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April 25, 1937 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 25 Apr 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L. A. Times Problem No. 767 by J. Paluzie
White mates in two.
FEN 1R6/p5Qp/Kb2P1bP/5n1N/3pp3/3N3p/3R3B/7k w - - 0 1
Solution: N-B5;
1. Nc5 Nxg7 2. Ng3#
1. Nc5 d3 2. Qa1#
1. Nc5 Bf7 2. Qg1#

L. A. Times Problem No. 768 by N. Nelson
White mates in three.
FEN 4R1b1/2Q2n2/8/1r1kB3/1p2NPpb/6p1/1K6/3B4 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-QB3;
1. Bc3 b3 2. Be2 Nd6 3. Qxd6#
1. Bc3 b3 2. Be2 Be7 3. Qc4#
1. Bc3 bxc3+ 2. Kxc3 Be7 3. Qc4#
1. Bc3 Be7 2. Nf6+ Bxf6 3. Bb3#

Exposition Park tournament:

Goldberg (white) vs. Saarela (black)
King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation

Goldberg vs. Saarela, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-KN3
3. N-QB3 B-N2
4. N-B3 P-Q3
5. B-N5 O-O
6. Q-Q2 B-N5
7. P-K3 BxN
8. PxB QN-Q2
9. P-K4 P-B4
10. P-Q5 N-K4
11. B-K2 Q-B2
12. B-R6 KR-B
13. BxB KxB
14. P-B4 N(K4)-Q2
15. P-B5 N-K4
16. P-B4 N-N5
17. P-KR3 N-R3
18. PxP BPxP
19. P-B5 R-B
20. PxP PxP
21. R-KN N-R2
22. B-R5 R-B3
23. Q-N2 N-B
24. O-O-O K-B2
25. Q-N5 N-N
26. P-K5 PxP
27. N-K4 R-R3
28. P-Q6 PxP
29. BxPch NxB
30. QxNch K-K2
31. QR-B Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. Nf3 d6
5. Bg5 0-0
6. Qd2 Bg4
7. e3 Bxf3
8. gxf3 Nbd7
9. e4 c5
10. d5 Ne5
11. Be2 Qc7
12. Bh6 Rfc8
13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. f4 Nd7
15. f5 Ne5
16. f4 Ng4
17. h3 Nh6
18. fxg6 fxg6
19. f5 Rf8
20. fxg6 hxg6
21. Rg1 Nh7
22. Bh5 Rf6
23. Qg2 Nf8
24. 0-0-0 Kf7
25. Qg5 Ng8
26. e5 dxe5
27. Ne4 Ra6
28. d6 exd6
29. Bxg6+ Nxg6
30. Qxg6+ Ke7
31. Rf1 1-0

A Brilliancy From Munich Olympiad

Gideon Stahlberg vs Vladas Mikenas
non-FIDE Munich Olympiad (1936), Munich GER, rd 7, Aug-21
Mikenas Defense (A40) 0-1

Another Game From Munich

This lively encounter is replete with critical moments from start to finish: the way Black wrests the initiative is besides instructive.

Paul Johner vs Ragnar Krogius
non-FIDE Munich Olympiad (1936), Munich GER, rd 7, Aug-21
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni. Russian Variation (A44) 0-1

Emanuel Lasker vs William Ewart Napier
Cambridge Springs (1904), Cambridge Springs, PA USA, rd 3, Apr-28
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation. Traditional (B25) 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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