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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Sep 30, 1951 – 78 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sun, Sep 30, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2273 by F. Gamage...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, April 30, 2020

Times Problem 2273 by F. Gamage and E.M. Hassberg (H.M.) White mates in two.
FEN kb6/1R5K/1p4p1/8/b7/q4B2/R7/Q7 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sun, Sep 30, 1951 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2274 by E....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, April 30, 2020

Times Problem 2274 by E. Brunner. White mates in three.
FEN k7/P2p4/B2P4/p2p4/PNNB4/1P6/2P1K3/8 w - - 0 1

Hollywood Chess Group of Los Angeles vs. Capablanca Chess Club of Havana, Cuba

Isaac Kashdan (white) Rogelio Ortega (black)
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line

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. Q-K2 P-QN4
7. B-N3 O-O
8. P-B3 P-Q4
9. P-Q3 PxP
10. PxP B-KN5
11. P-KR3 B-Q2
12. R-Q Q-B
13. B-N5 P-R3
14. B-KR4 R-K
15. QN-Q2 N-KR4
16. NxP N-B5
17. BxPch K-R2
18. Q-K3 NxN
19. BxR NxPch
20. PxN KBxB
21. BxB NxB
22. P-K5 B-K2
23. N-B3 N-B
24. N-Q4 B-B4
25. P-N4 B-N3
26. Q-K4ch K-R
27. R-Q3 N-R2
28. R-K N-N4
29. Q-N4 Q-KN
30. P-K6 R-K
31. P-K7 Q-B2
32. R(3)-K3 N-R2
33. R-K6 N-N4
34. R(6)-K3 N-R2
35. Q-K6 Q-R4
36. R-N3 N-B3
37. R-K5 Q-Q8ch
38. K-N2 N-N
39. Q-B7 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Be7
6. Qe2 b5
7. Bb3 0-0
8. c3 d5
9. d3 dxe4
10. dxe4 Bg4
11. h3 Bd7
12. Rd1 Qc8
13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 Re8
15. Nd2 Nh5
16. Nxe5 Nf4
17. Bxf7+ Kh7
18. Qe3 Nxe5
19. Bxe8 Nxh3+
20. gxh3 Bxh4
21. Bxd7 Nxd7
22. e5 Be7
23. Nf3 Nf8
24. Nd4 Bc5
25. b4 Bb6
26. Qe4+ Kh8
27. Rd3 Nh7
28. Re1 Ng5
29. Qg4 Qg8
30. e6 Re8
31. e7 Qf7
32. Rde3 Nh7
33. Re6 Ng5
34. R6e3 Nh7
35. Qe6 Qh5
36. Rg3 Nf6
37. Re5 Qd1+
38. Kg2 Ng8
39. Qf7 1-0

Sr. Rogelio Ortega (white) vs. Isaac Kashdan (black)
Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-B4 P-QN3
4. P-KN3 B-N2
5. B-N2 B-K2
6. N-B3 O-O
7. Q-B2 P-Q3
8. O-O QN-Q2
9. P-N3 R-K
10. B-QR3 P-K4
11. KR-Q PxP
12. RxP B-KB
13. QR-Q P-N3
14. B-N2 B-N2
15. R(4)-Q2 N-B4
16. N-Q5 N(4)-K5
17. R-Q3 P-QR4
18. N-K NxN
19. PxN N-B4
20. R(3)-Q2 Q-K2
21. BxB KxB
22. B-B3 B-R3
23. N-N2 Q-B3
24. R-Q4 R-K4
25. N-K3 P-R4
26. P-QR3 B-N4
27. R-KB4 Q-K2
28. Q-B3 K-N
29. P-QN4 PxP
30. PxP N-K5
31. BxN RxB
32. RxR QxR
33. QxP BxP
34. R-K R-R7
35. QxQP R-N7
36. Q-B4 QxQ
37. PxQ B-N4
38. R-Q K-B
39. P-Q6 K-K
40. N-Q5 B-R5
41. R-Kch K-Q
42. NxP RxNP
43. NxB RxN
44. P-B5 R-N5ch
45. K-B PxP
46. R-K5 R-KR5
47. K-N2 R-N5ch
48. K-B3 K-Q2
49. RxP KxP
50. RxBP K-K3
1/2-1/2
Adjudicated draw
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. c4 b6
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bg2 Be7
6. Nc3 0-0
7. Qc2 d6
8. 0-0 Nd7
9. b3 Re8
10. Ba3 e5
11. Rd1 exd4
12. Rxd4 Bf8
13. Rd1 g6
14. Bb2 Bg7
15. R4d2 Nc5
16. Nd5 Ne4
17. Rd3 a5
18. Ne1 Nxd5
19. cxd5 Nc5
20. Rd2 Qe7
21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Bf3 Ba6
23. Ng2 Qf6
24. Rd4 Re5
25. Ne3 h5
26. a3 Bb5
27. Rf4 Qe7
28. Qc3 Kg8
29. b4 axb4
30. axb4 Ne4
31. Bxe4 Rxe4
32. Rxe4 Qxe4
33. Qxc7 Bxe2
34. Re1 Ra2
35. Qxd6 Rb2
36. Qf4 Qxf4
37. gxf4 Bb5
38. Rd1 Kf8
39. d6 Ke8
40. Nd5 Ba4
41. Re1+ Kd8
42. Nxb6 Rxb4
43. Nxa4 Rxa4
44. f5 Rg4+
45. Kf1 gxf5
46. Re5 Rh4
47. Kg2 Rg4+
48. Kf3 Kd7
49. Rxf5 Kxd6
50. Rxf7 Ke6
1/2-1/2
Adjudicated draw

