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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, May 28, 1950 – 34 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, May 28, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 2133...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, July 5, 2020

L.A. Times Problem No. 2133 by Anonymous. White mates in two.
FEN 8/2K5/8/2k5/2b5/2B5/2Q2n2/8 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, May 28, 1950 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 2134...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, July 5, 2020

L.A. Times Problem No. 2134 by H.R. Agnel. White mates in three.
FEN 7B/3p4/5R2/K1kPp3/4P3/1P6/4P3/8 w - - 0 1

BISNO vs. REINHARDT MATCH

First Game

Gottfried Reinhardt (white) vs. Alexander Bisno (black)
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. P-QN4 P-QN3
3. PxP PxP
4. P-QB3 B-N2
5. P-Q3 P-N3
6. N-B3 B-N2
7. Q-N3 Q-B2
8. N-R3 N-QB3
9. R-QN B-QR3
10. B-Q2 N-B3
11. Q-R4 Q-R4
12. QxQ NxQ
13. N-QN5 K-Q
14. P-K5 N-N5
15. P-Q4 P-B5
16. P-KR3 N-R3
17. P-N4 R-QN
18. P-QR4 B-N2
19. B-N2 B-K5
20. R-N4 N-B3
21. RxP P-R3
22. N-R3 R-N6
23. B-QB N-R4
24. R-B5 N-N2
25. R-B4 B-Q4
26. R-N4 RxP
27. O-O?! RxN
28. BxR BxB
29. B-B4 P-K3
30. R(1)-N K-B2
31. R-Bch K-N
32. R(4)-B4 B-QB3
33. N-B2 P-R4
34. N-K3 K-R
35. R(4)-B3 N-N
36. P-Q5! PxP
37. NxP! P-N4!
38. B-N3? N-R3??
39. N-N6ch K-R2
40. R-N R-K
1/2-1/2
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. b4 b6
3. bxc5 bxc5
4. c3 Bb7
5. d3 g6
6. Nf3 Bg7
7. Qb3 Qc7
8. Na3 Nc6
9. Rb1 Ba6
10. Bd2 Nf6
11. Qa4 Qa5
12. Qxa5 Nxa5
13. Nb5 Kd8
14. e5 Ng4
15. d4 c4
16. h3 Nh6
17. g4 Rb8
18. a4 Bb7
19. Bg2 Be4
20. Rb4 Nc6
21. Rxc4 a6
22. Na3 Rb3
23. Bc1 Na5
24. Rc5 Nb7
25. Rc4 Bd5
26. Rb4 Rxc3
27. 0-0 Rxf3
28. Bxf3 Bxf3
29. Bf4 e6
30. Rb1 Kc7
31. Rc1+ Kb8
32. Rc4 Bc6
33. Nc2 a5
34. Ne3 Ka8
35. Rc3 Ng8
36. d5! exd5
37. Nxd5! g5!
38. Bg3? Nh6??
39. Nb6+ Ka7
40. Rb1 Re8
1/2-1/2

Alexander Bisno (white) vs. Gottfried Reinhardt (black)
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-Q3
6. B-K2 P-QR3
7. O-O P-K3
8. NxN PxN
9. P-B4 Q-N3ch
10. K-R P-Q4
11. P-K5 N-Q2
12. P-QN3 P-QB4
13. B-N2 B-N2
14. B-B3 B-K2
15. Q-K Q-B2
16. N-K2 P-QR4
17. N-N3 P-N3
18. P-B5! NPxP
19. NxP! R-KB
20. NxB KxN
21. Q-R4ch K-K
22. QR-K P-Q5
23. BxB QxB
24. QxP Q-Q4?
25. P-B4! Q-B3
26. B-B K-Q
27. B-R6 R-K
28. RxP K-B2?
29. B-Q2! R-R??
30. BxPch!! RxB
31. QxR RxP
32. Q-N7! P-Q6
33. R-Q R-QB7
34. P-R3 R-B6
35. Q-R7 R-B7
36. RxNch! Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6
6. Be2 a6
7. 0-0 e6
8. Nxc6 bxc6
9. f4 Qb6+
10. Kh1 d5
11. e5 Nd7
12. b3 c5
13. Bb2 Bb7
14. Bf3 Be7
15. Qe1 Qc7
16. Ne2 a5
17. Ng3 g6
18. f5! gxf5
19. Nxf5! Rf8
20. Nxe7 Kxe7
21. Qh4+ Ke8
22. Re1 d4
23. Bxb7 Qxb7
24. Qxh7 Qd5?
25. c4! Qc6
26. Bc1 Kd8
27. Bh6 Re8
28. Rxf7 Kc7?
29. Bd2! Rh8??
30. Bxa5+!! Rxa5
31. Qxh8 Rxa2
32. Qg7! d3
33. Rd1 Rc2
34. h3 Rc3
35. Qh7 Rc2
36. Rxd7+! 1-0

Miguel Najdorf vs Gideon Stahlberg
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 6, Apr-20
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1/2-1/2

Laszlo Szabo vs Vasily Smyslov
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 5, Apr-18
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation General (A28) 1/2-1/2

Alexander Kotov vs Laszlo Szabo
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 6, Apr-20
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation Botvinnik Variation (E36) 1-0

Isaac Boleslavsky vs Vasily Smyslov
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 6, Apr-20
Slav Defense: Alapin Variation (D16) 1-0

Salomon Flohr vs Paul Keres
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 6, Apr-20
English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense (A14) 1/2-1/2

Andre Lilienthal vs David Bronstein
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 6, Apr-20
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1/2-1/2

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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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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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