March 29, 1923 Chess by Herman Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Chess 29 Mar 1923, Thu Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Bound for Carlsbad.
Oscar Chajes and Jacob Bernstein, who will represent this country in the forthcoming international congress at Carlsbad, will sail from here on board the 8.S. President Fillmore, Saturday morning. Judging from their recent performances, both are in excellent trim for the fray abroad, in which they will encounter, day in and day out period of three weeks, some of the finest chess experts of Europe, including Rubinstein, Alekhine, Dr. Tarrasch, Maroczy, Teichmann, Reti, Bogoljubow, and others of that class. It will be a grueling ordeal for them, but a wonderful experience.
Chajes only recently defeated Whitaker in Philadelphia by a straight score and Bernstein, three times winner of the N. Y. State championship, has been playing consistently for the Rice-Progressive Chess Club in the Metropolitan League matches. The voyage of 12 days should benefit both of them appreciably and upon their arrival in Europe they will doubtless be in proper condition to give a good account of themselves.

Typical Game by Brunnemer.
Brooklyn has suffered this season through a number of defections. The League team, therefore, is finding it pretty hard sledding against the big clubs and for that matter cannot afford to take chances with any of the others. Among those who have gone elsewhere is J. W. Brunnemer who lives in New Jersey and finds it more convenient to play occasionally for the Chess Club International. He conducted and won a typical game against J. Khotimlansky of the Rice-Progressive Chess Club, the score of which follows:

Played between J. W. Brunnemer, International C. C., and J. Khatemlansky, Rice-Progressive C. C., in the Metropolitan League match at the rooms of the latter, March 10, 1923.

John William Brunnemer vs. Joseph Khotimlansky
Vienna Game
Rice-Progressive C. C., in the Metropolitan League match at the rooms of the latter, March 10, 1923.

May 17, 1923 Chess by Herman Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Alekhine Leads Masters In Closing Chess Rounds
Fifteen of the 17 rounds, which the program of the International Chess Masters Tournament at Carlsbad calls for, have been completed and Alexander Alekhine is found to be at the head, with Bogoljubov and Maroczy both one point behind. It looks therefore, like another triumph for the famous young Russian, who, in the minds of many, is the local opponent for Capablanca in the next world's championship match. Much, however, may happen in the two remaining rounds, in which Alekhine must encounter Spielmann and Reti.
Bogoljubov has to reckon with Gruenfeld and Treybal, both of whom are close at his heels, while Maroczy must meet Yates and Niemzowitsch, who are putting forth their best efforts in order to be placed among the prize winners. Consequently, the finish will see all the excitement that the last day of such a contest can possibly provide.
The results recorded in the 14th and 15th rounds follow:
Fourteenth round— Thomas 0; Maroczy 1; Wolf 0; Tarrasch 1, Yates 1; Treybal 0, Niemzowitsch 0; Gruenfeld 1; Teichmann ½; Rubinstein ½; Bogoljubov 0; Reti 1, Tartakover 1; Spielmann 0; Saemisch, 1; Bernstein 0, Alekhine 1; Chajes 0.
Fifteenth round— Chajes 0; Thomas 1, Bernstein 0; Alekhine 1; Spielmann 1; Saemisch 0, Reti 1; Tartakower 0, Rubinstein 0; Bogoljubov 1, Gruenfeld ½; Teichmann ½, Treybal 1; Niemzowitsch 0, Tarrasch 0; Yates 1, Maroczy 1; Wolf 0.
In the last two rounds the players will be paired in this order:
Sixteenth round— Thomas-Wolf, Yates-Maroczy, Nimzowitsch-Tarrasch, Teichmann-Treybal, Bogoljubov-Gruenfeld, Tartakower-Rubinstein, Saemisch-Reti, Alekhine-Spielmann and Chajes-Bernstein.
Seventeenth round— Bernstein-Thomas, Spielmann-Chajes, Reti-Alekhine, Rubinstein-Saemisch, Gruenfeld-Tartakower, Treybal-Bogoljubov, Tarrasch-Teichmann, Maroczy-Niemzowitsch and Wolf-Yates.
The present standing is appended:

Alekhine           11 - 4
Bogoljubov         10 - 5
Maroczy            10 - 5
Reti                9½-5½
Treybal             9½-5½
Gruenfeld           9 - 6
Niemzowitsch        8½-6½
Teichmann           8½-6½
Yates               8½-6½
Tartakower          8 - 7
Tarrasch            7 - 8
Rubinstein          6 - 9
Wolf                6 - 9
Saemisch            5½-9½
Bernstein           5 - 10
Thomas              5 - 10
Chajes              4 - 11
Spielmann           4 - 11

Chess 17 May 1923, Thu Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Alekhine Defeats Rubinstein.
Alexander Alekhine and Akiba Rubinstein, both in line for the world's championship, came together early in the international tournament at Carlsbad and once more Alekhine came off victorious. Rubinstein ascribed his defeat to his twentieth move, when he moved the QR to R2, instead of N square.
Other games received from Carlsbad include victories by Spielmann, Dr. Tarrasch and Gruenfeld.

