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March 10, 1935 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 10 Mar 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 10, 1935 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 545...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, October 1, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 545 Composed for the Los Angeles Times, by Percy Bowater, Pasadena. White mates in two.
FEN 8/3B1p2/4NP2/3knp2/4NB2/8/4Q3/Kn6 w - - 0 1
Key: N-Q6/Nd6

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 10, 1935 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 546...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, October 1, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 546 by S. Loyd. White mates in three.
FEN 8/4K2p/8/4p1kB/8/7Q/6pB/7q w - - 0 1
Key: B-K2/Be2

From the Southern California League matches:

Moses Scholtz, L.A.C. and C.C. (white) vs. Henry Welge, Caltech (black)
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. P-Q4 P-KB4
4. PxKP PxKP
5. N-N5 P-Q4
6. P-K6 B-QB4
7. NxP B-N3
8. B-KN5 N-K2
9. Q-R5ch P-N3
10. N-B6ch K-B
11. B-R6 mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 f5
4. dxe5 fxe4
5. Ng5 d5
6. e6 Bc5
7. Nxe4 Bb6
8. Bg5 Ne7
9. Qh5+ g6
10. Nf6+ Kf8
11. Bh6#

E. A. Waddy, Santa Barbara (white) vs. Raymond Zens, Hollywood (black)
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. P-Q3 P-KR3
5. P-B4 PxP
6. BxP P-Q3
7. P-KR3 B-K2
8. N-B3 P-QN3
9. P-Q4 B-N2
10. P-Q5 N-QN
11. P-K5 PxP
12. NxP QN-Q2
13. N-B6 BxN
14. PxB N-B
15. QxQch RxQ
16. BxP R-Q5
17. B-QN3 N-K3
18. BxN PxB
19. B-K5 R-QB5
20. P-B7 R-B4
21. B-R2 P-K4
22. O-O-O O-O
23. KR-K RxP
24. BxP R-N2
25. BxN BxB
26. N-K4 B-Q
27. N-Q6 B-N4ch
28. K-N R-QB2
29. N-K4 B-Q 
30. P-B3 QR-B2
31. K-B2 P-QR4
32. R-K3 B-K2
33. R(K3)-Q3 R-B4
34. R-Q7 R-K4
35. R(Q)-Q4 B-B4
36. NxB RxN
37. P-QR4 R-B7ch
38. R-Q2 RxRch
39. KxR R-B3
40. K-Q3 P-R4
41. R-Q4 K-B2
42. P-KN4 PxP
43. PxP K-K3
44. K-K4 R-B4
45. K-B3 P-KN4
46. K-K3 R-B3
47. K-K4 R-B4
48. K-Q3 R-B3
49. P-B4 K-K4
50. R-K4ch K-B3
51. P-N3 R-Q3ch
52. K-B3 R-B3
53. P-N4 R-Q3
54. PxP PxP
55. P-B5 R-B3
56. K-B4 R-B
57. K-N5 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. d3 h6
5. f4 exf4
6. Bxf4 d6
7. h3 Be7
8. Nf3 b6
9. d4 Bb7
10. d5 Nb8
11. e5 dxe5
12. Nxe5 Nbd7
13. Nc6 Bxc6
14. dxc6 Nf8
15. Qxd8+ Rxd8
16. Bxc7 Rd4
17. Bb3 Ne6
18. Bxe6 fxe6
19. Be5 Rc4
20. c7 Rc5
21. Bh2 e5
22. 0-0-0 0-0
23. Re1 Rxc7
24. Bxe5 Rb7
25. Bxf6 Bxf6
26. Ne4 Bd8
27. Nd6 Bg5+
28. Kb1 Rc7
29. Ne4 Bd8
30. c3 Rf7
31. Kc2 a5
32. Re3 Be7
33. Rd3 Rf5
34. Rd7 Re5
35. Rd4 Bc5
36. Nxc5 Rxc5
37. a4 Rf2+
38. Rd2 Rxd2+
39. Kxd2 Rc6
40. Kd3 h5
41. Rd4 Kf7
42. g4 hxg4
43. hxg4 Ke6
44. Ke4 Rc5
45. Kf3 g5
46. Ke3 Rc6
47. Ke4 Rc5
48. Kd3 Rc6
49. c4 Ke5
50. Re4+ Kf6
51. b3 Rd6+
52. Kc3 Rc6
53. b4 Rd6
54. bxa5 bxa5
55. c5 Rc6
56. Kc4 Rc8
57. Kb5 1-0
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 10, 1935 Los Angeles, California

Appended is a selection of games played in the tournament at Moscow:

Ilia Abramovich Kan vs Emanuel Lasker
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 1, Feb-15
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation. Symmetrical Line (D14) 0-1

Viktor Arsentievich Goglidze vs Salomon Flohr
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 1, Feb-15
King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 0-1

Vera Menchik vs Nikolai Riumin
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 2, Feb-16
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation (A04) 0-1

(Scores and note from the New York Sun.)

The following games were played in the recent tournament at Hastings:

George Alan Thomas vs Andre Lilienthal
Hastings (1934/35), Hastings ENG, rd 8, Jan-04
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 1-0

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Max Euwe
Hastings (1934/35), Hastings ENG, rd 2, Dec-28
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack. Modern Defense Carlsbad Line (B13) 0-1

George Alan Thomas vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Hastings (1934/35), Hastings ENG, rd 3, Dec-29
Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Normal (B40) 1-0

George Alan Thomas vs George Marshall Norman
Hastings (1934/35), Hastings ENG, rd 1, Dec-27
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 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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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.

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Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

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