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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 18 Jul 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, July 18, 1937 Los Angeles, California L. A....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 791
From Cincinnati Enquirer. By V. Rosado, San Diego, Cal.
White mates in two.
FEN 8/3ppnP1/1RnqkbPp/4PNpN/p2p1P2/B4QK1/8/1B1rR3 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-N4;
1. Qg4 d3 2. Ne3#
1. Qg4 Qxe5 2. Nxe7#
1. Qg4 Kd5 2. Ba2#
1. Qg4 Ncxe5 2. Ba2#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, July 18, 1937 Los Angeles, California L. A....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 792
Cincinnati-Cleveland Solving Contest By V. Rosado, San Diego, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 2N3B1/2p2RB1/2p5/2p1r2p/2RnkP1K/5p1b/QN1ppP2/n2r4 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-R4;
1. Na4 Kd5 2. Nxc5 Bxc8 3. Rd7# 1. Na4 Rb1 2. Nxc5+ Kd5 3. Rd7#
1. Na4 Nc2 2. Qxc2+ Kd5 3. Rd7#

On June 19, 1937, Isaac Kashdan gave a simultaneous exhibition at the Capital City Chess Club, Washington, D. C., winning sixteen, drawing none, and losing only to Martin Stark. The following day, at the home of A. W. Fox, there was a consultation game with Kashdan, W. K. Wimsatt, Sr., and V. L. Eaton playing the white pieces, opposed to Mugridge, Stark, Ponce (the new district champion,) and Knapp. The result was a carefully played draw.

Isaac Kashdan, W. K. Wimsatt, Sr., V. L. Eaton (white) vs. Donald Henry Mugridge, Stark, Ponce, Ernest M. Knapp (black)
French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation

Kashdan, Wimsatt, Eaton vs. Mugridge, Stark, Ponce, Knapp, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-KN5 B-N5
5. P-K5 P-KR3
6. B-Q2 BxN
7. PxB N-K5
8. Q-N4 P-KN3
9. B-Q3 NxB
10. KxN P-QB4
11. P-KB4 N-B3
12. PxP Q-R4
13. N-K2 QxP
14. P-KR4 P-KR4
15. Q-B3 B-Q2
16. Q-K3 QxQch
17. KxQ N-R4
18. QR-QN R-QB
19. P-N4 PxP
20. QR-N N-B5ch
21. K-Q4 N-R6
22. K-K3 N-B5ch
23. K-Q4 N-R6
24. K-K3 P-QN4
25. K-Q2 N-B5ch
26. K-B K-K2
27. RxP N-N3
28. P-R5 KRxP
29. RxR PxR
30. R-R4 R-KR
31. N-N3 R-KN
32. N-K2 R-KR
33. N-N3 R-KN
34. NxP R-N8ch
35. K-Q2 N-B5ch
36. K-K2 N-N7
37. N-B6 NxB
38. KxN R-N6ch
39. K-Q4 R-B6
40. P-R3 B-B3
41. R-N4 B-Q2
42. R-R4 1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Bb4
5. e5 h6
6. Bd2 Bxc3
7. bxc3 Ne4
8. Qg4 g6
9. Bd3 Nxd2
10. Kxd2 c5
11. f4 Nc6
12. dxc5 Qa5
13. Ne2 Qxc5
14. h4 h5
15. Qf3 Bd7
16. Qe3 Qxe3+
17. Kxe3 Na5
18. Rb1 Rc8
19. g4 hxg4
20. Rg1 Nc4+
21. Kd4 Na3
22. Ke3 Nc4+
23. Kd4 Na3
24. Ke3 b5
25. Kd2 Nc4+
26. Kc1 Ke7
27. Rxg4 Nb6
28. h5 Rxh5
29. Rxh5 gxh5
30. Rh4 Rh8
31. Ng3 Rg8
32. Ne2 Rh8
33. Ng3 Rg8
34. Nxh5 Rg1+
35. Kd2 Nc4+
36. Ke2 Nb2
37. Nf6 Nxd3
38. Kxd3 Rg3+
39. Kd4 Rf3
40. a3 Bc6
41. Rg4 Bd7
42. Rh4 1/2-1/2

The time limit was thirty-six moves in two hours. The repetitions were to gain time.

