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January 29, 1950 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Jan 29, 1950 – 66 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 2099 by T. King Parks (1st Prize). White mates in two.
FEN 4RB2/3N4/3Pb1N1/bP1k4/1p3R2/1n5p/QPP1Pp2/n2K1B2 w - - 0 1
Q-R3/Qa3

L.A. Times Problem No. 2100 by O. Wurzburg. White mates in three.
FEN 3nR1K1/nQp3N1/5kp1/6p1/2r3p1/3r1N2/8/8 w - - 0 1
N-K5/Ne5

Weaver Adams vs Walter Bradford Suesman
United States Championship (1946), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Nov-04
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation (C26) 1-0

Weaver Adams vs Ariel Mengarini
49th US Open (1948), Baltimore, MD USA, rd 9, Jul-14
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation (C26) 1-0

Weaver Adams (white) vs Milton Kagan (black)
Challenge Match, Boston, 1948
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. Q-N4 N-Q5
5. QxP Q-B3
6. QxQ NxQ
7. B-N3 P-N4
8. KN-K2 P-B3
9. NxN PxN
10. P-K5 PxN
11. PxN PxPch
12. BxP B-Q5
13. O-O-O P-Q4
14. KR-K1ch B-K3
15. P-KB4 O-O-O
16. B-R5 B-N3
17. BxB PxB
18. R-K5 QR-K1
19. QR-K1 B-Q2
20. P-B3 RxR
21. RxR R-N1
22. R-N5 RxR
23. PxR B-B4
24. K-Q2 K-Q2
25. K-K3 K-Q3
26. K-B4 B-N8
27. B-Q1 P-B4
28. B-R5 K-K3
29. B-N4ch K-Q3
30. B-B5 BxP
31. BxP P-N5
32. P-R4 P-Q5
33. PxQP P-B5
34. P-R5 P-B6
35. PxP P-N6
36. P-N6 PxP
37. PxP B-N8
38. P-B7 K-K2
39. P-N7 resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. Qg4 Nd4
5. Qxg7 Qf6
6. Qxf6 Nxf6
7. Bb3 b5
8. Ne2 c6
9. Nxd4 exd4
10. e5 dxc3
11. exf6 cxd2+
12. Bxd2 Bd4
13. 0-0-0 d5
14. Rde1+ Be6
15. f4 0-0-0
16. Ba5 Bb6
17. Bxb6 axb6
18. Re5 Re8
19. Re1 Bd7
20. c3 Rxe5
21. Rxe5 Rg8
22. Rg5 Rxg5
23. fxg5 Bf5
24. Kd2 Kd7
25. Ke3 Kd6
26. Kf4 Bb1
27. Bd1 c5
28. Bh5 Ke6
29. Bg4+ Kd6
30. Bf5 Bxa2
31. Bxh7 b4
32. h4 d4
33. cxd4 c4
34. h5 c3
35. bxc3 b3
36. g6 fxg6
37. hxg6 Bb1
38. f7 Ke7
39. g7 1-0

Weaver Adams vs Larry Evans
United States Championship (1948), South Fallsburg, NY USA, rd 15, Aug-26
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0

Weaver Adams vs George Kramer
United States Championship (1946), New York, NY USA, rd 19, Nov-16
French Defense: Winawer. Retreat Variation Armenian Line (C18) 1-0

Friedrich Saemisch vs Aron Nimzowitsch
Copenhagen (1923), Copenhagen DEN, rd 6, Mar-09
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation Nimzowitsch Line (E18) 0-1

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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'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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