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April 27, 1941 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 27 Apr 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor April 87. 1941 A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 118 By H. J. Tucker White mates In two. (Wh. 8; Bl. 10.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1188 By F. T. Hawes c Steiner Borochow SICILIAN DEFENSE White BUrk White Black 1- P-K4 P-QB4 7-K-R ON-Oi 2- N-KB3 P-33 8-N-QB3 P-QR3 3- P-Q4, PsP 9-QN-K2 N-K4 4- NxP N-KB3 10-B-KB4?? NxB 5- B-Q3 - P-KN3I11-OXN. P-K4 6- 0-0 B-N21 Hlack won after 27 more moves. FRENCH DEFEN8H Borochow Kovsrs Bomcho Kovac White Black Whte Black 1- P-K4 P-K3 17-P-KBf4 m N-R4 2- P-Q4 P-Q 18-B-B2 B-ON4 3- P-K5 P-OB4 19-N(2)-B3 B-B4 4- Q-N4 PP 20-NP B-B5 5- N-KB3 N-QB3 21-OR-R , QsP 6- B-Q3 KN-K2 22-OR-N OxRP 7- 0-0 N-N3 23-NxP BxBch g-R-K G-B2 24-KxB R-KR 9-BxN RPxB 2S-N-Q4 Q-B4 10- P-QR3 B-K2 26-N(K-B3 P-QN4 11- B-B4 Q-N3 27-P-K6I R-B2 12.R-R2 B-Q2 28-PxPch KxP 13- R-O P-R4 29-K-N3 R-K2 14- B-N3 OR-BI30-R-K R-K5 15- ON-Q2 P-R5j31-QxPch 16- N-K R-R4I i Black lost on time.
QUEEN'S PAWN (QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE) Whits mates In three. (Wh. 8; Bl. 3.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1181: N-KB7. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1182; B-R5. We received solutions from the follow-Ini: . O. Dodte. O. C. Lawon, W. Harmon, R. M. Crafton, J. P. Walsh, J. E. Tyler. W. L. Koellifn, Mrs. M. Btallord, M. Rudholm, Mrs. A. Tovar, O. Francis, J. C. Drake. O. A. Hall. L. Stem. L. G. Hartmen. A. D. Reynolds Sr., W. C Nolt-Ing. H. Bruhn. K. H. Bchsdee. W. B. Tudor. R. RoMin, C. L. Weeks. A G. Karns. J. H. Atherton, L. A. Salaado. J. T. Watson, L. Sheppard, C. P. Ford. H. Q.- Metsner, O. B. Oakes, O. A. lunei. Rev, P. Fncliard, P. OIU.
CLUB NEWS LASKER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Games are progressing for this most interesting tournament at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chess Group at 108 N. Formosa Ave. Games are being played nightly. The following ts the present standings of players with many of the games unfinished: Kovscg Splller Kovacs Bpiller White Black White Black 1- P-Q4 N-KB3 31-Q-BT O-B 2- N-KB3 P-QN3 32-R-Q P-KR3 3- P-KN3 B-N2 33-P-B5 P-7 4- B-N2 P-K3 34-P-B6 PxP 5- QN-Q2 B-K2 35-QxPeh K-R2 8-0-0 P-S3 36-Q-B7ch K-R 7- R-K QN-Q2 37-Q-B6ch K-R2 8- P-K4 P-K4 