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April 18, 1959 The Gazette by D.M. LeDain

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The Game of KingsThe Game of Kings 18 Apr 1959, Sat The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com

The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, April 18, 1959 Problem No. 628 by Ella M. Harley. White mates in...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, March 2, 2020

Problem No. 628 by Ella M. Harley. White mates in two moves.
FEN b2N3K/pn6/2R5/bk6/R1r1Q3/PprB4/1P6/3N4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ra6 Kxa4 2. Nxc3#

Janis Klovans vs Agris Pukudruva
Latvian Ch (1955)
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation (B91) 1-0

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Mme. Larissa Volpert defeated Mme. Kira Zvorkina, 2½-1½, after a tie in the USSR Women's Championship. Both are international masters. The FIDE Women's World Challenger tourney is scheduled for Plovdiv, Bulgaria; May 1-27. Mrs. Gisela Gresser will represent the U.S.A. Mrs. Sonja Graf Stevenson, Los Angeles, is a possible entry.

Mme. Larissa Volpert (white) vs. Mme. Kira Zvorkina (black)
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 Kt-Kb3
2. P-QB4 P-KKt3
3. Kt-QB3 B-Kt2
4. P-K4 P-Q3
5. P-KB4 P-QB4
6. P-Q5 Castles
7. Kt-B3 P-K3
8. B-K2 PxP
9. KPxP Kt-R3
10. Castles B-B4
11. B-Q3 Q-Q2
12. P-QR3 Kt-B2
13. Q-B2 BxB
14. QxB QR-K1
15. B-Q2 Kt-Kt5
16. P-R3 Kt-KR3
17. P-QKt4 Q-B4
18. QxQ KtxQ
19. KR-K1 Kt-K6
20. RxKt RxR
21. BxR BxKt
22. R-Kt1 PxP
23. PxP P-QR3
24. R-Kt3 B-B3
25. R-Q3 R-K1
26. K-B2 R-Q1
27. B-Kt6 R-Q2
28. Kt-Q2 K-B1
29. Kt-K4 B-K2
30. P-Kt4 Kt-R1
31. B-K3 Kt-B2
32. P-KB5 P-QKt4
33. P-B6 B-Q1
34. P-B5 Kt-K1
35. P-B6 R-B2
36. P-Kt5 R-B1
37. R-R3 R-R1
38. Kt-B3 Kt-B2
39. B-B4 Kt-K1
40. KtxP B-Kt3ch
41. K-B3 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. f4 c5
6. d5 0-0
7. Nf3 e6
8. Be2 exd5
9. exd5 Na6
10. 0-0 Bf5
11. Bd3 Qd7
12. a3 Nc7
13. Qc2 Bxd3
14. Qxd3 Re8
15. Bd2 Ng4
16. h3 Nh6
17. b4 Qf5
18. Qxf5 Nxf5
19. Re1 Ne3
20. Rxe3 Rxe3
21. Bxe3 Bxc3
22. Rb1 cxb4
23. axb4 a6
24. Rb3 Bf6
25. Rd3 Re8
26. Kf2 Rd8
27. Bb6 Rd7
28. Nd2 Kf8
29. Ne4 Be7
30. g4 Na8
31. Be3 Nc7
32. f5 b5
33. f6 Bd8
34. c5 Ne8
35. c6 Rc7
36. g5 Rc8
37. Ra3 Ra8
38. Nc3 Nc7
39. Bf4 Ne8
40. Nxb5 Bb6+
41. Kf3 1-0

(a) White knows how to play the big game…action everywhere.
(b)If 34…PxP; 35. P-Q6, Kt-K3 (P-B5; 36. PxKt!); 36. PxP.

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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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