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June 03, 1951 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Jun 3, 1951 – 82 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, June 03, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2239 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Times Problem 2239 by F.J.C. De Blasio (Comm.) White mates in two.
FEN B4Q2/2ppq1b1/3k1r2/2N2bRR/2PP3N/4B3/8/4K3 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, June 03, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2340 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Times Problem 2340 by Nicholas Gabor (1st Honorable Mention). White mates in three.
FEN 3n1r1q/1pP4n/2p1p1bQ/2P1prp1/4PpP1/5P2/1R5p/k2N3K w - - 0 1
Rb4

County League Game

The following game was played at a recent Los Angeles County Chess League match between the Hollywood Chess Group and the Los Angeles City College Chess Club. It was a hard-fought battle ending in a 3-3 tie. This game was considered the most interesting of the match, according to Carl Marko, president of the LACC Chess Club.

Jacqueline Piatigorsky (white) Hollywood vs. Al Russo (black) LACC
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-KB3
5. N-QB3 P-K3
6. B-K2 B-N5
7. NxN NPxN
8. P-K5 N-Q4
9. B-Q2 NxN
10. PxN B-B4
11. O-O O-O
12. K-R1 P-Q3
13. B-KB4 PxP
14. BxP Q-R5
15. Q-K1 P-QR4
16. QR-Q1 B-QR3
17. B-Q3 BxB
18. PxB P-R5
19. P-Q4 B-R2
20. R-Q3 B-QN1!
21. R-KR3 Q-K2
22. Q-K4 P-KB4
23. QxQBP BxB
24. PxB KR-QB1
25. Q-Q6 QxQ
26. PxQ QR-QN1
27. R-K3 K-B2
28. KR-K1 R-K1
29. P-QB4 R-N7!
30. P-Q7 R-Q1
31. RxP RxQP
32. R(6)-K2 RxR
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e6
6. Be2 Bb4
7. Nxc6 bxc6
8. e5 Nd5
9. Bd2 Nxc3
10. bxc3 Bc5
11. 0-0 0-0
12. Kh1 d6
13. Bf4 dxe5
14. Bxe5 Qh4
15. Qe1 a5
16. Rd1 Ba6
17. Bd3 Bxd3
18. cxd3 a4
19. d4 Ba7
20. Rd3 Bb8!
21. Rh3 Qe7
22. Qe4 f5
23. Qxc6 Bxe5
24. dxe5 Rc8
25. Qd6 Qxd6
26. exd6 Rb8
27. Re3 Kf7
28. Re1 Re8
29. c4 Rb2!
30. d7 Rd8
31. Rxe6 Rxd7
32. Re2 Rxe2
0-1

(a) A clear oversight but, at best, white had only a draw.

British Tournament
An international tournament has just been completed at Southsea, England. Forty-four players competed under the Swiss system.
Nicholas Rossolimo and Dr. Savielly Tartakower, both of Paris, tied for first place with scores of 8-2.
Four tied at 7-3: A. O'Kelly de Galway, Belgium; P. Ravn of Denmark, R. Teschner of Germany and A.H. Trost of England.

Catalan Opening
Tartakower (white) France vs. Thomas (black) England
Indian Defense: Knights Variation

Savielly Tartakower vs Andrew Rowland Benedick Thomas
Southsea (1951), Southsea ENG, rd 3
Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) 0-1

Charles H Roele-Coeuraad (white) vs. Nicolas Rossolimo (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 Kt-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. Kt-QB3 B-Kt5
4. P-K3 Castles
5. Kt-K2 P-Q4
6. P-QR3 B-K2
7. Kt-Kt3 P-B4
8. QPxP PxP
9. BxP QxQch
10. KtxQ BxP
11. P-Kt4 B-K2
12. B-Kt2 B-Q2
13. P-K4 R-B
14. B-Q3 B-R5
15. Kt-K3 R-Q
16. K-K2 Kt-B3
17. P-K5 Kt-Q4
18. KtxKt RxKt
19. B-K4 R-Q2
20. KR-QB B-Kt4
21. KR-QKt QR-Q
22. B-QB3 B-Kt4ch
23. K-K KtxKP
24. Kt-K2 Kt-Q6ch
25. K-B Kt-B5
26. B-B3 R-Q6
27. P-Kt3 RxKB
28. PxKt RxB
29. PxB R-B7
30. R-K QR-Q7
31. QR-B RxKt
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e3 0-0
5. Ne2 d5
6. a3 Be7
7. Ng3 c5
8. dxc5 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Qxd1+
10. Nxd1 Bxc5
11. b4 Be7
12. Bb2 Bd7
13. e4 Rc8
14. Bd3 Ba4
15. Ne3 Rd8
16. Ke2 Nc6
17. e5 Nd5
18. Nxd5 Rxd5
19. Be4 Rd7
20. Rc1 Bg5
21. Rb1 Rd8
22. Bc3 Bb5+
23. Ke1 Nxe5
24. Ne2 Nd3+
25. Kf1 Nf4
26. Bf3 Rd3
27. g3 Rxf3
28. gxf4 Rxc3
29. fxg5 Rc2
30. Re1 Rd2
31. Rc1 Rxe2
0-1

'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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