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May 17, 1959 Boston Globe, Chess Notebook by Lyman Burgess

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Chess Notebook Chess NotebookChess Notebook 17 May 1959, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Chess Notebook By Lyman Burgess
Gediminas Sveikauskas, Harvard, won the USCF rating improvement tournament for May with a 4½-½ score. This may well be the first time within memory of the oldest citizen that a Bostonian has invaded New York and won an open tournament there. Sveikauskas seems to be hitting his stride now, just a few weeks ago he was awarded second place in the New England amateur tournament, another USCF event.
Since Geddy does so well in USCF meets perhaps he will be interested in the United States amateur chess championship at the Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, N.J., over Memorial Day week-end, May 29-31.
The amateur championship is open to all players except rated masters. The Monterey Hotel, directly on the ocean front, is offering accommodations at bargain rates to chess players and their families.
Entries will be accepted at the Monterey Hotel on May 29 from 6:30 to 8:30. However, advance notice of your intention to compete will enable the USCF to “provide for your greater comfort.” Entry fee is $5. For further information write to: United States Chess Federation, 80 East 11th street, New York 3, N.Y.
The executive committee of the MSCA voted to hold the Greater Boston tournament Oct. 10-12 instead of trying to fit it into the uncomfortable spaces left on the crowded Spring calendar.
All is not well in the front lines with the MSCA. The mildly frantic Bay State team assemblers have run into an epidemic of final examinationitis which threatens to render most of Boston's bright young men hors de combat. And without them Massachusetts' chances seem dim indeed because Connecticut's lineup is loaded.
Below John Vilkas Jr. takes the measure of David Ames in game from the 1959 Massachusetts State chess championship tournament.

John Vilkas Jr. (white) vs. David Ames (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 N-KB3
2. N-QB3 P-K3
3. N-B3 P-Q4
4. P-Q4 P-QB3
5. PxP KP-K4
6. B-N5 B-K2
7. P-K3 N-Q2
8. B-Q3 N-B
9. Q-B2 P-KN3
10. O-O N-K3
11. B-R4 N-N2
12. QR-N B-KB3
13. P-QN4 N-K3
14. BxB QxB
15. P-N5 O-O
16. PxP PxP
17. KR-B R-K
18. N-K5 R-B2
19. NxN PxN
20. B-B4 B-K3
21. Q-R4 B-Q4
22. Q-R5 R-Q
23. BxB RxB
24. R-N8ch N-K
25. RxNch QxR
26. QxR P-QB4
27. RxP QxN
28. QxQ Resigns
Algebraic
1. c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e6
3. Nf3 d5
4. d4 c6
5. cxd5 e5
6. Bg5 Be7
7. e3 Nd7
8. Bd3 Nf8
9. Qc2 g6
10. 0-0 Ne6
11. Bh4 Ng7
12. Rb1 Bf6
13. b4 Ne6
14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. b5 0-0
16. dxc6 exd4
17. Rc1 Re8
18. Ne5

Miss Lisa Lane, 22-year-old Philadelphia player of great promise, won her last round game in the New England amateur this way.

Lisa Lane (white) vs. Edward Arbetter (black)
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-Q3
6. B-KN5 P-K3
7. Q-Q2 B-K2
8. O-O-O P-QR3
9. B-K2 Q-B2
10. P-B4 P-KR3
11. B-R4 NxP
12. NxN BxB
13. NxN PxN
14. NxPch K-B
15. B-R5 P-KN3
16. Q-Q4 K-N
17. P-KN3 B-Q
18. N-K8 Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6
6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 Be7
8. 0-0-0 a6
9. Be2 Qc7
10. f4 h6
11. Bh4 Nxe4
12. Nxe4 Bxh4
13. Nxc6 bxc6
14. Nxd6+ Kf8
15. Bh5 g6
16. Qd4 Kg8
17. g3 Bd8
18. Ne8 1-0

'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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