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March 02, 1952 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner Sun, Mar 2, 1952 – 37 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 2, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2317 by Ken...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Times Problem 2317 by Ken Chambers, Stanford. White mates in two.
FEN 4K2b/1pp2p1r/2P1k1n1/R7/B1P1NP2/QN5q/6r1/B7 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 2, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2318 by O....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Times Problem 2318 by O. Brenander. White mates in three.
FEN 2K5/N4p2/2P2p2/2pk4/5Q2/5p2/5P2/7b w - - 0 1
Key: K-N7/Kb7

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Here is another of the games which helped Mrs. Mary Bain of Miami, Fla., win the National Women's Championship Tournament in New York last fall:

Mary Bain (white) vs. Catherine Slater (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 P-Q4
4. N-QB3 PxP
5. P-K3 P-B4
6. BxP N-B3
7. O-O P-QR3
8. Q-K2 B-K2
9. PxP BxP
10. P-K4 Q-K2
11. P-K5 N-Q2
12. Q-K4 N-B
13. P-QR3 Q-B2
14. B-B4 N-N3
15. B-KN3 P-KR4
16. P-KR4 B-K2
17. R-B B-Q2
18. KR-K QR-B
19. B-QR2 Q-N3
20. P-N4 N-Q
21. N-R4 Q-N4
22. RxR BxR
23. B-N3 B-Q2
24. N-Q4 B-QB3
25. Q-B2 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 d5
4. Nc3 dxc4
5. e3 c5
6. Bxc4 Nc6
7. 0-0 a6
8. Qe2 Be7
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. e4 Qe7
11. e5 Nd7
12. Qe4 Nf8
13. a3 Qc7
14. Bf4 Ng6
15. Bg3 h5
16. h4 Be7
17. Rc1 Bd7
18. Re1 Rc8
19. Ba2 Qb6
20. b4 Nd8
21. Na4 Qb5
22. Rxc8 Bxc8
23. Bb3 Bd7
24. Nd4 Bc6
25. Qc2 1-0

Herman Steiner vs Nicolas Rossolimo
Havana (1952), Havana CUB, rd 1, Feb-24
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E80) 0-1

Svetozar Gligoric vs Erich Eliskases
Havana (1952), Havana CUB, rd 1, Feb-24
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 1/2-1/2

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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.
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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