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June 18, 1950 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Jun 18, 1950 – 70 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, June 18, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem 2139 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, July 8, 2020

L.A. Times Problem 2139 by Anonymous. White mates in two.
FEN 4N2n/4b2k/Q5p1/1r4P1/1p1BN3/p7/8/K7 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, June 18, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem 2140 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, July 8, 2020

L.A. Times Problem 2140 by Anonymous. White mates in three.
FEN 5R2/8/2k5/8/2KPp3/4B3/8/7b w - - 0 1

Hollywood Chess Group Invitational Tournament
The ninth round of the Hollywood Chess Group Invitational Tournament was highlighted by the second loss of Herman Steiner, this time to Ray Martin. The games are being played at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa Ave., every Friday and every second Tuesday evening, and visitors are welcome. The next round will be played Tuesday.

Zukertort Opening
Herman Steiner (white) vs. Ray Martin (black)
King's Indian Attack

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-KN3 N-KB3
3. B-N2 P-KN3
4. P-B4 P-B3
5. P-N3 B-N2
6. B-N2 O-O
7. O-O B-B4
8. P-Q3 QN-Q2
9. P-KR3 P-KR4
10. QN-Q2 R-K
11. R-K P-K4
12. P-K4 PxKP
13. PxP B-K3
14. NxP NxN
15. BxN Q-Q2!
16. BxN BxB
17. P-K5 B-K2!
18. K-R2 QR-Q!
19. N-B3 B-QB4
20. QxQ RxQ
21. R-K2? B-B4
22. R-QB? KR-Q
23. B-B B-R6!
24. R-B3 B-Q6
25. P-K6 BxR
26. PxR RxP
27. N-N5 R-Q7
28. N-K4 RxP
29. P-KN4? B-N7!
30. N-B6ch K-R!
0-1
 
Algebraic
1. Nf3 d5
2. g3 Nf6
3. Bg2 g6
4. c4 c6
5. b3 Bg7
6. Bb2 0-0
7. 0-0 Bf5
8. d3 Nd7
9. h3 h5
10. Nbd2 Re8
11. Re1 e5
12. e4 dxe4
13. dxe4 Be6
14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Qd7!
16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. e5 Be7!
18. Kh2 Rd8!
19. Nf3 Bc5
20. Qxd7 Rxd7
21. Re2? Bf5
22. Rc1? Rd8
23. Bf1 Ba3!
24. Rc3 Bd3
25. e6 Bxe2
26. exd7 Rxd7
27. Ng5 Rd2
28. Ne4 Rxa2
29. g4? Bb2!
30. Nf6+ Kh8!
0-1

Robert Merton Jacobs (white) vs. Sven Elias Almgren (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-B3 Q-K2
5. P-Q4 B-N3
6. O-O P-Q3
7. P-KR3 P-KR3
8. P-QN4 N-QN
9. B-R3 QN-Q2
10. R-K N-R2
11. QN-Q2 Q-B3
12. N-B N-N4
13. R-K3 N-K3
14. N-N3 N-B5
15. Q-Q2 N-B
16. QR-Q B-K3
17. B-Q5 R-QN
18. P-B4 PxP
19. NxP N-Q2
20. B-N2 N-K4
21. R-KB3 NxPch
22. K-R2 Q-R5
23. N(3)-B5 N-N5ch
24. K-R NxPch
25. K-N Q-R8 mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 Qe7
5. d4 Bb6
6. 0-0 d6
7. h3 h6
8. b4 Nb8
9. Ba3 Nd7
10. Re1

BISNO VS. REINHARDT MATCH

Third Game

Gottfried Reinhardt (white) vs. Alexander Bisno (black)
Modern Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-KN3
2. N-KB3 B-N2
3. P-Q4 P-Q3
4. B-QB4 N-KB3
5. N-B3 O-O
6. O-O B-N5
7. P-KR3 BxN
8. QxB P-B3
9. B-N3 QN-Q2
10. B-K3 N-R4
11. QR-Q Q-B2
12. Q-K2 K-R
13. P-N4 KN-B3
14. P-B4 P-K4
15. QPxP PxP
16. P-B5 N-KN
17. Q-B2 PxP
18. QxP QR-Q
19. P-N5 P-B3
20. P-N6 N-K2
21. Q-N4 NxP
22. R-B5 N-N3
23. R-R5 KN-B5
24. BxN RxRch
25. NxR PxB
26. Q-N6! B-R3!
27. QxB Q-K2
28. QxP N-Q4
29. BxN! PxB
30. RxP R-Nch
31. K-R2 Q-N2
32. Q-B2 Q-B2ch
33. K-R Q-K2
34. N-B3 Q-K3
35. K-R2 R-N3
36. Q-KB5 Q-N3
37. R-Q Q-B2ch
38. P-K5! Q-B3
39. R-Q8ch K-N2
40. R-Q7ch K-R3
41. Q-B4ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 g6
2. Nf3 Bg7
3. d4 d6
4. Bc4 Nf6
5. Nc3 0-0
6. 0-0 Bg4
7. h3 Bxf3
8. Qxf3 c6
9. Bb3 Nd7
10. Be3 Nh5
11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Qe2 Kh8
13. g4 Nf6
14. f4 e5
15. dxe5 dxe5
16. f5 Ng8
17. Qf2 gxf5
18. Qxf5 Rd8
19. g5 f6
20. g6 Ne7
21. Qg4 Nxg6
22. Rf5 Nb6
23. Rh5 Nf4
24. Bxf4 Rxd1+
25. Nxd1 exf4
26. Qg6! Bh6!
27. Qxh6 Qe7
28. Qxf4 Nd5
29. Bxd5! cxd5
30. Rxd5 Rg8+
31. Kh2 Qg7
32. Qf2 Qc7+
33. Kh1 Qe7
34. Nc3 Qe6
35. Kh2 Rg6
36. Qf5 Qb6
37. Rd1 Qc7+
38. e5! Qc6
39. Rd8+ Kg7
40. Rd7+ Kh6
41. Qf4+ 1-0

Vasily Smyslov vs Miguel Najdorf
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 9, Apr-26
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation (B92) 1-0

Alexander Kotov vs Salomon Flohr
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 9, Apr-26
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Alekhine System Main Line (D29) 1-0

Laszlo Szabo vs Andre Lilienthal
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 9, Apr-26
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Main Line (E69) 0-1

Gideon Stahlberg vs Isaac Boleslavsky
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 9, Apr-26
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1/2-1/2

Paul Keres vs David Bronstein
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 9, Apr-26
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. General (B60) 1/2-1/2

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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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