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November 04, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 04 Nov 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 04, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, September 2, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 509 “The Chess Review” by Mannish Charoah. White mates in two.
FEN 8/8/4P3/6P1/2PN1k1K/1Q6/1B3N1b/4r3 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-KR3/Qh3

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 04, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, September 2, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 510 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by J. F. Tracy, Ontario, California. White mates in three.
FEN 2R5/K1p5/2NpR3/p2k4/P2N4/3P2B1/4n3/5b2 w - - 0 1
Key: R-N6/Rg6
See additional variations in the November 18, 1934 “Chess” column of the Los Angeles Times.

The following games played in the recent New York Manhattan Chess Club championship:

S S Cohen vs Isaac Kashdan
Manhattan CC ch (1934), Manhattan CC, New York, NY USA, Oct-14
Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0

Abraham Kupchik vs Menelaos Dimitri Hassialis
Manhattan Chess Club-ch (1934), New York, NY USA
King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (A07) 1-0

Arnold Denker (White) vs. Albert Simonson (Black)
Manhattan Chess Club-ch (1934), New York, NY USA
Semi-Slav Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-B3
3. N-QB3 P-Q4
4. N-B3 P-K3
5. P-KN3 PxP
6. B-N2 P-QN4
7. O-O B-N2
8. B-N5 QN-Q2
9. N-K5 Q-N3
10. P-QR4 R-Q
11. P-R5 Q-B2
12. NxN QxN
13. P-R6 B-R
14. P-K4 QxP
15. QxQ RxQ
16. P-K5 N-Q4
17. NxN BPxN
18. B-K3 B-B4
19. P-N3 K-Q2
20. KR-B R-QB
21. R-R5 R-Q6
22. BxB RxB
23. PxP R-Q5
24. B-B R-Q6
25. P-B4 QPxP
26. K-B2 K-B2
0-1
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c6
3. Nc3 d5
4. Nf3 e6
5. g3 dxc4
6. Bg2 b5
7. 0-0 Bb7
8. Bg5 Nd7
9. Ne5 Qb6
10. a4 Rd8
11. a5 Qc7
12. Nxd7 Qxd7
13. a6 Ba8
14. e4 Qxd4
15. Qxd4 Rxd4
16. e5 Nd5
17. Nxd5 cxd5
18. Be3 Bc5
19. b3 Kd7
20. Rfc1 Rc8
21. Ra5 Rd3
22. Bxc5 Rxc5
23. bxc4 Rd4
24. Bf1 Rd3
25. f4 dxc4
26. Kf2 Kc7
0-1

Dr. Joseph Platz (White) vs. William (Black)
Manhattan Chess Club-ch (1934), New York, NY USA
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-B3
3. N-QB3 P-Q4
4. P-K3 P-K3
5. N-B3 QN-Q2
6. B-Q3 P-QR3
7. PxP BPxP
8. O-O B-Q3
9. P-QR4 O-O
10. B-Q2 N-N
11. N-K5 BxN
12. PxB KN-Q2
13. P-B4 N-QB3
14. Q-R5 P-KN3
15. Q-R6 R-K
16. R-B3 P-B4
17. PxPe.p. NxP
18. R-N3 N-K2
19. N-K2 P-K4
20. PxP N-K5
21. BxN PxB
22. N-Q4 N-B4
23. NxN BxN
24. B-B3 Q-Q2
25. P-K6 RxP
26. R-KB R-K2
27. R-N5 R-KB
28. P-KN4 1-0
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c6
3. Nc3 d5
4. e3 e6
5. Nf3 Nbd7
6. Bd3 a6
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. 0-0 Bd6
9. a4 0-0
10. Bd2 Nb8
11. Ne5 Bxe5
12. dxe5 Nd7
13. f4 Nc6
14. Qh5 g6
15. Qh6 Re8
16. Rf3 f5
17. exf6e.p. Nxf6
18. Rg3 Ne7
19. Ne2 e5
20. fxe5 Ne4
21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Nd4 Nf5
23. Nxf5 Bxf5
24. Bc3 Qd7
25. e6 Rxe6
26. Rf1 Re7
27. Rg5 Rf8
28. g4 1-0

