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February 17, 1952 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Feb 17, 1952 – 42 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Times Problem 2313 by Ken Chambers, Stanford, Cal. White mates in two.
FEN Q7/p7/1Nrn4/1b6/2P5/3kpB1R/pB1N1P2/R3K3 w - - 0 1
Key O-O-O

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, February 17, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2314 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, August 7, 2020

Times Problem 2314 by Ken Chambers, Stanford, Cal. White mates in three.
FEN 3K3N/6BB/4k2P/1pP4p/1P3p2/P6P/8/8 w - - 0 1

Manhattan Chess Club Championship, 1951-52

Byrne (white) vs. Harold Sussman (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-KN3
3. N-QB3 P-Q4
4. N-B3 B-N2
5. Q-N3 PxP
6. QxBP O-O
7. P-K4 KN-Q2
8. B-B4 P-QB3
9. B-K2 N-N3
10. Q-Q3 N-R3
11. Q-Q2 N-B2
12. B-KR6 B-N5
13. O-O-O N-K3
14. BxB KxB
15. KN-N5 BxB
16. NxNch PxN
17. QxB Q-Q3
18. P-K5 Q-N5
19. P-QR3 Q-N6
20. P-KR4 N-Q4
21. NxN BP-N
22. K-N R-B5
23. P-B3 QR-KB
24. R-Q3 Q-N4
25. Q-Q P-KR4
26. P-KN3 KR-B4
27. R-N P-R4
28. P-B4 Q-K
29. R-QB3 R-R
30. Q-N3 Q-Q2
31. KR-QB R-QN
32. R-B7 Q-K
33. Q-N6 R-B2
34. Q-KP K-R2
35. R-B8 RxR
36. RxR 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5
4. Nf3 Bg7
5. Qb3 dxc4
6. Qxc4 0-0
7. e4 Nd7
8. Bf4 c6
9. Be2 Nb6
10. Qd3 Na6
11. Qd2 Nc7
12. Bh6 Bg4
13. 0-0-0 Ne6
14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Ng5 Bxe2
16. Nxe6+ fxe6
17. Qxe2 Qd6
18. e5 Qb4
19. a3 Qb3
20. h4 Nd5
21. Nxd5

Arnold Denker (white) vs. Byrne (black)
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-KB4
2. P-QN3 N-KB3
3. B-N2 P-K3
4. P-Q3 B-N5ch
5. QN-Q2 O-O
6. P-QR3 B-B4
7. P-K4 PxP
8. NxP NxN
9. PxN P-Q3
10. P-QN4 B-N3
11. B-B4 P-QR4
12. P-N5 Q-K2
13. O-O K-R
14. P-K5 P-Q4
15. B-Q3 N-Q2
16. P-QR4 N-B4
17. B-R3 B-Q2
18. P-B3 R-B5
19. P-N3 R-B2
20. P-KR4 P-R3
21. B-N P-B3
22. N-Q4 PxP
23. PxP P-N4
24. Q-R5 PxP
25. QxPch K-N
26. B-N6 R-N2
27. PxP B-K
28. K-R2 RxB
29. R-KN Q-R2
30. Q-B4 B-KB2
31. RxRch BxR
32. R-KN R-KB
33. Q-N4 RxPch
34. K-R3 K-B2
35. BxN BxB
36. QxPch K-N2
37. Q-N4 BxN
38. PxB K-B2
39. Q-Q7ch K-B
40. Q-Q6ch K-N2
41. Q-K7ch K-N
42. Q-K6ch K-N2
43. Q-K7ch K-R
44. Q-Q8ch K-N2
45. Q-K7ch R-B2
46. Q-N5 K-R
47. QxB R-B6ch
0-1
 
