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November 01, 1931 It's Your Move by William Henry Steckel, Morning Call

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ChessChess 01 Nov 1931, Sun The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

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"IT'S YOUR MOVE" The Morning Call Chess and positions in End uamea ana news items wui e , weicomea W. H. STECKEL, Editor Peroral Pennsylvania Tourney V fk that the hlh VaUey and ' Cit? Mjrnaments are over, many play-eT 'Mwell as chess fans are wonder-It WrM asking when and what kind ttournament will be held. Wejare notified by receipt of a letter from A. Towsen, Harrisburg, preside it oI the Central Pennsylvania Chess association, that this tournament will be held in Allentown the first week of December, 1931.
(Fifth annual tourney). We are under the Impression that an elimination tournament will be held, this will probably be necessary as the tournament must be finished in the above' said week on account of expected entries from Harrisburg, Heading, Easton, Bethle- hem and other cities in this section Simultaneous Exhibition The editor played twenty-seven men simultaneously in a chess exhibition at Nazareth and Northampton on Thursday and Friday evenings, respectively the week of October 19, winning twenty-three games, drawing two and losing two. Another exhibition was played after these matches, the editor meeting three players while , blindfolded winning two of there and losing one. Such well known chess enthusiasts played against the champion as John Harper, Otto Zanger, Edward Foley, Warren Snyder, Harry Heffelflnger, Paul Kruse, William Shuler and others as well known.
William Shuler and Harry Heffelfinger defeated the editor. Edward Foley and Autuir Weiss drew their games. The weekly rapid transit tournament at the Marshall Chess club was won by Reuben Fine with a score of 4'4-. T. A. Dunst finished second. Roy Wakefield of Waterman, 111., director of the Illinois Correspondence Chess association, is conducting tournaments for that organization which' are open to players in the United States and Canada. A letter was received from Thomas Frydell of Washington, D. C. He begs to be remembered to his many friends in this section.
Mr. Frydell will be remembered as one who upset the dope in the recent Lehigh Valley and City chess tournament. He defeated . two opponents, Roy Rockell and Albert Weiss In the first and second rounds, respectively. Both these players were rated to defeat Mr. Frydell. A New Chess Code At Hamburg last year the International Chess Federation authorized a revision and compilation of a chess code of laws and procedure for the universal U3e of chess players, the conduct of matches and tournaments, so that all nations would be in full agreement in chess. The committee has performed its duties well and the new code was adopted at the Prague Congress by the F. I. D. E., subject to the concurrence of the other Na-Jrnal Chess Federations, in affiliation ith F. I. D. E. It was printed in French and distributed in that form to the other federations to be translated.
A most careful double translation has been made by the British Chess Federation and approved by them. They have presented a copy to the National Chess Federation of the United states, who , will probably accept it without change and soon we will have a guide for the conduct all chess matches. (Newark News). The Castle Chess club of Allentown has resumed activities for the coming year. Their annual round robin tournament has begun.
