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July 05, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 05 Jul 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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June 28, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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June 21, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 21 Jun 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Geza Maroczy vs Samuel Jacoby
Budapest (1896), Budapest AUH
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 1-0

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June 14, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 14 Jun 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Max Euwe vs Richard Reti
Match (1920), Amsterdam NED, rd 1, May-??
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 0-1

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June 07, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 07 Jun 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

 

 

 

 

Game Selection
R. Spielmann was noted for “attack” in his chess games. Here is an example.

Rudolf Spielmann (white) vs. Honkinger (black)
Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-N3 P-K3
6. N-B3 P-B4
7. B-Q3 N-B3
8. PxP BxP
9. P-QR3 O-O
10. O-O P-QN3
11. P-N4 B-K2
12. B-N2 Q-B2
13. P-N5 N-QR4
14. N-K5 B-N2
15. N-N4 Q-Q1
16. N-K3 N-Q4
17. Q-R5 P-N3
18. N-N4 B-KB3
19. NxBch NxN
20. Q-R6 R-B1
21. QR-Q1 Q-K2
22. KR-K1 N-K1
23. N-B5 Q-B4
24. R-K5 B-Q4
25. N-K7ch QxN
26. QxRPch KxQ
27. R-R5ch K-N1
28. R-R8 mate 
Algebraic
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Nf6
5. Ng3 e6
6. Nf3 c5
7. Bd3 Nc6
8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. a3 0-0
10. 0-0 b6
11. b4 Be7
12. Bb2 Qc7
13. b5 Na5
14. Ne5 Bb7
15. Ng4 Qd8
16. Ne3 Nd5
17. Qh5 g6
18. Ng4 Bf6
19. Nxf6+ Nxf6
20. Qh6 Rc8
21. Rfd1 Qe7
22. Re1 Ne8
23. Nf5 Qc5
24. Re5 Bd5
25. Ne7+ Qxe7
26. Qxh7+ Kxh7
27. Rh5+ Kg8
28. Rh8#
Old Chatterboxes Should Shun ChessOld Chatterboxes Should Shun Chess 07 Jun 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com Chess WinChess Win 08 Jun 1959, Mon Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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May 31, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 31 May 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Donald Byrne vs Robert James Fischer
"The Game of the Century"
Third Rosenwald Trophy (1956), New York, NY USA, rd 8, Oct-17
Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation. Hungarian Attack (D92) 0-1

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May 24, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 24 May 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Frank Marshall vs Emanuel Lasker
St. Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 5, May-15
Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 0-1

Chess ChampionChess Champion 24 May 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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May 17, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 17 May 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Harry Borochow
The May 5 issue of “Chess Life” has the Borochow Story, giving parts of his life and chess achievements. Borochow is a USCF Master Emeritus, starting play at age eight, but did not enter championship play until 1917, when he won the college championship, followed by the New York City Championship. Later, his contests were mainly in the western part of the country.

Game Selection
This is his second choice of best games played. This was for the Los Angeles Championship in 1925.

Albert H. Bierwirth (white) vs. Harry Borochow (black)
Indian Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. B-B4 P-Q3
3. P-K3 QN-Q2
4. N-KB3 P-KN3
5. B-Q3 B-N2
6. P-KR3 O-O
7. P-KN4 R-K
8. P-K4 P-K4
9. PxP QNxP
10. NxN NxKP
11. BxN BxN
12. BxB RxB
13. N-B3 P-KB4
14. P-B4 R-K
15. O-O PxB
16. NxP RxN
17. Q-Q5ch R-K3
18. P-B5 PxP
19. PxP Q-N4ch
20. K-R K-R
21. R-KN Q-R4
22. Q-N2 R-N3
23. PxR BxP
24. Q-N3 B-B8dis.ch
25. Q-R2 Q-B6ch
26. R-N2 QxRch
27. QxQ BxQch
28. KxB PxP
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Bf4 d6
3. e3 Nbd7
4. Nf3 g6
5. Bd3 Bg7
6. h3 0-0
7. g4 Re8
8. e4 e5
9. dxe5 Nxe5
10. Nxe5 Nxe4
11. Bxe4 Bxe5
12. Bxe5 Rxe5
13. Nc3 f5
14. f4 Re8
15. 0-0 fxe4
16. Nxe4 Rxe4
17. Qd5+ Re6
18. f5 gxf5
19. gxf5 Qg5+
20. Kh1 Kh8
21. Rg1 Qh5
22. Qg2 Rg6
23. fxg6 Bxh3
24. Qg3 Bf1+
25. Qh2 Qf3+
26. Rg2 Qxg2+
27. Qxg2 Bxg2+
28. Kxg2 hxg6
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May 10, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 10 May 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Samuel Reshevsky vs Harlow Bussey Daly
Simul, 19b (1921) (exhibition), Lorimer Hall, Boston, MA USA, Apr-02
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical Variation (C49) 1-0

