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April 15, 1951 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Apr 15, 1951 – 80 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, April 15, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2225 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, April 19, 2020

Times Problem 2225 by Julius Buchwald (3rd Prize). White mates in two.
FEN 3B4/3Bp3/rN2K3/p1k1nQbR/8/1RPpq2p/b2N4/8 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, April 15, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2226 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, April 19, 2020

Times Problem 2226 by Vincent L. Eaton (1st Prize). White mates in three.
FEN 5Q2/4p3/3NP1PB/pK3BrP/Rnp2kr1/2P2Np1/1pPP2P1/5b2 w - - 0 1

Hollywood Chess Group Championship
It looks as if the Hollywood Chess Group will have a new champion. Former California Junior Champion Eugene Levin, at present a student of UCLA, has two more games to play and he only needs one point to make sure of first place. So far he is undefeated. The following is a game between Hyman Gordon, last year's champion, and Levin. When the game was played each had the same score and this was the deciding game.
In the B group there was a wild scramble for first place. Fred Goetze lost his last game to Mrs. Piatigorsky, which put Maron ahead a half point, but he lost to Negley the same evening. This so upset him that he lost his next game to St. John, but he was so far ahead of the rest that second place was assured for him anyway. Third place most likely will go to W. Wheeler. Fourth and fifth is between Mrs. Piatigorsky and Marko.

Hyman Gordon (white) vs. Eugene Levin (black)
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Stonewall Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-K3
2. P-QB4 P-KB4
3. P-KN3 N-KB3
4. B-N2 B-K2
5. N-KB3 P-B3
6. O-O O-O
7. N-B3 P-Q4
8. N-K5 QN-Q2
9. P-B4 NxN
10. BPxN N-N5
11. P-KR3 N-R3
12. B-K3 N-B2
13. R-N P-QR4
14. P-R3 PxP
15. Q-R4 P-QN4
16. Q-B2 R-R3
17. N-Q P-R5
18. P-KN4 P-B4
19. PxQBP NxP
20. N-B3 P-B5
21. QR-Q Q-K
22. B-Q4 P-B6
23. PxP  N-Q6
24. N-K4 P-K4
25. B-K3 B-N2
26. RxN PxR
27. QxQP K-R
28. N-B3 R(3)-KB3
29. N-K4 BxN
30. QxB Q-B
31. R-B Q-B2
32. Q-N4 P-R3
33. R-Q RxP!
34. BxR RxB
35. QxNP RxB
36. Q-K8ch K-R2
37. P-N5 BxNP
38. R-Q6 R-N6ch
39. K-B B-K2
40. R-QB6 Q-Q
41. QxQ BxQ
42. R-B8 B-K2
43. R-B7 B-B3
44. R-R7 R-N6
45. RxP RxNP
46. R-QB4 B-Q
47. P-B6 B-B2
48. P-QR4 K-N3
49. R-B5 P-K5
50. P-R5 P-K6
51. R-B BxP
52. P-B7 P-K7ch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 e6
2. c4 f5
3. g3 Nf6
4. Bg2 Be7
5. Nf3 c6
6. 0-0 0-0
7. Nc3 d5
8. Ne5 Nd7
9. f4 Nxe5
10. fxe5 Ng4
11. h3 Nh6
12. Be3 Nf7
13. Rb1 a5
14. a3 dxc4
15. Qa4 b5
16. Qc2 Ra6
17. Nd1 a4
18. g4 c5
19. dxc5 Nxe5
20. Nc3 f4
21. Rd1 Qe8
22. Bd4 f3
23. exf3 Nd3
24. Ne4 e5
25. Be3 Bb7
26. Rxd3 cxd3
27. Qxd3 Kh8
28. Nc3 Raf6
29. Ne4 Bxe4
30. Qxe4 Qc8
31. Rc1 Qc7
32. Qb4 h6
33. Rd1 Rxf3!
34. Bxf3 Rxf3
35. Qxb5 Rxe3
36. Qe8+ Kh7
37. g5 Bxg5
38. Rd6 Rg3+
39. Kf1 Be7
40. Rc6 Qd8
41. Qxd8 Bxd8
42. Rc8 Be7
43. Rc7 Bf6
44. Ra7 Rb3
45. Rxa4 Rxb2
46. Rc4 Bd8
47. c6 Bc7
48. a4 Kg6
49. Rc5 e4
50. a5 e3
51. Rc1 Bxa5
52. c7 e2+
0-1

Fine and Evans Tie
Dr. Reuben Fine and Larry Evans tied for first honors in the masters tournament at the Marshall Chess Club in New York last week. Neither of them had been defeated.
Dr. Lasker won the third prize and Albert C. Simonson the fourth.
Dr. Lasker has received an invitation to play in the Schlechter Memorial international tournament, to be held in Vienna early in June. Your editor has been invited. The final standing: …

Larry Evans (white) vs Reuben Fine (black)
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-Q4
3. PxP NxP
4. N-KB3 P-KN3
5. P-KN3 B-N2
6. B-N2 O-O
7. O-O P-QB4
8. PxP N-R3
9. N-K N-B5
10. Q-B2 NxB
11. NxN Q-R4
12. B-Q2 QxBP
13. QxQ NxQ
14. B-B3 P-K4
15. B-N4 P-N3
16. N-B3 B-QR3
17. KR-Q KR-B
18. N-K3 N-K3
19. KN-Q5 B-B
20. N-K7ch BxN
21. BxB N-Q5
22. P-K3 N-B6ch
23. K-N2 B-N2
24. P-K4 ½-½
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 d5
3. cxd5 Nxd5
4. Nf3 g6
5. g3 Bg7
6. Bg2 0-0
7. 0-0 c5
8. dxc5 Na6
9. Ne1 Nf4
10. Qc2 Nxg2
11. Nxg2 Qa5
12. Bd2 Qxc5
13. Qxc5 Nxc5
14. Bc3 e5
15. Bb4 b6
16. Nc3 Ba6
17. Rfd1 Rfd8
18. Ne3 Ne6
19. Nd5 Bf8
20. Ne7+ Bxe7
21. Bxe7 Nd4
22. e3 Nf3+
23. Kg2 Bb7
24. e4 ½-½

Mikhail Botvinnik vs David Bronstein
Botvinnik - Bronstein World Championship Match (1951), Moscow URS, rd 5, Mar-25
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bishop Attack (E47) 0-1

David Bronstein vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik - Bronstein World Championship Match (1951), Moscow URS, rd 6, Mar-26
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. Traditional Vartiation (B63) 0-1

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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 --
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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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