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December 29, 1937, Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia Chess by Paul J. Miller

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ChessChess 29 Dec 1937, Wed Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com

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By PAUL J. MILLER, Jr. CE. FLEMING of the Central Y. M. C. A. predicts a record crowd of chess and checker fans on New Year Day when W. B. Mundelle, probably the oldest active chess and checker match player in the District, celebrates his 82nd birthday anniversary by meeting all comers without charge The simultaneous exhibition will begin promptly at 5 p.m. and continue for approximately five hours. Any one may contest a game with the chess patriarch. "Y" game facilities are limited and fans are cautioned to fetch their own chess equipment to insure no delay in challenging Mundelle's supremacy at either game. Interscholastic Chens Title. ^DJACENT to the Central “Y” In the boys' department on New Year Day at 2 o’clock the first round of the tournament to decide the indi cu*oc«*s ' s tu*t- l%* ? vidual interscholastic chess championship of the District will be contested by representatives from any local school below college rating.
Matches will be arranged promptly in accordance with the regulations of the Metropolitan Chess Association, as announced in this column last Monday. If you wish to enter the tournament for the individual medal award and custody of the bronze “Y" Trophy for 1938, then be present for play at 2 p.m. Entry fee for the enure tournament is only 25 cents, which covers the ccst of score sheets. Special January Lectures. pOUR international lectures, accompanied by educational exhibits on chess, will be given durin: January by Prof. Paul Miller, chess director of The Star, on Thursday evenings. Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street N.W. The fee for the four lecture* is $2, which also includes use of the facilities of the lounge for the month of January. Books and magazines will be available for the beginners or amateurs or veterans. Members of the Washington Social Chess Divan are privileged to register for the lectures at the special rate of $1.
Registrations should be mailed now to Chess Director. Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street N.W. Fees may be paid now or the night of the first lecture All moneys received will be used to advance the local program of “organized social chess.” Interhigh Matches—Third Round. QUINTETS from Roosevelt, Tech ^ and Eastern High School Chess Clubs scored 3-2 victories over the best flve-man teams produced by Western, Central and Wilson in the third round of match play for the team championship of the Interhigh Chess Association. Individual tallies: Roosevelt vs. Western. W. Magathsn 0 Robert Parr 1 R MacWUliama.. 0 Harry Stovall .1" l Stan Steinberg l Roy Millenson „ 0 Russell Mtcy _ l Richard Benson o George Wilson l Helm Lyon_0 3 «• 2 Tech vs. Central.
Robert Feeney Sam Bass t. Sol Breeskln 1 Robert Hostler" n John Ahbadessa >2 Walter Kurland '2 Rober* Bterlv 0 Melvin Bers " 1 Daniel Fusfeld 1 Leo Wiemer .ZZZZ 0 3 ~2 Eastern vs. Wilson Paul Miller 1 David Margold 0 Warren Simpson _ 1 Hal Moore <> Jack Gill 1 John Dlrkman ft Carl Codington o Harold Zucher 1 Manuel Holtz. 0 Oswald Schuette. _ 1 3 2 Central's defeat at the hands of the strong Tech team Is its firs' in the las' three interhigh tourneys.
But the championship will be decided on the total team points grossed, and not the Individual matches won. . Matches in round No. 4 will be played tola week at the lounge at the convenience ot the respective teams, says President Fobert Hostler. S“ colleges contended at the Manhattan Chess Club of New York City recently for the famous Harold M. Phillips Challenge Trophy, emblematic of supremacy in the annual Yuletide tourney of the Intercollegiate Chess League. First-round scoring: Brooklyn vs. Yeshiva, 3‘2-i2; City College vs. New York University. and Columbia vs. Cornell, 2'2-l!i. Each college is playing a team of four, with five single robin rounds comprising the match schedule. Referee — Edward Hymes, Columbia, ’92.

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'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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