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August 17, 1941 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 17 Aug 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS Aug. 17, 1941 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. By C. B. Kipping 1217 White mates in two. tWh. 9; Bl. 9 ) L. A..JIMES PROBLEM NO. 1218 By P. Cornwall White mates in three. tWh. 4; Bl. 3.) Solution to Problem No. 1212 In the next week column.
We received solution from the following: J. C. Drake. E. H. Schadee. F. B. Sheldon, George Francis, J. Maughmer, J. O. Dodge. A. D. Reynolds. A. J. Karn, W. C. Nolting. J W. Aiherlon. J. A. Frank. R. M. Crafton, J. A. Hall. W. Harmon. J. Watson. B. Moldawsky. H. Bruhn. Ch. Ford, J. J. Carr. O B. Oakes, M. Rudholm. H. Tovar, D. A. Innes, J E. Tyler. R. Roslln. L, Harlman, J. P. Walsh, W. Kutter.
BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT Stephen Fine , Stephen Fine White Black White Black 1- P-04 P-QB4 24-U-B3 R-H 2- P-K3 p.04)25-0-W4 R-B5 3- P-OB3 Kt-Q226-RxKt PxR 4- KI-B3 KKt-B3i27-OxP R-B2 5- B-Q3 P-KKt3l28-lt-U Q-B5 6- OK1-02 B-K12 29-0-08 OR-K2 7- Castlej Castles 30-P-KR3 xP R-R-K R-K 31-K-R2 Q-K3 9-B-B2 P-KI3 32-M-K14 R-02 10.P.K4 PxOP 33-R-UB P-KR4 11-KtxP P-K4 34-S-KR4 -K4ch U2-KKI-B3 B-KI235-P-Kt3 wxr 13-PxP B-Kt 37-QxO RxQ KlxB 38-R-B8ch K-KI2 KI-B4I39-B-B R-K7 14-KI-K4 15-BxB l-RxKt JI'Sl ai 120-PxB 21-B-K3 22-Q-KI3 23-R-Q2 P-KS 40-K-K12 UK-WI Kt-6 41-BxR BsKI 42-R-B7 RxB P-R4 I OvP 4 I-K.B3 P -R5 Q-Q2 44-K-K3 R-Kt Q-KtS Resigns Q-K3 HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor
ALBIN COUNTER GAMBIT Marrhind While' 1- P-Q4 2- P-UH4 3- PxKP 4- Kt-KB 5- P-UH3 6- P-KKI3 7- P-KI3 8- B-KKI2 9- Cslle 10- B-KI2 11- KtxKl 12- P-K3 13- P-BJ Adam Black P-Q4 P-K4 P-OS K'-H3 P-QR4 B-K3 B-QB4 KK1-K2 KI-KI3 KKtxP KixKt B-KKI5 PxP Marrhtnd Whit 14- W-K1 15- K-R 16- U-QB2 n-g-Ksch 18-UxB ll-Kl-02 20- Q-R5ch 21- U-Hn 22- K-R2 23- Kt-K 24- B-Rs IS-BKb Resign Adm Black KlxPch KlxP KlxR QK2 P-K7 P-B4 P-KI3 Klxl'eh KI-R4 Q-R5eh xK R-KB QUEEN 8 PAWN 6PENINO Siurelg Stephen Siurgl Stephen White Blnrk White , BUck 1- P-04 KI-KB3 25-QxO HxQ 2- P-tB4 P-Q4 2h-Kt-tf3 P-R3 3- PxP KtxP 27-B-B6 Kt-02 4- P-K4 KI-KR3 28-B-02 Kl-Kt 5- B-03 P-K1 29-B-R8 H-U2 6- KI-KB3 P-KR3 30-B-Kt4 K-B 7- Kt-BJ P-B.1 31-P-B4 B-QKI4 8- B-K3 B-KJ 32-BxBrh , KxB 9- Q-Ki OKl-QJ 33-Kt-Kt4 K-Q2 10- P-WR3 P-UKIJ 34-P-OKtJ P-H4 11- Csstle B-Kt2 35-KI-B2 K-B2 12- KR-Q Q-B2 36-K1-K3 Kt-2 13- P-K5 KI-Q4 37-P-OR4 H-K3 14- KtxKt BPxKt 38-P-B5 P-QKI4 15- UR-B Q-Q 39-BxP PxB 16- R-B2 R-QB 40-KtxPch K- 17- KH-QB Castles 41-P-Kb PxP 18- B-R6 RxR 42-PxP Kt-B3 10-RxR O-Kt 43-KI-B3 P-K15 20- B-OKtS R-Q 44-Kt-KtS K-K2 21- -(A Kt-B 45-Kt-KtS B-Kt2 22- O-B ' R-B 46-K-BJ Kt-4 23- Kl-K RxR Renins 24- UxR Q-B
