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Chess ChatsChess Chats 11 Jul 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, July 04, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 41 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, March 1, 2020

Problem No. 41 by F.M. Hassberg, Brooklyn. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 5B2/8/2pNPp2/P1k1qQnR/1p2p3/b1Pp1p2/Bn1N1P2/2R1K3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qxe4 Nxe4 2. N2xe4#

Game played in the Bagby exhibition at the Santa Rosa Chess Club.
Charles Bagby (white) San Francisco vs. Walt Sherman (black) Boyes Springs.
Sicilian Defense.

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP P-K4
5. N-N5 P-QR3
6. N-Q6ch BxN
7. QxB N-B3
8. N-B3 Q-K2
9. Q-B7 O-O
10. B-KN5 N-Q5
11. O-O-O P-QN4
12. P-KB4 N-K3
13. Q-R5 NxB
14. PxN N-N5
15. P-KR4 N-B7
16. N-Q5 Q-B4
17. P-QN4 Q-R2
18. B-Q3 NxQR
19. RxN P-Q3
20. B-K2 B-K3
21. N-QN6 QR-Q1
22. BxNP Q-N2
23. BxP QxKP
24. B-Q3 QxRP
25. K-N1 QxP
26. B-K4 P-KB4
27. B-Q5 BxB
28. QxBch K-R1
29. P-QR4 Q-N5
30. Q-Q2 P-K5
31. P-R5 P-K6
32. Q-K1 P-K7
33. R-Q3 QxP
34. N-Q5 Q-B8
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 e5
5. Nb5 a6
6. Nd6+ Bxd6
7. Qxd6 Nf6
8. Nc3 Qe7
9. Qc7 0-0
10. Bg5 Nd4
11. 0-0-0 b5
12. f4 Ne6
13. Qa5 Nxg5
14. fxg5 Ng4
15. h4 Nf2
16. Nd5 Qc5
17. b4 Qa7
18. Bd3 Nxd1
19. Rxd1 d6
20. Be2 Be6
21. Nb6 Rd8
22. Bxb5 Qb7
23. Bxa6 Qxe4
24. Bd3 Qxh4
25. Kb1 Qxg5
26. Be4 f5
27. Bd5 Bxd5
28. Qxd5+ Kh8
29. a4 Qg4
30. Qd2 e4
31. a5 e3
32. Qe1 e2
33. Rd3 Qxg2
34. Nd5 Qf1
0-1
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'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:
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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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