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January 27, 1929 The Game of Chess by P. G. Keeney, The Cincinnati Enquirer

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The Game of ChessThe Game of Chess 27 Jan 1929, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

SELECTED GAMES
The score of the first game of the recent match between Bogoljubov and Dr. Euwe. The latter pushed the attack, but he was unable to penetrate the well-planned defense of the former Russian champion. The game ended as a draw.

Max Euwe vs Efim Bogoljubov
Bogoljubov - Euwe: Second FIDE Championship (1928), The Hague and Amsterdam NED, rd 2, Dec-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 1/2-1/2

In the Marshall Chess Club's championship tournament, A. E. Santasiere, the New York State champion, has been desperately striving to overcome the lead of H. Ransom Bigelow, of Port Washington, N. Y., but to date his efforts have been of little avail. The latter has scored two and one-half games more and lost two and one-half games less. We present a sample of his energetic measures by reproducing the score of his game with McCudden:

Anthony E. Santasiere (white) vs. John Lester McCudden (black)
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fluid Attack

Anthony E. Santasiere vs. John Lester McCudden, 1929

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-KN3
3. N-QB3 B-N2
4. P-K4 P-Q3
5. P-B4 O-O
6. N-B3 P-B4
7. B-K2 Q-N3
8. P-K5 N-N5
9. N-N5 P-KR4
10. N-Q5 Q-Q
11. PxBP PxBP
12. P-KR3 N-R3
13. P-KN4 P-R3
14. B-K3 P-B3
15. BxP PxN
16. NxPch K-R2
17. Q-B2 N-B4
18. PxN QBxP
19. NxB RxN
20. B-Q3 RxBP
21. BxPch K-R
22. R-Q Q-B2
23. Q-K2 P-N5
24. PxP QxB
25. R-Q8ch B-B
26. RxPch K-N
27. R-R8ch K-N2
28. R-R7ch K-N
29. R-R8ch K-N2
30. R-R7ch K-N
31. P-K6 Q-N8ch
32. K-Q2 R-B7
33. RxBch RxR
34. P-K7 Q-Q5ch
35. K-B2 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. f4 0-0
6. Nf3 c5
7. Be2 Qb6
8. e5 Ng4
9. Ng5 h5
10. Nd5 Qd8
11. dxc5 dxc5
12. h3 Nh6
13. g4 a6
14. Be3 f6
15. Bxc5 fxg5
16. Nxe7+ Kh7
17. Qc2 Nf5
18. gxf5 Bxf5
19. Nxf5 Rxf5
20. Bd3 Rxf4
21. Bxg6+ Kh8
22. Rd1 Qc7
23. Qe2 g4
24. hxg4 Qxc5
25. Rd8+ Bf8
26. Rxh5+ Kg8
27. Rh8+ Kg7
28. Rh7+ Kg8
29. Rh8+ Kg7
30. Rh7+ Kg8
31. e6 Qg1+
32. Kd2 Rf2
33. Rxf8+ Rxf8
34. e7 Qd4+
35. Kc2 1-0

NOTES BY A. E. SANTASIERE
(a) PxKP is probably better. Then P-KR3, N-R3; PxP; BxP, Castles.
(b) What care we about castling?
(c) Best. If RxP; QxPch, followed by B-Q3.
(d) Best. If R-B; RxPch K-N, B-R7ch, K-B2, Q-B3ch, K-K2; RxN, RxR; Q-B6ch, etc.
(e) Neither R nor B can be taken. If KxB; Q-Q3ch leads to a mate.
(f) Time pressure.

Two interesting games contested by amateurs vs. Dr. Emanuel Lasker, of Berlin, when the German master visited this country the latter part of 1928 and gave one of his simultaneous exhibitions at the I.L. Rice Progressive Chess Club, in New York. The score:

Emanuel Lasker vs Sidney Norman Bernstein
Clock simul, 10b (1928) (exhibition), Rice Progressive CC, New York, NY USA, Nov-08
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 1-0

Emanuel Lasker vs J Kahn
Clock simul, 10b (1928) (exhibition), Rice Progressive CC, New York, New York USA, Nov-08
Spanish Game: General (C60) 1-0

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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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