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May 01, 1932 It's Your Move by W. H. Steckel, Morning Call

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Chess ChessChess 01 May 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

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IT'S YOUR MOVE" he 7?!' FU'9 Checker Column Problems. Games, rosiuons in End Games and Newi Items Will Be Welcomed m W. O. STECKEL. Editor J San third weekiv rsis held.j tw y mVc. x. with . v.5i - toning but only after loli Ktlt lux A- Herrmann, who placed second. E. Leeds and W. Wallltsch, two new-comers in this Interesting tourney, were unusually strong contenders. Both aeieating a. Herrmann and C. Geary. standing follows: W. H. SteckeL If;1; Herrmann, 11-2; J. Harper, j1.-3'5 A. Weiss and W. Wallltsch, jM: Shuler. 8-5; E. Leeds and C. eary, 7-6; E. Gardner. 5-8; W. Wells, -: C. Koch and F. Jackson, 3i-8ii; P. Kruse. 1U-U. Local Team Defeats Reading Qne ol chessdom's greatest events which drew one hundred experts from Allentown and Beading to the ball room of the Hotel Abraham In Residing and packed the room with spectators was played on Thursday evening, April 21. The Allentown team captured .lie event 29-21, after one of the most bril-latnt collective exhibitions this section ever had. R. S. Goerlich, president of the Pennsylvania State Chess Association was present. He played for Allentown and quickly won his game on board number 3. H. V. Hesse and the editor also won their games playing boarc.3 Nos. 1 and 2. respectively. Other Allentown players who participated in this affair are: I. C. Koch. C. Geary, J. Harper. W. Harris. R. Rockel, E. Foley. A. Weiss, W. Walllisch, O. Zan ger, H. lUartz, N. Cunningham. L. Buck, S. Wood, E. Shollenberger, R. Shollenberger, E. Kahler, B. Geary, w. Saul, V. Benner, A. Guerber, B. Hodgson, R. Kessler, E. Knoll, F. Stein .r. W. Enyder, D. McKee, E. Huff, P. Fis ter, D. Green, S. Wells, F. Rehrlg, R. Fen&teramcher, P. Kruse, C. Troxell, P. Troxell, R. Gutekunst, A. Moll, T. Bitler, R. B. Miller, L. Klepplnger, R. Nester, W. Hanson, D. Carlisle, E. Edelman.
The resuZ- reported to date in the Castle Chess Club tourney are as fol lows: Group A, Foley, 2-1; Godfrey, 2-2; Hodgson, 2-2; Rockel, 1-2. Group B, Snyder, 2-2; stelner, l-l; R. B. Miller, 1-1. - Only two more weeks and then the Isaac Kashdan simultaneous exhibition a treat for all chess players.
From all appearances Kashdan will piay almost 50 players or over. Besides having players from the Y. M.' C. A.. Castle and Franklin Chess clubs; Northampton, Nazareth, Macungle, Easton, Bethlehem, Palmerton and Philadel phia will also have their representatives.
Everything is being done to make this one of the largest simultaneous exhibitions Kashdan ever gave. To the editor's knowledge 40 Loards was this most he ever played against at one tune. Are we going to beat it? Just ask each chess player if he intends to play. R. S. Goerlich, I,thlehem, president or the Pennsylvania state etiess Association and the editor are doing every, thing to make this exhibition a success.
Prizes have been arranged to be given to all those who defeat or draw against this young master. Isaac Kashdan took on 108 players at twenty-seven ooaras in his ex hibition In the Kes England room at the Hotel Prince George under the auspices or the Empire City .Chess C1UD. Tremendous applause greeted the youthful master as he stepped for ward following a glowing t-ioute paid nun m a speecn Dy ira J. Ettinner, honorary president of the Empire City Chess CluD. Abraham Kupchek, of the Manhattan Chess Club and A. E. Santasiere, of the Marshall Chess Club, resumed their game adjourned from the final round of the team championship of the Metropolitan League at. the Mar shall clubhouse, and, after making 103 moves, adjourned again. Santasiere was a pawn ahead when the second sitting opened, but lost the advantage. Eventually Kupchek was left with a rook and knight against a rook in a position which usually results in a draw.
Since the additional half point would give the match to the Marshalls, Kupchek decided to play In the hope of winning, The score now is 4-2 in favor of the Marshalls who hold the championship. A game is to d piaya on oetween F. J. Marshall and Isaac Kashdan in which Kashdan has the better position with two pawns ahead and is, expected to win. R. S. Goerlich, of Bethlehem, lost the first game to the editor in their six game match (draw not counting). Reports from Belgium contain the information that G. Koltanowski, of Antwerp, captured first prise in a tournament held In that city. Results: Koltanowski, 4-; Flohr, 3-l: Thomas, 3-2; Enernetsky, .2&-2v&; Leowl, 1-4; Saplra, -4. Edgard Colle, one of Belgium's international representatives in the chess arena and winner of the Scarborough International tournament of 1930, died at Ghent. . He was 30 years of age and as late as last December had played in the tournament won by S. Landau at Roterdam. Colle placed second.
He was the Belgian cham pionship in? 1930. - - . - The following two games were played in the recent so board matct between Reading and Allentown. R Rockel, local player outplays his opponent In a French Deiense. in the second game the editor, had an opponent who played P-K4.
It was a welcome sight. The first time in match or tournament games during the fall and winter months: P. H. Schleicher Rockel Reading Allentown 1 P-K4 P-K3 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 4 B-Q3 . P-B4 5 Kt-B3 BPxP 6 KKtxP B-KtS F. K. Schleicher Rockel Reading Allentown PROBLEM No. 115 Prize Problem No. 4 By C. Mansfield . Black 16 Pieces White 8 Pieces 22c Wk White to play and mate In two. Correct solutions received to Prize Problem No. 2, H. V. Hesse, E. Gardner, L. Buck, H. Martz, A. Guarber, R. Fatzinger, H. Peters, R. Kessler and V. Benner. Q-K7 solves problem No. 2.

'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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