Alexander Alekhine vs Akiba Rubinstein
Karlsbad (1923), Karlsbad CSR, rd 1, Apr-30
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 1-0

Jacob Bernstein vs Rudolf Spielmann
Karlsbad (1923), Karlsbad CSR, rd 1, Apr-28
Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1

Efim Bogoljubov vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Karlsbad (1923), Karlsbad CSR, rd 1, Apr-28
King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 1-0

Friedrich Saemisch vs Ernst Gruenfeld
Karlsbad (1923), Karlsbad CSR, rd 1, Apr-28
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-delayed Exchange Variation (D79) 1/2-1/2

December 06, 1923 Chess by Herman Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Chess 06 Dec 1923, Thu Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Alexander Alekhine Here; Impresses Chess Players
By Hermann Helms
After meeting Alexander Alekhine of Russia, who arrived yesterday from Montreal, not only to tour the United States but to arrange a match for the world's championship as well, one is forced to the conclusion that if this young visitor, in the prime of his manhood, study and robust, with intelligence far above the average, is unable to defeat Capablanca when the opportunity to encounter him offers, then truly may the great Cuban retire on his laurels and forever after be regarded as absolutely invincible. If Alekhine cannot accomplish the seemingly impossible, then, one is very much tempted to believe, no one else can. In other words, the impression the Russian makes is distinctly favorable.
A six-footer, of military bearing, with light hair and clear, blue kindly eyes, which nevertheless reflect the powerful intellect that enables him to play 21 “blindfold” games simultaneously in Montreal, Alekhine has a winning personality that will make hosts of friends for him wherever he goes. His looks betray the unconquerable ambition of youth, and for poise and self-possession he will not be at any disadvantage with Capablanca. The many who will meet him during his stay in our midst and will shake hands with him are hereby duly wanred, for he has an iron grip that will make the unprepared one surly wince.
His straight figure and broad shoulders bespeak the athlete rather than the mental gymnast that he is, but one suspects with good reason that he is a combination of the two. It should be borne in mind that he has had no parlor existence, despite his chess playing proclivities. At Mannheim, in 1904, he was interned by the Germans, and in time made his escape. For two years, as captain of artillery in the Russian army, he saw real fighting, was wounded, laid up in hospitals and later served with the Red Cross at the front.
When the revolution broke out Alekhine left his home in Moscow and went to the south of Russia. Eventually he was imprisoned at Odessa and in peril of execution. The circumstances that he was a chess master and did not harbor counter-revolutionary ideas, he says, were largely instrumental in effecting his release. Under the old regime he was in the legal department of the Foreign Office at St. Petersburg. No ordinary man, therefore, is Alexander Alekhine.
Upon his arrival here yesterday, Alekhine put up at the Hotel Sherman Square, the home of the Manhattan Chess Club, and in the afternoon met many of the prominent members of that club. Dr. Louis Cohn, Leonard B. Meyer and Norbert Lederer lost no time in making arrangements, as a result of which Alekhine will give his first performance there next Wednesday evening.
On Thursday evening Alekhine will be at the Brooklyn Chess Club for the purpose of playing simultaneously against forty opponents. He is prepared to carry on two of the games in “blindfold” fashion. In addition, he will permit his adversaries to name the openings they wish him to play. On the evening of Dec. 15 he will be at the Providence Chess Club, after which he will return in order to fill other engagements here.
Weather permitting, Alekhine expects to make the rounds of the metropolitan chess clubs this evening in order to pay his respects.

Alekhine in Montreal.
While in Montreal, which is now one of the most important chess centers on the North American continent, Alekhine had a hard-fought game with Georges Marechal, a leading expert in the Canadian metropolis, which was largely responsible for the Russian's visit to Canada. It was even all the way through until the French-Canadian made an unfortunate blunder, whereupon he resigned.

Alexander Alekhine vs Georges Marechal
Simul, 37b (1923) (exhibition), National Athletics Association, Montreal CAN, Nov-22
Formation: Queen Pawn Game: London System (D02) 1-0

November 15, 1923 Chess by Herman Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Chess 15 Nov 1923, Thu Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

New World Chess Record Aim of Alexander Alekhine
By Hermann Helms
On Saturday, if the good ship Minnedosa of the Canadian Pacific Line keeps to her schedule, Alexander Alekhine will land at Montreal and, for the first time in his life, set foot on American soil. Word comes from the Canadian metropolis that the famous Russian chess master may make an attempt while there to surpass the world's record for blindfold play, now held by Richard Reti, who has played as many as 25 games simultaneously while blindfolded. Alekhine will try to make it 26.
Montreal already holds the world's record for simultaneoush play, thanks to the efforts of Frank J. Marshall.
After a week or so in Montreal, it is expected that Alekhine will head this way. The Manhattan Chess Club stands ready to give him an engagement of at least one day, but this may be extended when Alekhine's terms are ascertained. There is some talk among members of the club of arranging a masters tournament, limited to about ten players, for the benefit of the visitor.
The Franklin Chess Club of Philadelphia has offered an engagement for an early date, afternoon and evening play.

