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June 21, 1959 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess Chats Chess ChatsChess Chats 21 Jun 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski
International Chess Master

The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Sunday, June 21, 1959, Santa Rosa, California Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, March 20, 2022

Problem No. 185
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/4K3/8/3Bkp2/8/3Q4/5P2/b7 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Be6 Bb2 2. Qe3#

Played in two-game blindfold exhibition at Atlanta; November, 1958.

Georges Koltanowski vs Napoles
Blindfold simul (1958) (blindfold), Atlanta, GA USA
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Spielmann Defense (C56) 1-0

(a) Better Is 7. … P-Q3.
(b) Doubtful. Correct Is 8. … N-R3; 9. BxN PxB; 10. Q-Q2 K-N2 etc.
(c) Home Sweet Home.
(d) Dangerous and he's out to beat the blindfold player…fast.
(e) The blindfold player has “seen” further than his opponent. If 19. … QxB; 20. QxBPch followed by a mate in two moves.

Played In the Dayton, Ohio, Open, recently.

N.N. vs. N.N.
French Defense: Alapin Gambit

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. B-K3 PxP
4. N-Q2 N-QB3
5. NxP N-B3
6. NxNch QxN
7. N-B3 P-KR3
8. B-QN5 B-Q2
9. O-O B-Q3
10. P-B4 B-B5
11. P-Q5 N-K4
12. PxP PxP
13. NxN BxB
14. BxB QxB
15. Q-R5ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Be3 dxe4
4. Nd2 Nc6
5. Nxe4 Nf6
6. Nxf6+ Qxf6
7. Nf3 h6
8. Bb5 Bd7
9. 0-0 Bd6
10. c4 Bf4
11. d5 Ne5
12. dxe6 fxe6
13. Nxe5 Bxb5
14. Bxf4 Qxf4
15. Qh5+ 1-0

BOTH BLUNDER … with the last blunder losing: Played In France recently.

Dr. Bey (white) vs. Baptizet (black)
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-Q4
2. PxP N-KB3
3. N-QB3 NxP
4. NxN QxN
5. N-B3 N-B3
6. P-QN3 B-N5
7. B-K2 BxN
8. BxB Q-K4ch
9. Q-K2 QxR
10. O-O Q-KB3
11. BxNch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 d5
2. exd5 Nf6
3. Nc3 Nxd5
4. Nxd5 Qxd5
5. Nf3 Nc6
6. b3 Bg4
7. Be2 Bxf3
8. Bxf3 Qe5+
9. Qe2 Qxa1
10. 0-0 Qf6
11. Bxc6+ 1-0

(a) Parbleu…Pourquoi c'est coup la?
(b) Ici les Blancs pouvont abondonner—une tour des moins …
(c) As lonq as there's hope …
(d) Non—c'est impossible—une gaffe de troiseme classe. 10. … Q-B3 was the move.
(e) Pourquol me reveille…?

CHESS QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The first piece of advice I would offer to his young student who wishes to improve his chess, is that in the formation of his style he should try to follow his own aptitude and temperament. One player derives pleasure from working out a game accurately like a sum in mathematics.
Another cares for nothing but ingenious combinations and brilliant attack. It it by far the best for each to develop his own qualities.—J. Blackburne, 1900.

Chess FestivalChess Festival 22 Jun 1959, Mon The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

…request by the Chamber of Commerce to use the Plaza for the Aug. 9 Chess Festival…

Ninth Annual Valley of the Moon Chess FestivalNinth Annual Valley of the Moon Chess Festival 23 Jun 1959, Tue The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

It was voted to approve a request by the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commercce for the use of the Plaza on Sunday, Aug 9, 1959 for the Ninth Annual Valley of the Moon Chess Festival.

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'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:
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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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