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Chess ChessChess 16 May 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, May 16, 1937 Los Angeles, California L. A....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, November 14, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 773 By A. Abela
White mates in two.
FEN 4R3/4n3/K1PN2N1/3k4/p5P1/Q7/2P5/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-K4;
1. Ne4 Nf5 2. Qc5#
1. Ne4 Ke6 2. Qa2#
1. Ne4 Nxc6 2. Qc5#
1. Ne4 Kc4 2. Qc5#

L. A. Times Problem No. 774 By E. G. B. Yalle White mates in three FEN 7n/3Q4/4rB2/1p2Nk2/1r2p3/4P3/1n2K1B1/8 w - - 0...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, November 14, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 774 By E. G. B. Yalle
White mates in three
FEN 7n/3Q4/4rB2/1p2Nk2/1r2p3/4P3/1n2K1B1/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-K7;
1. Be7 Nd1 2. Bh3+ Kxe5 3. Qxe6#
1. Be7 Nd3 2. Bh3+ Kxe5 3. Qxe6#
1. Be7 Na4 2. Bh3+ Kxe5 3. Qxe6#

The following game played in Capt. Shripad Govind Ranade chess tournament at Bombay is an instructive lesson by itself on “how not to play chess!” At every stage the leader of black forces commits errors in strategy and tactics with the result that white, without the least exertion, finds himself in a winning position. The merit of white's play is in the choice of an opening with which black is very unfamiliar but not even this will excuse the poor standard of play. As the game is useful for its furnishing certain fundamental lessons which are honored by breach we advise the student to go over the same carefully. A queen pawn opening in which black does not strive for freedom in the queen bishop file is a rarity and the adoption of 2. … N-QB3 by black without even an attempt to advance in the center with … P-K4 is unknown to modern chess. Of course, we have come across with the time-losing maneuver of black's featuring … P-Q4 and … N-KB3 but here the same is staged when black's game is quite backward. Now we leave the students to judge for themselves.

From Capt. Ranade chess tournament, Bombay:

Alurker (white) vs. Shende (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-QB4 N-KB3
4. PxP QxP
5. N-QB3 Q-Q
6. P-Q5 N-N
7. B-K4 P-K3
8. B-QB4 P-B3
9. B-B4 B-QN5
10. O-O KPxP
11. PxP O-O
12. P-Q6 B-N5
13. Q-N3 BxN
14. QxB N-R4
15. B-KN3 P-QB4
16. QxP N-Q2
17. Q-KB5 NxB
18. RPxN B-B3
19. N-Q5 BxN
20. BxB N-B3
21. QR-Q Q-N3
22. B-N3 QR-Q
23. Q-B4 Q-B4
24. KR-K P-KR4
25. R-K7 P-QN4
26. R-K5 Q-B3
27. R-KB5 P-QR4
28. RxN PxR
29. QxP Q-B4
30. R-Q5 Resigns
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. c4 Nf6
4. cxd5 Qxd5
5. Nc3 Qd8
6. d5 Ng8

From the Australian championship at Perth:

Lajos Steiner (white) vs Frank Arthur Crowl (black)
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense

Lajos Steiner vs Frank Arthur Crowl, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-B4
4. P-Q3 PxP
5. PxP N-B3
6. N-B3 B-B4
7. B-N5 P-Q3
8. Q-K2 B-K3
9. O-O-O Q-K2
10. N-Q5 Q-B2
11. BxKN PxB
12. P-QN4 B-N3
13. P-QR4 O-O
14. P-B3 BxN
15. PxB P-QR3
16. B-B4 N-K2
17. P-R4 Q-N2
18. K-N2 K-R
19. P-N3 Q-N5
20. KR-K P-QR4
21. K-N3 Q-Q2
22. P-N5 Q-N5
23. R-Q2 QR-K
24. Q-Q3 Q-R4
25. K-N2 N-N
26. B-N3 N-R3
27. B-B2 N-N5
28. Q-B R-KN
29. Q-N2 R-N2
30. QR-K2 R-KB
31. N-Q2 P-KB4
32. Q-B3 N-B3
33. Q-R P-K5
34. B-N3 N-N5
35. Q-B N-K4
36. K-R2 P-K6
37. PxP RxP
38. N-B4 N-B6
39. R-Q QxP
40. Q-B2 QR-KN
41. NxB PxN
42. P-K4 PxP
43. QxP R-N7
44. RxR RxRch
45. K-R3 Q-K2
46. Q-K3 Q-QB2
47. P-N6 Q-B
48. P-B4 Q-B4ch
49. QxQ PxQ
50. P-Q6 R-N
51. R-Q5 R-Q
52. P-Q7 K-N2
53. B-B2 P-K6
54. B-Q N-Q7
55. B-K2 K-B3
56. RxP RxP
57. RxP N-N8ch
58. K-N3 R-Q7
59. B-R5 R-KR7
60. B-Q R-R8
61. B-K2 R-R7
62. B-Q3 R-Q7
63. R-B5ch K-K3
64. BxN P-K7
65. R-B4 P-K8(Q)
66. R-K4ch QxR
67. BxQ R-Q2
68. P-B5 R-N2
69. P-R5 K-K4
70. BxNP Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 f5
4. d3 fxe4
5. dxe4 Nf6
6. Nc3 Bc5
7. Bg5 d6
8. Qe2 Be6
9. 0-0-0 Qe7
10. Nd5 Qf7
11. Bxf6 gxf6
12. b4 Bb6
13. a4 0-0
14. c3 Bxd5
15. exd5 a6
16. Bc4 Ne7
17. h4 Qg7
18. Kb2 Kh8
19. g3 Qg4
20. Re1 a5
21. Kb3 Qd7
22. b5 Qg4
23. Rd2 Re8
24. Qd3 Qh5
25. Kb2 Ng8
26. Bb3 Nh6
27. Bc2 Ng4
28. Qf1 Rg8
29. Qg2 Rg7
30. Rde2 Rf8
31. Nd2 f5
32. Qf3 Nf6
33. Qh1 e4
34. Bb3 Ng4
35. Qf1 Ne5
36. Ka2 e3
37. fxe3 Rxg3
38. Nc4 Nf3
39. Rd1 Qxh4
40. Qf2 Rg8
41. Nxb6 cxb6
42. e4 fxe4
43. Qxb6 Rg2
44. Rxg2 Rxg2+
45. Ka3 Qe7
46. Qe3 Qc7
47. b6 Qc8
48. c4 Qc5+
49. Qxc5 dxc5
50. d6 Rg8
51. Rd5 Rd8
52. d7 Kg7
53. Bc2 e3
54. Bd1 Nd2
55. Be2 Kf6
56. Rxc5 Rxd7
57. Rxa5 Nb1+
58. Kb3 Rd2
59. Bh5 Rh2
60. Bd1 Rh1
61. Be2 Rh2
62. Bd3 Rd2
63. Rf5+ Ke6
64. Bxb1 e2
65. Rf4 e1=Q
66. Re4+ Qxe4
67. Bxe4 Rd7
68. c5 Rg7
69. a5 Ke5
70. Bxb7 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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