Two Victories By Alekhine.
It will not be long now before American chess players will have an opportunity to try out for themselves the skill of Alexander Alekhine, due to land in Montreal next Saturday. For this theey will not be unprepared, because many specimens of games played by the Russian master have appeared in print on this side of the water. The challenger for the world's championship has made a special study of the Queen's Gambit Declined, as have most of the Masters for that matter, and necessarily so.
Alekhine probably varies his tactics more than most of the experts, but once in a while he is content to adhere to a variation which particularly appeals to him. The case in point is his adoption, as conductor of the white pieces, of the same line of play against Dr. Vajda and A. West, both of whom he defeated in the Major Open tournament at the last meeting of the British Chess Federation held at Portsmouth. The clever use Alekhine makes of his knights is an outstanding feature of the play.

December 20, 1923 Chess by Herman Helms, Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Chess 20 Dec 1923, Thu Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Alekhine Back From Trip; Ready For More Conquests
By Hermann Helms
After a short trip to New England, which took him to Providence and Boston, Alexander Alekhine, none the worse for wear, is back at his headquarters in the Hotel Sherman Square, Manhattan. In Providence he won 25 out of 28 games and drew 3. In Boston he was opposed by as many as 40, of whom 35 were defeated, 2 won and 3 drew. In both places he played two of the games “blindfolded.” He won all four.
The Russian master's next simultaneous performance will be at the Marshall Chess Club on Dec. 27. In addition, he expects to participate in two consultation games at the Manhattan Chess Club on Dec. 27. In addition, he expects to participate in two consultation games at the Manhattan Chess Club, scheduled for Dec. 23 and 30. The Franklin Chess Club of Philadelphia will have him as its guest on Jan 5. Soon thereafter he will proceed West. Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and South Bend, Indiana among other places, are all eagerly awaiting his coming.
A summary of his play, since his arrival from the other side, is appended:

Battling With Alekhine
A selection of the games played by Alekhine in his recent exhibition includes two conducted by him “blindfolded,” one each at the Brooklyn and Providence Chess Club; the two wrested from him by H. Kabatsky of New York University on successive evenings, and a fifth, strange to say, most cheerfully submitted by the loser!

Thomas J. Johnston, former secretary of the Brooklyn Chess Club, in submitting the score of his game with Alekhine remarks:
“This is a very instructive little game to amateur players of only moderate skill, like me. It may be noted that the expert, who may be said to be at least one of the strongest players in the world and is capable of holding any one to an equal battle, at no time sought gain of material, but only to establish a certain positional advantage, with complete flexibility, enabling him to shift his attack from one side to the other, almost at will. Indeed, at the end, he was the exchange and a pawn down—but with a win! Mr. Alekhine's delightful personality made the evening a real pleasure.”

Alexander Alekhine vs Francis J Le Count
Simul, 33b (1923) (blindfold), New York, NY USA, Dec-13
Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Variation (C68) 1-0

May 20, 1923 The Oregonian by E. H. Bryant, Portland, Oregon

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Chess and Checkers 20 May 1923, Sun The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) Newspapers.com

E. H. Bryant, Editor.
Contributions or games, endings, problems and items of interest, criticisms and club notes solicited. Send direct to 193 East Thirty-fifth street. Portland Chess and Checker club, Washington building.

Problem No. 1329.
By Alfred Herrmann.
Black—Ten Pieces.
FEN 8/1p3p2/3B1Pp1/NB1p2K1/3kp1P1/4Np2/1Ppb1P2/2n1R3 w - - 0 1

Frank Marshall, beloved by chess fans all over the country, and our present champion, will retain his title, having defeated Edward Lasker of Chicago, probably by the following score: Won 5, lost 4, drawn 9. Mr. Lasker led by a good margin in the beginning of the match.
The world's international masters' tournament in Europe is being hotly contested. Alechin has his hands full and so have the rest of the 16 entries.

Game No. 1323.
Queen's Gambit declined.
Played in the match at Havana, Cuba between Jose Van der Gutch and Maria Teresa Mora, in 1921.

