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November 21, 1948 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 21 Nov 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, November 21, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 60 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Problem No. 60 by J.C. Morra, Argentina. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN B4Rb1/3p1qn1/7b/3R3r/2N2p1p/r1p1Pk1P/2Q1p3/4B2K w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qd3 c2 2. Nd2#

Here are a couple of games from the Petaluma-Santa Rosa match.
Board 2.
Roland Goudswaard, Santa Rosa (white) vs. Lionel Wolfson, Petaluma (black).
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-KB4 P-K4
3. N-KB3 P-Q4
4. PxP N-KB3
5. P-Q4 NxP
6. B-QB4 P-KN4
7. O-O B-K2
8. NxP B-K3
9. BxN BxB
10. N-QB3 N-QB3
11. NxN PxN
12. P-QN3! Q-Q2
13. R-K1 B-K3
14. B-N2 B-B3
15. N-K4 Q-K2
16. Q-B3 B-N2
17. P-QR4 O-O-O
18. B-R3! Q-Q2
19. N-B5 QxPch
20. K-R1 Q-Q4
21. Q-K2 K-N1
22. QR-Q1 Q-B4
23. Q-R6 B-QB1
24. QxBP B-QB6
25. RxR RxR
26. N-R6ch BxN
27. QxB B-N2!
28. R-KB1 Q-N5
29. R-KN1 QxPch!
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. f4 e5
3. Nf3 d5
4. exd5 Nf6
5. d4 Nxd5
6. Bc4 g5
7. 0-0 Be7
8. Nxe5 Be6
9. Bxd5 Bxd5
10. Nc3 Nc6
11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. b3! Qd7
13. Re1 Be6
14. Bb2 Bf6
15. Ne4 Qe7
16. Qf3 Bg7
17. a4 0-0-0
18. Ba3! Qd7
19. Nc5 Qxd4+
20. Kh1 Qd5
21. Qe2 Kb8
22. Rd1 Qf5
23. Qa6 Bc8
24. Qxc6 Bc3
25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Na6+ Bxa6
27. Qxc3 Bb7!
28. Rf1 Qg4
29. Rg1 Qxg2+!
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10. P-QB4 here is much stronger.
12. Castling on the king's side is the correct line of play.
13. B-R3 was threatened.
16. To stop NxBch and QxQPch.
17. Black is in trouble and decides to get his king to safety at long last.
19. BxPch followed by BxN was safer.
21. Only way to stop the mate in two that White threatened with Q-R6ch.
26. Q-N5ch and Q-B6ch gave White a perpetual check. Now he manages to lose a well played game.
29. White resigns. After RxQ R-Q8 mates.

Board 1.
Gustav Wollman, Petaluma (white) vs. George Koltanowski (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. O-O B-K2
5. N-B3 NxP
6. NxN P-Q4
7. BxP QxB
8. P-Q3 O-O
9. B-K3 P-KB4
10. N-B3 Q-Q1
11. R-K1 P-B5
12. B-Q2 B-KN5
13. Q-K2 N-Q5
14. QxP B-B3!
15. QxKBP BxN
16. PxB B-N4!
17. Q-K4 BxB
18. KR-KB1 NxPch
19. K-N2 BxN
20. PxB Q-N4ch
21. K-R1 Q-R3
22. P-KR4 R-B5
23. Q-Q5ch K-R1
24. P-R5 R-R5ch
25. K-N2 Q-B5
26. KR-Q1 Q-N5ch
27. K-B1 R-R8ch
28. K-K2 R-K1ch
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. 0-0 Be7
5. Nc3 Nxe4
6. Nxe4 d5
7. Bxd5 Qxd5
8. d3 0-0
9. Be3 f5
10. Nc3 Qd8
11. Re1 f4
12. Bd2 Bg4
13. Qe2 Nd4
14. Qxe5 Bf6!
15. Qxf4 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Bg5!
17. Qe4 Bxd2
18. Rf1 Nxf3+
19. Kg2 Bxc3
20. bxc3 Qg5+
21. Kh1 Qh6
22. h4 Rf4
23. Qd5+ Kh8
24. h5 Rh4+
25. Kg2 Qf4
26. Rfd1 Qg4+
27. Kf1 Rh1+
28. Ke2 Re8+
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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:

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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