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February 01, 1942 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 01 Feb 1942, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor Feb. 1. 1942 L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. By a. J. Slater. White males In two. Wh. 7; Bl. 8.) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1266 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Martin Rubin, Los Angeles, Cal. D. Pellegrini. A. Rosate, U Stem and H. White announce that the reorganised Chess Club of the Musicians Union will meeting Tuesday nifht beginning Feb. 3 at 1417 Georgia St. In the clubroom at 7.30 p.m. Tor further information call Lou Stern, secretary, Richmond 2007. HOLLYWOOD CHESS GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP The Championship Tournament which is well under way Is in the second round of a double-round affair with Max Cohen as likely winner. Following- Is the-present standing! W. U W. L. Cohen. ....10 3 Farly 4 'a 3'i Hoerber ..8 5 Everett .... 4 3 Henderson. 6 S Chernis .... 2 3 Vorkapich . 5'i 4'alGellert .... 0 12 CALIFORNIA OPEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The final game between Herman 8telner and Harry Borochow resulted in a draw. i ar-! Veter-j V t 4 71 4 'i mA VA V r Ik ? 5 r 4 c ft Stelner .. Levitan .. Everett . . Borochow Gordon . . Cohen . . . FINAL STANDING W. L. .10'4 . 8 3 . 7 4 . 6'i 4'i . 6'a 4!i . 6 5 W. L. Fisher 6 5 Chernis .... 5 6 Vorkapich . 3'4 7'a Aronson ... 2'i 8 '4 unutln .... 2' j 8 Quillen .... 2 9 Prom the California Open State Championship Tournament: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Steiner White 1- P-04 2- P-QB4 3- N-OB3 4- Q-B2 5- N-B3 6- B-N4 7- BxN 8- PxP 9- P-QR3 10- QxB 11- P-K3 Borochow Black N-KB3 P-K3 B-N5i P-Q4 QN-Q2 P-KR3 QxB PxP BxNch P-B3 O-O Steiner White 12- B-K2 13- P-KN 14- R-KN 15- P-KR4, 16- PxP 17- R-N3 18- N-Q2 19- N-B3 20- N-O2 21- N-B3 Borochow Black R-K N-B P-KN4 N-N3 PvP R-K5 R-K2 R-K.S R-K2 Drawn THE VMTED STATES CHESS CHAMPION SHIP The biennial tournament for the t'nlted States championship will take place after lall in N Vnrk (ilv. rilhr t lh nrf nl 1281: March ar in early April. It will probably jbe staged in one or more of our prominent i chess clubs hurray: White mates in three. (Wn. 8: Bl. 8.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO, Q-K6.
George Sturgis. president of the United States Chess Federation, Is appointing a D. A.
WINNER WINS SOLVING CONTEST
commuter to work out the details after WITH POINTS flying from his native Boston, ta ron- We congratulate Mr. Innes for having h local enthusiasts and prominently supporters af our royal game, including won this ennlest for the third time! He vYslier sheuhens of Brooklyn. Tice-oreii- haa bean with us since Froblem No. and halls from Banning, Cal. tm dent f the federation i It was agreed to reverse the original derision to postpone the tourney In view of Thi. i. President Roosevelt s pronouncement in the score. of last montn s par- . . . , , , favor of maintaining tna morale of the ticlpanta. Those who took part previously ntion. will hare their acore gtand and should thry . . send In solutions again they will be added I CORRESPONDENCE CHESS All wba are interested playing chess by mail please write Walter F. James, secre- W Krnhn I 2KJ- B Bu-hiuff. 41 A. ita ai Am.rlra. 4111 I vlcr nl.. l.,dl ' L. Burkman. 5: C. B. Collins. 63: J. C. si.ii.b. Hough-!Dr"ke ("'' 103: an"1U ,') 194:i ,, 23S: J. Dttvidfinni I The winners of each month's context will '! 1'unimi.u. ..s. v. r. xmu.
. ,hr,. mftnlh.. .llh-rmnn tn the ,E. Kaeberle, 18; A. O. Karn. 209: 9; - Frncl' 1S0' "' Chess Bev.ew a month s membership in w Harmnn ! 110- B Harris. 10: the Chess and Checker Club of Los An- n t u. r. s T .,- aeies. 124 W. Fourth St.. and the Holly- G. I. Herboth, 15; D. A. Innes win- r-h... nrmin in soivmg or winner wi ,i.awson. .4: a. J. Mcconneu. 10: . r. ,, ,hit he was once a winner In iMalosian, 138: J. Maiighmer, 20; W. C. climbing the ladder.
The system will en-Normindie Nol.lng. 258 tlh.nk. for the news;, Rev. I! more in a case of a t.e, ,lver, 'rd J- Powers. 2; R. Soiu-sor.s sent In answer to this problem ,Hoslln Cl 25.V M. Kudholm .) 203: k. .fknoledged within two weeks after r- y oii .. n B-..ti. s- i.:j r " "B .1" . h Schidee ('" vi '9S L A. siilaado p.-m mute' TadSer the time 11m . !! l-.W.B. Tudor 26; JE.Ty.cr TA. Oil" cl?m "Sn i" i un: mis s lour. . n. luron. j. :0RiT M ,1Vfn , a j,tfr ladder c yan ocr vccn iwcicoine in our ma f problems and end games.
Every ill be marked with the usual t'.t Prrth;mc in Thi rnliimn mnv hirin fjvlth der;l J. P. Walsh M 124: J. T Watson csssline key or have castling as a de- :. "i"":. .L- r- 'ense. unless a can oe nennneiy provea J ronseca, u. ocoia memoes prooienu.that such maneuvers are not legal. Cap- j""-1262' j'.'f 7.un .fSfed Z' fX6,!,. vrtva r' also tolerated, but all the above I I I B NEW S types are rather uncommon.
THE GREATER HOLLYWOOD CHESS Hie cspiure ot a pawn, nowever. is not CHAMPIONSHIP tu. mmi.woaH rhe.a rtrnim h.arf.e. " : . r unusual. If a problem has no solution, "no solution" must be claimed in order to score ters, 108 N. Formosa Ave., will be the points. of the annual cnampionsnip tor: The principal variations are necessary Huntington scene ;c","r Hollywood. Many ot the mm ln-;when sending in the three-movers. Keys ldu,1r,. best win prilcinate. The tour- only need be given in two-ers. although It 'm lne n"1 "K cl ."',Ufnt( D,f. 10 T"e Ut 111 '"ruary. ; distinct va rial lonv Th. In Inn- no n-ve entered inelr nnme ! iip-morrs ircrnr two wimis. inrrr M. Cohen. E. Everett. H Gordon, j. movers recei,, the points on our ladder. I Cnfrn, p 0,,rn, (i Fariv. Dr w, t. The prire is awarded to the leading solver Hoerber.
8 Vorknnlrh. J. Welssteln. r once month. ,H:s score is then can-:"'" Henderson.
R. Block J nibbs. J. Hulnaecl ce:cc ' and D. Pellegrini There are many others Scivers mar become laddentes at anv who will participate. We shall give a time Thev are expected to solve as indl-'c, .complete list in our next column.

'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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