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Best of Chess Fischer Newspaper Archives
• Robert J. Fischer, 1955 bio + additional games
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• Robert J. Fischer, 1958 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1959 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1960 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1961 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1962 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1963 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1964 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1965 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1966 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1967 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1968 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1969 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1970 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1971 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1972 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1973 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1974 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1975 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1976 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1977 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1978 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1979 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1980 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1981 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1982 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1983 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1984 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1985 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1986 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1987 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1988 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1989 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1990 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1991 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1992 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1993 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1994 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1995 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1996 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1997 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1998 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1999 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2000 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2001 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2002 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2003 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2004 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2005 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2006 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2007 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2008 bio + additional games
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October 04, 1937, Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia Chess by Paul J. Miller

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ChessChess 04 Oct 1937, Mon Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com

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BY PAUL J. MILLER. Jr. NORVAL P. WIGGINTON, treasurer of the Washington Social Chess Divan, just received an anodyne for his jitters— the embryonic Wigginton weighs 7 pounds and 7 ounces.
The name: John James. Ah. another addition to the neophytes who read this column. After several months of absence, Israel Rosenblum again is active in Divan chess. He is joined by E. F. Hodgdon. and that makes the membership of the W. S. C. D. jump to 61. The November 1 membership goal is 75. Tonight at 8 o'clock. Parkside Hotel, the chess editor of The Evening Star will resume hi., instructional lectures on chess for beginners, publir admission being only 50 cents.
Vincent L. Eaton, who succeeds young \Jartin Stark as chess director of Capital City Chess Club—Stark re turning to Harvard University for post-graduate study—probably will enter a strong quintet in the team tourney that opens this Friday at the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street northwest. It is high time that the Four C's lived up to their reputation of the past for possessing players of sterling ability. By entering the District team championship tournament on this oc I rasion Capital City players will have ! a splendid opportunity to carry off i first laurels. As president of the Metropolitan Chess Association, your columnist Invites Director Eaton to enter the lists now and mow down the knights from Paul Morphy C. C.. Government Printing Office. Agriculture Chess j Club, Social Chess Divan. Ladies' I C. C.. Procurement Division C. C. and ! the Interhigh Chess Association.
All the chess club entries join with I me in issuing this invitation. C. W. 1 Stark, president of the Capital City Chess Club, is favorably disposed to organized chess, and his quintet selection attracts our interest. Divan's General Tourney Begins. CIMON NAIDEL. tournament dij rector of the Washington Social Chess Divan, declares that formal < play commences tomorrow at 8 p m., Parkside Hotel, and all contestants ! should be present for immediate pairing, whether they will be able to consummate an evening's play or not.
Supplementary to the rules announced in yesterday's Sunday St^r, Director Naidel adds the following: 1. Adjourned games must be completed before thp subsequent Tuesday night. The player whose turn it is to move must seal his nex* move and give it to the tournament director or his assistant at the time of adjournment. •? Players who may he unable to plav on thp appointed Tuesday night must give advance notice to the tournament director to avoid forfeiture. 3.
Recording of games is optional and It is assumed that participants wil] not consume more than a reasonable amount of time on their moves. 4 No games will he played ahead of the posted schedule exrep- by permission of the tournament director and each player will use *hite and black mpn an equal number of times throughout the tourney. Visitors are welcome to attend the general tournament, the spectator fee being: only 25 cents.

'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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