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February 24, 1960 Chess With Sam Laird, Courier Post, Camden, New Jersey

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Chess With Sam LairdChess With Sam Laird 24 Feb 1960, Wed Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey) Newspapers.com

The Committee for U.S. Chess Champion Bobby Fischer is promoting a campaign to persuade Congress to make an appropriation to our sensational 16-year star “on a continuing basis, to enable him properly to carry on his invaluable service to our country.” Interested organizations and individuals are asked to sign petitions to that effect which may be obtained from the committee by addressing it c/o University Place, New York City. A.E. Santasiere is chairman and Walter Goldwater secretary of the committee.

Following is a game from the second round of the current South Jersey Chess Association tournament in which Charles H. Miller, one of the top players of the Woodbury Chess Club, defeated Shindle, the Camden club's new champion, after a long and tense struggle.

Willard Shindle (white) vs. Charles H. Miller (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-QB3
5. P-QB4 P-KN3
6. B-K3 B-N2
7. B-K2 N-B3
8. N-QB3 O-O
9. O-O P-QR3
10. P-KR3 N-Q2
11. P-KB4 Q-N3
12. N-Q5 BxN
13. NxQ BxBch
14. K-R2 BxN
15. P-KB5 N-KB3
16. PxP BPxP
17. P-KN4 B-K3
18. Q-N3 N-Q2
19. O-O RxR
20. BxR R-KB
21. R-B R-B7ch
22. B-N2 RxP
23. R-B2 RxR
24. QxR N(B3)-K4
25. B-B B-QB4
26. Q-R4 K-B2
27. B-K2 N-QN3
28. Q-Q N(N3)xP
29. Q-KB K-K
30. P-QR4 P-N3
31. BxN BxB
32. Q-B4 N-B2
33. P-K5 B-K3
34. Q-B3 P-Q4
35. Q-Q3 P-QR4
36. Q-N5ch B-Q2
37. Q-R6 P-Q5
38. Q-B4 P-K3
39. Q-R6 K-K2
40. Q-R8 NxP
41. Q-KN8 BxP
42. Q-N7ch K-Q3
43. K-N3 P-Q6
44. K-B4 B-Q5
45. Q-B8ch K-Q4
46. Q-Q8ch N-Q2
47. Q-R8ch B-B3
48. Q-R6 P-K4ch
49. K-N3 P-K5
50. K-N2 K-B4
51. K-B P-Q7
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nc6
5. c4 g6
6. Be3 Bg7
7. Be2 Nf6
8. Nc3 0-0
9. 0-0 a6
10. h3 Nd7
11. f4 Qb6
12. Nd5 Bxd4
13. Nxb6 Bxe3+
14. Kh2 Bxb6
15. f5 Nf6
16. fxg6 fxg6
17. g4 Be6
18. Qb3 Nd7
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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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