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September 06, 1936 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 06 Sep 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, September 06, 1936, Los Angeles,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, August 22, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 701
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by V. L. Eaton, Washington, D.C.
White mates in two.
FEN KQ6/8/4N2B/1p1pp3/4k1Bn/8/4n3/4N3 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-R7; 1. Qa7 d4 2. Qb7#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, September 06, 1936, Los Angeles,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, August 22, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 702
By Gunnar Thoren
White mates in three.
FEN 8/1N1N4/2p1p3/3kB3/1p6/pP3P2/K7/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-R; 1. Ba1 c5 2. Ne5 c4 3. bxc4#

The following game was played between Ladderites K. L. Haegg and A. N. Pray in an informal match. The notes by the winner.

Kenneth Lee Haegg (white) vs. Alfred N. Pray (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense

Kenneth Lee Haegg vs. Alfred N. Pray, 1936

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 QN-Q2
5. P-K3 B-K2
6. N-B3 P-B3
7. R-B N-B
8. B-Q3 N-N3
9. P-KR4 PxP
10. BxP P-KR3
11. BxN BxB
12. B-Q3 N-K2
13. B-N N-Q4
14. P-K4 NxN
15. PxN O-O
16. P-K5 B-K2
17. Q-B2 P-KB4
18. PxPe.p. BxP
19. Q-R7ch K-B2
20. N-K5ch BxN
21. PxB R-KN
22. Q-N6ch K-B
23. R-R3 Q-K
24. R-B3ch K-K2
25. Q-N4 P-KN4
26. Q-N4ch K-Q
27. R-Qch K-B2
28. Q-Q6ch K-N3
29. B-R7 P-QR4
30. BxR QxB
31. R-Nch K-R3
32. Q-B7 K-R2
33. R-B7 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Nd7
5. e3 Be7
6. Nf3 c6
7. Rc1 Nf8
8. Bd3 Ng6
9. h4 dxc4
10. Bxc4 h6
11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Bd3 Ne7
13. Bb1 Nd5
14. e4 Nxc3
15. bxc3 0-0
16. e5 Be7
17. Qc2 f5
18. exf6e.p. Bxf6
19. Qh7+ Kf7
20. Ne5+ Bxe5
21. dxe5 Rg8
22. Qg6+ Kf8
23. Rh3 Qe8
24. Rf3+ Ke7
25. Qg4 g5
26. Qb4+ Kd8
27. Rd1+ Kc7
28. Qd6+ Kb6
29. Bh7 a5
30. Bxg8 Qxg8
31. Rb1+ Ka6
32. Qc7 Ka7
33. Rf7 1-0

From the Nottingham tournament:

Reuben Fine vs Emanuel Lasker
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 1, Aug-10
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D37) 1-0

Emanuel Lasker vs Efim Bogoljubov
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 2, Aug-11
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 1-0

Max Euwe vs William Winter
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 4, Aug-13
Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation (D46) 1-0

Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander vs Max Euwe
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 5, Aug-14
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1

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'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:
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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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