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December 24, 1932 Chess Games-Problems by Paul L. Cromelin, The Daily Argus, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

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ChessChess 24 Dec 1932, Sat Mount Vernon Argus (White Plains, New York) Newspapers.com

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By Paul L Cromelin a Diack Black — 7 pieces N — Q NxR ? 115 ch SCOTCH PROBLEM NO 14 extends The Season’s Greetings from ‘The Christmas Tree” 34 1933 Isaac Kashdan champion POS1MA1I L 168 Park Avenue from Cocktail $125 Tonight (Saturday) Newly Decorated Dining Rooms 1 1 1 1 acksoii Special Xmas Dinner Leagu standings to date:- Mount 1 HOYLE U hi1e — 1 1 pieces White Mates in Two -QBS 'Q3 for the variation 116 B— B Q— R4 A Specially Prepared Holiday Dinner tournament Ham-Slater are tied for keeping (as usual) with the Rosemarie berved of the Manhattan Chess Club will play simultaneously against all comers - at the Al Lassman Memorial Hall of N Y U The affair will be under the auspices of the Student Senate of the University and will be run off for the benefit of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee Kash-dan will play not less than 50 opponents and is prepared to meet 100 if that number should turn out At late hour three Served from Noon until Closing Choice.
Delicious Turkey or Roast Beef and our amous Yorkshire Pudding RANK JANET Mount Vernon N Y 3 ’I In high standard of excellent food! 12 to 7:30 hv inx publirnt ion The theme will be de- crlbed two weeks after publlcntlon What will Black’s opening move be? Watch for the diagram changes every Saturday and send in your opinion in regard to the Black continuations We await your ver-rlict Three members of the Mount Vernon Chess Club are tied for first place in the championship tournament which enters its third round tonight Dr A A Blasi Max Hacker and M Krieger are in the lead with scores of 2 — 0 H Schipf is second with 1 — 0 In the secondary tournament Harry Bradbury Bouts Davis Albert R Dwver A William Aceto and J W Murphy have one point each (Monday) Served 12 to 7:30 $125 The Metropolitan Chess League held its first meeting of the season last Tuesday at the Marshall Chess Club present champions of the league The officers of the league Leonard B Meyer president Ira J Ettinger vice-president Arthur Hughson treasurer and Horace R Bigelow secretary were reelected The seasonal inter-club matches which are the moving factor -of the league will begin early in ebruary Clubs participating will include The - Marshall C C The Manhattan C C The Empire City C C The Rice-Progressive C C The West Side C C The Scandinavian C C The Karl Marx C C The Queens C C and clubs from City College and New York University.
More entries are expected by Tuesday night when a meeting to decide details will be held The Management and Personncll of the “Green Shutters’’ Wish Their riends and Patrons Best Wishes for Yuletide Season Hi! 1453 - Oak 9205 A De Luxe Christmas Day Dinner “The Green Shutters CORDING T SI rung 5'4 The final for tomorrow In the “A” mermesch and the lead with 7 ‘4—2)4 each Other scores: Kraeger 7 — 3 McClellan 7 — 4 Anderson 6 — 3 Herrick 514 — 314 and Parker 514 — 5‘4 In the “B” Tournament some of the leading scores: Vislocky 614 — 114 Mole and Hethy each 5 — 1 Ben W McCready 5 — 2 and King 5 — 3 Wendllnir ’35 0—3 -1 J 11 Williams With one round to go in play for the championship of the Marshall Chess Club Reuben ine still leads with a score of 1014 — 114 the points against him resulting from draws A Kevitz is second with 814 — 314 and D Pol-land is third with 714 — 414 Other-scores are Rivas 7 — 5 and Beck-hardt Dunst and Tholfsen 614 — round is scheduled our intentions have Albert R who issues a challenge Our first Rosemarie Steak — Broiled Half Chicken - - - and other choices Served 6 to 7:30 $100 Vernon 114-14 Holsatia of Yonkers and Rye each 1-1M White Plains 1-1 and the Jewish C C C C of Yo kers 14-114 The Harold M Phillips Trophy will be the stake aimed at by members of the Intercollegiate Chess I eague which begins its annual tournament Tuesday at the Marshall C C 23 West Tenth Street Now York City.
