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May 01, 1960 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac KashdanChess by Isaac Kashdan 01 May 1960, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960), Moscow URS, rd 12, Apr-12
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) 1/2-1/2

Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960), Moscow URS, rd 13, Apr-14
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. General (A30) 1/2-1/2

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960), Moscow URS, rd 14, Apr-19
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24) 1/2-1/2

Standard Oil Defeats Van Nuys In Last Match
The six-man team representing the Standard Oil Co. won the Class II team championship of the Southern California Chess League, defeating the Van Nuys Chess Club by 3½-2½ in the final play-off match.
Standard Oil won all 10 matches for a clean sweep in the eastern division. The only team which was close to the leader was the City Terrace Chess Club, which took second place with a 9-1 match score. The Pasadena Chess Club and the Lincoln Park Chess and Checker Club of Long Beach tied for third with 7-3.
Van Nuys took top position in the western division with 7½-1½. The two teams representing the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club tied for second, each scoring 7-2. Tied for fourth were the second team of Van Nuys and the Herman Steiner Chess Club, with scores of 4½-4½.
Following are games played in the league competition:

Martin Sarley (white) vs Kalenscher (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation

Martin Sarley vs. Kalensher, 1960

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-B4 P-K3
4. N-B3 N-B3
5. B-N5 B-K2
6. P-K3 P-QN3
7. PxP KNxP
8. B-N5 B-N2
9. Q-R4 O-O
10. BxN QBxB
11. QxB BxB
12. O-O B-K2
13. N-K4 N-B3
14. QR-B NxN
15. QxN B-Q3
16. KR-Q R-K
17. Q-N4 Q-B3
18. P-K4 P-K4
19. P-Q5 QR-B
20. R-B6 Q-Q
21. Q-B5 P-KR3
22. R-Q3 P-N3
23. Q-N4 K-N2
24. N-R4 K-R2
25. R-KB3 Q-K2
26. R-KR3 R-KN
27. QR-B3 QR-B
28. N-B5! Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. c4 e6
4. Nc3 Nf6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 b6
7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. Bb5 Bb7
9. Qa4 0-0
10. Bxc6 Bxc6
11. Qxc6 Bxg5
12. 0-0 Be7
13. Ne4 Nf6
14. Rc1 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Bd6
16. Rd1 Re8
17. Qg4 Qf6
18. e4 e5
19. d5 Rc8
20. Rc6 Qd8
21. Qf5 h6
22. Rd3 g6
23. Qg4 Kg7
24. Nh4 Kh7
25. Rf3 Qe7
26. Rh3 Rg8
27. Rc3 Rf8
28. Nf5! 1-0

Allan Carpenter (white) vs. Fred Sleep (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-KN3
2. P-Q4 P-Q3
3. N-QB3 B-N2
4. B-K3 N-KB3
5. B-K2 O-O
6. P-QR4 P-KR4
7. P-B3 N-R3
8. P-KN4 PxP
9. PxP P-B4
10. P-N5 N-KN5
11. BxN BxB
12. QxB PxP
13. BxP BxB
14. KN-K2 B-K4
15. P-R5 Q-B
16. Q-R4 Q-K3
17. PxP QxNP
18. O-O-O K-N2
19. N-Q5 R-R
20. Q-B2 RxR
21. RxR QxKP
22. R-Q R-QB
23. N(2)-B3 BxN
24. NxB Q-N3
25. QxRP N-B4
26. R-N Q-K3
27. N-Q Q-K7
28. K-N Q-Q7
29. Q-R3 N-K5
30. Q-QN3 Q-R7
31. Q-K3 QxPch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 g6
2. d4 d6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. Be3 Nf6
5. Be2 0-0
6. a4 h5
7. f3 Na6
8. g4 hxg4
9. fxg4 c5
10. g5 Ng4
11. Bxg4 Bxg4
12. Qxg4 cxd4
13. Bxd4 Bxd4
14. Ne2 Be5
15. a5 Qc8
16. Qh4 Qe6
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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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