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January 20, 1935 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 20 Jan 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Games Department

Romance is not dead! The good old Evans accounted for a grandmaster in the recent Paris Tourney. Wurgburger introduces a variant of his own.

Max Wuerzburger (white) vs. Dr. Savielly Tartakower (black)
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-QN4 BxP
5. P-B3 B-R4
6. P-Q4 P-Q3
7. Q-N3 Q-Q2
8. O-O B-N3
9. B-QN5 P-QR3
10. BxN QxB
11. PxP PxP
12. NxP Q-K3
13. Q-R4ch P-B3
14. N-B4 B-B2
15. N-K3 N-B3
16. B-R3 QxKP
17. N-B4 P-QN4
18. Q-N4 PxN
19. N-Q2 N-Q4
20. Q-B5 BxPch
21. KxB Q-B5ch
22. P-N3 Q-B2
23. NxP B-K3
24. N-Q6ch K-Q1
25. QR-Q1 Q-N3
26. NxPch K-B1
27. QxQ NxQ
28. NxR K-B2
29. KR-K1 B-N5
30. R-K7ch N-Q2
31. B-Q6ch K-N3
32. R-N1ch K-R4
33. R-K4 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bxb4(a)
5. c3 Ba5
6. d4 d6(b)
7. Qb3!(c) Qd7(d)
8. 0-0(e) Bb6
9. Bb5 a6
10. Bxc6 Qxc6
11. dxe5 dxe5(f)
12. Nxe5 Qe6
13. Qa4+ c6
14. Nc4 Bc7
15. Ne3 Nf6
16. Ba3 Qxe4
17. Nc4 b5
18. Qb4 bxc4
19. Nd2 Nd5
20. Qc5 Bxh2+(g)
21. Kxh2 Qf4+
22. g3 Qc7
23. Nxc4 Be6
24. Nd6+ Kd8
25. Rd1(h) Qb6
26. Nxf7+! Kc8
27. Qxb6 Nxb6
28. Nxh8 Kc7
29. Re1 Bg4
30. Re7+ Nd7
31. Bd6+ Kb6
32. Rb1+ Ka5
33. Re4 1-0

(a) The gambit decline (4. … B-N3 is not unfavorable for White 5. K-N2! P-Q3; 6. P-QR4! P-QR3; 7. P-N5! and White uses the QR file—Cordel's attack.
(b) Considered best—playing for Lasker's defense.
(c) If quietly 7. O-O Black is safe with 7. … B-N3 (Lasker's defense.)
(d) If Q-K2? 8. P-Q5 N-K4; 9. NxN PxN; 10. Q-N5ch.
(e) Varying from Tartakower's own analysis. He gives 8. P-QR4 to meet B-N3 with P-R5! But Wurzburger's simpler line must be good.
(f) Better seems B-K3.
(g) Returning the piece—the only way to save his Queen and stop QxPch.
(h) The killer.
Score and Notes from “The Australasian Chess Review.”

From Zurich Tournament:

Alexander Alekhine vs Stefano Rosselli del Turco
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 6, Jul-19
Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1-0

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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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