FIRST ROUND (FINALS) FRENCH DEFENSE Adam Fine Adamj Fine White Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K3 24-B-Q2 Q-Q 2- P-04 P-Q4 25-R-R2 QR-B3 3- KI-QB3 B-KI5 28-B-K Q-H2 4-P-K5 , P-QB4 27-Q-B2 P-R3 5- P-QR3 ' PsP 28-P-R3 Q-Q 6- PxB PxKt 29-R-R R-B 7- P.xP Q-B2, 30-Q-Q2 Q-B2 8- Q-Q4 Kt-QB3'31-R-R2 RxR 9- B-QKtS KKUK2 32-PxR Q-B5 10- P-KB4 Castles 1 33-P-B3 , R-R 11- Q-R5 B-Q2I34-R-R3 Q-B8ch 12- BxKt KtxB!35-K-R2 B-Q8 13- Kt-B3 , P-QKI3 36-Q-KB2 QxQ I14-Q-K3 P-QR4 37-BxQ K-B 15-R-QKt P-R5 38-B-K K-K2 18-R-R KR-B 39-K-Kt K-Q2 17- R-R3 Kt-R2 40-K-B2 K-B3 j 18- Kt-Q4 Kt-Kt4 4I-P-R4 K-Kt4 19- KtxKt BxKt 42-P-KI4 K-B5! 20- K-B2 Q-Q 43-P-K15 P-KI4 21- R-Q R-B5I44-K-K3 P-B3; 22- K-Kt Q-B2: Resign 23-R-Q4 R-QB I FIFTH ROUND (FINALS) ENGLISH OPENING Schmidt i Rauch Schmidt Ra uch w,h'" J-P".8" 2-Kt"B3 3-P-04 J-;Rrh J1-?,3 6-g-B2 '-P-K3 , J-P-Oo-'S 9-PxP 10-B-Q2 1-Kt-K4 BlarK Whi'e Black P-K3 1 19-QR-B P-QR4 P-Q4 120-Castles Kt-B3i B-KI5 21-Kt-Q2 Castles I Kt-B1i22-Kt-B4 KI-K2 B-Q2l23-Ki-Kt6 B-B3 PxP24-KR-Q Q-B2 P-QKt4'25-QxP Kt-Q4l KI-R4I26-B-B3 R-R PXPI27-Q-Q2 QR-Q KI-KB3 I 28-Q-K12 R-Kt P-B4 29-R-Kt Q-K2 Kt-Kt 130-BxKt PxB Kt-QB.il31-KtxP Q-R2 R-QKt 132-QxR RxQ KtxB33-RxRch QxR Kt-KI5i34-Kl-K7ch K-B KtxP35-KtxB Resigns Kt-Kl5' , u-rr 14-QxBP 15-B-B3 16-gxB li-n-i 18-Q-R3
FIFTH ROUND 'FINALS! QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Steiner White 1- P-04 2- P-QB4 3- Kt-OB3 4- KIB3 5- KI-Q2 6- PxP 7- KI-K13 8- B-B4 n-BxB 10- P-K3 11- B-K2 12- Castles 13- R-B 14- R-B2 15- P-QR3 16- Q-Q2 Marchand! Steinr Marchand Black Black White P-Ql ! 20-KtxKP P-QH3 ; 21-KlKtch P-K4;22-R.R PKTI23-Q-B3 Kt-B3;24-R-B5 PxPI 25-K-B P-KR3 : 26-KtxKt B-Q3 I 27-Q-B5 QxB;28-P-Q5 P-R329-R-B8ch Cast les3rt-QxRch R-K 31-Q-B5ch P-QKtJI32-P-KKt3 Kt-B3 ' 33-Q-BRch B-02!34-Q-B6 B-Kt5!35-P-QS BxB:3ti-Q-K4ch RxR QxKt P-QKt4 Q-Q R-B KI-B5 QPxKt Q-Q3 ' K-R2 K-Kt P-QR4 K-R2! Q-K4 VKKir P-Kt3 P-B6 Resigns 1 17-KR-B i 18-QxB KR-Qn:37-P-Q : j9.Kt.Q2 KUR4I38-Q-Q5 SIXTH ROUND RUY LOPEZ Schmidt While 1- P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-KI5 4- B-R4 5- P-B3 6- P-Q4 7- B-KK15 B-B-R4 9-QKt-Q2 10- QBxKt 11- BxKt - 12- PxP Flne'Prhmldt Black . White P-K4:13-Castles Kt-QB3:14-Q-B2 P-QRH15-P-Q5 P-Q316-KR-B B-Q2i 17-Kt-K Kt-B3i 18-P-QR4 P-KR319-R-R3 B-K2120-R-Q pxp;:i-pxp BxR'S.'NQ-QS BxB ; Resigns Castles' Fine Black R-K P-KKt4 B-QKI4 P-Kt5 B-Kt4 B-Q2 P-QB3 PxP R-K7 Q-K2
SIXTH ROUND FIANCHETTO DEFENSE: Anderson Adams ' Anderson White , Black: White 1- P-K4 v P-KKt3;10-Kt-K5 2- P-Q4 B-Kt2 11-Castles.QR 3- KI-KB3 P-Kt3il2-PxQP 4- P-B3 B-Kt213-R-K 5- B-Q3 P-K3 14-KtxBP 6- B-KB4 Kt-K2:15-Q-K6ch 7- QKt-Q2 P-Q4 i 1S-B-Q6 Adams Black Kt-Q2' P-QB4I KPxP PxP KxKt K-B Kt-K4 Resigns 8-Q-K2 P-QR3jl7-RxKt 8-P-KR4 P-KR4 i.

'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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