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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 20 Aug 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, August 20, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, April 22, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 386 From the International two-mover tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933. Second prize by S.S. Lewman, Moscow. White mates in two.
FEN b6B/2r4p/Q3R2K/p1kN2R1/7p/2p2Nr1/4p1n1/6q1 w - - 0 1
Key: N-K5/Ne5
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves: N-N6 will be defeated by K-N5, and N-Q2 by PxN.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, August 20, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 387 by Aurelio Abela. White mates in three.
FEN b7/3Np3/1p1p4/1N1k2BP/KP3p2/5Pp1/P1Q2n2/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-R4/Bh4
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves. If N-B8, N-Q6. 2. QxNch, K-B3 and there is no mate. Q-K4 is no mate because of P-Q4. If N-B7ch, K-Q5 and there is no mate in 2 moves. If BxP, KxN, and there is no mate in 2 moves.

NEW YORK—THE DAKE-FINE MATCH
The second game was won by Dake, who adopted an English opening, winning a Pawn on his fourteenth turn. Later, on move thirty, he won his opponent's Queen for a Rook and Bishop.
The third game of the Dake-Fine match was drawn, but Dake won the fourth game in brilliant fashion. Fine tried very hard to win the fifth game. He had the White side of an English opening and gave up his Queen for two Rooks. This advantage, however, did not prove sufficient, and Dake was able to draw after fifty-four moves.
The sixth game of the Dake-Fine match ended in a win for Fine, who thus drew up level with Dark, each having scored three points.

FIRST GAME
Reuben Fine (White) vs. Arthur William Dake (Black)
Nimzowitsch Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. Q-B2 O-O
5. P-QR3 BxNch
6. QxB P-Q3
7. P-K3 P-QN3
8. B-Q3 B-N2
9. P-B3 N-R4
10. N-R3 Q-R5ch
11. N-B2 P-KB4
12. O-O N-Q2
13. B-Q2 P-K4
14. P-Q5 P-R4
15. P-QN4 P-N3
16. N-R3 Q-K2
17. Q-N2 PxP
18. PxP N(R4)-B3
19. P-K4 P-B5
20. N-N5 KR-N
21. N-K6 N-B
22. NxN QxN
23. RxR RxR
24. R-R N-Q2
25. P-R3 K-B2
26. P-B5 NPxP
27. B-N5 RxRch
28. QxR K-K2
29. BxN KxB
30. PxP K-K2
31. B-N4 B-B
32. PxPch PxP
33. BxPch 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. e4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Qc2 0-0
5. a3 Bxc3
6. Qxc3 d6
7. d3 b6
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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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