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December 18, 1904 Chess and Checkers by Harry N. Pillsbury, Philadelphia Inquirer

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ChessChess 18 Dec 1904, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

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PROBLKM NO. 2. 1-RE is h particularly clever composition by Dayersdorfer, of Bavaria. It is a deep problem and one well worthy of extended studyr if you are unable to solve it easily. White mates in three.
The key move to Problem No. 3, published last week, is Q-R an exceedingly clever composition. On the tinal day of play in the Cambridge Springs tournament Lasker succeeded in tieing Janowski for second place. This one game meant a difference of Lasker, and he won it after a very fierce j;ame, one which caused great excitement all through the play. The game resulted: white. .lauowski.
(a) Janowski prefers to trust to the old double Ruy Lopez, which would better serve his purpose of drawing the game. (b) 4-B-Kt 5 is considered sound here. The text move has been tried by a number of experts, notably Showalter against Kemeny in their match in Philadelphia, but as three of his four losses were attributable to this variation, it is hardly a commendable line of play. Very likely Laiker, playing against "the draw,", took the chance of complicating matters in the hope that Janowski would slip up. (c) 5. Castles. 0. Castles, R-K. 7. Kt-B 3. Kt x P. S. P-Q4. KtiKt. 9. PxKt. B-K 2 was one continuation in the Kemeny-Showalter match. Kemeny here continued, 10. Kt-K. P-Q 4. 11. P-K B 4. B-Q 3. 12. Q-R 5. At move 10 P-Qo looks stronger. (d) In the fourth game, Kemeny-Shuwalter, the latter continued: 6. Q-K 2. 7. P x P. Q x P. S. B-K3. QK 2. 0. Castles. Castles. 10. B-Kt".. (e) In the feixth game of the match, Fhowalter here continued: 7. Kt-B o. 8. T-K 5. K B-Kt 5. 9. PxKt. QxP. 10. B-K 8. Q-R 5 (ch). 11. T-Kt 3. Q-K 2. 12. K-B 2, and Kemeny Avon in twenty-eight moves. In the twelfth game, Showalter at the tenth move played: 10. P-Q 4. 11. Castles. Ei Kt. 12. P x B. B-B 4. As the game was drawn, it would indicate that it is the best and safest line for Black. (f) 9. R-R 4 looks more promising in view that the sacrifice of the piece as played appears to fail. After 9. B-R 4. B-B 2. 10. P x Kt. Q x P. 11. Castles. Castles. 12. P-Q 3 looks promising. (g) 11. P-Q 5 looks stronger than Castling. If then in continuation B x B P. 12. Castles. B x R P (ch). 13. KxB. Q-K 5 (ch). 14. K-Kt. Q x B. 15. R-K (ch). K-Q or B sq. 10. P-Q0, or in certain cases, 10. R-K 4, would give White a tremendous attack. (h) 14. K-B. 15. KtxB. Q x Kt. 16. P-B 5. Kt-K2. 17. P-Q Kt 3. Q-Q 3. 18. P-Q R 4. QxQ P (ch). 19. B-K 3. Q-K 4 seems safe enough. 19. K-R. Q x R. 20. B-Kt 5. Q x R (ch) and wins easily. 20. R-K. Q-K B 3. 21. B-B R 3. K-Kt. 22. B x Kt. Q x B P followed by B-K 3, winning-easily. Anything slow, like IS. P-B 3, would not avail, and IS. P-B G is answered by Kt-Kt 3. (i) I have also failed to discover anything against 14. K-Q. The only continuation appears to be 15. Kt x B. Q x Kt. 10. P-B 5, Kt-K 2. 17. B-B 4. Q Kt 3. IS. Q R-K. R-K, or perhaps Kt x B P. White has two Pawns for the piece, but it is hardly enough. (j) 1G- K-B. 17. B-Q 2. P-Q R 4, to be followed as soon as possible by B-Q 2, seems a simpler, better plan. (kt 18. K-B. 19. P-K B5. Q-Q 2, seems to repel the Black attack, for if 20. R-K 0. Kt x Kt. 21. Q R-K. Kt-Q B 2! ! t (1) I confess that at this point I should have gone 19. Q-B3, and I cannot s'e what White has at all. If 20. Q-K B 3. K-B 2, threatening 21. Kt x Kt. Or. if 20. Kt x Kt. B x Kt. 21. Q-R 0. B K 3 seems to win with ea.-e. Or if 21. Q to K 2. Q B2 seems to answer. (in) Janowski missed his best continuation at this point, 21. Kt-Kt 0. B-B 2 (best). 22. Kt x R, Qx Kt. 23. Q-Kt 7, etc., winning another Pawn, but there would be a hard fight to win it had he played this line. (n) A desperate resource, which almost succeeds the slightest error on Black's part would have lost the game. (o) As, for example here, had Black played 35. Q-B 7, White would have won bv 30. R-K S (ch). K x R. 37. P-Q 7 (ch). K-Q. 3S. B-B 0 (ch). K-B 2. 39. P Queens, double check and wins. REMARKS.
As shown at several points during the game, Lasker missed the simple moves, and Janovrski failed on his twertv-first move. Clocks and nervous tensions play an important part in such games as this. XEWS ITEMS. Our latest news from Paris indicates tournaments both at Ostend and Monte Carlo in the early new year. Lasker has become one of us now, and his magazine is a work of art.
Whether the Japs and Russians stop fighting is apparently what our cable match depends on next 3'ear.- Napier is going to stay over in England for the winter. He dreads our severe climate. Marshall and Judd haven't gotten together yet; at least, we haven't heard of it.

'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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