Jose Van der Gutch (white) vs. Maria Teresa Mora Iturralde (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury Variation

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 B-K2 5. P-K3 QN-Q2 6. N-B3 O-O 7. R-B P-QN3 8. PxP PxP 9. B-Q3 B-N2 10. B-KB4 P-B4 11. O-O R-K 12. N-QN5 R-KB 13. N-Q6 B-B3 14. N-K5 BxN 15. NxB Q-B2 16. N-K7ch K-R 17. BxB QxB 18. N-B5 Q-K3 19. R-K N-K5 20. N-N3 P-B4 21. N-K2 Q-R3 22. N-B4 PxP 23. NxP PxP 24. NxKP QN-B4 25. NxP NxP 26. NxQ NxQ 27. QRxN NxB 28. RxN PxN 29. R-Q7 KR-Q 30. KR-K7 RxR 31. RxR R-QB 32. RxP R-B8ch 33. K-B2 R-B7ch 34. K-B3 RxQNP 35. P-KR4 P-N4 36. P-N3 P-N5 37. R-QN7 RxP 38. RxP R-P6ch 39. K-B4 R-R3 40. R-N5 K-N2 41. P-N4 R-B3ch 42. R-B5 R-R3 43. R-Q5 R-B3ch 44. K-K5 R-R3 45. P-R5 R-R2 Draw

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Bf4 c5 11. 0-0 Re8 12. Nb5 Rf8 13. Nd6 Bc6 14. Ne5 Bxd6 15. Nxc6 Qc7 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Ng3 f5 21. Ne2 Qh6 22. Nf4 cxd4 23. Nxd5 dxe3 24. Nxe3 Ndc5 25. Nxf5 Nxf2 26. Nxh6 Nxd1 27. Rxd1 Nxd3 28. Rxd3 gxh6 29. Rd7 Rd8 30. Re7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Rc8 32. Rxa7 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34. Kf3 Rxb2 35. h4 b5 36. g3 b4 37. Rb7 Rxa2 38. Rxb4 Ra3+ 39. Kf4 Ra6 40. Rb5 Kg7 41. g4 Rf6+ 42. Rf5 Ra6 43. Rd5 Rf6+ 44. Ke5 Ra6 45. h5 Ra7 1/2-1/2

Game No. 1324

Maria Teresa Mora Iturralde vs Guillermo Lopez Rovirosa
Mora-Lopez Match (1921), Havana CUB
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1-0

Game No. 1325.

Played between Carless Torre, 16 years old, and Edward Lasker of Chicago during the latter's visit to New Orleans in 1922.
White, Torres; black, Lasker.

Carlos Torre Repetto vs Edward Lasker
Casual game (1921), New Orleans, LA USA, Nov-??
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 0-1

Edison's son is a very good chess player. Celia Niemark is 15 years old and considered a prodigy in chess and checkers in Youngstown, Ohio. In a simultaneous exhibition give by Newel Banks she drew her game. Dr. Tartakower is one of the best blindfold chess players in the world today. Some of his exhibitions are simply marvelous.
There is no end to chess literature, and much of the same ground in “Chess Fundamentals” by Jose Capablanca, is covered by many authors, but this book coming as it does from the very best authority, is sure of and is receiving the genuine welcome that it merits.

January 06, 1935 Evening star, In Chess Circles by Frank B. Walker, Washington, District of Columbia

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In Chess Circles 06 Jan 1935, Sun Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com

IN DECEMBER, 1927, Capablanca lost the world championship to Dr. Alekhine and the following February said chess had become too easy for good players, and unless made more difficult would die out. Maybe he spoke out of turn.
He has been endeavoring since 1927 to obtain a return match with Dr. Alekhine and now is engaged in the chess congress at Hastings, England.
In the first round. Capablanca could do no better than draw with Dr. Max Euwe, who is to play Alekhine this year for the title. Then Sir George Thomas, the British champion, won from Capablanca and A. Lilienthal, the young Hungarian, administered another defeat. With that, Capablanca was relegated to the second division.

SCORE of the last game, played in the Swiss tournament at Zurich, between Champion Alekhine and former Champion Lasker.

Alexander Alekhine vs Emanuel Lasker Zuerich (1934), Zuerich SUI, rd 12, Jul-25 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Alekhine Variation (D67) 1-0

Another game played recently in the Metropolitan Chess League of Boston between Harold Morton, present New England title holder, and Weaver Adams, a former New England champion:

Weaver Adams (white) vs. Harold Morton (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. B-B4 N-KB3 3. P-Q3 N-B3 4. N-QB3 B-N5 5. B-KN5 N-QR4 6. B-N3 P-KR3 7. BxN QxB 8. N-K2 NxB 9. RPxN P-QB3 10. O-O P-KN4 11. P-Q4 BxN 12. PxB P-Q3 13. P-QB4 P-KR4 14. Q-Q2 P-R5 15. P-KB3 Q-K2 16. P-QN4 P-QN3 17. N-B3 B-N2 18. R-R2 P-B3 19. KR-R PxP 20. QxQP P-QB4 21. Q-Q2 PxP 22. N-Q5 Q-Q 23. RxP O-O 24. Q-Q4 RxR 25. RxR Q-N 26. N-K7ch K-R 27. QxNP B-R 28. Q-R4 P-N6 29. PxP QxP 30. N-N6ch K-N 31. P-R3 Q-K6ch 32. K-R2 BxP 33. PxB K-B2 34. N-K7ch K-R2 35. Q-B5ch K-N2 36. Q-N6ch K-B 37. Q-N8 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Na5 6. Bb3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Ne2 Nxb3 9. axb3 c6 10. 0-0 g5 11. d4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 d6 13. c4 h5 14. Qd2 h4 15. f3 Qe7 16. b4 b6 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Ra2 f6 19. Ra1 exd4 20. Qxd4 c5 21. Qd2 cxb4 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Rxa7 0-0 24. Qd4 Rxa7 25. Rxa7 Qb8 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Qxb6 Ba8

July 15, 1961 Evening Post, Chess Notes, by A. W. O., Bristol, Avon, England

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Chess 15 Jul 1961, Sat Evening Post (Bristol, Avon, England) Newspapers.com

A game from this unusual chess publication is given below. It was played by the youthful American chess prodigy, Bobby Fischer, who has won the United States chess championship four years running without loss and each time as the youngest competitor.

Arthur Bisguier vs Robert James Fischer
United States Championship (1960/61), New York, NY USA, rd 11, Jan-03
Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 0-1

July 15, 1961 Ottawa Journal Chess by D.M. LeDain

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Chess 15 Jul 1961, Sat The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

Age vs. Youth Battle
Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old USA champion, will meet veteran grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky, 50, in a set match of 16 games starting tomorrow at New York. Reshevsky, himself a one-time prodigy, was displaced by Fischer four years ago as top man of American chess. Each year following his first victory, at the age of 14, Fischer has retained the title, scoring one win and three draws in individual games between them in tourney play. The one decisive game (see below) occurred in the 1959 national, in which the youngster used an opening trap which he had gleaned from Russian sources, and of which Reshevsky was unaware!

July 09, 1961 Chess, Sunday Gazette-Mail by Edward M. Foy

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Chess 09 Jul 1961, Sun Sunday Gazette-Mail (Charleston, West Virginia) Newspapers.com

THE FIRST U.S. team championship tournament will be held this coming weekend at Raleigh, N.C. It is too bad it seems that West Virginia will not be represented in this series of matches.
Also coming up soon — next Sunday, to be exact — will be the Fischer vs. Reshevsky 16-game match. These two grandmasters will commence play in New York City at the Empire Hotel. They will play half their games in Los Angeles.
The biggest weekend for state chess players is the Labor Day holiday. The state tournament will be held at that time. Huntington will be host this year but has not yet announced the playing scene.

July 09, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 09 Jul 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Fischer, Reshevsky to Start Match in N.Y.
The long awaited match between 18-year-old Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess champion for the last four years, and veteran former champion Samuel Reshevsky will start next Sunday at the Hotel Empire in New York.
Four games will be completed there before the players fly to Los Angeles on July 26. The following evening they will do battle in the grand ballroom of the Beverley Hilton Hotel to open an eight-game series here.
Jose Ferrer will be the master of ceremonies for the opening session. Spectators will be able to see the stars in action and can also take part in lectures and discussions on the game while in progress.
Seven games will be played from July 30 to Aug. 12 at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, which is opening soon at spacious new quarters at 8801 Cashio, corner Robertson.
A book of tickets for the eight match games, priced at $10, can be obtained by writing to Irving Rivise, treasurer, 4050 W. Slauson, L. A. 43. Admission to individual games will be $2 for the Beverly Hilton and $1.50 for the Steiner Club.
Members of the latter will pay half the above rates, since the club is sponsoring the match.

July 09, 1961 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess Chats 09 Jul 1961, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

January 08, 1961 Chess by Harry Golombek, Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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Chess 08 Jul 1961, Sat Liverpool Daily Post (Merseyside ed.) (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) Newspapers.com

July 02, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 02 Jul 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Jose Ferrer Match M.C.
Jose Ferrer, stage and screen star who has added ability at chess to his many talents, will be the master of ceremonies at the opening game of the Los Angeles portion of the match between U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and chief rival Samuel Reshevsky.
The first session will be held in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday evening, July 27. The Herman Steiner Chess Club will be the scene for seven additional match games.
A book of tickets for the match will be $10. The rate will be $2 for the first game and $1.50 for each of the other games. Members of the Steiner Club, which is sponsoring the match, will be charged half the above rates.
Advance subscriptions may be sent to Irving Rivise, treasurer, at 4050 W. Slauson, L.A. 43, Rivise will be the referee and will also comment on the games while in progress, assisted by other California masters.