Entered in the match are teams from City College the present champions ot the league Columbia and New York Universities Brooklyn College and St John’s College of Brooklyn Brown Pennsylvania And Pittsburgh complete the eight entries THE READER'S GAME We have long intended to meet our readers again over the board This week been -crystallized by Dwyer that we can not ignore move is indicated in the diagram which for the convenience of our opponents- is printed with the Black side of the board at the bottom All suggestions for Black’s answer must be in the Daily Argus office not later t&amp;apos;i-tn Wednesday - The Big our Chess League comprising teams from Harvard Yale Princeton and Dartmouth brought 'its annual Christinas engagement 'to a close yesterday alter three 'days of play Princeton champion of the’ league last year ended 'at the bottom seriously handicapped by the necessity of forming an entirely new team with the exception of E T McCormick ”35 who was a substitute on the fourth board in 1931 This year as ’captain of' Princeton’s team he played at the first’ board and scored two points of Princeton’stotal of 214 Harvard with the excellent score of 11)4 out of apossible 12 walked away with the'match scoring two whitewashes 'one each 'against Dartmouth and Princeton 1 Th final Rcorn: Tui rtnmuth 5 s— 6.
PROBLEM DEPARTMENT rank Janet whose ‘‘Christmas Tree” is given below also contributed Problem No 12 which had the following notation: The Key: 1' Kt— K5 which offers three sacrifice flights with a capture check thrown in for good measure Need I say more? Except to comment that in spite of the mobility accorded the Black King by the Key move no dual is permitted That’s real problem composition Correct solutions were received from A J Bastine J C (Thank you for your good wishes We extend them in return to you and yours) A C Eckert and John C Reiff(whom we welcome to the ranks of our solvers with his solUr tion to No 12) J C — Please note that we have followed your suggestions in regard to the printing of games Thanks ARD — We will endeavor at an early date to begin a light discussion of modern openings as you request Our plans call for a series of “Lessons” or “Studies” Just what openings would you like us to take up? vrinceton— i-: t 2—1 n E Clenrmnn J’noliHle ’35 0 — 3 an Mount Vernon played the Jewish-Communitv Center of Yonkers last Wednesday in a match of six boards games were undecided and were left to pie The Rosemarie graciously invites You Too! ! — B7 mate.
GAMBIT I TAUBER Jeuish ( C Black 7 Scarsdale Rd Adjoining Pkwy 1 Block West Tuckahoe Station — PHONE TUCKAHOE 3155 Two frames from the match between the Mount Vernon Chess Club and the Jewish Community Center of Yonkers The first starts out tn be an Alekhine to a Huy £op The other Is HARVARD — M C Stark -Mcrjrnnthrini 33 3 — Coggan 34 2 : and J R mi d 3 — V DA MMUU LU— II Wood ’33 1 — 2: B H Schwartz T J'can ’3 1 ’j — ii be judged Mount Vernon wins on two of the three 'remaining boards The complete -result will be g’-ennext Saturday' The Jewish C' C will play the : Bye Chess Club Wednesday at the t Mount Vernon Chess Club 9 SouthThird Avenue Visitors are invited On riday the Mount Vernon club will play its final game in the t first round ot the three that make 'up the season’s activity so far as 'the Westchester County League is concerned The White Plains Chess Club its opponent that night is the present champ! i of the league and prdbably will put up the strongest opposition so far cn-countered Closed Christmas Day Sunday December 25th Open All Day Monday Dec 26th DEENSE (ROM ELIN to Coffee a succession of Delights from Tiny Tot to discerning Dad A p a r a d e of Pleasant Peo- 40 vn Games- w r 4 ra r vii )I’rinreton 2’i — various teaniM ’-of the players: The New York University Chess Club announces that on January G TO HOVLE C O R 0 1.

'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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