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May 22, 1932 It's Your Move by W. H. Steckel, Morning Call

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ChessChess 22 May 1932, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call's Chess and Checker Column Problems. Games, Positions Id End Games and News Items Will Be Welcomed W. H. STECKEL, Editor More than one hundred chess play ers took part In an Inter-city team match In the main room of the Hotel Allen on Thursday evening. May 19.
Allentown's group of chess players were victorious over the Reading delegation. 39 to 19. This is the second time Allcntown defeated Reading, having won In a previous exhibition at Reading by the score of 29-21. Comments are to be made on the good playing of E. Knecht, O.
Baker and P. Weiler. who participated in their first team match affair. The three coming out ahead with sweeping victories. The following Allentown players participated In this monster affair: H. V. Hesse, W. H. Steckel, R. S. Ooerlich. A. Herrmann, W. Shuler. C. Geary, W. Lumsden. A. Warsau. R. Rockel. C. Koch, E. Foley, W. Wal- iitscn, a. weiss, H. Martz, w Buck, Dr. F. Dreyer, O. Zanger, W. Wells, u. McKee, D. Carlisle, V. Benner, C. Ziegler, W. Snyder, H. Hamilton. -F. Weiler, J. Baker, R. Orr.,A. Guerber, f. itnecnt. is. Knoll, E. Huff, p. Fister, F. Fackler, C. TToxell, A. Moll, F. Bitler, R. Nester, R. Gutekunst, F. Rehrig. R. Fenstermacher. E. Edelman, Saul, P. Troxell, R. Geary. E. Kahler, Ij. Buss, H. Boehm, H. Lowen- ken.E. Gardner, R. and E. Shollen berger and J. Harper. A. Weiss won the rapid transit tourney conducted weekly and the Y, M. C. A. The standing: A. Weiss, 514; J. Harper, 5-2: E. Kfthler, 4-2a; W. Saul, 4-3; W. Wallitsch, 32-314: H. Guerber, 3A-3i; L. Buck, a-; and u. uutekunst, 0-7. The editor accepted an Invitation to participate in a rapid transit tourney conducted In connection with the simultaneous exhibition given by Isaac Kashdan. Mr. Kashdan won this tourney by the scoTe-of 9-1.
The editor giving him his only defeat. D. Weiner, former state champion, also lost to the editor. retains the championship of the Metro. politan Chess League for another year, xne summary: MARSHALL C. C; R. Fine 0 F. J. Marshall 0 A. E. Sansiere R. Reinfeld ., E. Tholfsen ., N. Grossman . M. Hanauer ., S. Bernstein By winning the third and fifth games the editor made the score of 4-1 with the editor ahead in the match with R. S. Goerlich, of Bethlehem. Lester Samuels was the winner of the first of the series of rapid transit ' tournaments inaugurated at the Manhattan Chess club in the Pythian Temple. There were 24 entries, divided in two sections of 12 each. A. Kupchik, 11-0. and M. J. Keys, 9-2, qualified for the final from the first section. I. Horowitz, 9-2, and Samuel, 8VS-2& qualified from the second. Isaac Kashdan's tour through this section was a success. The young master making a score of 183 wins, 6 losses and 8 draws.
The following is Kashdan's record at each city he visited: Won Lost Dr'n .. 38 .. 16 .. 20 .. 20 City Reading .... Wilkes-Barre Scranton . ... Binghamton . Allentown . Philadelphia Harrisburg -. Totals .. 57 . 16 .16 .183 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Jose Capablanca. former world's champion, played 330 opponents at 66 tables at Havana and made a score of 45 victories, 16 draws and 4 defeats. Successful in winning the deciding match with the Manhattan Chess club by 4i-3i2. the Marshall Chess club MANHATTAN C. A. Kevltz ........ I. Kashdan A. Kupchik I. Horowitz I. Kandal O. Tenner L. Samuels R. Willman a 'i 0 01 . 0 1 o 3 Problem No. 147 Prize Problem No. 6 By N. Easter Black 9 Pieces White 10 Pieces mam YTWZl WMW a wmm k&M i&ML mm 9Ws id it WiPW mr.HW i.,JJW White to Dlay and mate in two.
Solution to problem No. 146. KT-05 The standing of solvers: H. Peters

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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'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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