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September 16, 1951 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Sep 16, 1951 – 55 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 16, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2269 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Times Problem 2269 by Sven Almgren (3rd Prize). White mates in two.
FEN 5R2/3Nn1K1/1p6/r2n1bpB/2QN1k2/5P2/3R1B2/b7 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 16, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2270 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Times Problem 2270 by Julius Buchwald (1st Prize). White mates in three.
FEN 1N6/p7/2KP4/k7/p1B5/P2P4/1N5r/B7 w - - 0 1
P-Q4/d4

Sherwin Wins
New York State Championship

James T. Sherwin won the recent New York State championship tournament.
The style of the new champion is direct and fearless. His success is traceable to a close study of the openings and to tactical skill which sees him through mis-game difficulties. It was he who first stopped Herbert Seidman in the fifth round at Syracuse. The full score of this pivotal game follows.

Herbert Seidman (white) vs. James T. Sherwin (black)
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. Kt-QB3 B-Kt5
4. P-K5 P-QB4
5. P-QR3 BxKtch
6. PxB Q-B2
7. Q-Kt4 P-B4
8. Q-Kt3 PxP
9. PxP Kt-K2
10. B-Q2 Castles
11. B-Q3 P-QKt3
12. Kt-K2 B-R3
13. Kt-B4 Q-Q2
14. B-Kt4 R-B2
15. BxKt RxB
16. Castles BxB
17. QxB Kt-B3
18. P-B4 PxP
19. QxQBP R-Q
20. QR-Q KtxKP
21. Q-R2 Kt-Kt3
22. KtxKt PxKt
23. KR-K Q-Q4
24. Q-K2 R-QB
25. P-R3 R-B5
26. Q-K3 R-Q2
27. R-Q3 P-K4
28. Q-Kt3 P-K5
29. R-Q2 K-B2
30. KR-Q KR-B2
31. P-KR4 R-B6
32. Q-Kt5 RxP
33. P-R5 R-B3
34. P-Kt4 R-R6
35. K-Kt2 RxP
36. PxR P-K6ch
37. P-B3 PxR
38. RxP PxP
39. QxRPch R-Kt3ch
40. K-R3 K-B3
41. Q-R4ch K-B2
42. Q-R5 Q-Q3
43. R-KKt2 Q-KB3
44. P-Q5 P-R4
45. P-B4 P-R5
46. R-QB2 K-K2
47. Q-K2ch K-Q
48. R-B6 R-R3ch
49. K-Kt2 Q-Q5
50. RxR QxPch
51. K-Kt3 PxR
52. Q-QKt2 Q-Kt6ch
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e5 c5
5. a3 Bxc3+
6. bxc3 Qc7
7. Qg4 f5
8. Qg3 cxd4
9. cxd4 Ne7
10. Bd2 0-0
11. Bd3 b6
12. Ne2 Ba6
13. Nf4 Qd7
14. Bb4 Rf7
15. Bxe7 Rxe7
16. 0-0 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 Nc6
18. c4 dxc4
19. Qxc4 Rd8
20. Rd1 Nxe5
21. Qa2 Ng6
22. Nxg6 hxg6
23. Re1 Qd5
24. Qe2 Rc8
25. h3 Rc4
26. Qe3 Rd7
27. Rd3 e5
28. Qg3 e4
29. Rd2 Kf7
30. Red1 Rc7
31. h4 Rc3
32. Qg5 Rxa3
33. h5 Rc6
34. g4 Rh3
35. Kg2 Rxh5
36. gxh5 e3+
37. f3 exd2
38. Rxd2 gxh5
39. Qxh5+ Rg6+
40. Kh3 Kf6
41. Qh4+ Kf7
42. Qh5 Qd6
43. Rg2 Qf6
44. d5 a5
45. f4 a4
46. Rc2 Ke7
47. Qe2+ Kd8
48. Rc6 Rh6+
49. Kg2 Qd4
50. Rxh6 Qxd5+
51. Kg3 gxh6
52. Qb2 Qb3+
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'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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