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September 17, 1933 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 17 Sep 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 17, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, May 1, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 394 from El Diluvio, Barcelona. First prize by A.F. Arguelles. White mates in two.
FEN 4R3/B1K5/3pPp2/p2k4/R1N5/b1qp2N1/B2P4/n3Q1nb w - - 0 1
Key: N-B5/Nf5
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves. N-K3ch, or N-N2ch are impossible, the White king being pinned by the Black queen. If R-Q8, B-N2.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 17, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 395 by V. Rosado, San Diego. White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/4p1B1/6p1/4Rnk1/8/5K2/7R w - - 0 1
Key: R-R8/Rh8
An Indian theme giving the solution in full.
1. R-R8 P-K4 2. B-R7 K moves. 3. B-B5 mate.
1. Rh8 e5 2. Bh7 Kh5 3. Bf5#

Game Department
Two more games by the writer, illustrating the opening of Game No. 1.

Richard(?) Lyon (White) vs. Hermann Steiner (Black)
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Lasker Variation
Played in Los Angeles, 1933.

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-QB3
3. N-KB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 PxP
5. P-QR4 B-B4
6. P-K3 N-R3
7. BxP N-QN5
8. O-O P-K3
9. Q-K2 B-K2
10. N-K5 P-KR3
11. P-K4 B-R2
12. B-K3 O-O
13. P-B3 Q-B2
14. N-Q3 NxN
15. BxN QR-Q
16. KR-Q R-Q2
17. Q-QB2 KR-Q
18. N-K2 K-R!
19. Q-B4 Q-N3
20. P-R5 Q-N5
21. Q-B2 B-B
22. R-R4 Q-K2
23. R-B4 P-K4
24. P-R6 PxQP
25. RxQP N-Q4
26. B-B2 N-N5
27. Q-B3 RxR
28. NxR P-QB4
29. N-B5 BxN
30. PxB P-QN3
31. R-K RxB
32. RxQ RxQ
33. PxR BxR
34. PxN PxP
35. BxP P-N6
0-1
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 dxc4
5. a4 Bf5
6. e3 Na6
7. Bxc4 Nb4
8. 0-0 e6
9. Qe2 Be7
10. Ne5 h6
11. e4 Bh7
12. Be3 0-0
13. f3 Qc7
14. Nd3 Nxd3
15. Bxd3 Rd8
16. Rfd1 Rd7
17. Qc2 Rd8
18. Ne2 Kh8!
19. Qc4 Qb6
20. a5 Qb4
21. Qc2 Bf8
22. Ra4 Qe7
23. Rc4 e5
24. a6 exd4
25. Rxd4 Nd5
26. Bf2 Nb4
27. Qc3 Rxd4
28. Nxd4 c5
29. Nf5 Bxf5
30. exf5 b6
31. Re1 Rxd3
32. Rxe7 Rxc3
33. bxc3 Bxe7
34. cxb4 cxb4
35. Bxb6 b3
0-1

From the international team matches, Prague, 1931.
Herman Steiner vs Erik Lundin
Prague Olympiad (1931), Prague CSR, rd 7, Jul-16
Slav Defense: Czech. Lasker Variation (D18) 1-0

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“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.
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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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