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May 03, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 03 May 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Ted Edelbaum of Windsor, a member of the Hartford Chess Club, is the new Connecticut State Chess Champion for the coming year. After six rounds of preliminary play, there were six tied for first place. To break the tie, two rounds were played at New Haven a week ago. This left two in the running, Edelbaum and Eliot Wolk of the University of Connecticut. One game was played by these two last Saturday at Mr. Wolk's town, as a result of which, Mr. Edelbaum now holds the trophy for at least a year.

Game Selection
Here is the game which decided the championship tournament.

Ted Edelbaum (white) vs. Eliot Wolk (black)
Bird Opening

Descriptive
1. P-KB4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. P-K3 P-KN3
4. P-Q4 B-N2
5. P-B3 P-QN3
6. QN-Q2 B-N2
7. B-Q3 P-K3
8. O-O P-Q3
9. P-K4 O-O
10. P-K5 N-K
11. N-K4 BPxP
12. BPxP N-QB3
13. B-K3 N-N5
14. B-N N-Q4
15. B-Q2 P-B4
16. N-N5 N(1)-B2
17. Q-K P-KR3
18. Q-R4 R-K
19. P-KN4 N-N4
20. PxP KPxP
21. Q-R3 B-QB
22. P-R4 NxQP
23. B-R2 PxP
24. PxP NxNch
25. NxN P-KN4
26. Q-R5 B-K3
27. BxP PxB
28. NxP Q-Q2
29. Q-R7ch K-B
30. NxBch QxN
31. RxPch K-K2
32. QxBch K-Q
33. R-B7 R-QB
34. Q-N5ch R-K2
35. RxR Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. f4 c5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. e3 g6
4. d4 Bg7
5. c3 b6
6. Nd2 Bb7
7. Bd3 e6
8. 0-0 d6
9. e4 0-0
10. e5 Ne8
11. Ne4 cxd4
12. cxd4 Nc6
13. Be3 Nb4
14. Bb1 Nd5
15. Bd2 f5
16. Ng5 Nc7
17. Qe1 h6
18. Qh4 Re8
19. g4 Nb5
20. gxf5 exf5
21. Qh3 Bc8
22. a4 Nxd4
23. Ba2 dxe5
24. fxe5 Nxf3+
25. Nxf3 g5
26. Qh5 Be6
27. Bxg5 hxg5
28. Nxg5 Qd7
29. Qh7+ Kf8
30. Nxe6+ Qxe6
31. Rxf5+ Ke7
32. Qxg7+ Kd8
33. Rf7 Rc8
34. Qg5+ Re7
35. Rxe7 1-0
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April 26, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 26 Apr 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Aron Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson
Composition (1927), Copenhagen
French Defense: General (C00) 1-0

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April 19, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 19 Apr 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Game Selection
This game was played at Kaschau in 1893 between the Russian Rolavsky and an Old Master.

Old Master (white) vs. Rolavsky (black)
Danish Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. P-Q4 PxP
3. P-QB3 PxP
4. B-QB4 N-KB3
5. N-B3 B-B4
6. NxP P-Q3
7. O-O O-O
8. N-KN5 P-KR3
9. NxP RxN
10. P-K5 N-N5
11. P-K6 Q-R5
12. PxRch K-B1
13. B-B4 NxBP
14. Q-K2 N-N5ch
15. K-R1 B-Q2
16. QR-K1 N-B3
17. Q-K8ch RxQ
18. PxR(Q)ch BxQ
19. BxP mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
3. c3 dxc3
4. Bc4 Nf6
5. Nf3 Bc5
6. Nxc3 d6
7. 0-0 0-0
8. Ng5 h6
9. Nxf7 Rxf7
10. e5 Ng4
11. e6 Qh4
12. exf7+ Kf8
13. Bf4 Nxf2
14. Qe2 Ng4+
15. Kh1 Bd7
16. Re1 Nc6
17. Qe8+ Rxe8
18. fxe8=Q+ Bxe8
19. Bxd6#
International Chess MatchInternational Chess Match 21 Apr 1959, Tue Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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April 12, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 12 Apr 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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April 05, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 05 Apr 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Game Selection
This game was played in round three of the state individual tournament.