June 29, 1961 The Guardian Chess, London, Manchester

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Chess 29 Jun 1961, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

June 29, 1961 Deseret News Chess by Harold Lundstrom

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Chess 29 Jun 1961, Thu Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com

Fischer, Reshevsky Schedule Match
By Harold Lundstrom
The big news that the chess world has long awaited has now been announced: Five-time and current United States chess champion, 17-year-old Bobby Fischer, is going to play a match with eight-time former U.S.A. champion, Samuel Reshevsky.
They will play a 16-game match.
It is scheduled to begin July 16 at the Hotel Empire in New York City.
Eight games will be contested in New York, and the final eight games will be played at the Herman Steiner Chess Studio in Hollywood.
I was once a member of this club when Mr. Steiner was alive and at the time he was the United States champion.
This is a long delayed match. Every time Sammy has been in Salt Lake City for one of his annual simultaneous exhibition matches, I have asked him about it.
He has always said that Bobby has always demanded a guarantee that was so high that they could not get any one to sponsor it.
When I asked Sammy if this was Bobby's way of refusing to play, Sammy said that many of his friends thought so.
Anyway, whatever Bobby's conditions for the match, they have at long last been met, and it starts in two weeks.
There have been some of us who had hoped that Harold's Club might sponsor the match in Reno for the international publicity it would receive, but this never developed either.

June 25, 1961 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Chess by T.M. Cherington

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Chess 25 Jun 1961, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

June 25, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 25 Jun 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Fischer vs. Reshevsky
The chess players who enjoy watching the masters in action will have a rare opportunity in the eight match games between U.S. Champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky.
Tickets will be priced at $2 for the opening session in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday evening, July 27. The rate will be $1.50 for each of the seven games to be held at the Herman Steiner Chess Club. A book of tickets for all the games will be $10.
Since the Steiner club is sponsoring the Los Angeles portion of the match, its members will be charged half the above rates, according to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky, president of the club.
All the participants in the recent all-city high school chess championship have been invited to attend the opening game.

Gligoric Beats Bobotsov
Svetozar Gligoric, Yugoslavia's leading grandmaster, defeated M. Bobotsov of Bulgaria at the top board in a recent match between the two countries. The game follows:

Milko Bobotsov vs Svetozar Gligoric
Belgrade - Sofia (1961), Belgrade YUG, rd 1, Apr-10
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Botvinnik System (A36) 0-1

June 22, 1961 The Guardian Chess, London, Manchester

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Chess Problem 632 22 Jun 1961, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Narrow Russian win
The Russians were held to the surprisingly narrow margin of 31½-28½ in their annual match with Yugoslavia in Belgrade. The total includes a junior match, which the Yugoslavs actually won 7-5, and a women's match which was drawn 6-6. However, even the grandmasters had a rough passage; Keres scored 2½ out of 5, Averbakh 3 out of 6, and the new star Stein only 2½ out of 6.
This result will surely make the Americans still keener to arrange their projected match against the Russians in New York at present scheduled for November. On current form, the United States are clearly stronger than Yugoslavia and would run the Russians very close over 10 boards. Meanwhile, an interesting match has been arranged for this summer between Bobby Fischer,, who at 18 has already been American champion four years running, and the veteran grandmaster Reshevsky, unbeaten in match play.

June 18, 1961 Boston Globe, Chess Notebook by Lyman Burgess

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“once balked at playing Lisa Lane in a tournament…” Really? What source? The demented mind of Ralph Ginzburg, who lied and claimed he “burned the cassette tapes” when demand was made for them, to provide EVIDENCE Bobby Fischer actually said half the sh!t Ginzburg claimed.

Chess 18 Jun 1961, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

June 17, 1961 Montreal Gazette The Game of Kings by D.M. LeDain

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Chess 17 Jun 1961, Sat The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com

Fischer-Reshevsky Match
A 16 game match is in prospect between veteran Samuel Reshevsky and 17 year old Bobby Fischer, who has in recent years taken over the USA title The aim is to share the games and $7000 expense between N. Y. and Los Angeles. The American Chess Foundation, N.Y. and the Herman Steiner Chess Club, L.A., are endeavoring to find the funds. Reshevsky, by the way, has never been beaten in any of the numerous matches that he has engaged in, so far.

