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Chess Chats 28 Oct 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com
Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, October 28, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 47...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Problem No. 47 by Leah Colton, San Francisco. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 6K1/1Np3p1/2P1k3/3p2Pp/1r4P1/B1P3rq/4BR1Q/4R3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rf8 Qxh2 2. Re8#
Oklahoma City
In the game Kaiser-Makins both sides kept on offering each other draws, more times than any game I ever watched. They kept on turning them down in turn. Makins lost, he forgot to offer a draw!
Robert James Fischer vs Peter Lapiken
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 4, Jul-19
Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A04)1-0
(a)Probably underrates his opponent or he would have played B-K2 and O-O here.
(b) Profits immediately and from now on takes over completely.
(c) B-K2 was better.
(d) Well-played. If 14 . . . QPxP 15, PxP NxN; 16. BxN, QxB; 17. BxPch, etc.
(e) Ends matters fast. He must lose a rook. If 19 . . . R-KN1; then 20. Q-K5ch and he loses the Queen's Rook.
Oklahoma City Again
A reporter asked Sonja Graf-Stevenson, who she thought owuld win the U.S. Open. She promptly answered: Sonja Graf-Stevenson!
Robert B M Potter vs Sonja Graf-Stevenson
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 4, Jul-19
Reti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit (A09) 1-0
