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June 13, 1937 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 13 Jun 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, June 13, 1937 Los Angeles, California L. A....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, November 19, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 781 By J. C. Wainwright
White mates in two.
FEN 1R5K/2P5/3B3R/qP1k1P2/5r2/1P3P2/Q1N3B1/1N6 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-QN6;
1. Rb6 Qxa2 2. Nc3#
1. Rb6 Qe1 2. Qa8#
1. Rb6 Qb4 2. Qa8#
1. Rb6 Qd2 2. Qa8#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, June 13, 1937 Los Angeles, California L. A....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, November 19, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 782 By W. A. Shinkman
White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/6P1/7K/p5P1/1b6/8/kBQ5 w - - 0 1
Solution: P-N7;
1. g7 Bd5 2. Be4+ Ka2 3. Bxd5#
1. g7 a3 2. Bh7+ Ka2 3. Qb1#
1. g7 Bd1 2. Bc2+ Ka2 3. g8=Q#
1. g7 Ba2 2. Bg6+ Bb1 3. Qxb1#

Played at San Luis Obispo.

Travers (white) vs. Branch (black)
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense

Travers vs. Branch, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. B-B4 N-KB3
3. P-Q3 N-QB3
4. P-B4 B-B4
5. N-QB3 P-Q3
6. N-B3 B-KN5
7. P-KR3 BxN
8. QxB N-Q5
9. Q-Q P-QR3
10. PxP N-Q2
11. O-O NxP
12. K-R Q-R5
13. B-B4 NxB
14. PxN P-KR4
15. Q-Q3 P-N4
16. B-N3 Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Bc4 Nf6
3. d3 Nc6
4. f4 Bc5
5. Nc3 d6
6. Nf3 Bg4
7. h3 Bxf3
8. Qxf3 Nd4
9. Qd1 a6
10. fxe5 Nd7
11. 0-0 Nxe5
12. Kh1 Qh4
13. Bf4 Nxc4
14. dxc4 h5
15. Qd3 b5
16. Bg3 1-0

Sigismund Wolff (white) vs. Wade Hendricks (black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-QB3
3. P-K3 N-KB3
4. N-QB3 P-K3
5. N-B3 QN-Q2
6. B-Q3 PxP
7. BxP P-QR3
8. P-QR4 B-N5
9. O-O Q-K2
10. P-R5 O-O
11. Q-N3 P-B4
12. P-Q5 PxP
13. NxP NxN
14. BxN N-B3
15. B-B4 B-B4
16. B-Q2 BxB
17. NxB N-K5
18. NxN BxN
19. P-B3 B-B3
20. KR-Q QR-Q
21. P-K4 R-Q5
22. RxR PxR
23. Q-N6 R-Q
24. R-Q Q-R5
25. P-N3 Q-N4
26. P-B4 Q-K2
27. P-K5 Q-Q2
28. Q-N3 Q-B4
29. B-Q3 Q-N5
30. B-B P-KR4
31. P-R3 Q-Q2
32. R-Q2 B-K5
33. B-N2 BxB
34. KxB Q-B3ch
35. K-R2 Q-K5
36. Q-Q3 Q-K8
37. Q-K2 QxQch
38. RxQ K-B
39. K-N2 K-K2
40. K-B3 R-QB
41. K-K4 R-B4
42. KxP RxP
43. R-QB2 K-Q2
44. K-K4 R-R5ch
45. K-B5 R-Q5
46. K-N5 R-Q6
47. R-N2 P-KN3
48. K-B6 K-K
49. R-QB2 RxP
50. R-B8ch K-Q2
51. R-KB8 R-KB6
52. RxPch K-K
53. KxP and wins.
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. e3 Nf6
4. Nc3 e6
5. Nf3 Nbd7
6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 a6
8. a4 Bb4
9. 0-0 Qe7
10. a5 0-0
11. Qb3 c5
12. d5 exd5
13. Nxd5 Nxd5
14. Bxd5 Nf6
15. Bc4 Bf5
16. Bd2 Bxd2
17. Nxd2 Ne4
18. Nxe4 Bxe4
19. f3 Bc6
20. Rd1 Rd8
21. e4 Rd4
22. Rxd4 cxd4
23. Qb6 Rd8
24. Rd1 Qh4
25. g3 Qg5
26. f4 Qe7
27. e5 Qd7
28. Qb3 Qf5
29. Bd3 Qg4
30. Bf1 h5
31. h3 Qd7
32. Rd2 Be4
33. Bg2 Bxg2
34. Kxg2 Qc6+
35. Kh2 Qe4
36. Qd3 Qe1
37. Qe2 Qxe2+
38. Rxe2 Kf8
39. Kg2 Ke7
40. Kf3 Rc8
41. Ke4 Rc5
42. Kxd4 Rxa5
43. Rc2 Kd7
44. Ke4 Ra4+
45. Kf5 Rd4
46. Kg5 Rd3
47. Rg2 g6
48. Kf6 Ke8
49. Rc2 Rxg3
50. Rc8+ Kd7
51. Rf8 Rf3
52. Rxf7+ Ke8
53. Kxg6 and wins.

