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March 01, 1936 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 01 Mar 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, March 01, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, August 5, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 647
By Z. Zilahi, Hungary.
White mates in two.
FEN 1B1Q4/2n1Rr2/2p1bp1n/2P2q1R/3NkrP1/1B2P3/K3P3/3N4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nb5 Rxe7 2. Qd4#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, March 01, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, August 5, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 648
By E. A. Wirtanen
White mates in three.
FEN 3K4/R1p1p3/2k3N1/P1p2p2/2P3bN/8/3R3b/4r3 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nf3 Bxf3 2. Kc8 f4 3. Rxc7#

Alexander Kevitz, Brooklyn and Cornell champion in 1923 and titleholder at the Manhattan Chess Club, four years later, is again the premier Manhattan C. C. player by virtue of his defeat of Albert C. Simonson in their supplementary match by the score of 2-1. Kevitz won the first and third games and Simonson, the second. Kevitz, who is 34 years of age, expects to play in the forthcoming tournament for the United States championship.
The scores:

Alexander Kevitz (white) vs. Albert C. Simonson (black)
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
First Game

Alexander Kevitz vs. Albert C. Simonson, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 N-KB3
2. N-QB3 P-K3
3. P-K4 P-Q4
4. P-K5 P-Q5
5. PxN PxN
6. NPxP QxP
7. P-Q4 P-QN3
8. B-K2 B-N2
9. B-B3 BxB
10. NxB N-Q2
11. Q-R4 B-Q3
12. O-O Q-K2
13. B-N5 P-KB3
14. B-R4 O-O
15. KR-K KR-K
16. R-K2 Q-B2
17. QR-K N-B
18. Q-B6 Q-R4
19. B-N3 BxB
20. RPxB Q-R4
21. R-B2 KR-Q
22. P-N4 QR-B
23. P-N5 R-Q3
24. Q-N7 QR-Q
25. PxP PxP
26. QxBP QR-Q2
27. Q-B8 Q-KB4
28. KR-K2 R-KN2
29. R-K3 KR-Q2
30. Q-R8 R-N2
31. N-R2 Q-B5
32. N-B Q-B2
33. N-Q2 Q-B3
34. P-Q5 PxP
35. R-K8 QR-KB2
36. QR-K3 Q-B4
37. R-N3ch R-N2
38. RxNch QxR
39. QxR RxR
40. QxQPch Resigns
Algebraic
1. c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e6
3. e4 d5
4. e5 d4
5. exf6 dxc3
6. bxc3 Qxf6
7. d4 b6
8. Be2 Bb7
9. Bf3 Bxf3
10. Nxf3 Nd7
11. Qa4 Bd6
12. 0-0 Qe7
13. Bg5 f6
14. Bh4 0-0
15. Re1 Rfe8
16. Re2 Qf7
17. Re1 Nf8
18. Qc6 Qh5
19. Bg3 Bxg3
20. hxg3 Qa5
21. Rc2 Red8
22. g4 Rc8
23. g5 Rd6
24. Qb7 Rd8
25. gxf6 gxf6
26. Qxc7 Rd7
27. Qc8 Qf5
28. Re2 Rg7
29. Re3 Rd7
30. Qa8 Rb7
31. Nh2 Qf4
32. Nf1 Qc7
33. Nd2 Qc6
34. d5 exd5
35. Re8 Rf7
36. Re3 Qc5
37. Rg3+ Rg7
38. Rxf8+ Qxf8
39. Qxd8 Rxg3
40. Qxd5+ 1-0

Albert C. Simonson (white) vs. Alexander Kevitz (black)
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Second Game

