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April 19, 1959 Boston Globe, Chess Notebook by Lyman Burgess

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Chess Notebook Chess NotebookChess Notebook 19 Apr 1959, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

On Feb. 22 Samuel Reshevsky gave a simultaneous exhibition at the Huntington-ave. YMCA. Of the 45 games played Reshevsky lost but three: to Shelby Lyman, Harvard; Jeffrey Goldstein, Everett, and James O'Keefe, Charlestown. Appended is O'Keefe's sharp win.

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

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 P-K4
2. P-KN3 P-QN3
3. B-N2 N-QB3
4. N-KB3 R-N
5. P-Q4 PxP
6. NxP NxN
7. QxN N-B3
8. O-O B-K2
9. N-B3 O-O
10. B-B4 P-Q3
11. P-KR3 B-N2
12. BxB RxB
13. KR-Q Q-B
14. K-R2 R-K
15. Q-Q2 Q-B4
16. Q-Q3 Q-KR4
17. B-K3 P-B3
18. K-N2 R-Q2
19. N-K4 P-Q4
20. P-B3 PxN
21. PxP K-R
22. Q-N3 R-Q
23. B-B2 Q-N3
24. R-Q3 P-KB4
25. K-R2 NxN
26. N-B3 RxR
27. RxR Q-K3
28. QxN P-B4
29. R-QB P-N3
30. Q-B2 B-B3
31. B-K3 Q-K4
32. P-N3 Q-Q5
33. B-B4 P-KN4
34. K-N2 Q-Q4
35. B-N8 Q-Q7
36. Q-B4 Q-K6
37. R-B2 R-Q8
38. Q-R6 Resigns 
Algebraic
1. c4 e5
2. g3 b6
3. Bg2 Nc6
4. Nf3 Rb8
5. d4 exd4
6. Nxd4 Nxd4
7. Qxd4 Nf6
8. 0-0 Be7
9. Nc3 0-0
10. Bf4 d6
11. h3 Bb7
12. Bxb7 Rxb7
13. Rd1 Qc8
14. Kh2 Re8
15. Qd2 Qf5
16. Qd3 Qh5
17. Be3 c6
18. Kg2 Rd7
19. Ne4 d5
20. f3 dxe4
21. fxe4 Kh8
22. Qb3 Rd8
23. Bf2 Qg6
24. Rd3
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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's True History
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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