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February 08, 1959 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 08 Feb 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats By George Koltanowski, International Chess Master

Problem No. 166
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 4R2q/4QpB1/1r2n2p/7b/1p1p2n1/4k1p1/1K5p/1NN2R1B w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qh4 Qxe8 2. Qxg3#

The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Sunday, February 08, 1959, Santa Rosa, California Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, March 13, 2022

CALLED IT IMMORTAL
To have played a game that was likened to Andersen's and praised for the unsurpassed beauty of its sacrificial combination must have been pleasing indeed, more so when such fulsome praise came from Alexander Alekhine, reigning world champion at the time the game was played.
That was in 1930, and the winner was one Hussong, a gifted young player, to be sure, but nowhere near grandmaster rank and thereby providing the delightful thought that, with a bit of luck, any one of us may yet be blessed by some such glory.

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-B4 N-B3
5. P-Q3 B-B4
6. B-K3 P-Q3
7. QN-Q2 B-K3
8. BxB PxB
9. BxB PxB
10. N-B4 N-Q2
11. P-QR4 Q-B3
12. P-B3 0-0
13. 0-0 R(R)-Q
14. P-R5 N-K2
15. Q-N3 N-KN3
16. QxP N-B5
17. N-K Q-N4
18. K-R R-B3
19. N-K3 R-KB
20. QxBP R-B2
21. Q-B8ch N-B
22. QxBP Q-R4
23. R-KN QxPch
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Bc4 Nf6
5. d3 Bc5
6. Be3 d6
7. Nd2 Be6
8. Bxe6 fxe6
9. Bxc5 dxc5
10. Nc4 Nd7
11. a4 Qf6
12. c3 0-0
13. 0-0 Rd8
14. a5 Ne7
15. Qb3 Ng6
16. Qxb7 Nf4
17. Ne1 Qg5
18. Kh1 Rf6
19. Ne3 Rdf8
20. Qxc7 Rf7
21. Qc8+ Nf8
22. Qxc5 Qh5
23. Rg1 Qxh2+

(What Alekhine found so fascinating about this game was not the fairly conventional Q-sacrifice but rather the logic and the beauty of its consequences appearing about half a dozen moves later);

Descriptive
24. KxQ R-R3ch
25. K-N3 N-K7ch
26. K-N4 R-B5ch
27. K-N5 R-R7
28. QxNch KxQ
29. N-B3 P-R3ch
30. K-N6 K-N
31. NxR R-B4
Resigns
 
Algebraic
24. Kxh2 Rh6+
25. Kg3 Ne2+
26. Kg4 Rf4+
27. Kg5 Rh2
28. Qxf8+ Kxf8
29. Nf3 h6+
30. Kg6 Kg8
31. Nxh2 Rf5
0-1

(Threatens both R-N4 or N-B5 mate). White resigned.

Alexander Alekhine (white) vs. Hugo Hussong (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-B4 N-B3
5. P-Q3 B-B4
6. B-K3 P-Q3
7. QN-Q2 B-K3
8. BxB PxB
9. BxB PxB
10. N-B4 N-Q2
11. P-QR4 Q-B3
12. P-B3 0-0
13. 0-0 R(R)-Q
14. P-R5 N-K2
15. Q-N3 N-KN3
16. QxP N-B5
17. N-K Q-N4
18. K-R R-B3
19. N-K3 R-KB
20. QxBP R-B2
21. Q-B8ch N-B
22. QxBP Q-R4
23. R-KN QxPch
24. KxQ R-R3ch
25. K-N3 N-K7ch
26. K-N4 R-B5ch
27. K-N5 R-R7
28. QxNch KxQ
29. N-B3 P-R3ch
30. K-N6 K-N
31. NxR R-B4
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Bc4 Nf6
5. d3 Bc5
6. Be3 d6
7. Nd2 Be6
8. Bxe6 fxe6
9. Bxc5 dxc5
10. Nc4 Nd7
11. a4 Qf6
12. c3 0-0
13. 0-0 Rd8
14. a5 Ne7
15. Qb3 Ng6
16. Qxb7 Nf4
17. Ne1 Qg5
18. Kh1 Rf6
19. Ne3 Rdf8
20. Qxc7 Rf7
21. Qc8+ Nf8
22. Qxc5 Qh5
23. Rg1 Qxh2+
24. Kxh2 Rh6+
25. Kg3 Ne2+
26. Kg4 Rf4+
27. Kg5 Rh2
28. Qxf8+ Kxf8
29. Nf3 h6+
30. Kg6 Kg8
31. Nxh2 Rf5
0-1

SHORT AND SWEET
Simultaneous. Munich, 1958

Mikhail Tal (white) vs. Boehme (black)
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP P-K4
5. N-B5 P-Q4
6. B-N5ch N-B3
7. QxP B-Q2
8. BxN PxB
9. QxKPch N-K2
10. N-Q6 mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 e5
5. Nf5 d5
6. Bb5+ Nc6
7. Qxd5 Bd7
8. Bxc6 bxc6
9. Qxe5+ Ne7
10. Nd6#

This actually happened.
Recently Mark Taimanov, the Russian Grandmaster was stopped by a Moscow Cop for speeding, Mark looked the officer right in the eyes when he gave him his name, hoping he would recognize whom he was writing out a ticket to. It didn't bother the cop in the least.
“But man,” cried out Taimanov, getting a bit desperate, “Don't you see who is my passenger in the back seat? That is the world champion, Botvinnik!”
“In that case you will get a double ticket—you have to be careful how you jump around with a world champion in your car, comrade.”

Chess Quote of the Day
Richard Reti's description of the late, great Tartakower: “His objective was indefatigable search for truth with which to overcome an inborn scepticism.”

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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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