Dick Friedenthal (white) vs. Albert Gedraitis (black)
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB3
2. N-QB3 P-Q4
3. N-B3 P-Q5
4. N-K2 B-N5
5. NxP QxN
6. NxQ BxQ
7. KxB P-K4
8. N-B3 N-B3
9. P-Q3 B-B4
10. B-K3 BxB
11. PxB QN-Q2
12. B-K2 O-O-O
13. P-KR3 KR-K1
14. P-B3 R-K2
15. P-KN4 P-QB4
16. P-N3 N-QN1
17. K-B2 R-Q3
18. KR-KB1 N-B3
19. N-R4 P-KN3
20. R-B2 N-K1
21. P-N5 N-Q1
22. N-B3 P-B4
23. PxP PxP
24. N-R4 R-B2
25. NxP K-B2
26. R(1)-KB1 R-QR3
27. P-QR4 N-N2
28. NxN RxN
29. P-R4 R-Q3
30. R-B6 R(3)-Q2
31. R(1)-B5 N-B3
32. B-B3 R(Q2)-K2
33. BxN PxB
34. P-K4 P-QR4
35. R-R6 K-N3
36. R(5)-B6 R-B2
37. R-K6 R-QB2
38. R(R)-B6 R(KB)-K2
39. RxR RxR
40. P-R5 R-KN2
41. R-B5 R-K2
42. K-Q2 K-B2
43. P-N6 PxP
44. PxP K-Q3
45. R-B6ch K-B2
46. K-K3 R-K1
47. P-Q4 BPxPch
48. PxP PxPch
49. KxP R-QN1
50. P-N7 R-N1
51. R-N6 K-Q2
52. K-B5 K-K2
53. P-K5 and wins
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c6
2. Nc3 d5
3. Nf3 d4
4. Ne2 Bg4
5. Nxd4 Qxd4
6. Nxd4 Bxd1
7. Kxd1 e5
8. Nf3 Nf6
9. d3 Bc5
10. Be3 Bxe3
11. fxe3 Nbd7
12. Be2 0-0-0
13. h3 Rhe8
14. c3 Re7
15. g4 c5
16. b3 Nb8
17. Kc2 Rd6
18. Rf1 Nc6
19. Nh4 g6
20. Rf2 Ne8
21. g5 Nd8
22. Nf3 f5
23. exf5 gxf5
24. Nh4 Rf7
25. Nxf5 Kc7
26. Rhf1 Ra6
27. a4 Ng7
28. Nxg7 Rxg7
29. h4 Rd6
30. Rf6 Rd7
31. Rf5 Nc6
32. Bf3 Rde7
33. Bxc6 bxc6
34. e4 a5
35. Rh6 Kb6
36. Rff6 Rgf7
37. Re6 Rc7
38. Rhf6 Re7
39. Rxe7 Rxe7
40. h5 Rg7
41. Rf5 Re7
42. Kd2 Kc7
43. g6 hxg6
44. hxg6 Kd6
45. Rf6+ Kc7
46. Ke3 Re8
47. d4 cxd4+
48. cxd4 exd4+
49. Kxd4 Rb8
50. g7 Rg8
51. Rg6 Kd7
52. Kc5 Ke7
53. e5 and wins
ChessChess 13 Apr 1959, Mon Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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March 29, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 29 Mar 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Andrija Fuderer vs Borislav Milic
Zagreb (1955), Zagreb YUG, rd 2, Nov-02
Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation (D54) 1-0

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March 22, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Chess ChessChess 22 Mar 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Adolf Anderssen vs Marmaduke Wyvill
London (1851), London ENG, rd 4, Jul-??
Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20) 1-0

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March 15, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 15 Mar 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell
La Bourdonnais - McDonnell 1st Casual Match (1834), London ENG, rd 17, Jul-16
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20) 1-0

Space ChessSpace Chess 18 Mar 1959, Wed Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com New Chess Club Formed In TownNew Chess Club Formed In Town 19 Mar 1959, Thu Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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March 08, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 08 Mar 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Game Selection
This selected game was played last year at the Independent Club.

