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Chess by G. E. Avery 12 Jul 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Sunday, July 12, 1959 In this one, by Ratner, white has three pieces, but must...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, April 13, 2020
In this one, by Ratner, white has three pieces, but must lose one of them. The other two, however, cooperate in forcing a mate.
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Dr. Joseph Platz of East Hartford retains his title of chess champion of the Hartford Chess Club, which he has held for several years, except one, by defeating his nearest opponent, Lawrence Noderer of Windsor, in two straight games. The first was noted in last Sunday's column, and the other was played a week ago at Dr. Platz's house.
The Hartford Chess Club is meeting at the YMCA every Friday night during the summer, and a friendly game may be had by dropping in on us.
News of Bobby Fischer
Playing at Mar del Plata a few months ago, Fischer tied for third place, following Najdorf and Pachman. Then, a little later, at Santiago, Chile, he lost four games, which is more than he lost in international tournaments, but managed to secure a three-way tie for fourth place. The more recent tournament at Zurich has been concluded, and the final standing of the first few players:
Other players were Larsen, Unzicker, Barcza, Olafsson, Kupper, Bhend, Donner, Keller, Duckstein, Walther, Blau, Nievergelt.
Hartford Championship 1959
Reflections by Champion Dr. Joseph Platz. “The tournament was one of the strongest and most hotly contested events of its kind.”
“Three preliminary sections of six players each started out. The first two of each section qualified for the finals. Seeded into the finals were the first three of the 1958 tournament. These were Noderer, Edelbaum, and myself. Bourdon, who shared third place last year, did not play this year. Although I was the defending champion, I looked more like an outsider, especially after I suffered a stinging defeat at the hands of Weil. In the meantime, Noderer and Edelbaum were winning game after game. In the next few rounds I had some close calls, but managed to win my games, and when I beat Noderer and when Edelbaum lost to Raymond, I was back in the running. However, I was again thrown back by a draw with Klavins, and when Noderer posted a final score of 6½ out of 8 games, I had hardly a chance to catch up with him. My score was 5½ with one game to go, against Edelbaum, Connecticut State Champion, who also had scored 5½. I scored this all important point, giving me 6½, a tie with Noderer. A play-off was due. This I won in two games. In doing so, I had won the Hartford Championship five times.”
Lawrence Noderer (white) vs. Dr. Joseph Platz (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
