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January 18, 1959 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess Chats Chess ChatsChess Chats 18 Jan 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Problem No. 163
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 7Q/4N3/B2Np3/4P3/1P1k1BK1/r3p1p1/1P2n3/2r1R3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qh7 Rxa6 2. Qe4#

The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Sunday, January 18, 1959, Santa Rosa, California Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, March 11, 2022

MUST BRILLIANCY BE SOUND?
I wonder. From time to time some of my more diligent readers remind me of this or that flaw in some celebrated combinations and deplore the fact that even Anderssen's “Immortal” isn't quite flawless. But is it really so deplorable?
It was, after all, a game, not a study or problem and, as likely as not, apart from the brilliant main variation, there are one or two subvariations, no less brilliant and unanswerable. What if a post mortem discovers yet another variation to refute the entire combination? Should we let it spoil the pleasure we used to have in it?
Indeed not! I think it should enhance rather than spoil it. Take another famous game of Anderssen's, “The Evergreen.”

Another Classic (Against Dufresne, 1852)

Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne
Berlin (1852), Berlin GER
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52) 1-0

It took 46 years for the first flaw to be discovered, for in 1898 Lipke found out that by 19. R-N5 Black could have secured at least a draw. Since then a Hamelin player (and no mean piper either) discovered that by 19. RxPch; followed by N-K4; Black could actually force a win, look it over, and see what you find.

Another Brilliancy
In the meantime here is another brilliancy played 100 years ago and refuted a mere 50 to 60 years later. Here, then, is Bird-Morphy, London, 1858.

Henry Bird vs Paul Morphy
Casual game (1858), London ENG, Aug-??
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit. Zukertort Variation (C41) 0-1

19. P-B3, (best) OxRP; 22. K-N2? (and here Maroczy has proved that K-B1 Bird could have forced Morphy to be content with perpetual check.) 27. R-Q3 (best), 29. K-Q1 Q-N8ch and soon won.

And now we can show you the latest brilliancy, played at the Southwestern Open at Houston, recently. You may find flaws in Black's play, and even after White's combination you might find a way out for Black, but we were highly pleased with White's efforts that we did not hesitate a moment to hand him the book prize.

Robert Brieger (white) vs. Ibrahim M. Bahgat (black)
Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 PxP
3. N-N5 N-KB3
4. B-B4 P-K3
5. N-QB3 P-K6
6. BPxP P-QB4
7. O-O N-B3
8. B-N5 B-Q2
9. P-Q4 P-QR3
10. B-Q3 PxP
11. PxP R-B1
12. QN-K4 B-K2
13. RxN PxR
14. NxBP KxN
15. Q-R5ch K-N1
16. B-R6 P-B4
17. QxP N-K4
18. QxN B-B1
19. Q-N3ch K-B2
20. N-Q6ch K-K2
21. B-N5 mate
Algebraic
1. e4 d5
2. Nf3 dxe4
3. Ng5 Nf6
4. Bc4 e6
5. Nc3 e3
6. fxe3 c5
7. 0-0 Nc6
8. Bb5 Bd7
9. d4 a6
10. Bd3 cxd4
11. exd4 Rc8
12. Nce4 Be7
13. Rxf6 gxf6
14. Nxf7 Kxf7
15. Qh5+ Kg8
16. Bh6 f5
17. Qxf5 Ne5
18. Qxe5 Bf8
19. Qg3+ Kf7
20. Nd6+ Ke7
21. Bg5#

'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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