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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 29 Mar 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, March 29, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, August 7, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 655
“The Chess Review”
By Dr. Gilbert Dobbs
White mates in two.
FEN 1K3b2/6rb/5R2/2pk1p2/2p2B2/7p/4N2P/1Q6 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ra6 Rg2 2. Qb7#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, March 29, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem No....

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L. A. Times Problem No. 656
“The Chess Review”
By Maxwell Bukofzer
White mates in three.
FEN 8/6K1/6N1/4B3/1N2k3/4P3/8/5R2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nh4 Kxe5 2. Rf6 Ke4 3. Re6#

From the Metropolitan League Matches, New York City.

Schuyler Broughton (white) vs. Nathan Beckhardt (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation

Schuyler Broughton vs. Nathan Beckhardt, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. N-B3 P-Q3
5. B-Q2 BxN
6. BxB N-K5
7. Q-B2 NxB
8. QxN P-KB4
9. P-K3 N-Q2
10. B-Q3 N-B3
11. O-O O-O
12. QR-B P-QN3
13. KR-K B-N2
14. N-N5 N-N5
15. N-B3 Q-K
16. P-K4 Q-R4
17. P-Q5 R-KB3
18. P-KR3 QR-KB
19. PxBP PxBP
20. R-K7 B-B
21. QR-K R-N3
22. RxP N-B3
23. R(K)-K7 N-K
24. RxB QxN
25. B-B QxQ
26. PxQ N-B3
27. RxRch KxR
28. RxRP N-K5
29. R-R3 N-B4
30. R-R8ch K-K2
31. R-QN8 N-Q2
32. R-N7 R-B3
33. P-B5 QPxP
34. B-N5 R-Q3
35. P-QB4 K-Q
36. RxNch RxR
37. BxR KxB
38. P-QR4 P-KN4
39. K-B K-Q3
40. K-K2 K-K4
41. P-N3 P-R4
42. P-B4ch PxP
43. PxPch K-Q3
44. K-Q3 K-B2
45. K-B3 K-N2
46. K-N3 K-R3
47. P-R4 K-R2
48. P-R5 Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Nf3 d6
5. Bd2 Bxc3
6. Bxc3 Ne4
7. Qc2 Nxc3
8. Qxc3 f5
9. e3 Nd7
10. Bd3 Nf6
11. 0-0 0-0
12. Rfc1 b6
13. Re1 Bb7
14. Ng5 Ng4
15. Nf3 Qe8
16. e4 Qh5
17. d5 Rf6
18. h3 Rf8
19. exf5 exf5
20. Re7 Bc8
21. Re1 Rg6
22. Rxc7 Nf6
23. Ree7 Ne8
24. Rxc8 Qxf3
25. Bf1 Qxc3
26. bxc3 Nf6
27. Rxf8+ Kxf8
28. Rxa7 Ne4
29. Ra3 Nc5
30. Ra8+ Ke7
31. Rb8 Nd7
32. Rb7 Rf6
33. c5 dxc5
34. Bb5 Rd6
35. c4 Kd8
36. Rxd7+ Rxd7
37. Bxd7 Kxd7
38. a4 g5
39. Kf1 Kd6
40. Ke2 Ke5
41. g3 h5
42. f4+ gxf4
43. gxf4+ Kd6
44. Kd3 Kc7
45. Kc3 Kb7
46. Kb3 Ka6
47. h4 Ka7
48. a5 1-0

Frank Marshall vs Isaac Kashdan
Metropolitan Chess League (1936), NYC, NY USA, Jan-??
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) 1/2-1/2

