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September 02, 1951 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Sep 2, 1951 – 53 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 02, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2265 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, April 27, 2020

Times Problem 2265 by F. Gamage (1st Prize). White mates in two.
FEN 6k1/1bR2pBN/3P3K/2r4p/8/8/6Q1/b7 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 02, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2266 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, April 27, 2020

Times Problem 2266 by Nathan Rubens. White mates in three.
FEN 8/Q7/1p4R1/4p2K/8/8/5k2/1B6 w - - 0 1

Steiner Game
One of the thrilling games played in the Schlecter Memorial Tournament in Vienna last July was this convincing victory by the United States champion.

Milan Vidmar (white) vs. Herman Steiner (black)
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-KB4
2. P-KN3 N-KB3
3. B-N2 P-K3
4. O-O B-K2
5. P-B4 O-O
6. P-Q4 P-Q4
7. P-N3 P-QR4!
8. B-R3 B-N5
9. N-K5 P-B3
10. B-N2 B-K2
11. P-QR3 QN-Q2
12. N-Q2 NxN
13. PxN N-Q2
14. P-K3 Q-K
15. P-B4 N-B4
16. Q-B2 N-K5
17. NxN QPxN
18. P-B5 Q-N3
19. KR-Q P-R4
20. K-R K-B2
21. B-R3 R-R
22. R-Q2 R-QN
23. P-QN4 R-R!
24. QR-Q PxP
25. PxP Q-R2
26. Q-B4 R-R5
27. B-KB P-R5
28. P-N4 PxP
29. P-B5 QxP
30. B-N2 Q-N4
31. BxP P-N6!
32. R-Bch K-N
33. Q-Q3 RxP!
34. R-R P-KN3!!
35. BxP K-N2
36. B-K4 R-Q!
37. B-Q4 BxP!
38. Q-B3 B-K2
39. B-N2 R-N4
40. R-N2 RxR
41. QxR P-B4!
42. B-QB3 P-N3!!
43. QxP P-R6
44. BxP R-R
45. R-R7! PxP!!
46. KxP Q-R5!
47. K-N Q-N6ch
48. K-B QxBch
49. K-K2 Q-N7ch
50. K-Q3 Q-Q4ch
51. B-Q4 B-Q2!
52. Q-N7 QxQ
53. RxQ R-Q!!
Resigns
Algebraic
1. Nf3 f5
2. g3 Nf6
3. Bg2 e6
4. 0-0 Be7
5. c4 0-0
6. d4 d5
7. b3 a5!
8. Ba3 Bb4
9. Ne5 c6
10. Bb2 Be7
11. a3 Nd7
12. Nd2 Nxe5
13. dxe5 Nd7
14. e3 Qe8
15. f4 Nc5
16. Qc2 Ne4
17. Nxe4 dxe4
18. c5 Qg6
19. Rd1 h5
20. Kh1 Kf7
21. Bh3 Rh8
22. Rd2 Rb8
23. b4 Ra8!
24. Rd1 axb4
25. axb4 Qh7
26. Qc4 Ra4
27. Bf1 h4
28. g4 fxg4
29. f5 Qxf5
30. Bg2 Qg5
31. Bxe4 g3!
32. Rf1+ Kg8
33. Qd3 Rxb4!
34. Ra1 g6!!
35. Bxg6 Kg7
36. Be4 Rd8!
37. Bd4 Bxc5!
38. Qc3 Be7
39. Bg2 Rb5
40. Rb2 Rxb2
41. Qxb2 c5!
42. Bc3 b6!!
43. Qxb6 h3
44. Bxh3 Rh8
45. Ra7! gxh2!!
46. Kxh2 Qh4!
47. Kg1 Qg3+
48. Kf1 Qxh3+
49. Ke2 Qg2+
50. Kd3 Qd5+
51. Bd4 Bd7!
52. Qb7 Qxb7
53. Rxb7 Rd8!!
0-1

Mengarini-Reshevsky Game

A loss to Dr. A. Mengarini in the seventh round of the United States Championship played in New York City cost Samuel Reshevsky the national title, which Larry Evans won. It was the first time Reshevsky has missed taking the championship in the six time he has entered these events.
The game was a lively encounter with the onetime boy prodigy on the black side of a Sicilian Defense. Risky play on his seventh move involved him in considerable trouble and Mengarini pressed home the attack in forceful style.

