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July 31, 1949 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 31 Jul 1949, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sun, July 31, 1949 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 97 by A.F....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, March 20, 2020

Problem No. 97 by A.F. Arguelles, Barcelona. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 1N1b1NK1/2P1kPR1/3n2nR/8/2qp4/B4Q2/8/4rbr1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nfd7 Ke6 2. f8=N#

Here follows a game played on board No. 1 in the match between Winnipeg and Minneapolis at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

D. Abe Yanofsky (white) vs. Giles A. Koelsche (black)
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-KB3
5. N-QB3 P-KN3
6. B-K2 B-N2
7. O-O N-QB3
8. N-N3 O-O
9. B-K3 B-K3
10. P-B4 N-QR4
11. P-B5 B-B5
12. B-Q3 P-Q4
13. NxN QxN
14. P-K5 BxB
15. PxB N-Q2
16. P-Q4 PxP
17. RxP P-K3
18. R-R5 P-B4
19. R-R4 R-B2
20. Q-R5 N-B1
21. R-KB1 Q-N3
22. N-R4 Q-B3
23. P-QN3 Q-K1
24. R-R3 R-QB2
25. Q-R4 QR-QB1
26. B-N5 P-N3
27. N-N2 R-B7
28. N-Q3 R1-B6
29. N-B4 RxR
30. QxR RxRP
31. R-B1 P-QR4
32. Q-N3 P-R5
33. B-B6 N-N3
34. BxB NxN
35. B-R6ch Q-N3
36. BxN QxQ
37. PxQ PxP
38. R-N1 P-N7
39. K-B2 P-N4
40. B-Q2 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 g6
6. Be2 Bg7
7. 0-0 Nc6
8. Nb3 0-0
9. Be3 Be6
10. f4 Na5
11. f5 Bc4
12. Bd3 d5
13. Nxa5 Qxa5
14. e5 Bxd3
15. cxd3 Nd7
16. d4 gxf5
17. Rxf5 e6
18. Rh5 f5
19. Rh4 Rf7
20. Qh5 Nf8
21. Rf1 Qb6
22. Na4 Qc6
23. b3 Qe8
24. Rh3 Rc7
25. Qh4 Rc8
26. Bg5 b6
27. Nb2 Rc2
28. Nd3 R8c3
29. Nf4 Rxh3
30. Qxh3 Rxa2
31. Rc1 a5
32. Qg3 a4
33. Bf6 Ng6
34. Bxg7 Nxf4
35. Bh6+ Qg6
36. Bxf4 Qxg3
37. hxg3 axb3
38. Rb1 b2
39. Kf2 b5
40. Bd2 1-0
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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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