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May 17, 1942 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 17 May 1942, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER International Chss Master Address all mail to Chess Editor May 17, 1942 L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. Br J. T. White mates in two. Wh. i; Bl. (.)
L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1298 Br J. T. Eaton CATALAN SYSTEM Kashdtn DrnkerlKashdan Whiia Black I Whit 1- P-Q4 Kt-KB3i25-RxP 2- P-QB4 P-K3'26-QxR 3- KNOB3 P-Q4 27-B-B2 4- Kt-B3 QKt-Q2 28-Q-B3 5- P-KKI3 B-Kt5 29-Q-Kta -B-Kt2 PxP 30-QxR 7-Q-R4 Kt-Q4!31-a-Kt -B-02 CamtM ! 32-QxB 9-P-K4 BxKtl33-0-B 10- PxB KKt-Kt3 i 34-B-R3 11- Q-B2 P-KR3 ; 35-B-BS 12- Ci(ifiKR R-Kl3-PxKtP 13- B-B4 Kt.B!37-Q-Kt5 14- KI-Q2 B-Q2 3A-K-Kt2 15- P-QR4 P-QR4 39-P-B4 16- R-R3 Kt-Kt3j40-BxP 17- B-K3 B-B3i41-BxKl 18- KR-R P-R4I42 QxP 19- P-B3 Q-0243-BxK(h 20- O-R2 K-R2 44-QxQch 21- KtxP KtxP 4S-K-R3 22- Kt-Q2 P-K14 !fi-K-R4 23- P-QB4 Kt-Kt347-PxPch 24- PxKtP BxKyPi48-P-K5
QUEEN'S OAMBTT DECLINED Drnkn1 Black RxR P-B5 R-QR Q-B3 RxRrh Q-B7 OxKt Q-Q8ch Q-B7 P-K4 PxKtP PxP o-bV Q-B3 Qpfl. p-R4ito QxB KxQ K-R3 P-Kt4rh K-K13 RrAlina m 21 3 BID 3 White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- Kt-QBJ 4- B-KtS 5- P-K3 : fi-R-B 7-Kt-BI ! 8-PxQP i -KtxP 10- BxB 11- B-KJ 12- CamlM 13- Q-KI3 14- KR-Q 15- Q-KI4 18-Kt-Kt3 17-R-OS S'tiner 1 Rashavalty Blark i Whlir Kt-KB3ll8-Q-B.1 P-K319-KtxO P-O4I20-KR-Q B-K221-P-K4 Catlai22-P-B4 QKt-02!23-R-07 P-B4 24-R-OS BPxP 2S-K-B2 KtxP 26-QR-Q KtxB 127-RxR P-QR3I28-QKI-R4 P-OK(4'29-P-KS R-Kt 30-B-B.l Q-Kt3 31-Kt-Q7 R-K 32-KtiR4-Kt Kt-K4r33-KtxKt S'alnar Blark QxQ Kt-B4 B-Kt2 KI-K2 KtK4-B3 B-B P-KR3 R-Q RxR P-KtS P-OR4 B-Kt2 B-R R-Q Kt-B RxKl Q-R2i34-Kl-Kt Rasttna
QUEEN'S OAMBIT DECLINED Lln Whiia 1- P-Q4 2- P-QB4 3- KI-QB3 4- B-Kti 8-P-K3 8-B-R4 7-B-KIJ I-Q-B2 4-B-Q3 10-B-K5 M-PxP 12-BxlCi 13-QxP Rahlbohm Lfvln Blark P-Q4 P-K3 KI-ICB3 Whlta mataa In threat. (Wo. t: Bl. .) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1391: Caiilfn. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1292; B-QS.
