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June 07, 1936 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 07 Jun 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, June 07, 1936, Los Angeles, California L....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, August 14, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 675
“Munkas-Sak 1934” By M. Segers, first prize.
White mates in two.
FEN 6BB/1K2p3/3N4/ppP1R3/1r2QN2/Pnk2p2/1pnrR2q/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qh7 Rxe2 2. Qd3#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, June 07, 1936, Los Angeles, California L....

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L. A. Times Problem No. 676
By Percy Bowater, Pasadena, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 8/3K2Q1/4B3/5p2/5k2/5P2/3N2p1/6Rb w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bxf5 Kxf5 2. Kd6 Kf4 3. Qe5#

Following are the scores of games contested in the tournament for the United States chess championship at the Astor.

George Nelson Treysman vs Arthur William Dake
US Championship (1936), New York, NY USA, rd 13, May-11
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C71) 1-0

George Nelson Treysman vs Isaac Kashdan
US Championship (1936), New York, NY USA, rd 11, May-08
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43) 1-0

SOUTH VS. NORTH
The annual North-South chess match was played as usual at the Hotel Anderson in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, May 31. After a deadlock of two years' standing the South crashed through with a substantial victory, the final score being 15½ to 9½. The South turned in ten wins to four for the North, there being eleven games drawn.
The winning team was captained by Le Roy Johnson, tournament director of the Southern California Chess League, who set a good excample for his team by turning in the first win of the match. The northern players were led by genial Fred Christensen, who from the beginning of these matches has done an efficient job of organizing the team from the North.
Notable in achievement was Dr. Griffith's win over Fink, the North's No. 1 man, the former playing with the black pieces. The game won by young Harry Graham was voted the brilliancy prize. A fine cup was donated to the winning team by Clifford J. Smith, referee of the match, and will be on exhibition at the various clubs in the Southern California Chess League.

Adolf Jay Fink (white) vs. Robert B. Griffith (black)
French Defense: Alapin Gambit

Adolf Jay Fink vs. Robert B. Griffith, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. B-K3 PxP
4. QN-Q2 P-KB4
5. B-QB4 N-KB3
6. N-R3 N-B3
7. P-QB3 N-Q4
8. N-B4 NxN
9. BxN B-Q3
10. Q-R5ch P-KN3
11. Q-R6 BxB
12. QxB Q-Q3
13. Q-R6 B-Q2
14. O-O O-O-O
15. N-N3 N-K2
16. N-B5 N-Q4
17. P-KN3 B-QB3
18. P-KR4 P-QN3
19. N-N3 N-KB3
20. KR-K B-Q4
21. B-R6ch B-N2
22. B-QB4 K-N
23. Q-Q2 N-N5
24. Q-K2 P-K6
25. PxP QxNPch
26. Q-N2 P-K4
27. P-Q5 BxP
28. N-B BxB
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Be3 dxe4
4. Nd2 f5
5. Bc4 Nf6
6. Nh3 Nc6
7. c3 Nd5
8. Nf4 Nxf4
9. Bxf4 Bd6
10. Qh5+ g6
11. Qh6 Bxf4
12. Qxf4 Qd6
13. Qh6 Bd7
14. 0-0 0-0-0
15. Nb3 Ne7
16. Nc5 Nd5
17. g3 Bc6
18. h4 b6
19. Nb3 Nf6
20. Re1 Bd5
21. Ba6+ Bb7
22. Bc4 Kb8
23. Qd2 Ng4
24. Qe2 e3
25. fxe3 Qxg3+
26. Qg2 e5
27. d5 Bxd5
28. Nc1 Bxc4
0-1

Harry Graham (white) vs. C. Sedlack (black)
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted

Harry Graham vs. C. Sedlack, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-K3
2. P-K4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. N-K2 PxP
5. P-QR3 BxNch
6. NxB P-KB4
7. P-KB3 PxP
8. QxP QxP
9. B-K3 Q-Q
10. R-Q Q-K2
11. B-K2 N-KB3
12. O-O N-QB3
13. P-QN4 N-K4
14. Q-KN3 N(B3)-Q2
15. B-KN5 Q-KB2
16. QxN P-KR3
17. B-KR4 O-O
18. QxQBP P-KN4
19. B-K Q-K
20. N-N5 N-KB3
21. B-QB3 Q-KN3
22. R-Q8 N-Q4
23. RxRch KxR
24. Q-Q8ch Q-K
25. B-N7ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 e6
2. e4 d5
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Ne2 dxe4
5. a3 Bxc3+
6. Nxc3 f5
7. f3 exf3
8. Qxf3 Qxd4
9. Be3 Qd8
10. Rd1 Qe7
11. Be2 Nf6
12. 0-0 Nc6
13. b4 Ne5
14. Qg3 Nd7
15. Bg5 Qf7
16. Qxe5 h6
17. Bh4 0-0
18. Qxc7 g5
19. Be1 Qe8
20. Nb5 Nf6
21. Bc3 Qg6
22. Rd8 Nd5
23. Rxf8+ Kxf8
24. Qd8+ Qe8
25. Bg7+ 1-0
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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's True History
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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