38-OxP RxP 9- P-B3 O-O 39-RxP Q-B8ch 10- P-N3 PxP 40-K-N2 -K8 11- PkP N-N5 41-Q-Q3ch K-N2 12- N-R4 BxN 42-Q-B3ch K-R2 13- QxN B-KB3 43-Q-03ch K-N2 14- B-N2 P-B4 44-R-KB2 -K4 15- N-B4 -B2 45-Q-KB3 Q-K8 16- NxQP PxP 46-P-KR4 -K4 17- NxB N-K4 47-P-RS Q-K3 18- Q-Q QxN 4B-P-KN4 R-K 19- P-B4 N-B3 49-Q-B4 R-K2 20- P-K9 B-K2 80-Q-B5 Q-B3ch 21- QR-B QR-B 51-Q-B3 Q-K3 I22-P-K6 B-B4 52-Q-B8ch K-R2 23- Q-R8 P-KKch 53-O-BSch Ox 24- RxB PxR 54-PxQ K-N 25- B-K4 P-B4 55-K-B3 K-B2 28-BxBP RxB 56-K-B4 K-B3 27- OxR N-OS 57-R-KN2 R-K8 28- BxN PxB 0B-R-N6ch K-B2 29- P-K7 R-K 59-RxP R-B8ch 30- Q-KGch K-RI60-K-K5 Resigns
Chernis Levltan . . . Kovacs ... Everett . . . 3Vi Freedman . 3 Levin 3 Qulllen Wollston . . Meehan . . Aronson . . Splller . . . Henderson . .. LOS ANGELES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The annual city championship which be-gsn on March li at the Los Angeles Chess Club, 124 W. Fourth St . is progressing according to schrdule. The following is the present standing of players: W L 7'e 14 Elliott . Oonnely Smith .. G. Dob-sevage Hufnasel Kendall 4 3'4 2 0 1S 4 Jls 3 Waterman Leviten Dr. Mallg I.sub .... Dr Burns Glesrn . .
W 1' IRREGULAR DEFENSE Borochow Freedman Borochow Freedman White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- N-KB3 4- B-Q3 5- B-K3 8-P-B3 7- P-K5 8- B-KB4 9- P-KR3 10- PxN 11- RxP 12- Q-B2 13- N-N5eh 14- BxP 15- RxB 18-R-R7 17- B-Q3 18- BxR 19- P-B3 20- Q-K2 Black P-KN3 B-N2 P-Q3 N-QB3 N-B3 P-Q4 N-KN5 P-B3 PxP PxB K-B2 -3 K-B3 KxN 0-B3 BxP RxR R-R Q-K3ch RxB White 21- PXB 22- K-Q2 23- P-N4 24- QxOch 25- N-R3 26- K-Q3 27- PxN 2R.K-Q3 29- R-K 30- K-Q3 31- K-Q2 32- R-Nch 33- R-K 34- K-Q 38-RxP 38-RxP 37-and While re signed after 24 more moves Black R-RBch QxP R-R7 KxQ RxPch NxPch R-N8ch RxN RxPch R-R6ch R-K8 R-KN6 "r.n7 ' RXP R)Pch Splller White 1- P-Q4 2- N-KB3 3- B-NS 4- P-QB4 5- N-QB3 8-P-K3 7- B-Q3 8- Q-B2 9- P-KR4 10- 0-0-0 11- P-OS 12- PxP 13- B-B5 14- P-KN4 IRREGULAR DEFENSE Levltan ! Splller Black N-KB3 P-K3 B-K2 P-ON3 B-N2 O-O p-ei P-KR3 QN-Q2 P-B4 PxP P-R3 P-N4 P-N5 White 15-N-K4 18-QxN 17- B-R7ch 18- Q-B5? 19- BXP 20- N-NJ 21- PxB 22- Q-B3 23- R-R5 24- UR-R 25- U-R3 26-and White re signed sited a few more moves Levltan Black NxN R-K K-R N-B PxB BxN QxP NxB q-n2 j R-K3! R-N3 SOUTH VS. NORTH As time epprosches for the annuel South va. North mstch. we should like to hear from I J. Clarke of Ban Francisco and Clifford Smith of San Luis Obispo.