June 11, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 11 Jun 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Champions Matched At Beverly Hilton Hotel
The Los Angeles portion of the match between U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky will have a gala premier Thursday evening, July 27, in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
It is planned that a large chess wallboard will be set up on which moves will be duplicated as they are made in the match game. Masters will comment on the game while in progress, but out of earshot of the star performers.
Seven additional games will be played at the Herman Steiner Chess Club from July 30 to Aug. 13. The club, which is now at 626 S. La Brea Ave., is planning to move to larger quarters by that time.
The first four games of the match are scheduled in New York City from July 16th to 24th. The concluding four games will also be in New York from Aug. 15 to 22.

June 04, 1961 Boston Globe, Chess Notebook by Lyman Burgess

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Chess 04 Jun 1961, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

June 04, 1961 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Chess by T.M. Cherington

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Chess 04 Jun 1961, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Top Players In Yugoslavia Tournament
Entries Include Current and Three Past Champions
By T. M. Cherington, Chess Editor
During the month of September the Yugoslavian Chess Federation will sponsor a tournament at the Zagreb Casino that will oppose players of the very highest caliber. The ambitious project has a prize fund of more than $6000.
The local contingent will consist of seven Yugoslavian Grand Masters, Fridrik Olafsson of Ultima Thule, Ludek Pachmann of Czechoslovakia, former World champion Dr. Max Euwe of Holland, Laszlo Szabo of Hungary, Wolfgang Unzicker of West Germany, Oscar Panno of the Argentine are among the invitees. The Russians are sending Mikhaels, Botvinnik, Tahl and Vassily Smyslov.
America is to be represented by Robert Fischer and Sam Reshevsky.
Thus the current as well as three former World champions are entered.
For the U.S.A. the match offers opportunity to compare two of its best players with the leading Russians in a round robin tourney. The Interzonal matches are over the horizon and the challengers round just beyond with another chance for a more mature though still teenaged International Grand Master Robert Fischer to make his bid for the World crown.
The International Kibitzers League is at work diminishing the stature of Mikhail Tahl and fortifying Botvinnik's reputation for invincibility. It proves most convincingly that champions are superior to kibitzers even though the “experts” have the advantage of making their predictions after the fact.
Now the statisticians are joining the ranks; undiscouraged by the recent debacle of Dr. Rubin whose studies proved that 40 was the age when Master Chess talent declined. Botvinnik is 50.

Number 383
FEN 4BB2/7K/R6p/3PpN2/1Pk4r/2q2NR1/P2Q4/b3n3 w - - 0 1
White to play and checkmate in two moves.
In 1928, Zadatschy and Estudyjy published a two-mover by L. A. Issaiev. It is 383, 11x7. The key is a contiguous move.
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Solution to Number 382 is Bishop to Knight four.

June 04, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 04 Jun 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Fischer vs. Reshevsky
The match between U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and his chief rival Samuel Reshevsky is virtually assured, with agreement on the basic playing conditions, and most of the match fund underwritten by sponsors in New York and Los Angeles.
It is planned that the first four games will be played in New York, the next eight at the Herman Steiner Chess Club here, and the remaining four in New York. Since the winner will require the majority of the 16 games, or 8½ points, the match may well be decided in Los Angeles.
The American Chess Foundation is sponsoring the match, and will be the custodian for all contributions to the match fund. Anyone wishing to subscribe should make his check payable to the foundation and send it to Chess Editor, Los Angeles Times.

June 03, 1961 Ottawa Citizen, Chess for Fun by George Koltanowski

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Chess 03 Jun 1961, Sat The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

June 01, 1961 The Guardian Chess, London, Manchester

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Chess Problem No. 629 by E. Stevenson 01 Jun 1961, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

May 28, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 28 May 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

May 27, 1961 Let's Play Chess by Frank Anderson, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Chess 27 May 1961, Sat The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

May 14, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess By Isaac Kashdan 14 May 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Fischer Vs. Reshevsky
For some time there have been attempts to bring together in match play Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, who at 18 has already held the United States chess championship for four years, and his predecessor, Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y.
Each is a grandmaster and ambitious to contend for the world championship, should an opportunity develop. Fischer would presumably be favored because of his recent dominance in tournament play, but a match in another matter. The Tal-Botvinnik strife indicates that the experience of the older master is not to be discounted.
The players have agreed in principle to a 16-game match, half the games to be in New York and half in Los Angeles at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, which has underwritten $2,000 of the required match fund.
The total to be raised is $7,000, which includes traveling and other expenses. The American Chess Foundation has taken this on as a project and will guarantee $3,000 as the New York share provided the Los Angeles committee can raise the final $2,000.
The match is undoubtedly the most interesting chess event possible in the United States right now. The likelihood of having a good part of it here is a highly attractive prospect and every effort should be made to complete the arrangements.
Anyone interested in contributing to the match fund should make his check payable to American Chess Foundation and forward it to Chess Editor, Los Angeles Times. We also will welcome any ideas as to how to finance this or similar chess events.