Albert C. Simonson vs. Alexander Kevitz, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K4
3. PxP N-N5
4. B-B4 N-QB3
5. N-KB3 B-N5ch
6. N-B3 Q-K2
7. Q-Q5 P-B3
8. PxP BxNch
9. PxB NxP
10. Q-Q N-K5
11. P-K3 P-Q3
12. B-Q3 N-B4
13. B-B2 O-O
14. O-O B-B4
15. BxB RxB
16. N-Q4 R-B2
17. Q-R5 QR-KB
18. Q-Q5 Q-Q2
19. N-N3 N-K3
20. B-N3 R-B4
21. Q-Q2 N-B4
22. P-B3 Q-B2
23. Q-K2 N-R5
24. P-K4 R-KR4
25. QR-B N-R4
26. P-K5 QxQBP
27. Q-K3 NxN
28. PxN Q-B4
29. QxQ NxQ
30. PxP NxP
31. R-N N-Q7
32. PxP NxQR
33. RxN P-QN3
34. R-Q R-QB4
35. R-Q8 RxP
36. BxR RxR
37. BxR K-B2
38. K-B2 K-K
39. B-R4 P-QR4
40. K-K3 P-R5
41. K-Q3 P-QN4
42. B-K K-Q2
43. P-QB4 PxPch
44. KxP K-K3
45. K-N4 K-Q4
46. B-B3 P-N3
47. K-N5 P-R6
48. B-R8 P-R7
49. B-R P-N4
50. P-N4 K-K3
51. K-B6 K-B2
52. K-Q7 K-N3
53. K-K6 P-R4
54. P-R3 K-R2
55. K-B5 K-R3
56. B-N2 Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e5
3. dxe5 Ng4
4. Bf4 Nc6
5. Nf3 Bb4+
6. Nc3 Qe7
7. Qd5 f6
8. exf6 Bxc3+
9. bxc3 Nxf6
10. Qd1 Ne4
11. e3 d6
12. Bd3 Nc5
13. Bc2 0-0
14. 0-0 Bf5
15. Bxf5 Rxf5
16. Nd4 Rf7
17. Qh5 Rf8
18. Qd5 Qd7
19. Nb3 Ne6
20. Bg3 Rf5
21. Qd2 Nc5
22. f3 Qf7
23. Qe2 Na4
24. e4 Rh5
25. Rc1 Na5
26. e5 Qxc4
27. Qe3 Nxb3
28. axb3 Qc5
29. Qxc5 Nxc5
30. exd6 Nxb3
31. Rb1 Nd2
32. dxc7 Nxf1
33. Rxf1 b6
34. Rd1 Rc5
35. Rd8 Rxc7
36. Bxc7 Rxd8
37. Bxd8 Kf7
38. Kf2 Ke8
39. Bh4 a5
40. Ke3 a4
41. Kd3 b5
42. Be1 Kd7
43. c4 bxc4+
44. Kxc4 Ke6
45. Kb4 Kd5
46. Bc3 g6
47. Kb5 a3
48. Bh8 a2
49. Ba1 g5
50. g4 Ke6
51. Kc6 Kf7
52. Kd7 Kg6
53. Ke6 h5
54. h3 Kh7
55. Kf5 Kh6
56. Bb2 1-0

Alexander Kevitz (white) vs. Albert C. Simonson (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Game Three

Alexander Kevitz vs. Albert C. Simonson, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 P-K3
2. N-QB3 P-Q4
3. P-Q4 N-KB3
4. B-N5 QN-Q2
5. P-K3 B-K2
6. N-B3 O-O
7. Q-B2 P-B3
8. R-Q PxP
9. BxP N-Q4
10. BxB QxB
11. O-O NxN
12. PxN P-K4
13. Q-K4 Q-R6
14. PxP QxBP
15. P-K6 N-B3
16. PxPch K-R
17. Q-B4 N-Q4
18. BxN PxB
19. N-K5 Q-B7
20. R-Q3 Resigns
Algebraic
1. c4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. d4 Nf6
4. Bg5 Nd7
5. e3 Be7
6. Nf3 0-0
7. Qc2 c6
8. Rd1 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Nd5
10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. 0-0 Nxc3
12. bxc3 e5
13. Qe4 Qa3
14. dxe5 Qxc3
15. e6 Nf6
16. exf7+ Kh8
17. Qf4 Nd5
18. Bxd5 cxd5
19. Ne5 Qc2
20. Rd3 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, 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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