This game was awarded the prize for best played game in the New York Metropolitan Chess League team championship concluded this spring. Black blundered in the early mid-game, and thereafter White never faltered.

Dr. Charles B. Levein (white) vs. Joseph Balint (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined

Dr. Charles B. Levein vs. Joseph Balint, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 P-B3
5. B-N5 QN-Q2
6. P-K3 B-K2
7. PxP KPxP
8. B-Q3 O-O
9. O-O R-K
10. R-B N-K5
11. B-KB4 P-KB4
12. NxP B-Q3
13. BxB NxB
14. N-B4 K-R
15. P-KR4 Q-K2
16. N-N5 N-B3
17. Q-N3 B-Q2
18. P-R4 QR-Q
19. R-B5 N(B3)-K5
20. BxN PxB
21. NxRP B-K3
22. N-N6ch KxN
23. NxQ Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 c6
5. Bg5 Nd7
6. e3 Be7
7. cxd5 exd5
8. Bd3 0-0
9. 0-0 Re8
10. Rc1 Ne4
11. Bf4 f5
12. Nxd5 Bd6
13. Bxd6 Nxd6
14. Nf4 Kh8
15. h4 Qe7
16. Ng5 Nf6
17. Qb3 Bd7
18. a4 Red8
19. Rc5 Nfe4
20. Bxe4 fxe4
21. Nxh7 Be6
22. Ng6+ Kxh7
23. Nxe7 1-0

Paul Keres of Estonia met Samuel Reshevsky for the first time in the second round at Kemeri and lost the following game to the United States champion:

Paul Keres vs Samuel Reshevsky
Kemeri (1937), Kemeri URS, rd 2, Jun-17
Formation: Queen Pawn Game: London System (D02) 0-1

From Australian championship:

Cecil Purdy (white) vs. Gregory Simon Koshnitsky (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line

Cecil Purdy vs. Gregory Simon Koshnitsky, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 P-Q4
4. B-N5 B-K2
5. P-K3 O-O
6. R-B P-B3
7. N-B3 QN-Q2
8. B-Q3 PxP
9. BxP N-Q4
10. BxB QxB
11. O-O NxN
12. RxN P-QB4
13. Q-B2 PxP
14. NxP N-N3
15. KR-B B-Q2
16. Q-K4 KR-N
17. B-N3 N-B
18. R-B7 N-Q3
19. Q-K5 N-K
20. QR-B3 R-B
21. Q-QR5 P-QR3
22. Q-N6 RxR
23. RxR P-K4
24. N-B3 B-B3
25. Q-B5 QxQ
26. RxQ P-K5
27. N-K5 R-Q
28. NxB PxN
29. RxP K-B
30. K-B R-Q7
31. B-B2 P-B4
32. K-K R-Q4
33. RxP N-B3
34. R-R8ch K-K2
35. R-R7ch K-B
36. B-N3 R-B4
37. R-B7 K-K
38. RxP 1-0 *
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 d5
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e3 0-0
6. Rc1 c6
7. Nf3 Nbd7
8. Bd3 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Nd5
10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. 0-0 Nxc3
12. Rxc3 c5
13. Qc2 cxd4
14. Nxd4 Nb6
15. Rc1 Bd7
16. Qe4 Rfb8
17. Bb3 Nc8
18. Rc7 Nd6
19. Qe5 Ne8
20. R7c3 Rc8
21. Qa5 a6
22. Qb6 Rxc3
23. Rxc3 e5
24. Nf3 Bc6
25. Qc5 Qxc5
26. Rxc5 e4
27. Ne5 Rd8
28. Nxc6 bxc6
29. Rxc6 Kf8
30. Kf1 Rd2
31. Bc2 f5
32. Ke1 Rd5
33. Rxa6 Nf6
34. Ra8+ Ke7
35. Ra7+ Kf8
36. Bb3 Rc5
37. Rc7 Ke8
38. Rxg7 1-0

* and after a few moves Black resgined.

'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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