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January 03, 1960 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 03 Jan 1960, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski
International Chess Master

Problem No. 213
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 7n/KB6/3R4/6k1/5RP1/1p4P1/b7/q1B5 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bf3 Qg7+ 2. Rf7#

TO BE OR NOT TO BE . . .
To have achieved what looks like a well-deserved brilliancy prize and then to have it snatched away by the jury's discovery that the victim could have saved himself after all that must be a galling experience. It happened to Dr. Vidmar after his win over Yates at London, 1922.

Milan Vidmar vs Fred Dewhirst Yates
London (1922), London ENG, rd 6, Aug-07
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D63) 1-0

(a) If he took the pawn he would be annihilated by 26. RxRP KxR; 27. Q-R3ch K-N1; 28. R-R4 K-B1; 29. R-R8ch Q-N1; 30. NxB etc.
(b) 30. … QxNP! would have saved the day. If 31. R4xPch K-N1; 32. R-R8ch K-B2; 33. RxPch QxR; 34. R-R7 QxR; 35. QxRch, K-B3 etc.!
(c) Must guard against R6-Pch.

Played in the eight-game blindfold exhibition at Los Altos.

George Koltanowski (white) vs. Ted Dana (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-K3 P-B4
4. P-B4 P-Q4
5. N-B3 BPxP
6. PxPQ4 N-B3
7. P-B5 B-K2
8. B-Q3 O-O
9. O-O P-QN3
10. B-QN5 B-N2
11. BxN BxB
12. P-QN4 PxP
13. NPxP R-N1
14. N-K5 Q-B1
15. R-N1 N-Q2
16. P-B4 RxR
17. NxR NxN
18. BPxN Q-N2
19. B-K3 R-N1
20. N-B3 B-Q1
21. Q-N4 Q-K2
22. B-R6 Q-B1
23. R-B3 P-B4
24. PxPe.p. BxP
25. BxNP QxB
26. QxPch K-R1
27. QxKB R-QB1
28. K-B2 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. e3 c5
4. c4 d5
5. Nc3 cxd4
6. cxd5 Nc6

(a) We are now in a well-known line of the Caro-Kann Defense.
(b) Wants to hold on to a passed pawn on QB5.
(c) Immediately 20. … Q-N7 is much stronger.
(d) Beginning to lose ground.
(e) 22. … P-N3 was needed. Now he loses fast.
(f) The threat was R-N3.
(g) Fine finish.
(h) Black's game is hopeless.

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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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