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March 24, 1935 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 24 Mar 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 24, 1935 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 549...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, October 9, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 549 by Leo Valve. White mates in two.
FEN 4R3/8/1P2R1b1/3k2r1/6Pp/pqQ4K/1r1NP3/3N1nB1 w - - 0 1
Key: R-KB6/Rf6

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 24, 1935 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 550...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, October 9, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 550 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Percy Bowater, Pasadena. White mates in three.
FEN 6B1/3N4/K2p1P2/3p2qR/2k5/2B5/P3PP2/6Q1 w - - 0 1
Key: B-R5/Ba5

The following game was played in the second round of the City Championship Preliminaries. Black neglected to contest the key square of the opening, his own K4, and paid dearly for his neglect.

Stein (White) vs. Kendall (Black)

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-QN3 N-KB3
3. B-N2 P-B4
4. P-K3 N-QB3
5. B-N5 P-QR3
6. KBxN PxB
7. N-K5 Q-B2
8. P-KB4 P-K3
9. P-KN4 B-K2
10. P-N5 N-Q5
11. P-Q3 N-Q3
12. N-Q2 P-QR4
13. Q-R5 B-Q
14. QN-B3 N-B4
15. P-N6 B-B3
16. PxBPch K-Q
17. QxP R-B
18. Q-N8 B-K2
19. N-N6 N-R3
20. QxP N-B4
21. Q-R7 NxP
22. B-K5 Q-N2
23. NxR NxPch
24. K-B2 NxR
25. Q-N8 1-0
 
Algebraic

From the Southern California League matches:

Chern, Hollywood (White) vs. Gill, Santa Barbara (Black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-B4 N-KB3
4. N-B3 QN-Q2
5. B-N5 B-K2
6. P-K3 P-B3
7. R-B O-O
8. Q-B2 R-K
9. B-Q3 PxP
10. BxP N-Q4
11. BxB QxB
12. O-O N(Q4)-B3
13. N-K5 NxN
14. PxN N-Q4
15. N-K4 N-N3
16. B-Q3 R-B
17. N-Q6 P-KR3
18. P-B4 N-Q4
19. Q-K2 R-N
20. P-K4 N-B2
21. P-B5 PxP
22. PxP Q-R5
23. R-QB4 Q-Q
24. P-B6 P-KN3
25. Q-K3 K-R2
26. R-KR4 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 e6
3. c4 Nf6
4. Nc3 Nd7
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 c6
7. Rc1 0-0
8. Qc2 Re8
9. Bd3 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Nd5
11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. 0-0 Nf6
13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. dxe5 Nd5
15. Ne4 Nb6
16. Bd3 Rf8
17. Nd6 h6
18. f4 Nd5
19. Qe2 Rb8
20. e4 Nc7
21. f5 exf5
22. exf5 Qh4
23. Rc4 Qd8
24. f6 g6
25. Qe3 Kh7
26. Rh4 1-0

An off-hand game played in the Chess and Checker Club:

P. Pellegrini (White) vs. Mr. X (Black)
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 B-B4
3. P-B4 BxN
4. RxB PxP
5. Q-R5 P-KN4
6. B-B4 Q-K2
7. P-Q4 P-QB3
8. P-Q5 Q-B4
9. QxNP! QxRch
10. K-K2 PxP
11. PxP Q-B4
12. BxP!! QxBch
13. K-B3 N-QB3
14. R-Kch 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Bc5
3. f4 Bxg1
4. Rxg1 exf4
5. Qh5 g5
6. Bc4 Qe7
7. d4 c6
8. d5 Qc5
9. Qxg5! Qxg1+
10. Ke2 cxd5
11. exd5 Qc5
12. Bxf4!! Qxc4+
13. Kf3 Nc6
14. Re1+ 1-0

Following is the score of a game Dr. Lasker won from Capablanca in the tournament at Moscow:

Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 9, Feb-27
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0
Black resigns the game without resuming play. The scores:

Vitaly Chekhover vs Emanuel Lasker
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 4, Feb-18
Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39) 0-1

Salomon Flohr vs Vasja Pirc
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 4, Feb-18
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0

Rudolf Spielmann vs Vladimir Alatortsev
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 2, Feb-16
Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 1-0

Andre Lilienthal vs Ilia Abramovich Kan
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 4, Feb-18
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Positional Defense Closed Line (E94) 1-0

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 2, Feb-16
Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation (D90) 1/2-1/2

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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

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