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March 19, 1950 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Mar 19, 1950 – 71 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 19, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, June 26, 2020

L.A. Times Problem No. 2113 by K.A.K. Larsen (1st Honorable Mention). White mates in two.
FEN B2KR3/4N2b/5pp1/p1pQ4/R1q2k1P/2b4P/3rnP2/1nB1r3 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 19, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, June 26, 2020

L.A. Times Problem No. 2114 by A. Ludanyi (1st Prize). White mates in three.
FEN 4n3/N2pp3/3p1P2/1p1k1Bp1/1P4p1/Pp3r2/bB1P2N1/K1Q5 w - - 0 1

Svetozar Gligoric vs Samuel Reshevsky
USA - Yugoslavia Radio Match (1950), New York, NY, USA - Belgrade YUG, rd 2, Feb-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Gligoric System Bernstein Defense (E56) 1/2-1/2

Reuben Fine vs Vasja Pirc
USA - Yugoslavia Radio Match (1950), New York, NY, USA - Belgrade YUG, rd 2, Feb-13
King's Indian Defense: Pomar System (E72) 1/2-1/2

Petar Trifunovic vs Israel Albert Horowitz
USA - Yugoslavia Radio Match (1950), New York, NY, USA - Belgrade YUG, rd 2, Feb-13
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) 1/2-1/2

Arnold Denker vs Braslav Rabar
USA - Yugoslavia Radio Match (1950), New York, NY, USA - Belgrade YUG, rd 2, Feb-13
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31) 1-0

INFORMAL MATCH
The informal five-game match between Morris Gordon and Robert Solana ended last week with the final score Solana 3; Gordon 0.

Following are the last two games of the Solana-Gordon match.

Second game:

Morris Gordon (white) vs. Robert Solana (black)
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. P-KB4 P-Q3
3. N-KB3 QN-B3
4. B-B4 N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-KN3
6. O-O B-N2
7. P-Q3 O-O
8. P-KR3 P-QR3
9. P-QR4 P-K3
10. B-R2 P-QN3
11. N-K2 P-QN4
12. P-B5 PxBP
13. PxNP PxKP
14. PxKP N-N5
15. B-N3 Q-N3
16. B-K3 QxP
17. B-R4 Q-N3
18. P-B3 N-B3
19. QxP B-N2
20. BxP QxP
21. QR-N QxN
22. RxB N-R4
23. R-K7 N-B5
24. Q-B4 QR-B
25. B-Q4 N-Q4
26. PxN QxQR
27. R-K BxBch
28. QxB Q-B4
29. R-K4 N-Q3
30. R-K3 N-B4
31. QxQ RxQ
32. R-Q3 R-Q
33. B-N3 K-B
34. K-B2 R(1)-B
35. P-B4 N-Q3
36. N-K5 R(1)-B2
37. R-Q4 P-B3
38. N-Q3 RxP
39. BxR RxB
40. RxR NxR
41. N-B5 P-R4
42. K-K2 K-K2
43. K-Q3 N-N3
44. K-Q4 P-R5
45. N-K4 P-R6
46. N-B3 N-R5
47. P-Q6ch K-Q
48. N-R2 K-Q2
49. K-Q5 N-N3ch
50. K-B5 N-B
51. K-N4 KxP
52. KxP K-K4
53. K-N3 N-N3
54. N-B3 N-Q4
55. N-K2 N-B5
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. f4 d6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Bc4 Nc6
5. Nc3 g6
6. 0-0 Bg7
7. d3 0-0
8. h3 a6
9. a4 e6
10. Ba2 b6
11. Ne2 b5
12. f5 exf5
13. axb5 fxe4
14. dxe4 Nb4
15. Bb3 Qb6
16. Be3 Qxb5
17. Ba4 Qb6
18. c3 Nc6
19. Qxd6 Bb7
20. Bxc5 Qxb2
21. Rb1 Qxe2
22. Rxb7 Na5
23. Re7 Nc4
24. Qf4 Rc8
25. Bd4 Nd5
26. exd5 Qxe7
27. Re1 Bxd4+
28. Qxd4 Qc5
29. Re4 Nd6
30. Re3 Nf5
31. Qxc5 Rxc5
32. Rd3 Rd8
33. Bb3 Kf8
34. Kf2 Rc8
35. c4 Nd6
36. Ne5 Rc7
37. Rd4 f6
38. Nd3 Rxc4
39. Bxc4 Rxc4
40. Rxc4 Nxc4
41. Nc5 a5
42. Ke2 Ke7
43. Kd3 Nb6
44. Kd4 a4
45. Ne4 a3
46. Nc3 Na4
47. d6+ Kd8
48. Na2 Kd7
49. Kd5 Nb6+
50. Kc5 Nc8
51. Kb4 Kxd6
52. Kxa3 Ke5
53. Kb3 Nb6
54. Nc3 Nd5
55. Ne2 Nf4
0-1

Third game:

Robert Solana (white) vs. Morris Gordon (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K4
3. PxKP P-Q5
4. N-KB3 N-QB3
5. P-QR3 QB-B4
6. P-K3 QB-N5
7. B-K2 P-Q6
8. QxP QxQ
9. BxQ BxN
10. PxB NxP
11. B-K2 O-O-O
12. N-B3 N-KB3
13. O-O P-KR4
14. R-Q RxRch
15. NxR P-KN4
16. B-Q2 B-N2
17. B-B3 N-N3
18. P-QN3 R-K
19. N-N2 R-K3
20. R-Q B-B
21. P-N4 N-Q2
22. P-B5 N-R5
23. N-B4 P-B4
24. P-R3 B-R3
25. P-R4 P-B5
26. P-K4 P-N5
27. RPxP PxP
28. PxP P-B6
29. B-Q3 R-N3
30. N-K5 NxN
31. BxN RxPch
32. B-N3 B-B5
33. B-B4 R-N3
34. B-B7 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e5
3. dxe5 d4
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. a3 Bf5
6. e3 Bg4
7. Be2 d3
8. Qxd3 Qxd3
9. Bxd3 Bxf3
10. gxf3 Nxe5
11. Be2 0-0-0
12. Nc3 Nf6
13. 0-0 h5
14. Rd1 Rxd1+
15. Nxd1 g5
16. Bd2 Bg7
17. Bc3 Ng6
18. b3 Re8
19. Nb2 Re6
20. Rd1 Bf8
21. b4 Nd7
22. c5 Nh4
23. Nc4 f5
24. h3 Bh6
25. a4 f4
26. e4 g4
27. hxg4 hxg4
28. fxg4 f3
29. Bd3 Rg6
30. Ne5 Nxe5
31. Bxe5 Rxg4+
32. Bg3 Bf4
33. Bc4 Rg6
34. Bf7 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 --
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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