E. P. Elliot (white) vs. Howland (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation

E. P. Elliot vs. Howland, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-KB3
4. N-N5 P-Q4
5. PxP N-QR4
6. P-Q3 P-KR3
7. KN-B3 P-K5
8. Q-K2 NxB
9. PxN B-Q3
10. P-KR3 O-O
11. N-Q4 Q-K2
12. B-K3 B-Q2
13. N-Q2 KR-K
14. O-O-O P-QN4
15. PxP NxP
16. N-QB4 KR-QN
17. NxB PxN
18. P-QR3 Q-K4
19. KR-K P-QR3
20. PxP N-N3
21. N-N3 P-B4
22. P-KB4 Q-K3
23. R-Q4 R-QB
24. K-N N-B5
25. P-R7 B-N4
26. Q-B2 Q-Q2
27. R-Q B-R5
28. Q-K Q-B3
29. R-QB Q-N4
30. K-R2 Q-N2
31. RxN RxR
32. N-R5 Q-Q4
33. NxR QxNch
34. P-N3 Q-K3
35. Q-N4 B-B3
36. Q-N8ch K-R2
37. P-KN4 P-Q4
38. PxP QxP
39. R-KN Q-B3
40. Q-N6 B-Q2
41. Q-B5 P-N3
42. B-Q4 Q-B2
43. P-KR4 P-R4
44. R-N5 B-B4
45. Q-Q6 RxP
46. Q-N8 Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 d5
5. exd5 Na5
6. d3 h6
7. Nf3 e4
8. Qe2 Nxc4
9. dxc4 Bd6
10. h3 O-O
11. Nd4 Qe7
12. Be3 Bd7
13. Nd2 Rfe8
14. O-O-O b5
15. cxb5 Nxd5
16. Nc4 Reb8
17. Nxd6 cxd6
18. a3 Qe5
19. Rhe1 a6
20. bxa6 Nb6
21. Nb3 f5
22. f4 Qe6
23. Rd4 Rc8
24. Kb1 Nc4
25. a7 Bb5
26. Qf2 Qd7
27. Red1 Ba4
28. Qe1 Qc6
29. Rc1 Qb5
30. Ka2 Qb7
31. Rxc4 Rxc4
32. Na5 Qd5
33. Nxc4 Qxc4+
34. b3 Qe6
35. Qb4 Bc6
36. Qb8+ Kh7
37. g4 d5
38. gxf5 Qxf5
39. Rg1 Qf6
40. Qb6 Bd7
41. Qc5 g6
42. Bd4 Qf7
43. h4 h5
44. Rg5 Bf5
45. Qd6 Rxa7
46. Qb8 1-0

Reuben Fine vs Salo Landau
Ostend (1937), Ostend BEL, rd 3, Apr-13
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Traditional (E15) 1-0

Paul List vs Reuben Fine
Ostend (1937), Ostend BEL, rd 4, Apr-14
English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Variation (A34) 0-1

Henri Grob vs Reuben Fine
Ostend (1937), Ostend BEL, rd 5, Apr-15
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Variation (C50) 1-0

'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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