Ariel Mengarini vs Samuel Reshevsky
USA-ch (1951), New York, NY USA, rd 7, Aug-12
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1-0

Samuel Reshevsky vs Sidney Norman Bernstein
Ruy Lopez: Closed

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. O-O B-K2
6. R-K P-QN4
7. B-N3 O-O
8. P-Q4 PxP
9. P-K5 N-K
10. B-Q5 R-N
11. P-QR3 B-N2
12. NxP NxN
13. QxN P-B4
14. Q-K4 BxB
15. QxB N-B2
16. Q-Q3 P-Q4
17. PxPe.p. BxP
18. N-B3 N-K3
19. B-K3 B-K4
20. Q-K4 BxN
21. PxB Q-B3
22. P-QB4 Q-N3
23. QxQ RPxQ
24. PxP RxP
25. KR-Q R-Q
26. RxRch NxR
27. P-QB4 R-N6
28. BxP R-QB6
29. R-Q N-K3
30. B-K3 RxBP
1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 0-0
8. d4 exd4
9. e5 Ne8
10. Bd5 Rb8
11. a3 Bb7
12. Nxd4 Nxd4
13. Qxd4 c5
14. Qe4 Bxd5
15. Qxd5 Nc7
16. Qd3 d5
17. exd6e.p. Bxd6
18. Nc3 Ne6
19. Be3 Be5
20. Qe4 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Qf6
22. c4 Qg6
23. Qxg6 hxg6
24. cxb5 Rxb5
25. Rd1 Rd8
26. Rxd8+ Nxd8
27. c4 Rb3
28. Bxc5 Rc3
29. Rd1 Ne6
30. Be3 Rxc4
1/2-1/2

Herbert Seidman (white) vs Larry Evans (black)
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-KB3
5. N-QB3 P-QR3
6. P-KN3 P-QN4
7. B-N2 B-N2
8. O-O P-K3
9. R-K Q-B2
10. P-QR4 PxP
11. NxRP QN-Q2
12. P-N3 N-B4
13. NxN PxN
14. P-K5 BxB
15. KxB N-Q4
16. N-B3 1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
6. g3 b5
7. Bg2 Bb7
8. 0-0 e6
9. Re1 Qc7
10. a4 bxa4
11. Nxa4 Nd7
12. b3 Nc5
13. Nxc5 dxc5
14. e5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Nd5
16. Nf3 1/2-1/2

Weaver Adams vs. George Shainswit
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. P-K5 B-B4
4. B-Q3 BxB
5. QxB P-K3
6. P-KB4 Q-R4ch
7. N-Q2 Q-R3
8. QxQ NxQ
9. P-QR3 P-QB4
10. P-B3 N-K2
11. N-K2 N-B4
12. N-B3 P-R4
13. P-KN3 B-K2
14. B-Q2 R-QB
15. K-B2 K-Q2
16. KR-KN N-N
17. P-R3 N-B3
18. P-QN4 PxQP
19. PxP P-R3
20. P-N4 PxP
21. PxP N-R5
22. NxN RxN
23. B-K R-R6
24. K-N2 R-K6
25. R-R2 R-Q6
26. B-B2 N-R2
27. R-KR N-N4
28. R-R7 R-KN
29. R-R3 RxR
30. KxR R-QB
0-1
Algebraic
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. Bd3 Bxd3
5. Qxd3 e6
6. f4 Qa5+
7. Nd2 Qa6
8. Qxa6 Nxa6
9. a3 c5
10. c3 Ne7
11. Ne2 Nf5
12. Nf3 h5
13. g3 Be7
14. Bd2 Rc8
15. Kf2 Kd7
16. Rg1 Nb8
17. h3 Nc6
18. b4 cxd4
19. cxd4 a6
20. g4 hxg4
21. hxg4 Nh4
22. Nxh4 Rxh4
23. Be1 Rh3
24. Kg2 Re3
25. Rh2 Rd3
26. Bf2 Na7
27. Rh1 Nb5
28. Rh7 Rg8
29. Rh3 Rxh3
30. Kxh3 Rc8
0-1

Israel Albert Horowitz vs Samuel Reshevsky
USA-ch (1951), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Aug-05
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation (B72) 0-1

Tartakower Still Active

One of the most active chess masters of the older generation is undoubtedly Savielly G. Tartakower. He has been playing in international tournaments for more than 45 years and has been a prolific writer, mainly for foreign chess magazines.
He was born in 1887 in Rostov-on-Don, then part of Austria-Hungary, of Russian parents. After World War I he became a Polish citizen, living mostly in Paris. During World War II he was in England, working with the Free French. He has since returned to Paris, and he still takes part in important tournaments all over Europe.
At Southsea last spring he shared first honors with another Parisian, N. Rossolimo, in spite of this third-round loss.

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

Tartakower needed to win this final-round game to share first honors with Rossolimo.

Rudolf Teschner vs Savielly Tartakower
Southsea (1951), Southsea ENG, Apr-??
Pirc, Austrian Attack (B09) 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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