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October 31, 1948 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 31 Oct 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, October 31, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 57 by...

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

Problem No. 57 by R. Svoboda, Prague. White to move and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/4p3/1B2P3/1P1Nk3/4p2P/4N3/4K3/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nf4 Kf6 2. Bd4#

A Fine Finish

The following game is one of eight played simultaneously blindfolded in the Orange Chess Club exhibition, October 11, 1948.

George Koltanowski (white) William P. Caverly, Santa Ana (black)
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. P-QN4 PxP
3. P-Q4 P-Q4
4. P-K5 N-QB3
5. B-N2 B-B4
6. N-K2 P-K3
7. N-N3 B-N3
8. P-KR4 P-KR3
9. B-Q3 BxB
10. QxB KN-K2
11. P-R5 N-B1
12. P-KB4 B-K2
13. N-Q2 B-R5
14. O-O-O BxN
15. QxB O-O
16. P-B5 K-R1
17. P-B6! R-KN1
18. Q-B4 K-R2
19. N-B3 PxP
20. PxP N-N3
21. P-KN4 R-QB1
22. P-N5 Q-B2
23. P-N6ch! PxP
24. N-N5ch!! K-R1
25. N-B7ch!! QxN
26. QxRPch Q-R2
27. PxP Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. b4 cxb4
3. d4 d5
4. e5 Nc6
5. Bb2 Bf5
6. Ne2 e6
7. Ng3 Bg6
8. h4 h6
9. Bd3 Bxd3
10. Qxd3 Nge7
11. h5 Nc8
12. f4 Be7
13. Nd2 Bh4
14. 0-0-0 Bxg3
15. Qxg3 0-0
16. f5 Kh8
17. f6! Rg8
18. Qf4 Kh7
19. Nf3 gxf6
20. exf6 Nb6
21. g4 Rc8
22. g5 Qc7
23. g6+! fxg6
24. Ng5+!! Kh8
25. Nf7+!! Qxf7
26. Qxh6+ Qh7
27. hxg6 1-0

2. The so-called Wing gambit. Far from correct but very dangerous in exhibition play.
6. Again unusual. B-Q3 is considered better.
8. Must make room for his Bishop as P-R5 was threatened.
11. Must develop his King's side somehow.
14. White is playing sharp chess and wishes to attack even at the cost of putting his King on the Queen's side.
16. Come what may, PxP was better.
17. If PxP now, then Q-B4 gives Black a lot of trouble.
18. Not PxP; as QxP mates.
20. If now RxP, then 21. QR-KN1, Q-N1; 22. RxR, QxR; 23. R-KN1 wins.
22. Black now threatens the Queen and has a dangerous threat on the White King. But all moves that follow now were announced by the simultaneous player. (See diagram.)
23. Forced. If K-R1, QxP mate. Or 23. … RxP; 24. PxRch mates in short order.
24. Again best. If PxN; 25. QxNP and mate is unavoidable.
25. The killer!

Here is a curious miniature played in the championship of the Ukraine, 1948:
Alexey Sokolsky (white) vs. Abram Ruvimovich Kofman (black)
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-KB4
2. P-K4 PxP
3. Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
4. B-KKt5 P-QKt3
5. P-B3 B-Kt2
6. PxP KtxP
7. KtxKt BxKt
8. Kt-B3 Q-B1
9. B-Q3 BxB
10. QxB Q-R3
11. Q-K4 Kt-QB3
12. P-Q5 Kt-R4
13. Kt-K5 P-Q3
14. Kt-B7! KxKt
15. R-B1ch K-K1
16. RxBch! Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 f5
2. e4 fxe4
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 b6
5. f3 Bb7
6. fxe4 Nxe4
7. Nxe4 Bxe4
8. Nf3 Qc8
9. Bd3 Bxd3
10. Qxd3 Qa6
11. Qe4 Nc6
12. d5 Na5
13. Ne5 d6
14. Nf7! Kxf7
15. Rf1+ Ke8
16. Rxf8+! 1-0

After KxR mate in 5 moves follows!

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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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