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October 07, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 07 Oct 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, October 07, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 44 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, February 10, 2020

Problem No. 44 by Leah Colton, San Francisco. White to play and mate in two.
FEN n2r4/2p1n1R1/3k4/1r1PRB2/8/1bQ5/8/2K3B1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Re2 Nxf5 2. Qe5#

Played in Paris Tournament, 1938.

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Nicolas Rossolimo
Paris (1938), Paris FRA, Jan-??
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63) 1-0

(a) Many hold that 6. … N-K5 (Lasker's idea) equalizes.
(b) Might have considered here 12 … PxP; 13. QxP, R-QN1.
(c) 17. … P-K4 is much stronger. If then 18. PxP, B-N2 and 19. … BxNch and 20. … NxKP.
(d) Better is 18 … B-Q4.
(e) Black realizes that the end game is lost for him, so he tries some tactical moves, only to run into a combinative Capablanca!
(f) Must lose a piece!

Played in the Mexican Championship, 1946.

Gen. Soto Larrea (white) Tte. Jose Joaquin Araiza (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. P-K3 P-QN3
5. N-B3 B-N2
6. B-Q3 P-B4
7. O-O BxN
8. PxB P-Q3
9. Q-K2 N-K5
10. Q-B2 P-B4
11. N-K1 N-N4
12. P-B3 Q-B3
13. P-K4 P-B5
14. P-K5 QPxP
15. PxKP QxP
16. B-K2 O-O
17. R-N1 Q-B3
18. N-Q3 Q-N3
19. Q-N2 N-Q2
20. NxKBP RxN
21. BxR N-R6ch
22. K-R1 NxB
23. R-B2  N-K4
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e3 b6
5. Nf3 Bb7
6. Bd3 c5
7. 0-0 Bxc3
8. bxc3 d6
9. Qe2 Ne4
10. Qc2 f5
11. Ne1 Ng5
12. f3 Qf6
13. e4 f4
14. e5 dxe5
15. dxe5 Qxe5
16. Be2 0-0
17. Rb1 Qf6
18. Nd3 Qg6
19. Qb2 Nd7
20. Nxf4 Rxf4
21. Bxf4 Nh3+
22. Kh1 Nxf4
23. Rf2 Ne5
0-1

(a) 4 … P-Q4 is more usual here.
(b) Would have preferred 9. Q-B2 immediately here. If 9 … BxN; 10. PxB, and the center pawsn are strengthened and with K-R1 and R-KN1 White can get a strong attack if Black decides to castle on the King's side.
(c) Must protect his QBP. B-N2 and N-Q2 might have been considered.
(d) Could try 12. P-Q5, PxP; 13. BxP, PxP; 14. P-B4, N-B2; 15. P-K4.
(e) White has a bad game and at the moment where he gets his pawn back he actually loses the exchange.
(f) Too many threats to meet.

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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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