Leroy Dubeck (white) vs. McCormick (black)
Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 N-KB3
3. B-B4 NxP
4. Q-R5 N-Q3
5. B-N3 N-B3
6. P-Q4 P-KN3
7. Q-K2 B-N2
8. N-B3 O-O
9. B-N5 B-B3
10. BxB QxB
11. N-Q5 Q-Q1
12. PxP N-B4
13. O-O-O P-Q3
14. P-KN4 N-R3
15. P-KR3 B-K3
16. N-B6ch K-N2
17. P-N5 N-N1
18. P-KR4 BxB
19. RPxB P-KR4
20. PxPe.p.ch NxP
21. P-KR5 NxP
22. N-K4 Q-K2
23. PxP PxP
24. N(3)-N5 R-KR1
25. P-KB4 N(4)-N5
26. Q-B4 QR-K1
27. Q-B3ch K-N1
28. QR-KN1 P-Q4
29. RxN PxN
30. R(4)-KR4 P-K6
31. RxN RxR
32. RxR Q-N2
33. Q-B4ch K-B1
34. R-R8ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Bc4 Nxe4
4. Qh5 Nd6
5. Bb3 Nc6
6. d4 g6
7. Qe2 Bg7
8. Nf3 0-0
9. Bg5 Bf6
10. Bxf6 Qxf6
11. Nd5 Qd8
12. dxe5 Nf5
13. 0-0-0 d6
14. g4 Nh6
15. h3 Be6
16. Nf6+ Kg7
17. g5 Ng8
18. h4 Bxb3
19. axb3 h5
20. gxh6e.p.+ Nxh6
21. h5 Nxe5
22. Ne4 Qe7
23. hxg6 fxg6
24. Nfg5 Rh8
25. f4 Ng4
26. Qc4 Re8
27. Qc3+ Kg8
28. Rdg1 d5
29. Rxg4 dxe4
30. Rgh4 e3
31. Rxh6 Rxh6
32. Rxh6 Qg7
33. Qc4+ Kf8
34. Rh8+ 1-0
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March 01, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 01 Mar 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Hermann Helms vs Oscar Tenner
Offhand game (1942) (blitz), New York, NY USA, Feb-??
Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0

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February 22, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 22 Feb 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

Hill vs Carol Janeway
New York (1946), New York, NY USA
Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel (B02) 1-0

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February 15, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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ChessChess 15 Feb 1959, Sun Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com

How to Play Chess
A leaflet has been prepared by Weaver W. Adams, 1949 U.S. Open Champion, and 1958 New Jersey State Champion, on “How to Play Chess.” After a descriptive page, scores of 100 games are given, played mostly by Adams, and which illustrate the points he makes.

Game Selection
Here is one of his games, played in an Eastern States Tournament in 1954. His opponent is listed as one of the chess masters of the United States.

Weaver W. Adams (white) vs. Boris Siff (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-QB3 B-B4
3. P-B4 B-Q3
4. N-B3 N-QB3
5. B-N5 B-QN5 
6. N-QR4 N-K2
7. PxP O-O
8. P-B3 NxP
9. P-Q4 P-QR3
10. B-K2 P-R2
11. PxN P-QN4
12. B-N5 PxN
13. QxRP BxN
14. PxB PxP
15. R-Q1 Q-K1
16. QxQ KRxQ
17. BxP P-R3
18. B-B1 B-B7ch
19. KxB RxB
20. P-QR3 P-KB4
21. R-Q7 R-QB3
22. KR-Q1 P-B5
23. KR-Q3 K-B2
24. P-N3 P-N4
25. P-B4 P-R4
26. B-N2 K-K3
27. R(7)-Q5 N-N3
28. P-B5 P-N5
29. P-N4 K-B3
30. P-N5 R(3)-K3
31. R-Q8 R(1)-K2
32. P-QR4 N-R5
33. P-R5 R-N2
34. P-R6 PxP
35. P-R7 R-N7ch
36. K-B1 PxP
37. P-R8(Q) R-R8ch
38. K-B2 R-R7ch
39. K-N1 Resigns 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Bc5
3. f4 Bd6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Bb5 Bb4
6. Na4 Ne7
7. fxe5 0-0
8. c3 Nxe5
9. d4 a6
10. Be2
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February 08, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Fridrik Olafsson vs James Sherwin
Portoroz Interzonal (1958), Portoroz SLO, rd 20, Sep-07
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42) 0-1

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February 01, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Adolf Anderssen vs Max Lange
Analysis (1859) (probably analysis), Breslau, Germany
Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) 0-1

Chess Champ Named At Elementary SchoolChess Champ Named At Elementary School 02 Feb 1959, Mon Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Newspapers.com
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January 25, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Game Selection

This game received first brilliancy prize at a tournament played in Vienna in 1922.

