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March 23, 1932 Chess Games-Problems by Paul L. Cromelin, The Daily Argus, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

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ChessChess 23 Mar 1932, Wed Mount Vernon Argus (White Plains, New York) Newspapers.com

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Your Move -By Paul L Cromelin win returned Sunday is an ex know This exchange is advantageous circum-our mak- publisher! play even Yes Dr Blasi was there — but found no opponent to slaughter — had to content himself with a little rapid transit — hummed the “Volga Boatman” much to the disgust of those who have an ear for a hum Miss Eolis played an interesting game with Blumenson— we think it will find its way into this column before long— the win puts her back in second -''ace again We took on Reduction 25 Win of a pawn My policy’ of credit con- missing A few of the were confined to their only with the vance in the the Bishop to of The Mount Vernon Club was scheduled to play White Plains in a Westchester County League match last Friday but the match was postponed due to stances which prevented ing up a team B-Q B-Ktl P-Q4.
“Here here Paul this is a But mother baby doing fine Readers of this column will remember the exhibition of simlu-taneous play given by Heiman Helms editor of the American Chess Bulletin and held in Crome-lin's last December The event was described in the January issue of the Bulletin and the Mount Vernon Chess Club received national publicity A guest of the ederal Government at San Quentin Cal who read of the match communicated with the local club and the writer is now engaged in two coast to coast correspondence games At a later date we will let you what progress is made We are discontinuing the cation of problems for a while due to the fact that the procuring of the type-necessary’ for the printing of diagrams has been delayed We expect the type shortly and will resume the problems at that time.
The answer to Problem 6 already published is: Q-R5 The theory held by some opinion-ist-s that the chess-player is of a genus that considers but the game not wind nor limb was blasted by the cold weather of last week The small but select group that gathered at the clubhouse at 36 irst Avenue last Thursday should most certainly be considered hardy enthusiasts yet the warmth of num bers was absentees homes by illness which the writer hopes has abated by this time But let's see how the hardy few spent the meeting hours the Bishop and on his line of play The game given below ample of operation in an open file combined with strength in a dou bled pawn position minimizing adverse the KRP -B3 P-QKt3 R-B3 QR-R Black threatens a direct starting with 5 RxB 39 RxO to K-B2 And after Whit: after the Black Rooks have disappeared the exploitation of the open file continues and forces the game Mrs Paul L Cromelin — my wife in case you haven't guessed it— was unable to attend last Thursday’s play — and on Palm Sunday the stork visited the ancestral rooftree — it's a boy.
I’d like to take a wee bit of space to tell you what a sweet girl my wife is but have a picture of the editor say ing chess column you know’ just “en passant (and papa) are B-B5ch QxR KxR K-Kt4 some further resigned Notice that not idea of a pawn ad-center but to allow come-to the defense The Standing: Group One Blasi 7-0 McCready 3-2 Paul L Cromelin 3-3 Group Two Lvons 5-1 Miss H Eolis 5-2 Mrs Paul L Cromelin 4H-1 to Black The doubled pawns effectively control the center squares and prevent the placing of an outpost at Q5 and KB5 Any slight weakness in the rear pawn is more than compensated by the open file for the Black Rooks S B-K15 Kt-B3 9 KI-K2 P-KR3 Black wants his adversary to declare his intentions on this wing White retires Black decided ’0 31 32 White's clan and has no ending but in exchange which will leave Black with a pawn majority for the Endgame AVhite’s last move comes under the heading of “useless checks”.
The next nine Black moves have each a point which might receive labels as follows: Y7 Win of a pawn 18 Exchange and doubling of pawn 19 Threat to win a pawn 20 Restraint 21 Pressure 22 Driving away the outpost (see first note) 23 and 24 of defenders: Louis Davis night from his ten-day trip to Havana and w’ill attend tomorrow’s meeting We can vouch for that because we were assured that he would be there positively Dr Scho' — a major operation I in the KB tile was a success — as a result we now are in third place A Dam uy a uauuw uiaigiu wc-u Cready caught a tartar in Martin Harkavy — the game was adjourned at a late hour and will be brought to a decision at another session — Harkavy put up a strong defense to McCreadys favorite game me Center too cumbersome 10 B-R4 Q-K 11 r-UB3 B-KtS 12 B-K13 Kt-KR4 13 T-Q4 - ’- KtxB 14 KtxKt BxP 15 PxP P-Kt 16 Q-Kt3ch K-B2 17 Cattles KR KtxP IS Q-Q3 KtxKtch 19 TxKt Q-K3 20 K-R2 B-B5 21 K-Kt2 QR-B 22 Kt-B5 -Kt3 23 KI-K13 RxBP 24 QxR RxQ 35 KtxRP QxP 26 R-R Q-K3 27 K-K12 P-QB3 This last move was made 33 KI-R2 37 K-Kt3 34 Kt-KU Q-B: 35 Kt-RP Q-B5! 36 R-R4 BxKt Q-Q7ch K-Kt2 strains me to leave White nameless WRITE BLACK Mr X Panl L Cromelin 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-QB3 B-B4 4 B-B4 P-Q3 5 P-KR3? Castlei 8 P-Q3 B-K3 7 BxB PxB.

'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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