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December 29, 1929 Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood

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Chess by Cliff SherwoodChess by Cliff Sherwood Sun, Dec 29, 1929 – 69 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 136 by A.C. White, Litchfield, Ct. Good Companions, March, 1920. From Alain C. White's 1929 Christmas series, “Antiform.”
FEN 3R3K/8/5Q2/8/5N2/1B6/2PB4/1qbk4 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-R/Qa1

L.A. Times Problem No. 137 by W. Von Holzhausen. Deutsches Wochenschach, October, 1904. From Alain C. White's 1929 Christmas series, “Antiform.” White mates in two.
FEN 8/p5p1/k7/rq1Q2K1/N7/5P2/6R1/5B2 w - - 0 1
Key: K-R5/Kh5

The one remaining game of the local club's 1930 major tourney, preliminary section, is scheduled for today between Bierwirth and Patterson. Last week Patterson won an adjourned game with Sawyer. Bierwirth won an adjourned game with Gibbs. With one game to be finished the standings of the five leaders who will carry their scores over into the finals are, Borochow and Scholtz, 8-2 each; Patterson 7-2; Bierwirth 6-3; Gibbs 6-4. The individual game between the two leaders is shown here. Contains a pretty knight sacrifice. Doc Scholtz says he'll get even in the finals.

L.A. Times Game No. 157
Q.P. Opening
Doc Scholtz (White) vs. Harry Borochow (Black)

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 N-KB3
2. P-Q4 P-K3
3. P-B4 B-N5ch
4. B-Q2 Q-K2
5. P-QR3 BxBch
6. QNxB P-Q4
7. P-K3 QN-Q2
8. Q-N3 O-O
9. B-Q3 P-B3
10. O-O P-K4
11. QPxP NxP
12. NxN QxN
13. N-B3 Q-R4
14. B-K2 PxP
15. QxBP B-K3
16. Q-B4 QR-Q
17. KR-Q B-Q4
18. N-Q4 Q-N3
19. P-B3 QR-K
20. B-Q3 Q-R3
21. QxQ PxQ
22. N-B5 B-K3
23. N-Q6 R-K2
24. P-K4 B-N6
25. R-K R-Q
26. B-B4 RxN
27. BxB R-Q7
28. QR-N N-R4
29. P-N3 K-B
30. R-KB? P-KB4
31. B-Q N-B5!!
32. PxN R-N2ch
33. K-R R(N2)-N7
34. R-K RxRPch
35. K-N R(Q7)-N7ch
36. K-B R(N7)-B7ch
37. K-N P-KR4
38. B-N3 P-R5
39. B-B4 R(B7)-N7ch
Resigns

(a) 40. K-B, P-R6 and mate
next move.
 
Algebraic
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. d4 e6
3. c4 Bb4+
4. Bd2 Qe7
5. a3 Bxd2+
6. Nbxd2 d5
7. e3 Nbd7
8. Qb3 O-O
9. Bd3 c6
10. O-O e5
11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Qxe5
13. Nf3 Qh5
14. Be2 dxc4
15. Qxc4 Be6
16. Qf4 Rad8
17. Rad1 Bd5
18. Nd4 Qg6
19. f3 Rde8
20. Bd3 Qh6
21. Qxh6 gxh6
22. Nf5 Be6
23. Nd6 Re7
24. e4 Bb3
25. Rfe1 Rd8
26. Bc4 Rxd6
27. Bxb3 Rd2
28. Rb1 Nh5
29. g3 Kf8
30. Rf1 f5
31. Bd1 Nf4
32. gxf4 Rg7+
33. Kh1 Rgg2
34. Re1 Rxh2+
35. Kg1 Rdg2+
36. Kf1 Rf2+
37. Kg1 h5
38. Bb3 h4
39. Bc4 Rfg2+
0-1
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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, 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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