O. Godfrey, who won the title of this club last year, is favored again' this year. Stasch Mlotkowski of New Jersey, who placed fifth in the recent tournament of the Western Chess association, played a match with J. A. Anderlon, of St. Louis, a. member of last year's United States chess team, and defeated him, 3-1, with two draws. Last year's undefeated Y. M. C. A. chess , team will resume activities in the near future. At present we are negotiating with cities such as Harris- burg, Philadelphia, Wilkes'-Baire, Reading, Easton, Washington, D. C. Nnd others.
The first two games are from the recent concluded International Mas-tafV tournament at Bled Yugoslavia: QVEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Kanhdaft Tartako'r Kashdan Tartako'r Whits viuck . 1 P-04 ; , - P-04 3 fct-OB3 V P-OB4 White 28 B-Kt2 29 BxP 30 RxB 31 KtxR ; 32 Kt-Q 33 Ktx? 34 K-K2 33 P-R4 38 K-B2 37 Kt-B2 38 Kt-K 39 Kt-Q3 40 Kt-B5 41 K-B3 42 Kt-K4 43 P-B4 44 P-B5 45 P-B6 46 K-Q2 47 K-B 48 Kt-02 43 Kt-Kt 50 Kt-Q2 51 Kt-K4 62 Kt-Q2 Resigns. Black PxKt BxB RxR K-K3 BxP K-K4 P-KR4 K-B5 K-K4 K-B5 P-R4 K-B4 K-K4 K-K4 K-B5 P-R5 P-R8 K-KtS B-B2 B-Kt3 K-B6 K-Kt6 K-KtS K-B5 K-Q8 VP-c Lbs Kt-c 4 FXr 9 OxP 6 Q-Q 7 QxP 8 QxQ 9 P-B1 , 10 K-B3 11 R-Ei. BPxP B3 B-K3 RxQ Kt-Kt5 -Kt-B7 - B-B4 Kt-R3 K-K2 P-B4 P-B5 PxP PxP KR-Kt KtxRS KtxB BxP 12 F-K.J 13 B-KtS m 14 P-KKt4 13 P-Kt5 . 16 PxKt 17 K-B 18 P-Kt3 19 R-Kta 20 B-B4 21 PxKt, 22 KKt-K2 23 K-K 24 R-KKt 25 KtxR 28 Kt-K2 P-K14 B-Kt3 RxR B-R4 R-Oft 27 K-BZ PxKtS QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED molts Tartako'r White m .Black 1 P-04 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 P-K3 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 4 B-Kt5 B-K2 8 QKt-Q2 OKt-02 8 P-K3 Castles 7 B-Q3 P-B4 8 Castles P-OKtS StolU Tartako'r White 25 Q-B3 28 RxP 27 RxR 28 K-Kt2 29 B-R2 30 P-QKt4 31 Kt-K3 32 R-K2 33 Q-R8ch 34 Kt-Q5 35 BxKt 36 B-B3 37 R-K8 38 B-K4 39 R-K6 40 Q-B6 O-Bsq B-B2 RxR Q-B4 P-QKt4 Q-Q5 Q-B., xRP K-R2 KtxKt Q-Q6 B-Qsa Q-Q5 Q-B3 Q-Q5 B-Kt3 QxBPcti 0-B2r.h 9 Q-B2 10 B-R4 It OR-Osa 12 KPxP 13 KtxP 14 PxB 15 B-Kt3 16 RPxKt 17 -K2 18 P-B4 19 B-Ktsa 20 P-R3 21 KR-Ksa 23 Kt-K3 91 P-BS P-KR3 PxUP PxP BxKt Kt-R4 KtxB Kt-B3 R-Bsq R-B2 B-Q3 Q-K2 R-Qsn QR-Q2 P-K4 41 R-K8 42 K-R3 43 K-R4 B-Q37 Ch 44 P-B6CO. 45 BxPch KxB 46 R-Ktflch K-R2 47 Q-K4ch KxR 48 Q-Kt4ch Resigns 24 Kt-B4 PXP One of the few games lost by Irving Kashdan at the Prague International Chess Federation tournament, shows a very remarkable position play by Mikenas of Lithuania, who has been recognized as one of the foremost chess players or. tne day, Mikenas Kashdan Mikenas ' Kashdan wmte v 1 P-Q4 ' 2 P-OB4 3 Kt-OB3 4 B-Kt5 5 P-K3 6 Kt-B3 7 BxP 8 Castles B B-Q3, 10 G-K2.
Black Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-04 QKt-Q'i B-K2 l'xP P-CR3 P-KU , P-B4 B-Kt2 White Black 14 PxP v 13 BxKt 4 16 BxPch 17 Q-R5ch 18 OxPch 19 Kt-Q7ch 20 RxKt 21 Kt-K4 KtxP BxB KxB K-Ktl K-R2 KtxKt B-B3 BxP 22 Kt-Kt5ch' K-R3 23 P-Kt4 P-Kt2 11 kr-qI' ' q-Kt:r 12 QR-B1 Castles K 13 KI-K5 KS.-KI s 24 P-KR4 R-Rl 23 Q-R7ch RxQ 28 RxR matt 99 Checker Column Problems, Game, PROBLEMS Solutions to problems No. 125 by J, Trancey, Q-KB 8. No. 126 By Brian Harley White 11 Pieces m ma mmm m Black 4 Pieces White matei In two.

'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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