We shall reprint the games from the I.aikrr Memorial lournamrnt because thr; onlr appeared in an early edition of the last issue. Wolff White a-p-KN3 3- B-N2 4- P-N37 5- B-02 6- P-WB4 7- N-UB3 B-N-B3 -PxP i0:O;O the;ti'p-K.i 1 I-U-B2 14-B-B I5-B-N2 jl6-N-g-J 17-P-UR4 DUTCH DEFENSE Stelneri Wolff Black i White P-K.4: 1H.N-K2 N-KB3 U-H-BJ P-K3 'JO-QxS B-NSihl'Jl-KR-K B-K2 ;.B-OH3 O-O i3-P-K4 N-B3 24-HPxP P-Q4I25-P-K5 PKPI28-P-R3 N-KS 27-PxB B-B3 28-K-B N-K'i 29-KsQ P-B3I 30-PxN P-KN4;31-B-Ni N-N3 32-K-Q Q-K2,33-Resigns Q-N2I QUEEN B Kovacs White 1- P-04 2- P-WB4 3- N-OB3? 4- P-K3 5- P-U5 -P-K4 7- BxP 8- P-QR4 -KN-K2 10-O-O n-K-R U-N-N3 13- P-B3 14- ON-K2 15- P-N3 18-0-B2 17- B-Q'.' 18- B-W3 19- UR-B GAMBIT ACCEPTED Stelneri Black; B-UJ NxN ' OR-K Dosevsge R-B2 i 'tr P-B.M PxKPj B-N.il! bq: p-bo: P-B7ch PxRiO'ch NxP! QxP; OxPrh QxB Qulllen Kovacs Qulllen ! Blark White Black P-4 2U-R-KN N-2 PxP 21-NxN BxN P-K4! 22-P-KN4 B-N3 B-K3? 23-N-N3 R-QB B-KB4 24-Q-N -B3? B-N3 2S-N-B5 BxN- P-QR3 2R-P-N5I Q-N3 N-2 27-PXB t-R4! B-QB4 2H-H-K4 R-KN ! P-R3 L'9-R-N3 N-B4 ' KN-B3 30-K-N2 P-KN3?I O-O 31-R-R3 NxB I N-R4 32-RxQ NxB K-R 33-RxHch K-N2 R-K 34-P-Bficll K-B (S-K2 35-Q-Q3 B-NS N-N3 3(i-P-6 P-B4 OR-Q 37-P-V17 R-Q, B-U3 38-U-UG ch Mate. I SICILIAN DEFENSK j Woltt ' Do.tevase - Wold ': Black! White Black: P-UB4 I 27-B-N3 N-Q2! N-QB3 '2H-N-N4 Q-N4 ' PxP:2'J-P-B4 -N2: N-B3 30-P-B6 PxP , P-gi;31-BTP R-K3 B-Q2i32-yR-Q OR-K P-GR3 33-Q-QB2 K-N j Px;34-N-B2 N-K4'
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Steiner Dobsevagei Stelner Dobsevaie wnue itiscs wnue 1- P-Q4 P-Q4 18-N-B4 2- N-KB3 N-KH.II 19-R.Nch 3- P-B4 P-KSO-N-K 4- N-B3 B-N5I21-P-QB4 5- B-N5 P-B3 22-RxRchl 6- Q-N3 Q-R423-0-0-0 7- BxN PxB 24-R-Nch 8- P-OR3 BxNch 25-P-Q5 9- PxB N-U2 26-NXN 10- N-Q2 P-K4 27-K-NM 11- PxQP QQP 28-P.Q! 1I-Q-N2 P-KS; 2H-P-BS 13- P-K3 P-KB4 30-P-KR4 14- B-B4 Q-Q3 31-P.RJV 15- B-R2 O-O 32-PxB IA-P-N4! N-B3 33-RxP 17-PxP BxPl 1-P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- P-Q4 4- NxP 5- N-QB3 6- B-QN5 7- 0-0 8- NxN 0-R-O1 ' ln-R-KN 11- Q-Q2 12- R-H4 13- QR-N 14- P-KR3 15- B-KJ I8-P-B4 Black; 17-Q-Q3 Q-K2 1-P-B! K-R 19-Q-U2 B-K3 20-QxB R-KN 21-N-Q KxR 22-P-QN3 N-W2 23-Q-N4 K-B 24-N-P2 P-B3I25-Q-KU BxN 26-K-R S'-o! QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING P-KN3 135-BxN B-N'i I3H-R-QK P-KR3 137-KR-Q U-R2 38-R-Q7 N-N.SI39-R-K N-K4I40-R-Q3 B-K3 41-R-Q2 N-B5 42-RIQ2J-K2 N-N3 143-K-N B-B144-K-B BxB ! 