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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 12 May 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, May 12, 1935, Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 563...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, November 11, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 563 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Alexander Kish, Dannemore, N.Y. White mates in two.
FEN 8/8/1K4P1/pB1p1N2/Pn1Q1N2/3p1p1r/3B3p/5kbR w - - 0 1
Key: Q-K3/Qe3

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, May 12, 1935, Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 564...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, November 11, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 564 by Osmo Heilio. White mates in three.
FEN 5Q2/8/8/1P2k2P/2P2N2/6P1/1P6/5K2 w - - 0 1
Key: N-Q5/Nd5

From the informal tournament:

Tony Bazael (white) vs. Harry Borochow (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. N-N5 P-Q4
5. PxP N-QR4
6. B-N5ch P-B3
7. PxP PxP
8. B-K2 P-KR3
9. N-KB3 P-K5
10. N-K5 B-Q3
11. P-Q4 O-O
12. O-O Q-B2
13. P-KB4 R-Q
14. Q-K P-B4
15. PxP BxPch
16. K-R B-Q5
17. N-R3 B-K3
18. P-B3 BxN
19. PxB N-Q2
20. Q-N3 K-R
21. N-N5 Q-N
22. N-Q6 NxP
23. QxN N-B3
24. NxPch BxN
25. QxQ QRxQ
26. RxB 1-0
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 d5
5. exd5 Na5
6. Bb5+ c6
7. dxc6 bxc6
8. Be2 h6
9. Nf3 e4
10. Ne5 Bd6
11. d4 0-0
12. 0-0 Qc7
13. f4 Rd8
14. Qe1 c5
15. dxc5 Bxc5+
16. Kh1 Bd4
17. Na3 Be6
18. c3 Bxe5
19. fxe5 Nd7
20. Qg3 Kh8
21. Nb5 Qb8
22. Nd6 Nxe5
23. Qxe5 Nc6
24. Nxf7+ Bxf7
25. Qxb8 Rxb8
26. Rxf7 1-0

Robert B Griffith (white) vs. Louis Millstein (black)
French Defense: Burn Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-KN5 PxP
5. BxN QxB
6. NxP Q-Q
7. N-KB3 N-QB3
8. B-N5 B-Q2
9. P-B3 B-K2
10. B-R4 O-O
11. O-O B-Q3
12. B-B2 P-KR3
13. Q-Q3 P-B4
14. NxB PxN
15. P-Q5 N-K4
16. NxN PxN
17. P-N3 Q-B3
18. PxP BxP
19. Q-Q7 BxP
20. PxB R-B2
21. Q-N5 P-R3
22. Q-B4 K-R
23. KR-Q R-K
24. R-R5 P-K5
25. QR-Q5 R(B2)-K2
26. Q-B5 R-KB
27. R-Q6 Q-B2
28. R-Q8 RxR
29. RxRch K-R2
30. Q-QB8 R-QB2
31. Q-N8 R-Q2
32. R-R8ch K-N3
33. Q-N3ch K-B3
34. P-R4 Q-K2
35. R-QN8 R-Q6
36. P-B3 P-K6
37. P-R5 R-Q8ch
38. K-R2 Q-Q3
39. P-KB4 QxR
40. Q-N6ch K-K2
41. QxPch K-Q
42. Q-B6ch K-B2
43. Q-K5ch R-Q3
44. QxKP Q-Q
0-1
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 dxe4
5. Bxf6 Qxf6
6. Nxe4 Qd8
7. Nf3 Nc6
8. Bb5 Bd7
9. c3 Be7
10. Ba4 0-0
11. 0-0 Bd6
12. Bc2 h6
13. Qd3 f5
14. Nxd6 cxd6
15. d5 Ne5
16. Nxe5 dxe5
17. b3 Qf6
18. dxe6 Bxe6
19. Qd7 Bxb3
20. axb3 Rf7
21. Qb5 a6
22. Qc4 Kh8
23. Rfd1 Re8
24. Ra5 e4
25. Rad5 Re7
26. Qc5 Rf8
27. Rd6 Qf7
28. Rd8 Rxd8
29. Rxd8+ Kh7
30. Qc8 Rc7
31. Qb8 Rd7
32. Rh8+ Kg6
33. Qg3+ Kf6
34. h4 Qe7
35. Rb8 Rd3
36. f3 e3
37. h5 Rd1+
38. Kh2 Qd6
39. f4 Qxb8
40. Qg6+ Ke7
41. Qxg7+ Kd8
42. Qf6+ Kc7
43. Qe5+ Rd6
44. Qxe3 Qd8
0-1

Appended is another selection of games played in the recent international tournament at Moscow:

Emanuel Lasker vs Vasja Pirc
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 19, Mar-14
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation Paulsen Variation (B85) 1-0

Salomon Flohr vs Ilya Rabinovich
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 11, Mar-01
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (E11) 1-0

Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 11, Mar-01
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation General (C18) 0-1

Chess King to Offer Title in TournamentChess King to Offer Title in Tournament 12 May 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

'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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