W rarrlvH anlutloni from the follow. In: W. Harmon. C. P. Pord. C. B. Col-iM-QxPrh una, i. o. nont, j. t. wamon. u. rran-1 n-Kt-BJ fla. J. C. Praka. E. H. 8chadr. M. Mor-1 Is-Ki-Ki5ch na, J. P. Walnh, J. Davidson. O. A. Hall. ! 17-KI-KS A. L. Burkman. O. D. Donald. S. J. Mr-;i8-QxBrh Cnnnfll, Mra. P. Tovar, P. Martarntan, j 19-QxPch Rav. P. Prlrhard. M. Rudhntm. R. Ronlin. i 20-Casilra A. D. Raynnlda Br., Mra. M. Oordon (wal- jl-PxR com to our ladder.) 22-QR-KI RUT LOPEZ ;:j-q-r3 Whli 2S-R-KBS 2fi-R-B4 57-R-K14 B-KtSi2B-R-K P-KR3l29-QxRrh P-KKI4I30-Q-R3 Kt-KS31-P-KB4 P-KR4 32-R-KB P-RSI33-Q-B3 34- QxQ 35- P-B4 3-R-B 37-P-B5 3B-K-B2 3S-R-B2 40-K-B3 ' RfihT Whlta Blark I-P-K4 P-K4 3-RI-KB3 KI-QB3 3- R-KI& P-QR3 4- B-R4 KI-B3 t-Caatlai B-K2 6- Q-K3 F-QKI4 7- B-Ktl P-Q3 I-P-ICR3 Catlf 9-P-B3 KI-QR4 10- B-B3 P-B4 11- P-Q4 Q-B2 J2-P-QS P-BS 13- R-Q Kl-KtJ 14- QKI-Q2 KI-B4 15- Kt-B B-Q2 1-Kt-Kt3 Kt-K 17-R-B Q-KtJ 1N-K-R2 P-KI3 I9-B-R6 KI-KI2 JA-Kt-QI P-B3 21- P-B4 PxP 22- BxP R-K S3-Kt-B1 KI-Q2 24-Kt-Q4 Kt-K4 J-B-RH B-Q2 3K-Q-K3 Q-Kt2 17-KtKtJ-K R-B3 Levy Rk i Whita Blark 2R-BxK RxR 29-Kt-B4 P-KU1 30-KttB4)-K R-B2 Hahlbohm P-KB3 PxP QPxB PxB K-B2 P-KlS K-KI3 BxKl Q-B3 K-R3 BxKt KI-B3 QR-KKI P R Hahlbohm Blark Q-K2 K-KI2 KR-R3 RxR R-KI3 Kt-Q Q-KH Kt-B2 KI-Q3 KtxQ R-QB3 KI-Q7 K-B3 PxP Kt-KSrh K-B4 4l-p-Kt4ch PxP. a p KKI 1 46-K 42-PxP 43- R-KKtJ 44- PxP 4-R-Kt K3 Drawn R-KKI3 R-KtS P-B3 Kt-Q7rh Kt-KS RUT LOPEZ 31-P-R3 32- B-Q 33- B-B3 34- Q-Q2 3.1-B-K2 36- K-R 37- KtxB 3R-B-B.1 39- Q-K2 40- KI-O4 . 41- BxP 42- B-B3 43- Kt-BS 44- RxP 4H.KR-B 4fi-RxP 47-QxKt 4-R-KB 49- P-KI4 50- KPxR 51- R-B2 2-QxR 53 Raaltna, P-Kiti P-B4 P-BS B-RS -Ktch BxKt , q-k: Q-RS P-KR4 P-KI4 R-KR3 P-KtS PxB 0-Kt4 P-B Whlta 1- P-K4 2- KI-KB3 3- B-KtS 4- BxKt B-P-Q4 -QxP T-KtxQ R-KI-QB3 9-B-K3 10-B-KtS U-BxKt 12- Cantlfi 13- KR-K 14-R-K3 KtxR U-KKt-KJ B-K4 1fl-PxP R-KB ! 17-PxR RxKt 1 1K-R-KB Q-Q7!l-KI-Q4 RxPrh,2fl-PxB QxR 21-KxR 22-K-K2 I23-K-K3 Plnktia Blark P-K4 KI-QB3 P-QR3 QPxB PxP QxQ B-Q2 Caatlaa Kt-B3 R-K PxB B-QKtft KR-Kt R-Kt4 P-KB4 RxR RxP B-B4 BxKt RxRrh B-B4 BxP K-Q2 Hahlbohm Whlta . 24-P-QKt4 2.VK-B4 2-P-Kt 27-P-KR4 2n-KtPxPch 2-PxPrh 30- K-K3 31- K-02 32- KI-K2 33- Kt-B4rh 34- KI-R3 35- P-Kt 3-PxP 37- P-KI 38- P-KtT 39- KI-B4 40- K-K3 41- K-B3 42- Kt-KJ 43- Kt-BI 44- KI-R4 Rrilina PltikUK Blark K-Q3 P-B.1 P-Kt3 P-QB4 PxP KxP P-R3 B-R2 K-Q4 K-K4 R-Kt BPxP P-R4 BxP K-B3 P-R . KxP K-B3 B-BS K-K4 B-KI6.

'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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