4VQ-Q1 O-O 4B-Q-KB3 K-R2I47-P-KR4 KR-K 1 48-PxP N-Q2:49-N-R3 N-K4'50-OxPff Q-N3 .il-Reslgng P-N41 RlK4 P RxH, " -kb4 tele-o-' B-OS I P-R4 ! R-l Q QxNP Q-K4 R-B3
QUEEN 8 PAWN OPENINO Levitan White 1-P-Q4 a-p.Q.i 3- P-OB4 4- N-UB3 5- P-K4 8-B-U3 7- KN-KJ 8- O-0 -P-B4 10- NxP U-Q-R2 12-B-Q2 11- UR-K 14- N-NS 15- N-N3 Gordofi Levltan Black White P-QB41 18-Q-Q P-KN3;17.N-Bi P-Q3 B-N2 P-K4 N-K2 O-O I8-PXN 19- KxN 20- K-NS 21- K-N 22-K-R B-N3 Kovscg P-N3 White PxP i 1-P-Q4 PxPj 2-N-KB3 Resigns, 3-P-B4 4-P-QS 8-PxP(K8l 8-PxP Gordon 7-P-K3 Blsrk 8-N-B3 P-KR3 1 9-B-Q3 NxNrrt 10-P-K4 NxP; 11-Q-K2 Q-Rrh 13-NxN Q-RHch 13-P-R4 Welhs'Kovscs P-B4 23-B-K2 PxKP; 24-UxB N-B4i25-WxR Q-K2l28-PxP N-Q2i 27-K-N N-B3 28-R-B2 N-N 29-Reslgns N-Q5I QxNchl 14-PxB B-B4 15-B-Q2 B-B7! 16-B-B2 R-B4 PxQ! Q-Rrtch Freedman BXf : white Black I White N-KBI 17-0-0 P-K 18-Q-K3 P-B4 19-RxP J-QN4 20-BxP BPxP 21-U-Q4 P-Q4 I2-Q-BS B-Q3 I23-B-K3 0-0;n4-OxQ K-R I JVBxNP QN-Q2 l2ti-B-Bfi N-K4 i27-B-4 BxN 1 28-BxB BxNch 29-P-QR4 Q-R4 30-P-R5 P-B 31-P-R6 P-K4I DUTCH DEFENSE Bsrael Freedman Weiss Biers B-N5 op Kjfrom rIo ! R-K7 B-Q'Uil. "'l"i P-R4 N-NS Resigns
B-US SICILIAN DEFENSE Levltan W. Rflnhardt J.evltan W. Relnhardt 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- P-KS 4- P-QH4 5- P-QS 8-P-B4 7- N-B3 8- BPxP -P-Q6 Black P-QR4 N-KB3 N-04 N-B2 P-U3 P-K3 PxKP P-B3 NiB2l-R3 White 10- B-Q3 11- N-B3 12- H-K1 13- Q-Q2 14- 0-0-0 18-NxN 18-B-K4 J7-P-Q7 Blsrk P-KN3 B-N2 N-Q2 O-O NxP PxN R-N? Resigns 1-P-Q4 2- N-KB3 3- QN-Q2 4- P-B1 &-N-K5 6- QN-B3 7- B-P4 8- P-KR4 9- P-K3 10- N-N5 11- M-K2 12- Q-B2 13- P-KN4 14- PxN 18-PxP lti-O-O-O Blark P-Q4 P-K3 P-KB4 M-KB3 B-K2 N-K O-O P-B4 P-B! Q-K N-KBI N-B I White 17- PxB 18- R-R2 19- QR-R 20- P-B1 21- R-R8 22- B-B 23- Q-R2 24- B-R3 2.VB-B 26- B-K2 27- PxP JK-R-Q BBiaVk BK.r r-rz NxN ,1l-K-N W-K8 30-R-R rxP 31-P-K4 BxN i.12-nelsns N-B4 ! P-QN R-N2 Q-O.' K-K P-QH4 PxP OR8 R-K QPxP.

'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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