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July 06, 1952 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Jul 6, 1952 – 34 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, July 6, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2353 by Th....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Times Problem 2353 by Th. Frolander. White mates in two.
FEN 8/5p1B/5Pp1/1K6/1P1pp1Q1/2pk4/R4B2/4r3 w - - 0 1
Key: B-K3/Be3

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, July 6, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2354 by L....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Times Problem 2354 by L. Collins. White mates in three.
FEN 8/3Rp1p1/2N1P1P1/2Pp4/P2pk3/3N1p2/K4P2/7Q w - - 0 1
Key: R-B7/Rc7

Gligoric Game
This game was played in the recent 10-board clock match in which Svetozar Gligoric, champion of Yugoslavia, met 10 of the Hollywood Chess Group's best players.

Sicilian Defense
A. Woronzoff (White) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (Black)

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. KtxP Kt-B3
5. Kt-QB3 P-Q3
6. B-QB4 P-K3
7. B-K3 B-K2
8. O-O O-O
9. B-Kt3 Kt-QR4
10. P-B4 Q-B2
11. Q-K2 P-QR3
12. P-Kt4 KtxB
13. RPxKt P-Q4
14. P-B5 KtxKP
15. KtxKt PxKt
16. Q-Kt2 PxP
17. PxP B-B3
18. P-B3 B-Q2
19. B-R6 K-R
20. B-Kt5 BxB
21. QxB P-B3
22. Q-Kt4 Q-K4
23. QR-K QR-K
24. R-K3 P-KKt3
25. R-R3 R-KKt
26. PxP R-K2
27. Kt-B5 P-K6
28. Q-R5 RxPch
29. QxR P-K7
30. NxR PxR(Q)ch
31. KxQ BxRch
0-1
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6
6. Bc4 e6
7. Be3 Be7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Bb3 Na5
10. f4 Qc7
11. Qe2 a6
12. g4 Nxb3
13. axb3 d5
14. f5 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Qg2 exf5
17. gxf5 Bf6
18. c3 Bd7
19. Bh6 Kh8
20. Bg5 Bxg5
21. Qxg5 f6
22. Qg4 Qe5
23. Re1 Re8
24. Re3 g6
25. Rh3 Rg8
26. fxg6 Re7
27. Nf5 e3
28. Qh5 Rxg6+
29. Qxg6 e2
30. Nxe7 exf1=Q+
31. Kxf1 Bxh3+
0-1

“Woronzoff” and games not listed.

Sidenote: Woronzoff (White) vs. Steiner (Black) (3/1/1953, Unlisted game.)
Sicilian Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 P-QR3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-KB3
5. N-QB3 P-K4
6. N(4)-K2 B-B4
7. P-KR3 Q-N3
8. B-K3 BxB
9. PxB QxKP
10. Q-Q6 N-B3
11. R-Q NxP
12. NxN QxN
13. P-B3 Q-R5ch
14. P-N3 Q-K2
0-1
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 a6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e5
6. Ne2 Bc5
7. h3 Qb6
8. Be3 Bxe3
9. fxe3 Qxe3
10. Qd6 Nc6
11. Rd1 Nxe4
12. Nxe4 Qxe4
13. c3 Qh4+
14. g3 Qe7
15. 0-1

'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, 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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