Algebraic
1. Nf3 f5
2. b3 Nf6
3. Bb2 e6
4. d3 Bb4+
5. Nd2 0-0
6. a3 Bc5
7. e4 fxe4
8. Nxe4 Nxe4
9. dxe4 d6
10. b4 Bb6
11. Bc4 a5
12. b5 Qe7
13. 0-0 Kh8
14. e5 d5
15. Bd3 Nd7
16. a4 Nc5
17. Ba3 Bd7
18. c3 Rf4
19. g3 Rf7
20. h4 h6
21. Bb1 c6
22. Nd4 cxb5
23. axb5 g5
24. Qh5 gxh4
25. Qxh6+ Kg8
26. Bg6 Rg7
27. gxh4 Be8
28. Kh2 Rxg6
29. Rg1 Qh7
30. Qf4 Bf7
31. Rxg6+ Bxg6
32. Rg1 Rf8
33. Qg4 Rxf2+
34. Kh3 Kf7
35. Bxc5 Bxc5
36. Qxe6+ Kg7
37. Qg4 Bxd4
38. cxd4 Kf7
39. Qd7+ Kf8
40. Qd6+ Kg7
41. Qe7+ Kg8
42. Qe6+ Kg7
43. Qe7+ Kh8
44. Qd8+ Kg7
45. Qe7+ Rf7
46. Qg5 Kh8
47. Qxg6 Rf3+
0-1

Donald Byrne (white) vs. Jack Moscowitz (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, O'Kelly Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. P-QR3 BxNch
5. PxB P-B4
6. P-K3 P-QN3
7. B-Q3 B-N2
8. N-B3 P-Q3
9. O-O Q-B2
10. N-Q2 N-B3
11. N-N3 O-O
12. P-K4 P-K4
13. P-Q5 N-K2
14. P-N3 QR-K
15. P-QR4 P-QR4
16. R-N B-B
17. N-R B-R6
18. R-K N-B
19. B-N5 Q-K2
20. P-N4 P-KR3
21. BxN QxB
22. R-K3 Q-R5
23. R-KN3 P-R4
24. P-B3 K-R
25. N-B2 P-N3
26. N-K3 R-N
27. Q-K2 PxP
28. PxP P-B4
29. KPxP P-K5
30. N-N2 BxN
31. QxB Q-B3
32. BxP P-KN4
33. R-K R-K4
34. KR-K3 KR-K
35. P-R4 K-N2
36. K-B2 N-K2
37. R-KR N-N
38. K-K2 N-R3
39. PxP QxNP
40. R-R5 Q-B5
41. Q-B3 QxQch
42. KxQ R-KR
43. K-B4 R-KB
44. R(3)-R3 N-B2
45. R-R7ch K-N
46. B-Q3 KR-K
47. P-B6 R-N4
48. RxN RxPch
49. KxR KxR
50. K-N5 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. a3 Bxc3+
5. bxc3 c5
6. e3 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7
8. Nf3 d6
9. 0-0 Qc7
10. Nd2 Nc6
11. Nb3 0-0
12. e4 e5
13. d5 Ne7
14. g3 Re8
15. a4 a5
16. Rb1 Bc8
17. Na1 Bh3
18. Re1 Nc8
19. Bg5 Qe7
20. g4 h6
21. Bxf6 Qxf6
22. Re3 Qh4
23. Rg3 h5
24. f3 Kh8
25. Nc2 g6
26. Ne3 Rg8
27. Qe2 hxg4
28. fxg4 f5
29. exf5 e4
30. Ng2 Bxg2
31. Qxg2 Qf6
32. Bxe4 g5
33. Re1 Re5
34. Re3 Rge8
35. h4 Kg7
36. Kf2 Ne7
37. Rh1 Ng8
38. Ke2 Nh6
39. hxg5 Qxg5
40. Rh5 Qf4
41. Qf3 Qxf3+
42. Kxf3 Rh8
43. Kf4 Rf8
44. Reh3 Nf7
45. Rh7+ Kg8
46. Bd3 Re8
47. f6 Rg5
48. Rxf7 Rxg4+
49. Kxg4 Kxf7
50. Kg5 1-0

Andrew Rowland Thomas vs Svetozar Gligoric
Hastings (1951/52), Hastings ENG, rd 1, Dec-27
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 0-1

Lothar Schmid vs David Vincent Hooper
Hastings (1951/52), Hastings ENG, rd 1, Dec-27
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 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:
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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.
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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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