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Chess ChatsChess Chats 09 Oct 1949, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, October 09, 1949 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 107 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Problem No. 107 by A. Mari, Italy. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 1b6/q2n4/2prP3/1prk1N2/1P6/P1p1KN1B/2P3Q1/8 w - - 0 1

The following game in the British chess championship at Felixstowe was played between H. Golombek (the new champion) and A.N. Bowen, Golombek playing white:

Harry Golombek (white) vs. Alfred William Bowen (black)
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 Kt-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. Kt-KB3 P-B4
4. P-Q5 P-QKt4
5. B-Kt5 KPxP
6. PxQP P-KR3
7. BxKt QxB
8. Q-Q2 P-Q3
9. P-K4 B-Q2
10. Kt-B3 P-Kt5
11. Kt-Q1 Q-Kt3
12. Q-B4 B-K2
13. Kt-K3 B-KKt4
14. KtxB PxKt
15. Q-B3 Castles
16. B-Q3 B-B1
17. Q-K2 Q-B3
18. P-KR4 P-Kt5
19. Castles Q-B5
20. K-Kt1 P-R4
21. P-R5 P-B5
22. KtxBP B-R3
23. P-KKt3 Q-B3
24. Kt-K3 BxBch
25. RxB Kt-Q2
26. KtxP Q-K2
27. Q-B3 QR-K1
28. R-K3 P-R5
29. Q-B5 K(N1)-R1
30. P-R6 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 c5
4. d5 b5
5. Bg5 exd5
6. cxd5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6
8. Qd2 d6
9. e4 Bd7
10. Nc3 b4
11. Nd1 Qg6
12. Qf4 Be7
13. Ne3 Bg5
14. Nxg5 hxg5
15. Qf3 0-0
16. Bd3 Bc8
17. Qe2 Qf6
18. h4 g4
19. 0-0-0 Qf4
20. Kb1 a5
21. h5 c4
22. Nxc4 Ba6
23. g3 Qf6
24. Ne3 Bxd3+
25. Rxd3 Nd7
26. Nxg4 Qe7
27. Qf3 Re8
28. Re3 a4
29. Qf5 Kh8
30. h6 1-0

1. The alternatives—5. PxKP 5. Kt-B3 and 5. P-K4, have been refuted in masterplay.
2. A new idea instead of the usual 8. Q-B2. Golombek wishes to keep the queen radiating on the black diagonals, while K4 at present needs no support. Further test will be required to establish the validity of this innovation.
3. More promising is Q B-R3. The knight will now remain undeveloped for 16 moves.
4. Black is already in difficulties. The text-move surrenders a square of the utmost importance for White's plans his QB4.
5. One of the favorable consequences of White's 8. Q-Q2.
6. He pays the penalty of earlier sins.
7. A very fine move. Black has nothing better than to weaken the KKtP by a further advance, for if 18. … PxP; 19. Q-R5.
8. He must abandon the QP or KKtP.
9. Threatening 27. … P-B4.
10. If 30 … P-Kt3 31. QxKt, QxQ; 32. Kt-B6 ch. A high-class game by Golombek.

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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.
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Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

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