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August 23, 1959 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 23 Aug 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski
International Chess Master

Problem No. 194
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/N7/P2R2PK/k2B3R/n2p1B2/Qp2r1p1/2Nbbp2/5q2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bxb3+ Bxh5 2. Qxa4#

Played in the Bay Area Interclub Competition.

Wade Hendricks (white) vs. Dan McLeod (black)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 N-KB3
2. P-KN3 P-KN3
3. B-N2 B-N2
4. P-KB4 P-Q3
5. N-QB3 P-QB4
6. N-B3 O-O
7. O-O N-B3
8. P-Q3 R-N1
9. P-K4 B-N5
10. B-K3 Q-B1
11. P-B5 PxP
12. P-KR3 PxP
13. PxB NxP
14. N-KN5 NxB
15. Q-R5 P-KR3
16. RxBP N-K4
17. B-R3 Q-K1
18. RxBch KxR
19. N-K6ch K-R2
20. N-N5ch Draw
 
Algebraic
1. c4 Nf6
2. g3 g6
3. Bg2 Bg7
4. f4 d6
5. Nc3 c5
6. Nf3 0-0
7. 0-0 Nc6
8. d3 Rb8
9. e4 Bg4
10. Be3 Qc8
11. f5 gxf5
12. h3 fxe4
13. hxg4 Nxg4
14. Ng5 Nxe3
15. Qh5 h6
16. Rxf7 Ne5
17. Bh3 Qe8
18. Rxg7+ Kxg7
19. Ne6+ Kh7
20. Ng5+ 1/2-1/2

(a) Sharply played. Maybe too sharp.
(b) With 13. … PxN; 14. BxKBP N-K4; 15. P-N5 NxBch; 16. QxN N-Q2; Black has an easy game, with a pawn to the good. The text-move qives White to put on some terrific pressure?
(c) What's the rush, pal? Why not first 14. … P-KR3
(d) If 16. … PxN; 17. … NxR here. If 18. BxQ NxN; 19. B-N4(best) PxP; with an easy game for Black. Now White forces the draw.
(f) Not 19. … K-B3; 20. NxP mate.

Played in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma Match on Board I.

Erick Osbun (white), Santa Rosa vs. P. Wollman (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q3
2. P-K4 N-Q2
3. P-KB4 P-K4
4. ?-?? ?-??
5. NxP N-B4
6. N-QB3 N-B3
7. B-Q3 B-K2
8. O-O O-O
9. N-N3 NxB
10. PxN P-B3
11. K-K1 P-KR3
12. K-R1 P-QN
13. Q-N3 K-R2
14. B-Q2 N-N1
15. N-Q4 B-Q2
16. QR-B1 R-B1
17. Q-B3 P-QB4
18. N-B2 P-B4
19. N-K3 PxP
20. PxP N-B3
21. P-KN4 P-N3
22. QN-Q5 B-B3
23. B-B3 R-B2
24. P-N5 NxN
25. PxN B-N4
26. P-B5 BxR
27. PxPch KxP
28. Q-K4ch K-R4
29. PxN B-N4
30. PxR B-N4
31. Q-N4ch K-N3
32. Q-B5ch K-R4
33. Q-N4ch K-N3
34. Q-B5ch K-R4
35. P-KR4 B-Q2
36. Q-B3ch K-N3
37. P-R5ch Resigns
 
Algebraic

(a) Best 5. QxP with advantage.
(b) White cannot make any proqress without removing the pressure on his King Pawn.
(c) 17. P-B5 is the strongest method of continuing the attack.
(d) The decisive error. Better is 23. … Q-K1.
(e) If 25. … B-Q2; 26. P-B5 BxBP; 27. NxB RxN; 28. Q-R3 winning.
(f) If 26. … PxBP; 27. P-N6ch wins.
(g) It is mate in two more moves.

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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, 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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