April 16, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 16 Apr 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

April 16, 1961 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Chess by T.M. Cherington

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Chess 16 Apr 1961, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

April 09, 1961 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 09 Apr 1961, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

April 08, 1961 Ottawa Journal Chess by D.M. LeDain

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Chess 08 Apr 1961, Sat The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

HEAVY SACRIFICE
Sacrifices of the Queen are sufficiently rare in the highest chess circles to merit special attention. Here are two from recent tourneys.
From the World Team Championship, Leipzig, 1960

Rene Letelier Martner vs Robert James Fischer
Leipzig Olympiad qual-4 (1960), Leipzig GDR, rd 8, Oct-24
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70) 0-1

(a) If 24. KxQ B-R3 mate. Or. 24. K-B2 N-K4; 25. Q-Q1 N(3)-N5ch forces the win.

April 02, 1961 The Guardian Chess, London, Manchester

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Chess 06 Apr 1961, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

April 02, 1961 Let's Play Chess by Frank Rose, Fort Lauderdale News, Florida

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Chess 02 Apr 1961, Sun Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Newspapers.com

March 23, 1961 Evening Chronicle, Chess, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

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Chess 23 Mar 1961, Thu Evening Chronicle (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England) Newspapers.com

March 19, 1961 Chess by Blake Stevens Express and News, San Antonio, Texas

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Chess 19 Mar 1961, Sun Express and News (San Antonio, Texas) Newspapers.com

U.S. Sends Entry
This historic Mar Del Plata tournament of South American is in progress at this time and the United States is being represented by D. Byrne, one of our strongest players.
Our country has been well represented in the past by Larry Evans, William Lombardy, and Robert Fischer and Mr. Byrne will maintain this standard, we feel sure.

March 18, 1961 Checkers and Chess by Charles Crompton, The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Chess 18 Mar 1961, Sat The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

March 17, 1961 Chessically Yours by Henry Overeem Paterson, New Jersey

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Chess 17 Mar 1961, Fri The News (Paterson, New Jersey) Newspapers.com

On his way to Leipzig Bobby Fischer stopped off in Iceland and defeated Iceland's four best without undue exertion. Bobby was on the way to the Chess Olympiade. In Brooklyn, Bobby's home, they are running off a Public School Tournament for Elementary grades. At the same time the Metropolitan High School team championships are being held at Larry Evans Chess Studio. Brooklyn Tech is again favored. In another NYC event, a USCF Rating Tournament, Norman Nurttien of New Jersey clobbered the New Yorkers with a 5-1 score. The minus 1 represents two ties.

March 09, 1961 The Guardian Chess, London, Manchester

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Chess 09 Mar 1961, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

March 05, 1961 The Daily Breeze, Chess by A. D. Carter, Torrance, California

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Chess 05 Mar 1961, Sun The Daily Breeze (Torrance, California) Newspapers.com

March 04, 1961 Weekly Examiner, Chess and Draughts, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

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Chess 04 Mar 1961, Sat Weekly Examiner (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) Newspapers.com

Chess and Draughts
Young men in a fine battle royal
THIS week brings a departure from the usual policy of producing a game featuring a loca player. But the recent clash of Tal and Fischer in the International Team Tournament at Leipzig produced a game of rare ferocity and interest.
Mikhail Tal, in his early twenties, and present World Champion, is renowned for his combination skill, while Bobby Fischer is the boy prodigy who has now won the U.S. Championship for four years running, although still in his teens.
The game early shows signs of the battle royal it soon becomes. Both sides use their heavy artillery to good effect, and a wholesale slaughter is the result. There are many traps and pitfalls on the way, but they are overcome by dexterous and imaginative play. A draw is a fitting result to this masterpiece.
Surely the day is not very far away when these two giants will be playing a twenty-four game World Championship match. And what a feast of chess that should provide!

March 02, 1961 The Guardian Chess, London, Manchester

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Chess 02 Mar 1961, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

No Comeback for Smyslov
Some of the Russian grandmasters who were not among the four qualifiers for the interzonal tournament must have wished that they were inhabitants of South America (three qualifiers), Central America, or Canada (one qualifier each), where they would certainly have furthered their world championship ambitions.
As it was, the casualties in the Russian championship included Smyslov, Bronstein, and Boleslavsky, who were Botvinnik's strongest rivals for the title ten years ago. While Bronstein and Boleslavsky's results were no surprise in view of their recent indifferent form, Smyslov was expected to qualify. Last autumn he spoke of his determination to regain the world championship, but his run of draws in Moscow mark a lack of zest for the game. In chess, as elsewhere, it is hard for ex-champions to make a comeback.
Petrosian's first place was a convincing one, and already it seems that the 1963 world title challenge lies between him, Fischer and Keres.