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August 29, 1937 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 29 Aug 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, August 29, 1937 Los Angeles, California L....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, December 19, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 803 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by J. Greenbaum, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in two.
FEN 7Q/1B1Kp3/5r1N/1Rp1k3/2rn1q2/4PP2/N5nB/b2R4 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-QN4;
1. Nb4 Nxb5 2. Nd3#
1. Nb4 e6 2. Nd3#
1. Nb4 Qg3 2. Nd3#
1. Nb4 Ne1 2. exf4#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, August 29, 1937 Los Angeles, California L....

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L. A. Times Problem No. 804
“Atlanta Journal” by V. Rosado, San Diego, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 7K/8/8/Q4B2/8/p6p/6kr/4B3 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-R4;
1. Bh4 Kf3 2. Qe1 Rf2 3. Qxf2#
1. Bh4 Rh1 2. Qd2+ Kf1 3. Qf2#
1. Bh4 Kf3 2. Qe1 Kf4 3. Qe4#
1. Bh4 a2 2. Be4+ Kf1 3. Qe1#

The following is the first game of the Paul Morphy tournament played in Chicago, under the auspices of the American Chess Federation by Herman Steiner and F. S. H. Hacard:

Herman Steiner (white) vs. F. S. H. Hacard (black)
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit

Herman Steiner vs. F. S. H. Hacard, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-KB4
2. P-K4 PxP
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 N-B3
5. P-B3 PxP
6. NxP P-Q4
7. B-N5 B-N5
8. P-KR3 B-R4
9. P-KN4 B-B2
10. N-K5 Q-Q3
11. Q-B3 P-QR3
12. BxNch PxB
13. B-B4 Q-K3
14. O-O-O B-N3
15. NxB PxN
16. BxP P-N4
17. KR-K Q-Q2
18. B-K5 O-O-O
19. N-R4 Q-R2
20. N-B5 N-Q2
21. Q-B5 P-N3
22. Q-K6 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 f5
2. e4 fxe4
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Nc6
5. f3 exf3
6. Nxf3 d5
7. Bb5 Bg4
8. h3 Bh5
9. g4 Bf7
10. Ne5 Qd6
11. Qf3 a6
12. Bxc6+ bxc6
13. Bf4 Qe6
14. 0-0-0 Bg6
15. Nxg6 hxg6
16. Bxc7 g5
17. Re1 Qd7
18. Be5 0-0-0
19. Na4 Qa7
20. Nc5 Nd7
21. Qf5 g6
22. Qe6 1-0

Played in Chicago, August 24, at Paul Morphy tournament by Herman Steiner and H. M. Woods:

H. M. Woods (white) vs. Herman Steiner (black)

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

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-KB4
2. P-QB4 N-KB3
3. N-QB3 P-K3
4. P-K3 B-N5
5. Q-B2 O-O
6. P-QR3 BxN
7. QxB P-Q3
8. P-Q3 N-K5
9. Q-B2 N-Q2
10. B-Q2 QN-B3
11. BxN PxB
12. N-Q2 P-Q4
13. O-O P-B3
14. P-QN4 B-Q2
15. N-N3 B-K
16. N-B5 Q-K2
17. B-Q2 B-R4
18. PxP KPxP
19. B-K R-B2
20. N-N3 QR-KB
21. P-R3 P-KN4
22. P-KN4 B-N3
23. Q-K2 P-KR4
24. P-B3 PxBP
25. RxP B-K5
26. R-B2 PxP
27. PxP R-R2
28. R-R2 RxR
29. QxR NxP
30. Q-R3 Q-R2
31. QxQch KxQ
32. N-B6 R-B6
33. NxB PxN
34. B-Q2 NxP
35. R-K N-B5
36. B-B P-K6
37. K-N2 P-N5
38. R-K2 K-N3
39. P-R4 K-B4
40. R-QB2 P-N4
41. R-R2 K-B5
42. R-R2 K-B5
43. RxP RxB7ch
44. K-N R-B7
45. R-B7ch K-N6
46. R-B R-N7ch
47. K-R N-Q7
48. R-N RxRch
49. KxR K-B6
50. P-Q5 N-B5
51. K-B P-N6
52. P-Q6 P-K7ch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. Nf3 f5
2. c4 Nf6
3. Nc3 e6
4. e3 Bb4
5. Qc2 0-0
6. a3 Bxc3
7. Qxc3 d6
8. d3 Ne4
9. Qc2 Nd7
10. Bd2 Nf6

Jan Foltys vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
Margate (1937), Margate ENG, rd 1, Mar-31
Queen's Gambit Declined: Westphalian Variation (D51) 1-0

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“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.
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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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