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December 17, 1950 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 17 Dec 1950, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 17, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2191 by...

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

Times Problem 2191 by C.T. Brown. White mates in two.
FEN 1Q4B1/8/8/1bKN4/4k1P1/r1B5/5pPq/2b2r2 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 17, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2192 by...

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

Times Problem 2192 by J.P. Barnett. White mates in three.
FEN 2n3nr/p3p3/1p4PB/1B1k4/3NN3/5P1Q/K7/6b1 w - - 0 1

COUNTY B RESULTS
Keckhut of the Santa Monica Club and Shearer of the Hollywood Group tied for first with 3½-1½ each in the County B tournament and are playing a four-game match for the championship, in which each has won one game to date. Towbin of the Los Feliz Club took third with 3-2, M. Harmat (Hollywood) and Gray (Cosmo) tied for fourth and fifth with 2-3, and Phillips (Santa Monica) was last with 1-4.

Phillips (white) vs. Tobin (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. B-Q2 P-Q4
5. P-K3 O-O
6. N-KB3 QN-Q2
7. B-Q3 PxBP
8. BxP P-QB3
9. P-QR3 B-R4
10. P-QN4 B-QB2
11. O-O R-K1
12. R-K1 N-B1
13. Q-B2 N-N3
14. B-Q3 Q-Q3
15. P-N3 N-K2
16. P-K4 Q-Q1
17. P-K5 N-Q4
18. BxPch K-R1
19. R-K4! KxB
20. R-R4ch K-N1
21. Q-R7ch K-B1
22. B-N5 Q-Q2
23. N-K4 P-QN3
24. Q-R8ch N-N1
25. R-R7 P-B3
26. PxP NxP
27. NxN Q-B2
28. NxR KxN
29. N-K5 BxN
30. PxB Q-B1
31. R-Q1 B-N2
32. R-Q4 Q-B2
33. RxKNP Q-B1
34. R-KB4 N-B3
35. Q-R6 R-Q1
36. RxN R-Q8ch
37. K-N2 P-B4ch
38. K-R3 B-R3
39. RxQch KxR
40. Q-R8mate
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Bd2 d5
5. e3 0-0
6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. Bd3 dxc4
8. Bxc4 c6
9. a3 Ba5
10. b4 Bc7
11. 0-0 Re8
12. Re1 Nf8
13. Qc2 Ng6
14. Bd3 Qd6
15. g3 Ne7
16. e4 Qd8
17. e5 Nd5
18. Bxh7+ Kh8
19. Re4! Kxh7
20. Rh4+ Kg8
21. Qh7+ Kf8
22. Bg5 Qd7
23. Ne4 b6
24. Qh8+ Ng8
25. Rh7 f6
26. exf6 Nxf6
27. Nxf6 Qf7
28. Nxe8 Kxe8
29. Ne5 Bxe5
30. dxe5 Qf8
31. Rd1 Bb7
32. Rd4 Qf7
33. Rxg7 Qf8
34. Rf4 Nf6
35. Qh6 Rd8
36. Rxf6 Rd1+
37. Kg2 c5+
38. Kh3 Ba6
39. Rxf8+ Kxf8
40. Qh8#

