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June 02, 1935 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 02 Jun 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 569 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by William P. Barbee, San Luis Obispo, California. White mates in two.
FEN 8/Q1b5/1n4R1/1p4Pn/3p4/1K1kpB2/1R2N1b1/7r w - - 0 1
Key: R-Q6/Rd6

L.A. Times Problem No. 570 by A. Kajan. White mates in three.
FEN 8/3K4/3N4/4k1B1/8/4p3/4P1n1/3R4 w - - 0 1
Key: K-B6/Kc6

From the South vs. North match:

Edward Everett (White) vs. P. Traun (Black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. B-N5 O-O
5. N-B3 P-Q4
6. P-K3 QN-Q2
7. R-B P-B3
8. Q-N3 Q-R4
9. P-QR3 BxNch
10. PxB N-K5
11. B-R4 R-K
12. B-N3 N-B3
13. B-Q3 PxP
14. BxP N-Q4
15. BxN KPxB
16. O-O NxB
17. RPxN Q-B2
18. KR-K B-B4
19. P-B4 PxP
20. QxBP Q-K2
21. N-K5 B-K3
22. Q-B3 P-B3
23. N-Q3 B-Q4
24. P-B3 Q-Q3
25. P-K4 B-B2
26. P-K5 PxP
27. PxP Q-N3
28. K-B2 B-K3
29. QR-Q Q-B2
30. N-B5 R-K2
31. N-K4 B-Q4
32. N-Q6 Q-K3
33. Q-K3 R-KB
34. P-B4 Q-N5
35. K-N R-K3
36. R-Q4 R-R3
37. P-B5! 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Bg5 0-0
5. Nf3 d5
6. e3 Nbd7
7. Rc1 c6
8. Qb3 Qa5
9. a3 Bxc3+
10. bxc3 Ne4
11. Bh4 Re8
12. Bg3 Nf6
13. Bd3 dxc4
14. Bxc4 Nd5
15. Bxd5 exd5
16. 0-0 Nxg3
17. hxg3 Qc7
18. Re1 Bf5
19. c4 dxc4
20. Qxc4 Qe7
21. Ne5 Be6
22. Qc3 f6
23. Nd3 Bd5
24. f3 Qd6
25. e4 Bf7
26. e5 fxe5
27. dxe5 Qg6
28. Kf2 Be6
29. Rd1 Qf7
30. Nc5 Re7
31. Ne4 Bd5
32. Nd6 Qe6
33. Qe3 Rf8
34. f4 Qg4
35. Kg1 Re6
36. Rd4 Rh6
37. f5! 1-0

Alexander Alekhine vs Hans Fahrni
Mannheim (1914), Mannheim GER, rd 11, Aug-01
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0

The following are the scores of the most important games played in the recent International Tournament at Margate, England:

Samuel Reshevsky vs Jose Raul Capablanca
Margate (1935), Margate ENG, rd 4, Apr-27
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 1-0

Jose Raul Capablanca vs George Alan Thomas
Margate (1935), Margate ENG, rd 9, May-03
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (E11) 1-0

Samuel Reshevsky vs George Alan Thomas
Margate (1935), Margate ENG, rd 8, May-02
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation Flohr Line (D62) 1/2-1/2

Ernst Ludwig Klein vs Jose Raul Capablanca
Margate (1935), Margate ENG, rd 8, May-02
Slav Defense: Czech. Carlsbad Variation (D17) 1/2-1/2

Chess Players Asked to MeetChess Players Asked to Meet 03 Jun 1935, Mon The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Masters to Clash for Coast ChampionshipMasters to Clash for Coast Championship 05 Jun 1935, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Chess Title To Be FixedChess Title To Be Fixed 05 Jun 1935, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Along the El Camino RealAlong the El Camino Real 05 Jun 1935, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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Recommended Books

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, 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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