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December 25, 1932 Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood

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Chess by Clif SherwoodChess by Clif Sherwood Sun, Dec 25, 1932 – 22 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, December 25, 1932 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 333 by Prof. E. Salardini, Italy. Third honorable mention. Sports Referee, ninth half-yearly international composing tourney, 1932. White mates in two.
FEN 4n3/7Q/n7/B7/1q2N3/1P1k1K2/3PN3/3B4 w - - 0 1
Key: K-B4/Kf4

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, December 25, 1932 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 334 by W. Nanz. Kolner Schachzeitung, 1930. White mates in three.
FEN k7/1pP5/1p2N3/1P6/KB6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-B5/Bc5
If PxB; 2. P-N6. If K-R2; BxPch and if KxB; 3. P-B8(N) mate.

This snappy little game with a brilliant queen sacrifice is from the 1932 tourney for the championship of Spain.

L.A. Times Game No. 327

Tramoyeres (white) vs. Marin (black)
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. KN-K2 PxP
5. P-QR3 BxNch
6. NxB P-KB4
7. B-KB4 N-KB3
8. P-B3 PxP
9. QxP O-O
10. O-O-O N-Q4
11. B-B4 P-B3
12. QR-K NxB
13. QxN R-B3
14. P-KN4 PxP
15. QxP R-N3
16. Q-R3 Q-N4ch
17. K-N R-R3
18. KR-B!! RxQ
19. RxP! P-KR3
20. RxRPch Q-Q4
21. NxQ PxR
22. N-K7ch K-R
23. R-B8ch
White mates in 5
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Ne2 dxe4
5. a3 Bxc3+
6. Nxc3 f5
7. Bf4 Nf6
8. f3 exf3
9. Qxf3 0-0
10. 0-0-0 Nd5
11. Bc4 c6
12. Rde1 Nxf4
13. Qxf4 Rf6
14. g4 fxg4
15. Qxg4 Rg6
16. Qh3 Qg5+
17. Kb1 Rh6
18. Rf1!! Rxh3
19. Rxe6! h6
20. Rxh6+ Qd5
21. Nxd5 gxh6
22. Ne7+ Kh8
23. Rf8+ Kh7
24. Rf7+ Kh8
25. Ng6+ Kg8
26. Re7+
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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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