Dr. Aureliano Sanchez Arango (white) vs. Alexander Bisno (black)
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 N-KB3
3. P-Q3 B-B4
4. P-KR3 N-B3
5. N-B3 P-KR3
6. P-QR3 O-O
7. B-K3 BxB
8. PxB N-KR4
9. NxP Q-R5ch!
10. K-Q2 NxN
11. P-KN4 Q-B7ch
12. Q-K2 QxQch
13. BxQ N-N6
14. R-R2 NxB
15. RxN P-QB3
16. R-KB P-Q3
17. R-N2 B-Q2
18. P-N3 QR-K
19. N-K2 N-N3
20. N-N3 P-Q4
21. P-N4 P-QR4
22. P-B3 RPxP
23. RPxP R-R
24. R-B B-K3
25. R(2)-N N-R5
26. R(N)-B PxP
27. NxP R-R7ch
28. R-B2 R(1)-R
29. P-B4 RxRch
30. KxR R-R7ch
31. K-B3 N-N7
32. K-Q4 P-QN4
33. R-QN PxP
34. PxP R-R6
35. N-B3 NxP
36. N-K2 NxBP
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. d3 Bc5
4. h3 Nc6
5. Nf3 h6
6. a3 0-0
7. Be3 Bxe3
8. fxe3 Nh5
9. Nxe5 Qh4+!
10. Kd2 Nxe5
11. g4 Qf2+
12. Qe2 Qxe2+
13. Bxe2 Ng3
14. Rh2 Nxe2
15. Rxe2 c6
16. Rf1 d6
17. Rg2 Bd7
18. b3 Rae8
19. Ne2 Ng6
20. Ng3 d5
21. b4 a5
22. c3 axb4
23. axb4 Ra8
24. Rc1 Be6
25. Rg1 Nh4
26. Rf1 dxe4
27. Nxe4 Ra2+
28. Rc2 Ra8
29. c4 Rxc2+
30. Kxc2 Ra2+
31. Kc3 Ng2
32. Kd4 b5
33. Rb1 bxc4
34. dxc4 Ra3
35. Nc3 Nxe3
36. Ne2 Nxc4
0-1

Alexander Bisno (white) vs. Dr. Aureliano Sanchez Arango (black)
Center Game

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. P-Q4 B-Q3
3. PxP BxP
4. P-KB4 B-Q3
5. B-B4 N-QB3
6. N-KB3 P-KR3
7. O-O B-B4ch
8. K-R P-Q3
9. N-B3 B-K3
10. BxB PxB
11. N-QR4 B-N3
12. NxB RPxN
13. P-KN3 N-B3
14. Q-K2 R-R4
15. B-Q2 R-R5
16. P-K5  R-K5
17. Q-N2 PxP
18. PxP NxP
19. NxN RxN
20. B-B3 R-Q4
21. QR-K Q-K2
22. BxN PxB
23. Q-K4 K-Q2
24. P-B4 P-KB4
25. Q-B2 Q-B4
26. Q-B3 R-Q5
27. R-Q P-K4
28. P-QN4 Q-B3ch
29. K-N Q-K5
30. QR-K RxP
31. RxQ RxQ
32. RxKP R-B7
33. P-QR3 R-B6
34. R-Qch K-B3
35. P-KR4 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. d4 Bd6
3. dxe5 Bxe5
4. f4 Bd6
5. Bc4 Nc6
6. Nf3 h6
7. 0-0 Bc5+
8. Kh1 d6
9. Nc3 Be6
10. Bxe6 fxe6
11. Na4 Bb6
12. Nxb6 axb6
13. g3 Nf6
14. Qe2 Ra5
15. Bd2 Ra4
16. e5 Re4
17. Qg2 dxe5
18. fxe5 Nxe5
19. Nxe5 Rxe5
20. Bc3 Rd5
21. Rfe1 Qe7
22. Bxf6 gxf6
23. Qe4 Kd7
24. c4 f5
25. Qc2 Qc5
26. Qc3 Rd4
27. Red1 e5
28. b4 Qc6+
29. Kg1 Qe4
30. Re1 Rxc4
31. Rxe4 Rxc3
32. Rxe5 Rc2
33. a3 Rc3
34. Rd1+ Kc6
35. h4 1-0
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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's True History
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 --
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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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