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January 31, 1960 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac KashdanChess by Isaac Kashdan 31 Jan 1960, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Mikhail Tal vs Erwin Nievergelt
Zurich (1959), Zurich SUI, rd 5, May-24
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. Traditional Vartiation (B63) 1-0

Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov
URS-YUG (1959), Kiev URS, rd 3, Jul-??
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Spassky Variation (D87) 0-1

Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov
URS-YUG (1959), Kiev URS, rd 1, Jul-??
Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System (D18) 1-0

Blindfold Brilliancy
Yugoslavian master Paul Radic played a number of simultaneous blindfold exhibitions in a tour of West Germany. The following brilliancy was from a 10-game exhibition in which Radic won five, lost three and drew two against strong opposition.

Deichmann (white) vs. Paul Radic (blue)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz Variation

Deichmann vs. Paul Radic, 1960

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. N-N5 P-Q4
5. PxP N-Q5
6. P-QB3 P-N4
7. PxN PxB
8. PxP NxP
9. P-Q4 B-N5ch
10. K-B O-O
11. P-B4 P-KB3
12. N-KB3 PxP
13. BPxP B-N5
14. Q-K2 RxNch!
15. PxR B-R6ch
16. K-N Q-R5
17. Q-K4 QxQ
18. PxQ R-KB
19. N-Q2 B-K2!
20. PxN B-R5
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 d5
5. exd5 Nd4
6. c3 b5
7. cxd4 bxc4
8. dxe5 Nxd5
9. d4 Bb4+
10. Kf1 0-0
11. f4 f6
12. Nf3 fxe5
13. fxe5 Bg4
14. Qe2 Rxf3+!
15. gxf3 Bh3+
16. Kg1 Qh4
17. Qe4 Qxe4
18. fxe4 Rf8
19. Nd2 Be7!
20. exd5 Bh4
0-1

World Junior Championship

David Edward Rumens vs Franciscus Antonius Kuijpers
World U20 ch final A (1959), Muenchenstein SUI, rd 1, Jul-27
Spanish Game: Open Variations. Howell Attack (C81) 1-0

Hans-ove Halen (white) vs. Rik Wostyn (black)
Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack

Hans-ove Halen vs. Rik Wostyn, 1960

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. O-O NxP
6. P-Q4 P-QN4
7. B-N3 P-Q4
8. PxP B-K3
9. Q-K2 B-K2
10. R-Q O-O
11. P-B4 NPxP
12. BxP N-B4
13. N-B3 P-Q5
14. N-K4 NxN
15. BxB NxBP
16. QxN PxB
17. Q-B2 Q-Q4
18. B-K3 RxN!
19. PxR NxP
20. Q-N2 NxPch
21. K-R P-K4
22. BxP! PxB
23. R-Q3 R-KB
24. R-KB QxP
25. R(3)xN RxR
26. QxR B-B3
27. R-K K-B2
28. Q-R5ch P-N3
29. QxRPch B-N2
30. R-Bch Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Nxe4
6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5
8. dxe5 Be6
9. Qe2 Be7
10. Rd1 0-0
11. c4 bxc4
12. Bxc4 Nc5
13. Nc3 d4
14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Bxe6 Nxf2
16. Qxf2 fxe6
17. Qc2 Qd5
18. Be3 Rxf3!
19. gxf3 Nxe5
20. Qg2 Nxf3+
21. Kh1 e5
22. Bxd4! exd4
23. Rd3 Rf8
24. Rf1 Qxa2
25. Rdxf3 Rxf3
26. Qxf3 Bf6
27. Re1 Kf7
28. Qh5+ g6
29. Qxh7+ Bg7
30. Rf1+ 1-0

Western Open Tournament

David Kerman (white) vs. Byrne (black)
King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation

David Kerman vs. Byrne, 1960

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 N-KB3
2. N-QB3 P-KN3
3. P-Q4 B-N2
4. P-K4 P-Q3
5. B-N5 QN-Q2
6. P-B4 P-KR3
7. B-R4 P-B4
8. P-Q5 N-R4
9. Q-Q2 NxP
10. QxN P-KN4
11. BxP PxB
12. QxNP B-R3
13. Q-N3 N-K4
14. P-KR3 Q-N3
15. Q-B2 Q-N5
16. Q-B2 NxP
17. BxN QxB
18. Q-K2 Q-N5
19. Q-N5ch B-Q2
20. QxQ PxQ
21. QN-K2 B-N2
22. N-KB3 B-N4
23. R-QB BxP
24. R-B7 R-QN
25. KN-Q4 B-Q6
26. N-B5 B-B3
27. K-B2 K-Q
28. KR-QB BxP
29. N-K3 B-N7
30. R(1)-B4 B-Q6
31. N-N3 BxR
32. RxB K-Q2
33. RxP B-B3
34. N-K4 B-K4
35. N-N5 R-R4
36. N-B3 P-N4
37. P-KR4 P-R4
38. R-N B-B5
39. R-Q R-KN
40. R-Q3 B-N6ch
41. K-K2 BxP
42. P-KN4 R(4)-R
43. N-B5 RxP
Resigns
Algebraic
1. c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 g6
3. d4 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. Bg5 Nbd7
6. f4 h6
7. Bh4 c5
8. d5 Nh5
9. Qd2 Nxf4
10. Qxf4 g5
11. Bxg5 hxg5
12. Qxg5 Bh6
13. Qg3 Ne5
14. h3 Qb6
15. Qf2 Qb4
16. Qc2 Nxc4
17. Bxc4 Qxc4
18. Qe2 Qb4
19. Qb5+ Bd7
20. Qxb4 cxb4
21. Nce2 Bg7
22. Nf3 Bb5
23. Rc1 Bxb2
24. Rc7 Rb8
25. Nd4 Bd3
26. Nf5 Bf6
27. Kf2 Kd8
28. Rc1 Bxe4
29. Ne3 Bb2
30. Rc4 Bd3
31. Ng3 Bxc4
32. Rxc4 Kd7
33. Rxb4 Bf6
34. Ne4 Be5
35. Ng5 Rh5
36. Nf3 b5
37. h4 a5
38. Rb1 Bf4
39. Rd1 Rg8
40. Rd3 Bg3+
41. Ke2 Bxh4
42. g4 Rh8
43. Nf5 Rxg4
0-1

'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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