RADIO MATCH
SANTA MONICA vs. PHILADELPHIA

Paul Quillen (white) vs. Sharpe (black)
Indian Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-K3 P-Q3
3. P-QB4 P-KN3
4. N-QB3 B-N2
5. B-Q3 P-K4
6. P-Q5 O-O
7. P-K4 P-QR3
8. P-KB3 N-R4
9. P-KN3 P-KB4
10. B-K3 N-KB3
11. Q-B2 PxP
12. NxP NxN
13. BxN B-KB4
14. N-K2 N-Q2
15. O-O-O P-QN3
16. QR-KB1 N-B4
17. BxB PxB
18. P-KR4 P-QR4
19. P-R5 P-R3
20. P-KN4 Q-B3
21. KR-KN1 K-KR1
22. P-N5 KRPxP
23. BxKNP B-R3
24. P-KB4 Q-KN2
25. BxB QxB
26. R-KN6 Q-R2
27. N-KN3 R-KN1
28. NxBP RxR
29. PxR Q-KR6
30. R-KN1 N-Q6ch
31. K-N1 K-N1
32. N-R6ch K-N2
33. P-KB5 R-KB1
34. Q-N2 QxQ
35. RxQ N-KB5
36. R-N5 N-R6
37. R-N3 N-B5
38. N-B7 R-KN1
39. N-N5 K-B3
40. N-R7ch KxP
41. R-N5ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. e3 d6
3. c4 g6
4. Nc3 Bg7
5. Bd3 e5
6. d5 0-0
7. e4 a6
8. f3 Nh5
9. g3 f5
10. Be3 Nf6
11. Qc2 fxe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Bf5
14. Ne2 Nd7
15. 0-0-0 b6
16. Rf1 Nc5
17. Bxf5 gxf5
18. h4 a5
19. h5 h6
20. g4 Qf6
21. Rg1 Kh8
22. g5 hxg5
23. Bxg5 Bh6
24. f4 Qg7
25. Bxh6 Qxh6
26. Rg6 Qh7
27. Ng3 Rg8
28. Nxf5 Rxg6
29. hxg6 Qh3
30. Rg1 Nd3+
31. Kb1 Kg8
32. Nh6+ Kg7
33. f5 Rf8
34. Qg2 Qxg2
35. Rxg2 Nf4
36. Rg5 Nh3
37. Rg3 Nf4
38. Nf7 Rg8
39. Ng5 Kf6
40. Nh7+ Kxf5
41. Rg5+ 1-0

Ray Martin (white) vs. Sol Rubinow (black)
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-Q2 P-QB4
4. PxP BxP
5. B-Q3 N-KB3
6. Q-K2 N-B3
7. KN-B3 Q-B2
8. O-O P-QR3
9. P-QB3 P-QN3
10. P-QR4 B-N2
11. P-QR5 P-QN4
12. P-K5 N-Q2
13. N-N3 B-K2
14. R-K1 P-R3
15. B-Q2 N-B4
16. NxN BxN
17. P-QN4 B-R2
18. B-K3 BxB
19. QxB O-O
20. QR-B1 Q-Q2
21. B-N1 N-K2
22. N-Q4 KR-B1
23. Q-Q3 P-KN3
24. Q-K3 K-N2
25. Q-B4 N-N1
26. P-R4 R-B2
27. R-K3 Q-K2
28. R-N3 P-R4
29. R-K1 QR-B1
30. B-B5! R-B5
31. NxPch QxN
32. Q-B3 Q-K2
33. BxR BxB
34. QxQP B-K3
35. Q-R8 Q-Q2
36. QxRP N-R3
37. Q-Q6 N-B4
38. QxQ BxQ
39. R-Q3 R-B2
40. R-QR1 B-B3
41. R-Q8 R-R2
42. R-QN8! Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nd2 c5
4. dxc5 Bxc5
5. Bd3 Nf6
6. Qe2 Nc6
7. Ngf3 Qc7
8. 0-0 a6
9. c3 b6
10. a4 Bb7
11. a5 b5
12. e5 Nd7
13. Nb3 Be7
14. Re1 h6
15. Bd2 Nc5
16. Nxc5 Bxc5
17. b4 Ba7
18. Be3 Bxe3
19. Qxe3 0-0
20. Rc1 Qd7
21. Bb1 Ne7
22. Nd4 Rc8
23. Qd3 g6
24. Qe3 Kg7
25. Qf4 Ng8
26. h4 Rc7
27. Re3 Qe7
28. Rg3 h5
29. Re1 Rc8
30. Bf5! Rc4
31. Nxe6+ Qxe6
32. Qf3 Qe7
33. Bxc8 Bxc8
34. Qxd5 Be6
35. Qa8 Qd7
36. Qxa6 Nh6
37. Qd6 Nf5
38. Qxd7 Bxd7
39. Rd3 Rc7
40. Ra1 Bc6
41. Rd8 Ra7
42. Rb8! 1-0

AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Samuel Reshevsky vs Max Euwe
Amsterdam (1950), Amsterdam NED, rd 5, Nov-16
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Berlin Variation Pirc Variation (E39) 1/2-1/2

Jan Hein Donner vs Samuel Reshevsky
Amsterdam (1950), Amsterdam NED, rd 2, Nov-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Milner-Barry Variation (E33) 0-1

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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:
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“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.
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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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