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March 03, 1929 The Game of Chess by P. G. Keeney, The Cincinnati Enquirer

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The Game of Chess The Game of ChessThe Game of Chess 03 Mar 1929, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

SELECTED GAMES.
The following games were contested the past week at the rooms of the Cincinatti Chess Club, by the Southern Ohio participants engaged in the preliminary tournament to decide who should represent this section in a final match with the victor of a similar preliminary tournament at Cleveland, Ohio, at the same time. The final match will decide the Ohio State Championship for the year. The scores:

Henry Harris (white) vs. Paul Buttenweiser (black)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation

Henry Harris vs. Paul Buttenweiser, 1929

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 N-KB3
2. P-Q4 P-KN3
3. P-B4 P-B4
4. P-Q5 B-N2
5. N-B3 P-Q3
6. P-K4 O-O
7. B-K2 B-N5
8. P-K5 N-K
9. P-K6 PxP
10. N-KN5 BxB
11. QxB BxNch
12. PxB PxP
13. N-K6 Q-R4
14. NxR QxPch
15. K-Q Q-Q5ch
16. K-B2 QxPch
17. QxQ PxQ
18. N-K6 N-QB3
19. B-N5 K-B2
20. KR-K P-N4
21. R-K3 N-N5ch
22. K-Q2 P-B6ch
23. K-B N-Q4
24. R-K4 P-KR3
25. BxRP N-B3
26. N-N5ch K-N
27. R-KR4 P-K4
28. N-K4 NxN
29. RxN K-B2
30. B-N5 K-K3
31. R-K2 R-R
32. P-KR4 R-KB
33. K-B2 P-N5
34. P-N4 P-B5
35. P-R5 PxP
36. PxP P-R4
37. R-QN R-B4
38. B-Q8 P-R5
39. P-R6 P-N6ch
40. PxP RPxPch
41. K-B R-R4
42. R-K N-N5
43. R-Q N-R7mate
Algebraic
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. d4 g6
3. c4 c5
4. d5 Bg7
5. Nc3 d6
6. e4 0-0
7. Be2 Bg4
8. e5 Ne8
9. e6 fxe6
10. Ng5 Bxe2
11. Qxe2 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 exd5
13. Ne6 Qa5
14. Nxf8 Qxc3+
15. Kd1 Qd4+
16. Kc2 Qxc4+
17. Qxc4 dxc4
18. Ne6 Nc6
19. Bg5 Kf7
20. Re1 b5
21. Re3 Nb4+
22. Kd2 c3+
23. Kc1 Nd5
24. Re4 h6
25. Bxh6 Nf6
26. Ng5+ Kg8
27. Rh4 e5
28. Ne4 Nxe4
29. Rxe4 Kf7
30. Bg5 Ke6
31. Re2 Rh8
32. h4 Rf8
33. Kc2 b4
34. g4 c4
35. h5 gxh5
36. gxh5 a5
37. Rb1 Rf5
38. Bd8 a4
39. h6 b3+
40. axb3 axb3+
41. Kc1 Rh5
42. Re1 Nb4
43. Rd1 Na2#

Karl Nietzschmann (white) vs. Max Bock (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation

Karl Nietzschmann vs. Max Bock, 1929

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-KB3
5. O-O B-B4
6. N-B3 P-Q3
7. R-K P-N4
8. B-N3 O-O
9. N-Q5 B-K3
10. P-B3 QN-K2
11. NxNch PxN
12. P-Q4 B-R2
13. B-R6 R-K
14. BxB PxB
15. N-R4 N-N3
16. Q-N4 P-B4
17. NxP PxN
18. QxP R-KB
19. BxR QxB
20. QR-Q QxQ
21. PxQ N-R5
22. PxP NxP
23. P-K6 R-K
24. R-Q2 K-N2
25. K-B K-B3
26. QR-K2 P-Q4
27. P-KB4 P-KR4
28. P-KN3 P-QB4
29. K-N2 P-Q5
30. PxP NxP
31. R-K5 RxP
32. RxRch NxR
33. K-B3 P-B5
34. R-K5 B-Q5
35. RxP BxP
36. R-R6ch K-K2
37. P-B5 N-Q5ch
38. K-K4 P-B6
39. R-R7ch K-B3
40. R-B7 P-B7
41. P-N4 P-B8(Q)
42. RxQ BxR
43. KxN K-N4
44. P-R3 K-R5
45. K-B5 KxP
46. K-N6 KxP
47. P-B6 B-R3 
48. KxP P-N5
49. K-N5 B-B
50. K-B6 K-B4
51. K-Q5 KxP
52. K-K4 K-K3
53. K-Q4 B-Q3
54. K-B4 K-K4
55. K-N5 K-Q5
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Bc5
6. Nc3 d6
7. Re1 b5
8. Bb3 0-0
9. Nd5 Be6
10. c3 Ne7
11. Nxf6+ gxf6
12. d4 Ba7
13. Bh6 Re8
14. Bxe6 fxe6
15. Nh4 Ng6
16. Qg4 f5
17. Nxf5 exf5
18. Qxf5 Rf8
19. Bxf8 Qxf8
20. Rd1 Qxf5
21. exf5 Nh4
22. dxe5 Nxf5
23. e6 Re8
24. Rd2 Kg7
25. Kf1 Kf6
26. Rde2 d5
27. f4 h5
28. g3 c5
29. Kg2 d4
30. cxd4 Nxd4
31. Re5 Rxe6
32. Rxe6+ Nxe6
33. Kf3 c4
34. Re5 Bd4
35. Rxh5 Bxb2
36. Rh6+ Ke7
37. f5 Nd4+
38. Ke4 c3
39. Rh7+ Kf6
40. Rc7 c2
41. g4 c1=Q
42. Rxc1 Bxc1
43. Kxd4 Kg5
44. h3 Kh4
45. Kc5 Kxh3
46. Kb6 Kxg4
47. f6 Bh6
48. Kxa6 b4
49. Kb5 Bf8
50. Kc6 Kf5
51. Kd5 Kxf6
52. Ke4 Ke6
53. Kd4 Bd6
54. Kc4 Ke5
55. Kb5 Kd4
0-1

Joby Adams (white) vs. Palmer Gunkel Keeney (black)

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

Descriptive
1. P-KN3 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-QB4
3. P-Q3 P-Q4
4. B-N2 N-QB3
5. P-QB3 P-K4
6. O-O P-KR3
7. P-QB4 P-K5
8. R-K1 B-Q3
9. P-K4 P-KN4
10. P-KR4 N-N5
11. NxP PxN
12. BxP B-K2
13. BxB QxB
14. N-QB3 RxP
15. PxR QxP
16. N-KB3 QxPch
17. K-R Q-N6
18. Q-Q2 N-N5
19. R-K2 N-K6
20. RxN PxR
21. QxK2 B-N5
22. R-KN NxQP
23. QxN BxN
Resigns
Algebraic
1. g3 Nf6
2. Nf3 c5
3. d3 d5
4. Bg2 Nc6
5. c3 e5
6. 0-0 h6
7. c4 e4
8. Re1 Bd6
9. dxe4 g5
10. h4 Ng4
11. Nxg5 hxg5
12. Bxg5 Be7
13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. Nc3 Rxh4
15. gxh4 Qxh4
16. Bf3 Qxf2+
17. Kh1 Qg3
18. Qd2 Nb4

'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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