Two typical specimens of the play in the intercity match, won by D. S. Polland of New York and B. F. Winkleman of Philadelphia, are appended:

Morris (White) vs. David S. Polland (Black)
Intercity Match, 1934
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-K3
6. P-K4 B-N5
7. P-B3 P-Q4
8. BPxP PxP
9. NxN PxN
10. PxP NxP
11. B-Q2 O-O
12. B-K2 B-QB4
13. N-K4 B-N3
14. N-B2 BxNch
15. KxB Q-N3ch
16. K-B R-K
17. Q-N3 B-R3
18. BxB QxBch
19. K-N QR-N
20. Q-B2 R-K7
0-1
Algebraic
1. c4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e6
6. e4 Bb4
7. f3 d5
8. cxd5 exd5
9. Nxc6 bxc6
10. exd5 Nxd5
11. Bd2 0-0
12. Be2 Bc5
13. Ne4 Bb6
14. Nf2 Bxf2+
15. Kxf2 Qb6+
16. Kf1 Re8
17. Qb3 Ba6
18. Bxa6 Qxa6+
19. Kg1 Rb8
20. Qc2 Re2
0-1

Barnie F. Winkelman (White) vs. Anthony Santasiere (Black)
Intercity Match, 1934
Semi-Slav Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-QB3
3. N-KB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 P-K3
5. PxP BPxP
6. B-N5 B-K2
7. P-K3 P-KR3
8. B-R4 N-B3
9. P-QR3 B-Q2
10. B-Q3 QR-B
11. O-O QN-R4
12. R-B P-R3
13. N-K5 N-B5
14. Q-K2 P-QN4
15. P-B4 N-K5
16. B-K KNxN
17. BxN P-KR4
18. R-B3 P-B4
19. N-N6 R-R3
20. NxB QxN
21. B-N4 Q-B3
22. P-QN3 N-N3
23. KR-B KR-R
24. B-R5 RxR
25. RxR N-B
26. R-B7 P-N4
27. Q-QB2 PxP
28. RxB KxR
29. Q-B7ch K-K
30. QxNch K-B2
31. Q-B7ch K-N3
32. QxP R-QB
33. B-Q2 Q-K2
34. P-QN4 K-R2
35. BxPch K-N
36. B-Q3 Q-KN2
37. P-KR4 R-B
38. Q-N5 QxQ
39. PxQ K-N2
40. P-N3 R-K
41. K-N2 R-KR
42. P-K4 P-R5
43. QB-B4 1-0
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 e6
5. cxd5 cxd5
6. Bg5 Be7
7. e3 h6
8. Bh4 Nc6
9. a3 Bd7
10. Bd3 Rc8
11. 0-0 Na5
12. Rc1 a6
13. Ne5 Nc4
14. Qe2 b5
15. f4 Ne4
16. Be1 Nxc3
17. Bxc3 h5
18. Rf3 f5
19. Ng6 Rh6
20. Nxe7 Qxe7
21. Bb4 Qf6
22. b3 Nb6
23. Rf1 Rh8
24. Ba5 Rxc1
25. Rxc1 Nc8
26. Rc7 g5
27. Qc2 gxf4
28. Rxd7 Kxd7
29. Qc7+ Ke8
30. Qxc8+ Kf7
31. Qc7+ Kg6
32. Qxf4 Rc8
33. Bd2 Qe7
34. b4 Kh7
35. Bxf5+ Kg8
36. Bd3 Qg7
37. h4 Rf8
38. Qg5 Qxg5
39. hxg5 Kg7
40. g3 Re8
41. Kg2 Rh8
42. e4 h4
43. Bc4 1-0

The following “horrible example” of how not to play the popular French Defense is just another game to illustrate the well-known trap which is constantly cropping up—namely, the sacrifice of the White Bishop against Black's King's Rook's Pawn.
This game should be placed in your scrapbooks.

Karl Blom vs Niels Jensen
Odense (1934), Odense DEN, Apr-01
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation (C10) 1-0

'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, 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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