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March 05, 1911 Philadelphia Inquirer Chess and Checkers

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Chess and CheckersChess and Checkers 05 Mar 1911, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Aaron Goldberg (white) vs. Edward Mitchell Edwards (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-QN4 B-N3
5. P-N5 N-R4
6. NxP Q-B3
7. BxPch K-B
8. P-Q4 P-Q3
9. BxN PxN
10. B-Q5 P-B3
11. B-R3ch K-K
12. N-B3 BxP
13. Q-Q2 PxB
14. NxP Q-B2
15. QxN QxPch
16. K-Q B-N5ch
17. K-B R-QB
18. N-B7ch K-Q2
19. P-N6 RxN
20. PxR BxR
21. Q-Q5ch K-B
22. B-K7 Q-Q5
23. Q-N3 B-B6
24. P-KR3 B-Q2
25. R-Q Q-Q7ch
26. K-N Q-N4
27. QxQ PxQ
28. B-Q6 R-K
29. R-Q3 B-Q5
30. R-R3 B-K3
31. R-R8ch K-Q2
32. R-N8 R-QB
33. RxR KxR
34. P-QR3 K-Q2
35. P-B8(Q)ch KxQ
36. K-B K-Q2
37. B-N8 B-B5
38. K-Q2 K-K3
39. P-B3 B-B4
40. B-B8 B-R7
41. P-QR4 BxP
42. P-R5 BxRP
43. PxP P-N4
44. K-K2 P-N5
0-1
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bb6
5. b5 Na5
6. Nxe5 Qf6
7. Bxf7+ Kf8
8. d4 d6
9. Bxg8 dxe5
10. Bd5 c6
11. Ba3+ Ke8
12. Nc3 Bxd4
13. Qd2 cxd5
14. Nxd5 Qf7
15. Qxa5 Qxf2+
16. Kd1 Bg4+
17. Kc1 Rc8
18. Nc7+ Kd7
19. b6 Rxc7
20. bxc7 Bxa1
21. Qd5+ Kc8
22. Be7 Qd4
23. Qb3 Bc3
24. h3 Bd7
25. Rd1 Qd2+
26. Kb1 Qg5

The following was the last game played by Mlotkowski in the tournament for the Pennsylvania State Championship. Flaccus adopts one of the modern forms of the QP opening and for twenty moves continues the game on conservative lines. Later, however, complications arise and Black obtains a winning game.

L.H. Flaccus (white) vs. Stasch Mlotkowski (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-K3 N-KB3
3. B-Q3 N-B3
4. P-QB3 P-K4
5. PxP NxP
6. B-K2 B-Q3
7. QN-Q2 B-KB4
8. QN-B3 N-B3
9. N-Q4 NxN
10. PxN Q-K2
11. N-KB3 O-O-O
12. O-O P-B3
13. R-K Q-B2
14. B-N5 P-KR3
15. BxN PxB
16. P-KN3 QR-N
17. B-B B-N5
18. Q-Q3 P-KR4
19. N-R4 K-N
20. B-N2 Q-Q2
21. Q-B B-K3
22. P-KB4 Q-Q
23. P-B5 B-B
24. R-K3 Q-B2
25. Q-Q3 R-N4
26. R-K B-Q2
27. K-B2 R-N
28. B-R3 P-B4
29. R-KN Q-N3
30. P-N3 B-N4
31. Q-Q PxP
32. PxP B-KB5
33. R-QB3 B-Q3
34. B-N2 B-K4
35. R-B5 R-N5
36. K-K3 BxPch
37. QxB RxQ
38. KxR R-N5ch
39. KxP Q-Q mate
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. e3 Nf6
3. Bd3 Nc6
4. c3 e5
5. dxe5 Nxe5
6. Be2 Bd6
7. Nd2 Bf5
8. Nf3 Nc6
9. Nd4 Nxd4
10. exd4 Qe7
11. Nf3 0-0-0
12. 0-0 c6
13. Re1 Qc7
14. Bg5 h6
15. Bxf6 gxf6
16. g3 Rg8
17. Bf1 Bg4
18. Qd3 h5
19. Nh4 Kb8
20. Bg2 Qd7
21. Qf1 Be6
22. f4 Qd8
23. f5 Bc8
24. Re3 Qc7
25. Qd3 Rg5
26. Re1 Bd7
27. Kf2 Rhg8
28. Bh3 c5
29. Rg1 Qb6
30. b3 Bb5
31. Qd1 cxd4
32. cxd4 Bf4
33. Rc3 Bd6
34. Bg2 Be5
35. Rc5 Rg4
36. Ke3 Bxd4+
37. Qxd4 Rxd4
38. Kxd4 Rg4+
39. Kxd5 Qd8#
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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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