Anthony Santasiere (white) vs. Harry Fajans (black)
King's Indian Attack

Anthony Santasiere vs. Harry Fajans, 1936

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 N-KB3
2. P-KN3 P-Q4
3. B-N2 P-B4
4. O-O N-B3
5. P-Q4 P-K3
6. P-N3 B-Q3
7. B-N2 O-O
8. P-K3 Q-B2
9. QN-Q2 P-K4
10. PxKP NxP
11. P-B4 NxNch
12. BxN PxP
13. NxP R-Q
14. Q-B2 B-R6
15. KR-Q N-K
16. R-Q2 R-Q2
17. QR-Q QR-Q
18. NxB RxN
19. RxR RxR
20. RxR NxR
21. B-K4 Q-R4
22. Q-K2 N-K
23. BxQNP P-B5
24. P-B4 PxP
25. PxP Q-R6
26. B-Q5 N-B3
27. BxN PxB
28. K-B2 B-K3
29. B-B4 P-QR4
30. Q-B2 Q-B4
31. B-Q3 Q-R4
32. P-R4 K-N2
33. P-B5 B-Q2
34. P-K4 Q-N5
35. K-N2 K-R
36. Q-B7 B-N4
37. Q-N8ch Resigns
Algebraic
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. g3 d5
3. Bg2 c5
4. 0-0 Nc6
5. d4 e6
6. b3 Bd6
7. Bb2 0-0
8. e3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 e5
10. dxe5 Nxe5
11. c4 Nxf3+
12. Bxf3 dxc4
13. Nxc4 Rd8
14. Qc2 Bh3
15. Rfd1 Ne8
16. Rd2 Rd7
17. Rd1 Rad8
18. Nxd6 Rxd6
19. Rxd6 Rxd6
20. Rxd6 Nxd6
21. Be4 Qa5
22. Qe2 Ne8
23. Bxb7 c4
24. f4 cxb3
25. axb3 Qa3
26. Bd5 Nf6
27. Bxf6 gxf6
28. Kf2 Be6
29. Bc4 a5
30. Qc2 Qc5
31. Bd3 Qh5
32. h4 Kg7
33. f5 Bd7
34. e4 Qg4
35. Kg2 Kh8
36. Qc7 Bb5
37. Qb8+ 1-0

Herbert Avram (white) vs. Oscar Tenner (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Westphalian Variation

Herbert Avram vs. Oscar Tenner, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 QN-Q2
5. N-B3 B-N5
6. P-K3 P-B4
7. P-QR3 BxNch
8. PxB Q-R4
9. Q-B2 N-K5
10. BPxP KPxP
11. B-Q3 QxPch
12. QxQ NxQ
13. O-O P-B5
14. B-B2 O-O
15. B-K7 R-K
16. B-N4 N-K5
17. N-Q2 QN-B3
18. NxN PxN
19. KR-B P-QR4
20. B-Q2 P-QN4
21. QR-N B-Q2
22. B-Q QR-QB
23. P-B3 P-R5
24. K-B2 P-R3
25. B-K2 R-K3
26. R-B2 KR-K
27. R-K B-B3
28. B-Q P-N4
29. R-QB K-N2
30. R-B2 P-R4
31. R-QB P-KN5
32. P-B4 N-Q4
33. P-N3 P-B4
34. B-K2 P-R5
35. R-KN R-KR
36. B-B B-Q2
37. B-N2 R-QB3
38. B-QB3 PxPch
39. PxP R-QN
40. R(N)-Q NxB
41. RxN P-N5
42. PxP RxP
43. B-B R-N7ch
44. K-K R-N6
45. K-Q2 B-K3
46. R(Q)-B B-Q4
47. R-R R-KR3
48. RxR R-R7ch
49. K-B3 RPxR
50. R-B R-B7
51. R-N R-B7ch
52. K-N4 P-N7
53. K-B5 P-B6
Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Nd7
5. Nf3 Bb4
6. e3 c5
7. a3 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 Qa5
9. Qc2 Ne4
10. cxd5 exd5
11. Bd3 Qxc3+
12. Qxc3 Nxc3
13. 0-0 c4
14. Bc2 0-0
15. Be7 Re8
16. Bb4 Ne4
17. Nd2 Ndf6
18. Nxe4 dxe4
19. Rfc1 a5
20. Bd2 b5
21. Rb1 Bd7
22. Bd1 Rc8
23. f3 a4
24. Kf2 h6
25. Be2 Re6
26. Rc2 Re8
27. Re1 Bc6
28. Bd1 g5
29. Rc1 Kg7
30. Rc2 h5
31. Rc1 g4
32. f4 Nd5
33. g3 f5
34. Be2 h4
35. Rg1 Rh8
36. Bf1 Bd7
37. Bg2 Rc6
38. Bc3 hxg3+
39. hxg3 Rb8
40. Rd1 Nxc3
41. Rxc3 b4
42. axb4 Rxb4
43. Bf1 Rb2+
44. Ke1 Rb3
45. Kd2 Be6
46. Rc1 Bd5
47. Ra1 Rh6
48. Rxb3 Rh2+
49. Kc3 axb3
50. Rc1 Rf2
51. Rb1 Rc2+
52. Kb4 b2
53. Kc5 c3
0-1

'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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