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Chess ChatsChess Chats 16 Sep 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas Sunday, November 04, 1956 Problem No. 41, by L. Turner,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Problem No. 41, by L. Turner, Concord
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/b2p4/5K2/N2k4/1Q6/3b2P1/8/6B1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qb2 Bxg1 2. Qe5#

Played in the recent Dublin tournament, 1956.

W. Stanton (white) vs. O'Kelly (black)
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Battery Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-Q3
6. B-K2 P-KN3
7. O-O B-N2
8. B-K3 O-O
9. Q-Q2 B-Q2
10. P-B3 NxN
11. BxN B-B3
12. K-R1 R-K1
13. QR-Q1 P-QR3
14. B-B4 R-QB1
15. B-N3 P-QN4
16. P-QR3 Q-B2
17. Q-K3 Q-N2
18. N-K2 P-K4
19. B-B3 P-Q4
20. PxP NxP
21. Q-N5 P-R3
22. Q-Q2 QR-Q1
23. B-R5 R-Q2
24. Q-B1 K-R2
25. R-Q3 P-B4
26. B-Q2 P-K5
27. PxP N-B3
28. RxR QxR
29. N-B3 NxP
30. NxN RxN
31. B-KB4 BxP
32. QxB RxB
33. R-K1 BxPch
34. KxB Q-Q7ch
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6
6. Be2 g6
7. 0-0 Bg7
8. Be3 0-0
9. Qd2 Bd7
10. f3 Nxd4
11. Bxd4 Bc6
12. Kh1 Re8
13. Rfd1 a6
14. Bc4 Rc8
15. Bb3 b5
16. a3 Qc7
17. Qe3 Qb7
18. Ne2 e5
19. Bc3 d5
20. exd5 Nxd5
21. Qg5 h6
22. Qd2 Rcd8
23. Ba5 Rd7
24. Qc1 Kh7
25. Rd3 f5
26. Bd2 e4
27. fxe4 Nf6
28. Rxd7 Qxd7
29. Nc3 Nxe4
30. Nxe4 Rxe4
31. Bf4 Bxb2
32. Qxb2 Rxf4
33. Re1 Bxg2+
34. Kxg2 Qd2+
0-1

(a) Avoids simplification (with 9 … N-KN5).
(b) Might have considered 17. N-Q5 here.
(c) Black is ready for action.
(d) In O'Kelly's words, “Il se cache!”
(e) The rook is safe as after 33. RxR, Q-Q8 leads to mate.
(f) Simple and neat. The Bishop must be taken, as after 31. K=N1 follows Q-R2ch.
(g) It's mate, begorrah. 35. K-N1, Q-B7ch; 36. K-R1, Q-B6ch; 37. K-N1, R-N4 mate.

Game of the Week
The following game was played in the last round of the just concluded Ontario championship at St. Catherines. This was a crucial contest for both players; Fuster needed only a draw to make sure of at least a tie for first place while Viatonis had to win to gain undisputed first prize.
A tense fight ensues with Fuster making every effort in exchange pieces. Viatonis gives up a pawn for a queen side diversion but Fuster's accurate defense to White's pressure caused the point to be halved.

Slav Defense

Paul Vaitonis (white) Geza Fuster (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 P-QB3
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. P-Q4 P-Q4
4. N-B3 PxP
5. P-QR4 B-B4
6. P-K3 P-K3
7. BxP B-N5
8. O-O O-O
9. Q-K2 QN-Q2
10. R-Q1 Q-R4
11. B-Q2 N-K5
12. NxN BxN
13. BxB QxB
14. B-Q3 N-B3
15. Q-B2 BxN
16. PxB Q-R4
17. P-N4 QxNP
18. QR-N1 Q-K2
19. P-R5 QR-B1
20. Q-B5 QxQ
21. PxQ R-B2
22. P-R6 PxP
23. BxP N-Q2
24. KR-QB1 R-N1
25. RxR NxR
26. R-Q1 R-Q2
27. B-Q3 K-B1
28. R-N1 RxB
29. RxNch K-K2
30. R-QB8 K-Q2
31. R-B8 K-K2
32. R-B8 K-Q2
33. R-B8 K-K2
34. R-B8 K-Q2
35. R-B8 K-K2
36. R-B8 Drawn
Algebraic
1. c4 c6
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. d4 d5
4. Nc3 dxc4
5. a4 Bf5
6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Qe2 Nd7
10. Rd1 Qa5
11. Bd2 Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4
13. Bxb4 Qxb4
14. Bd3 Nf6
15. Qc2 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Qa5
17. b4 Qxb4
18. Rb1 Qe7
19. a5 Rc8
20. Qc5 Qxc5
21. dxc5 Rc7
22. a6 bxa6
23. Bxa6 Nd7
24. Rc1 Rb8

Chess Quote of the Day

In a gambit you give up a pawn for the sake of getting a lost game.—S. Boden.

Recommended Books

Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
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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