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• Robert J. Fischer, 1969 bio + additional games
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• Robert J. Fischer, 1971 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1972 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1973 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1974 bio + additional games
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September 20, 1959 Boston Globe, Chess Notebook by Lyman Burgess

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Chess Notebook Chess NotebookChess Notebook 20 Sep 1959, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Chess Notebook By Lyman Burgess
A couple of weeks ago there appeared here what was naively thought to be a harmless observation on what seemed to be a trend toward more draws in the upper echelons of master chess. I evoked the memory of the once sainted Capablanca and referred to his comments on the possibility of chess dying the “death of the draw”.
Your humble servant was wrong on two counts:
(1) thinking his words, meant what he meant them to mean; and (2) thinking the latest generation would know or care what a world champion said 30-odd years ago. One young man asked whether Chess Notebook planned to return to the days when no gentleman refused a gambit. A prime insult.
Several players seemed to think that the opinions expressed indicated that I didn't like drawn games, thought they should be abolished and felt that grandmasters drew a large number of games simply because they were too lazy to work out wins.
Well, first of all Capablanca was no tyro. Certain romantics in the 20's were troubled by the high percentage of draws and wanted to legislate against them. In defense of chess Capa agreed, conditionally, with the romantics, but for entirely different reasons. Capa knew that draws among masters had come from the gradual spreading out of power in the top class and improved technique all down the line. He believed that, if the trend continued without check, chess would become, in the highest class, as draw-ridden as checkers.
This would come about not because masters were lazy or spiteful but because technique bad become common property.
Capa was wrong. The “dynamic” school took over and re-examined everything. Now, all this column suggested was perhaps that infusion is now reaching the end of its power.
Some of my best friends are chess masters. None of them is lazy and all of them want to win. It is extremely doubtful that Tigran Petrosian gives a thought to anything but the position and his score before he gives a draw. (Incidentally, seven of the first eight games in the rugged challengers' tournament were wins.)
And now a draw from Round II of the N.E. tourney. See, I like 'em.

Dr. Julian Keilson (white) vs. David Ames (black)
Zukertort Opening

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-K3 P-KN3
3. P-B4 P-QB3
4. P-Q4 N-B3
5. N-B3 B-N2
6. B-Q3 O-O
7. O-O P-N3
8. N-K5 B-N2
9. PxP PxP
10. B-Q2 N-B3
11. P-B4 R-B
12. R-B N-Q2
13. Q-B3 P-K3
14. Q-R3 Q-K
15. N-N5 Q-K2
16. P-R3 N(2)-N
17. N-QB3 Q-K
18. NxN BxN
19. P-B5 KPxP
20. N-K2 Q-Q
21. N-B4 B-N2
22. Q-N3 Q-Q2
23. Q-B3 N-R3
24. B-N RxR
25. RxR N-B2
26. B-R2 R-Q
27. N-Q3 N-K3
28. P-KR4 B-QR3
29. N-N4 B-N2
30. B-K P-B5
31. B-B3 PxP
32. QxP B-KB3
33. P-KN3 N-B2
34. Q-B4 B-N2
35. K-N2 R-K
36. R-B2 R-K5
37. Q-B3 N-N4
38. P-R4 NxP
39. NxP BxN
40. BxN QBxB
1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. Nf3 d5
2. e3 g6
3. c4 c6
4. d4 Nf6
5. Nc3 Bg7
6. Bd3 0-0
7. 0-0 b6
8. Ne5 Bb7
9. cxd5 cxd5
10. Bd2 Nc6
11. f4 Rc8
12. Rc1 Nd7
13. Qf3 e6
14. Qh3 Qe8
15. Nb5 Qe7
16. a3 Ndb8
17. Nc3 Qe8
18. Nxc6 Bxc6
19. f5 exf5
20. Ne2 Qd8
21. Nf4 Bb7
22. Qg3 Qd7
23. Qf3 Na6
24. Bb1 Rxc1
25. Rxc1 Nc7
26. Ba2 Rd8
27. Nd3 Ne6
28. h4 Ba6
29. Nb4 Bb7
30. Be1 f4
31. Bc3 fxe3
32. Qxe3 Bf6
33. g3 Nc7
34. Qf4 Bg7
35. Kg2 Re8
36. Rc2 Re4
37. Qf3 Nb5
38. a4 Nxd4
39. Nxd5 Bxd5
40. Bxd4 Bxa2
1/2-1/2

'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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