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April 24, 1960 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac KashdanChess by Isaac Kashdan 24 Apr 1960, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Julio Saadi vs Robert James Fischer
Mar del Plata (1960), Mar del Plata ARG, rd 4, Apr-02
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Queen's Knight Variation (A16) 0-1

Carlos Bielicki vs Boris Spassky
Mar del Plata (1960), Mar del Plata ARG, rd 1, Mar-29
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation (D25) 0-1

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960), Moscow URS, rd 10, Apr-05
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch. Closed Variation 7…c6 (E88) 1/2-1/2

Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960), Moscow URS, rd 11, Apr-07
King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1-0

Lodewijk Prins (white) vs. Ludwig Rellstab (black)
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Keres Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. BxN QPxB
5. N-B3 B-QB4
6. NxP BxPch
7. KxB Q-Q5ch
8. K-K QxKN
9. P-Q4 Q-Q3
10. R-B QxRP
11. Q-B3 Q-R5ch
12. R-B2 N-B3
13. P-K5 B-N5
14. P-KN3 Q-R4
15. Q-N2 O-O-O!
16. N-K2 N-Q4
17. B-Q2 KR-K
18. P-N3 P-B3
19. P-B4 PxP
20. PxN KPxP
21. PxP P-Q6
22. PxPch K-N
23. B-B4 Q-R4ch
24. K-B PxNch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Bxc6 dxc6
5. Nc3 Bc5
6. Nxe5 Bxf2+
7. Kxf2 Qd4+
8. Ke1 Qxe5
9. d4 Qd6
10. Rf1 Qxh2
11. Qf3 Qh4+
12. Rf2 Nf6
13. e5 Bg4
14. g3 Qh5
15. Qg2 0-0-0
16. Ne2 Nd5
17. Bd2 Re8
18. b3 f6
19. c4 fxe5
20. cxd5 exd4
21. dxc6 d3
22. cxb7+ Kb8
23. Bf4 Qa5+
24. Kf1 dxe2+
0-1
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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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