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September 02, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 02 Sep 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, September 02, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 39...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, February 9, 2020

Problem No. 39 by M.E. Nordblom, Denmark. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/8/8/r3p3/7k/7r/3QN2p/3BK2n w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ng3 Rxg3 2. Qh6#

Played in the Swiss Cup Competition, April, 1955.

Edgar Walther (white) Dr. P. Leiser (black)
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit Deferred

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-QN4 PxP
4. P-Q4 P-Q4
5. P-K5 N-QB3
6. P-QR3 P-B4
7. PxP BxPch
8. P-B3 B-K2
9. P-KR4 B-Q2
10. N-N5 P-QR3
11. B-Q3 Q-B1
12. Q-R5ch P-N3
13. Q-K2 NxQP
14. Q-N2 N-QB3
15. P-B4 P-N4
16. P-R5 BxN
17. PxP B-R3
18. PxP RxP
19. P-N4 NxKP
20. PxN BxB
21. Q-N2 RxRch
22. QxR Q-B4
23. Q-R5ch K-Q1
24. K-Q1 Q-K6
25. K-B2 Q-R3
26. Q-B7 N-K2
27. N-R3 Q-Q7ch
0-1
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. b4 cxb4
4. d4 d5
5. e5 Nc6
6. a3 f5
7. axb4 Bxb4+
8. c3 Be7
9. h4 Bd7
10. Ng5 a6
11. Bd3 Qc8
12. Qh5+ g6
13. Qe2 Nxd4
14. Qb2 Nc6
15. f4 b5
16. h5 Bxg5
17. hxg6 Bh6
18. gxh7 Rxh7
19. g4 Nxe5
20. fxe5 Bxc1
21. Qg2 Rxh1+
22. Qxh1 Qc5
23. Qh5+ Kd8
24. Kd1 Qe3
25. Kc2 Qh6
26. Qf7 Ne7
27. Na3 Qd2+
0-1

(a) Not so good here as on the second move.
(b) Would prefer 7. PxP.e.p. instead.
(c) Protects the weak K3 point and indirectly attacks the weak QB file.
(d) A terrible mistake. Q-Q1 was needed.
(e) An unwilling piece sacrifice. If 17. PxB, NxKP ends matters.
(f) What a terrible knight-mare!
(g) Mate will follow.

New Zealand Championship, 1956

Won by F.A. Foulds. W. Bello was second. The trouble with a gambit is that one casual move may wreck his chances, whereas the defense often has a rather wider choice of satisfactory moves than in other openings.

W. Bello (white) vs. James Rodney Phillips (black)
King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. P-KB4 PxP
3. N-KB3 B-K2
4. B-B4 B-R5ch
5. K-B1 P-Q3
6. P-Q4 B-N5
7. BxP N-KB3
8. Q-Q3 N-R4
9. B-Q2 O-O
10. N-B3 N-QB3
11. N-Q5 K-R1
12. NxB QxN
13. P-KN3 Q-R6ch
14. K-N1 P-B4
15. Q-K3 P-B5
16. NxKBP RxN
17. B-KB1 RxBch
18. RxR NxQP
19. QxN NxP
20. R-B2 N-K7ch
21. RxN BxR
22. Q-B2 B-B6
23. B-B3 Q-N5ch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Nf3 Be7
4. Bc4 Bh4+
5. Kf1 d6
6. d4 Bg4
7. Bxf4 Nf6
8. Qd3 Nh5
9. Bd2 0-0
10. Nc3 Nc6
11. Nd5 Kh8
12. Nxh4 Qxh4
13. g3 Qh3+
14. Kg1 f5
15. Qe3 f4
16. Nxf4 Rxf4
17. Bf1 Rxf1+
18. Rxf1 Nxd4
19. Qxd4 Nxg3
20. Rf2 Ne2+
21. Rxe2 Bxe2
22. Qf2 Bf3
23. Bc3 Qg4+
0-1

(a) The original Cunningham.
(b) Sounder than P-KN3; the Three Pawns Gambit.
(c) The logical move is the counter-gambit 5. … P-Q4.
(d) A serious error, as White could now take quick advantage of Black's temporary entanglement with 8. P-KR3. Better is 7. … Q-B3.
(e) White is now the entangled party.
(f) The combination that wrecks White's hopes. If 17. PxR, B-B6, etc.
(g) A killer.
(h) For if PxN, we have the Epaulettes Mate.
(i) Starting from move 8, a remarkable effort for a 13-year-old. He always found the most punishing move.

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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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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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