27. PxP and 28. Q-B3 Black would have diffculties finding a good answer.
(b) Big blunder. With 30. K-N1, White still had drawing chances.
(c) Great credit to Delbert Boren for continuing a hard-pressed position and turning the tide in his favor!

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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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