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Chess ChatsChess Chats 23 May 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, May 23, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 34 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, February 28, 2020

Problem No. 34 by George Mathot, Paris. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 4Q1qb/3Nn3/4pP1B/1K3b1R/1RB3kN/2r1rp1p/5P1P/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ng2 Qxe8 2. Rh4#

A Chess Fantasy

Fantastic and grotesque positions in the form of problems and end-games are usually fairy creations of a slightly demented brain. Rarely do such positions occur in the course of an actual game! However ... just follow the game here given ... it was played in the championship of the Omaha Chess Club, 1948.

Lee Travis Magee (white). E.L. Holland (black).
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-Q2 N-KB3
4. P-K5 KN-Q2
5. B-Q3 P-QB4
6. P-QB3 P-B5
7. B-B2 B-K2
8. N-K2 N-B1
9. N-KB3 P-QN4
10. P-QR3 N-QB3
11. O-O P-QR4
12. N-KB4 B-Q2
13. N-R5 R-KN1
14. R-K1 P-N5
15. RPxP PxP
16. RxR QxR
17. B-N5 P-N6
18. B-N1 P-N3
19. BxB KxB
20. N-B6 R-N2
21. Q-Q2 P-N4
22. NxNP N-N3
23. P-R4 NxRP
24. Q-B4 N-N3
25. BxN RPxB
26. N-N4 Q-KR1
27. R-K3 Q-QR1
28. Q-B6ch K-B1
29. R-R3 N-K2
30. R-R8ch N-N1
31. N-R6 Q-K1
32. N-R7ch RxN
33. RxN mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nd2 Nf6
4. e5 Nfd7
5. Bd3 c5
6. c3 c4
7. Bc2 Be7
8. Ne2 Nf8
9. Nf3 b5
10. a3 Nc6
11. 0-0 a5
12. Nf4 Bd7
13. Nh5 Rg8
14. Re1 b4
15. axb4 axb4
16. Rxa8 Qxa8
17. Bg5 b3
18. Bb1 g6
19. Bxe7 Kxe7
20. Nf6 Rg7
21. Qd2 g5
22. Nxg5 Ng6
23. h4 Nxh4
24. Qf4 Ng6
25. Bxg6 hxg6
26. Ng4 Qh8
27. Re3 Qa8
28. Qf6+ Kf8
29. Rh3 Ne7
30. Rh8+ Ng8
31. Nh6 Qe8
32. Nh7+ Rxh7
33. Rxg8#

13. Threatens; NxP mate. Black by failing to castle, will soon come to grief.
21. … otherwise Q-R6 wins the rook)
31. threatening RxNch, RxR; QxP mate.
31. … futile . . but look at the position!
An odd conclusion to a curious game.

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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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