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L.A. Times Problem 2290 by J. Fridlizius (1st Prize). White mates in three.
FEN 8/b4pK1/1p1B4/n2N2p1/P1Pk4/2R5/2Ppb3/7Q w - - 0 1
R-B3/Rf3
Prins Exhibitions
Several more simultaneous exhibitions were given here last week by Lodewijk Prins, Dutch journalist and international chess master.
On Saturday, Nov. 17, he gave a simultaneous exhibition at the Los Angeles Chess Club playing 11, winning nine, losing one to J. Kender, and drawing one with Ray Berres. Last Sunday Prins took on 10 players again with clocks at the Hollywood Chess Group, winning six and losing four to E. Levin, W.H. Steckel, M. Gordon and R. Smith. Last Tuesday evening he took on six players of the Los Feliz Chess Club with clocks again, winning four, losing to H.E. Singleton and drawing with D.A. Fisher. On Wednesday evening he played an exhibition clock game with Isaac Kashdan at the Hollywood Chess Group, which was won by Kashdan in good style. Prins before he leaves for Holland will play several exhibition games in San Francisco, Reno, Blackfoot, Idaho, Denver, Colorado, Rochester, N.Y. New York City and Montreal, Canada. He may participate in the forthcoming tournament in Havana, Cuba, in February, 1952.
The results of his two exhibitions at the Hollywood Chess Group's headquarters against a number of Los Angeles' best players compare favorably, he believes, with the results gained by Samuel Reshevsky, grand master, who played six clock games simultaneously here some time ago.
Reshevsky, playing the white pieces on all boards, won two, drew two and lost two (50%), where as Prins, meeting 10 opponents simultaneously on each occasion and offering them the color they preferred, scored 75% on Nov. 11 and 60% last Sunday.
“There are essential points of difference,” he points out, “between the ordinary simultaneous display and a clock match against a limited number of adversaries. In the former, the master, although usually playing at high speed, is entitled to reflect over every move as long as he wishes but every one of his opponents has to make a reply the moment he finds the master at his board again. If clocks are used, each opponent may think 10 minutes or half an hour before making a move, provided he sees to it that 40 are made within a certain time limit. The master, however, will have to make 400 moves (supposing there are 10 opponents) in about three hours. It goes without saying that this is a heavy task against first-class opposition.“
Most of the games were as good and fascinating as any tournament game and did full credit to both the visitor and the standard of chess in California. Some lively play and counterplay may be enjoyed from the scores given herewith.
Isaac Kashdan vs Lodewijk Prins
Los Angeles (1951), Los Angeles, CA USA, Nov-21
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense. Vienna Variation (D39) 1-0
'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:
“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.
March 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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Chess by Herman Steiner Sun, Nov 25, 1951 – 22 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