Akiba Rubinstein (white) vs. Efim Bogoljubov (black)
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-KN3
3. N-B3 P-Q4
4. P-K3 B-N2
5. N-B3 O-O
6. B-K2 P-B3
7. O-O QN-Q2
8. PxP NxP
9. NxN PxN
10. Q-N3 N-B3
11. B-Q2 N-K5
12. KR-Q1 NxB
13. RxN Q-Q3
14. R-QB1 P-N3
15. KR-B2 B-N2
16. Q-R4 P-QR3
17. R-B7 P-QN4
18. Q-R5 QR-N1
19. R(1)-B5 KR-Q1
20. N-K5 B-KB3
21. N-B6 P-K3
22. P-KN3 KR-QB1
23. NxR RxN
24. BxP B-Q1
25. B-K8 Q-B1
26. RxB BxQ
27. RxR Q-Q3
28. R-N7 B-N3
29. R-B6 Q-N5
30. BxPch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nf3 d5
4. e3 Bg7
5. Nc3 0-0
6. Be2 c6
7. 0-0 Nbd7
8. cxd5 Nxd5
9. Nxd5 cxd5
10. Qb3 Nf6
11. Bd2 Ne4
12. Rd1 Nxd2
13. Rxd2 Qd6
14. Rc1 b6
15. Rdc2 Bb7
16. Qa4 a6
17. Rc7 b5
18. Qa5 Rb8
19. Rc5 Rd8
20. Ne5 Bf6
21. Nc6 e6
22. g3 Rdc8
23. Nxb8 Rxb8
24. Bxb5 Bd8
25. Be8 Qf8
26. Rxb7 Bxa5
27. Rxb8 Qd6
28. Rb7 Bb6
29. Rc6 Qb4
30. Bxf7+ 1-0
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January 11, 1959 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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Two of our members, P. LeClerc, and E. Beckert, were in New York recently and attended the Rosenwald Tournament. They met several of the players, and later visited the rooms where the Spanish master, Rossolimo was playing simultaneous chess. They each secured a draw, and here is LeClerc's game:

Nicolas Rossolimo (white) vs. Pierre LeClerc (black)
Modern Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-KN3
2. P-Q4 B-N2
3. N-KB3 P-Q3
4. KB-B4 P-QB4
5. O-O PxP
6. NxP N-KB3
7. N-QB3 N-QB3
8. QB-N5 O-O
9. NxN PxN
10. Q-Q2 B-K3
11. B-N3 R-K1
12. P-KB4 Q-N3ch
13. K-R1 BxB
14. RPxB N-Q2
15. R-KB3 N-B4
16. Q-K2 N-K3
17. R-R3 NxB
18. PxN Q-B4
19. Q-N4 Q-B7
20. Q-Q1 Q-B5
21. Q-QB1 B-K4
22. QxQ BxQ
23. R-QR6 KR-B1
24. N-R2 BxP
25. KR-B3 P-QB4
26. R-B4 B-B3
Drawn
 
Algebraic
1. e4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Nf3 d6
4. Bc4 c5
5. 0-0 cxd4
6. Nxd4 Nf6
7. Nc3 Nc6
8. Bg5 0-0
9. Nxc6 bxc6
10. Qd2 Be6
11. Bb3 Re8
12. f4 Qb6+
13. Kh1 Bxb3
14. axb3 Nd7
15. Rf3 Nc5
16. Qe2 Ne6
17. Rh3 Nxg5
18. fxg5 Qc5
19. Qg4 Qf2
20. Qd1 Qf4
21. Qc1 Be5
22. Qxf4 Bxf4
23. Ra6 Rac8
24. Na2 Bxg5
25. Rf3 c5
26. Rf4 Bf6
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December 28, 1958 Connecticut Chess by G.E. Avery, Hartford Courant

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“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.
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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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