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April 14, 1935 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 14 Apr 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, April 14, 1935 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 555...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, October 17, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 555 by Aarne Takala. White mates in two.
FEN 4N3/5n2/6p1/5k2/7p/4PN1p/3Q3K/3B4 w - - 0 1
Key: N-N5/Ng5

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, April 14, 1935 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 556...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, October 17, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 556 by Edv. Hallstrom. White mates in three.
FEN K3Q3/6p1/8/3p4/pB1k2P1/3Pnp1r/6n1/2N1N3 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-QN8/Qb8

Souvenirs
One of our ladderites was kind enough to send this memorable game, which was played thirty years ago in the famous annual match between the New York Manhattan Chess Club and the Philadelphia Franklin Chess Club. The participants, Maj. Hanham, an old master (note the Hanham variation in the Philidor Defense,) and the youthful Jackson, who at the time was about 15 or 16 years of age. After the game an eye-witness tells us that the major was so infuriated that he hurled all the pieces to the floor.

Edward Schuyler Jackson, Jr. (white) vs. James Moore Hanham (black)
Pirc Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-Q3
2. P-Q4 P-QB3
3. N-QB3 N-Q2
4. P-B4 P-K4
5. N-B3 Q-B2
6. B-B4 B-K2
7. O-O KN-B3
8. P-QN3 O-O
9. B-R3 PxBP
10. P-K5 N-N5
11. N-K4 N-K6
12. Q-Q3 Q-R4
13. BxQP BxB
14. NxB NxB
15. NxN Q-Q
16. N-Q6 N-N3
17. QR-Q N-Q4
18. R-Q2 P-KB4
19. N-K P-KN4
20. P-B3 Q-K2
21. N-B2 B-K3
22. R-B3 QR-Q
23. P-N3 P-N5
24. R(B3)-B2 P-B6
25. P-B4 N-N3
26. N-K3 Q-N4
27. NxNP R-Q2
28. N-B5 R-K2
29. N-B B-B
30. Q-K3 P-KR3
31. N-Q3 N-Q2
32. N-B4 N-B3
33. R-Q N-K5
34. R-QN2 B-N2
35. P-K6 Q-N2
36. R-QB2 R-Q
37. P-Q5 PxP
38. PxP Q-N4
39. R-B4 N-Q3
40. R(B4)-Q4 P-R3
41. N-Q2 N-N4
42. R-Q3 N-Q3
43. N-B4 N-K5
44. N-K5 N-Q3
45. N(K5)-N6 R-N2
46. P-K7 R-K
47. Q-K6ch N-B2
48. Q-Q7 RxN
49. QxRch K-N2
50. Q-B8ch K-B3
51. P-K8(N)ch K-K4
52. R-K mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 d6
2. d4 c6
3. Nc3 Nd7
4. f4 e5
5. Nf3 Qc7
6. Bc4 Be7
7. 0-0 Ngf6
8. b3 0-0
9. Ba3 exf4
10. e5 Ng4
11. Ne4 Ne3
12. Qd3 Qa5
13. Bxd6 Bxd6
14. Nxd6 Nxc4
15. Nxc4 Qd8
16. Nd6 Nb6
17. Rd1 Nd5
18. Rd2 f5
19. Ne1 g5
20. c3 Qe7
21. Nc2 Be6
22. Rf3 Rd8
23. g3 g4
24. Rf2 f3
25. c4 Nb6
26. Ne3 Qg5
27. Nxb7 Rd7
28. Nc5 Re7
29. Nf1 Bc8
30. Qe3 h6
31. Nd3 Nd7
32. Nf4 Nf6
33. Rd1 Ne4
34. Rb2 Bb7
35. e6 Qg7
36. Rc2 Rd8
37. d5 cxd5
38. cxd5 Qg5
39. Rc4 Nd6
40. Rd4 a6
41. Nd2 Nb5
42. Rd3 Nd6
43. Nc4 Ne4
44. Ne5 Nd6
45. Neg6 Rg7
46. e7 Re8
47. Qe6+ Nf7
48. Qd7 Rxg6
49. Qxe8+ Kg7
50. Qf8+ Kf6
51. e8=N+ Ke5
52. Re1#

Savielly Tartakower vs Ramon Cunillera Cabedo
Barcelona (1934), Barcelona ESP
Queen's Gambit Declined: Hastings Variation (D30) 1-0

Savielly Tartakower vs Ramon Rey Ardid
Sitges (1934), Sitges ESP, rd 1, May-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1

Abraham Kupchik vs Isaac Kashdan
Manhattan CC ch (play-off) (1934), New York, NY USA, Dec-23
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0

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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'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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