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February 12, 1933 Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood

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Chess by Clif SherwoodChess by Clif Sherwood Sun, Feb 12, 1933 – 44 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, February 12 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, March 20, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 346 by J.F. Tracy, Ontario, California. Dubuque Chess Journal, 1891. White mates in two.
FEN B6Q/8/6nK/5N2/4b1p1/3N1kPp/2nR1P1r/8 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-R/Qa1

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, February 12 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 347 by Percy Bowater, Pasadena, California. White mates in three.
FEN 5N1k/6pP/8/8/8/1p2N3/1B6/7K w - - 0 1
Key: 1. N-B2/Nc2 2. B-B/Bc1

The Santa Ana Chess Club meets each Thursday night at the Y.M.C.A. Visitors are always welcome. San Diego sent a team to Santa Ana recently, the home players winning, 10-6. Elliot for Santa Ana and Pearsall for San Diego opposed each other on first board and won a game apiece. Here's one of them.

L.A. Times Game No. 334
Italian Game: Classical Variation
Elliott, Santa Ana (white) vs. Allen G Pearsall, San Diego (black)

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-B3 P-Q3
5. O-O N-B3
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. PxP B-N3
8. N-B3 B-N5
9. B-K3 O-O
10. K-R N-K2
11. B-KN5 P-B3?
12. BxN PxB
13. Q-Q2 N-N3
14. N-KN B-K3
15. P-Q5 B-B?
16. P-B4 P-KB4
17. N-B3 B-B2
18. B-Q3 Q-B3
19. N-KN5 P-KR3
20. KPxP BxP
21. KN-K4 Q-R5
22. N-N3 BxB
23. QxB NxP
24. Q-Q2 N-N3
25. N-B5 Q-R4
26. NxPch K-R2
27. N-B5 N-K4
28. R-B4 B-Q
29. N-K4 N-N5
30. RxN QxR
31. Q-R6ch K-N
32. N-B6ch BxN
33. QxB Q-N3
34. N-K7ch wins
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 d6
5. 0-0 Nf6
6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 Bb6
8. Nc3 Bg4
9. Be3 0-0
10. Kh1 Ne7
11. Bg5 c6?
12. Bxf6 gxf6
13. Qd2 Ng6
14. Ng1 Be6
15. d5 Bc8?
16. f4 f5
17. Nf3 Bc7
18. Bd3 Qf6
19. Ng5 h6
20. exf5 Bxf5
21. Ne4 Qh4
22. Ng3 Bxd3
23. Qxd3 Nxf4
24. Qd2 Ng6
25. Nf5 Qh5
26. Nxh6+ Kh7
27. Nf5 Ne5
28. Rf4 Bd8
29. Ne4 Ng4
30. Rxg4 Qxg4
31. Qh6+ Kg8
32. Nf6+ Bxf6
33. Qxf6 Qg6
34. Ne7+ wins
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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's True History
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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