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February 10, 1952 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Feb 10, 1952 – 46 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, February 10, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2311 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, August 3, 2020

Times Problem 2311 by Percy Bowater, San Marino. White mates in two.
FEN 8/B2Qp3/3p2p1/2N3n1/3k1PKp/2p3N1/B7/2n5 w - - 0 1

Puzzle corrected thanks to Grem Kons' careful eye. Hurricane Isaias knocked the electric out yesterday evening. I...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Times Problem 2312 by Percy Bowater, San Marino. White mates in three.
FEN 8/3pB3/3P4/8/n4p2/1Qq1kN1P/BNPR2P1/K7 w - - 0 1
B-N/Bb1

RESHEVSKY GAMES
The following games were played here during Samuel Reshevsky's recent simultaneous exhibitions:

Samuel Reshevsky (white) vs. Raymond Martin (black)
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-QB3
3. N-KB3 N-B3
4. N-B3 PxP
5. P-QR4 B-B4
6. P-K3 P-K3
7. BxP B-QN5
8. O-O O-O
9. Q-K2 B-N5
10. P-R3 BxN
11. QxB QN-Q2
12. R-Q Q-R4
13. N-K4 NxN
14. QxN N-B3
15. Q-B2 P-B4
16. B-Q2 BxB
17. QxB QxQ
18. RxQ PxP
19. RxP KR-Q
20. QR-Q RxR
21. RxR K-B
22. K-B R-B
23. P-QN3 K-K2
24. K-K2 N-K
25. K-Q2 N-Q3
26. B-Q3 P-K4
27. R-R4 P-R3
28. P-R5 R-B4
29. R-R4 R-B2
30. P-B4 PxP
31. PxP K-K3
32. R-Q4 R-B4
33. P-QN4 R-B2
34. B-B2 K-K2
35. B-N3 P-B4
36. B-Q5 P-N3
37. P-R6 N-N4
38. R-Q3 R-Q2
39. B-B4 N-Q3
40. B-Q5 N-N4
1/2-1/2
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 dxc4
5. a4 Bf5
6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Qe2 Bg4
10. h3 Bxf3
11. Qxf3 Nbd7
12. Rd1 Qa5
13. Ne4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Nf6
15. Qc2 c5
16. Bd2 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Qxd2
18. Rxd2 cxd4
19. Rxd4 Rfd8
20. Rd1 Rxd4
21. Rxd4 Kf8
22. Kf1 Rc8
23. b3 Ke7
24. Ke2 Ne8
25. Kd2 Nd6
26. Bd3 e5
27. Rh4 h6
28. a5 Rc5
29. Ra4 Rc7
30. f4 exf4
31. exf4 Ke6
32. Rd4 Rc5
33. b4 Rc7
34. Bc2 Ke7
35. Bb3 f5
36. Bd5 g6
37. a6 Nb5
38. Rd3 Rd7
39. Bc4 Nd6
40. Bd5 Nb5
1/2-1/2

William H. Steckel (white) vs. Samuel Reshevsky (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-K3 P-KN3
3. B-Q3 B-N2
4. QN-Q2 P-Q3
5. N-K2 P-K4
6. P-QB3 O-O
7. O-O QN-Q2
8. P-K4 P-Q4
9. PxQP NxP
10. N-B3 PxP
11. PxP R-K
12. B-KN5 B-B3
13. B-Q2 N-B
14. P-KR3 N-K3
15. B-QB4 P-B3
16. R-K N-N4
17. NxN BxN
18. N-N3 RxRch
19. QxR BxB
20. QxB B-K3
21. N-K4 N-B2
22. BxB NxB
23. P-Q5 PxP
24. QxP QxQ
25. N-B6ch K-B
26. NxQ R-Q
27. R-Q N-B5
28. N-B3 RxRch
29. NxR K-K2
30. P-KR4 K-K3
31. K-B K-K4
32. P-KN3 N-Q6
33. P-QR3 P-QR4
34. K-K2 P-B4
35. K-Q2 P-B5
36. K-K2 P-QR5
37. K-Q2 P-B6
38. K-B2 NxBP!
39. NxN K-Q5
40. N-Q8ch K-K6
Resigns 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. e3 g6
3. Bd3 Bg7
4. Nd2 d6
5. Ne2 e5
6. c3 0-0
7. 0-0 Nd7
8. e4 d5
9. exd5 Nxd5
10. Nf3 exd4
11. cxd4 Re8
12. Bg5 Bf6
13. Bd2 Nf8
14. h3 Ne6
15. Bc4 c6
16. Re1 Ng5
17. Nxg5 Bxg5
18. Ng3 Rxe1+
19. Qxe1 Bxd2
20. Qxd2 Be6
21. Ne4 Nc7
22. Bxe6 Nxe6
23. d5 cxd5
24. Qxd5 Qxd5
25. Nf6+ Kf8
26. Nxd5 Rd8
27. Rd1 Nf4
28. Nc3 Rxd1+
29. Nxd1 Ke7
30. h4 Ke6
31. Kf1 Ke5
32. g3 Nd3
33. a3 a5
34. Ke2 f5
35. Kd2 f4
36. Ke2 a4
37. Kd2 f3
38. Kc2 Nxf2!
39. Nxf2

Samuel Reshevsky (white) vs. Wyman (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxQP
4. NxP N-KB3
5. N-QB3 P-Q3
6. B-K2 P-KN3
7. O-O B-N2
8. B-K3 O-O
9. Q-Q2 B-Q2
10. P-KB4 P-QR3
11. QR-Q Q-B2
12. B-KB3 QR-B
13. P-KR3 KR-Q
14. Q-KB2 P-K3
15. P-KN4 R-KB
16. P-N5 N-K
17. N(4)-K2 Q-Q
18. N-N3 Q-K2
19. K-R2 P-QN4
20. P-B5 BxN
21. PxB P-B3
22. NPxBP QxP
23. BPxNP PxP
24. Q-KN2 N-K4
25. B-K2 Q-N2
26. RxP KxR
27. B-Q4 N-KB3
28. Q-KB2 K-K2
29. K-N2 B-QB3
30. Q-K3 N(4)-Q2
31. Q-KN5 Q-B2
32. P-QB4 K-K
33. PxNP NxKP
34. NxN BxN
35. K-N RxP
36. Q-K3 RxKB
37. QxR B-KB6
38. Q-Q3 BxR
39. QxB PxP
1/2-1/2
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6
6. Be2 g6
7. 0-0 Bg7
8. Be3 0-0
9. Qd2 Bd7
10. f4 a6
11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Bf3 Rc8
13. h3 Rd8
14. Qf2 e6
15. g4 Rf8
16. g5 Ne8
17. Ne2 Qd8
18. Ng3 Qe7
19. Kh2 b5
20. f5 Bxc3
21. bxc3 f6
22. gxf6 Qxf6
23. fxg6 hxg6
24. Qg2 Ne5
25. Be2 Qg7
26. Rxd6
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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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