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April 07, 1901 Chicago Tribune, Over The Chessboard, Chicago, Illinois

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ChessChess 07 Apr 1901, Sun Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Newspapers.com

Current Chess Topics.
Sidney P. Johnston was compelled to decline an offer to take a board in the cable match on April 19 and 20, America vs. Britain, because the offer came too late. Mr. Johnston has not played hard chess for nearly a year, and does not consider himself in good enough form to do himself or the occasion proper justice.
A London cable announces that Blackburne has declined to play on the British team this year.
“Now for a match by postal cards between Dawson City and Manila,” says the St. Paul Dispatch. A good thing as soon as express mail service by air ships (ten miles a minute) is established.
After five losses the Easterners drew the sixth game in the East vs. West match.
Dr. Paul von Seydewitz, one of the earliest members of the now famous New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist club, whom Mr. Seguin describes as an eccentric but thorough gentleman of the old-time cast, is dead. He was a man of great culture and wide learning.
Here is the Sire de Legal mate again. This time it won a $5 prize for the shortest game at the Ohio Chess association meeting, Dr. Mills vs. Albert White:

Dr. Charles A. Mills (white) vs. Albert White (black)
Philidor Defense
Submitted to chessgames.com on 04/29/2025

Dr. Charles A. Mills vs. Albert White, 1901

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. B-B4 B-N5
4. N-B3 P-KR3
5. NxP BxQ
6. BxPch K-K2
7. N-K5mate
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. Bc4 Bg4
4. Nc3 h6
5. Nxe5 Bxd1
6. Bxf7+ Ke7
7. Nd5#

Why are prizes given for games without originality.
The Manhattan and Franklin Chess clubs will furnish $75 each to purchase a trophy for a series of annual team contests. The first encounter is scheduled for Memorial day at either New York or Philadelphia. Three straight wins or five in succession will secure the prize.
Emil Kemeny claims the variation by which W. E. Napier attempts to knock out the Rice gambit will not work.

No. 31—By W. Pauly, Bucharest.
White mates in two moves.
Queen's Gambit Declined.

Semyon Alapin vs Georg Marco

This is the only game lost by Alapin, and one of the four won by Marco. White here had an excellent chance to resign, but overlooked it and twenty-seven other equally good opportunities. He gave up after Marco's fifty-fourth move, when all pieces had been exchanged, and none of Marco's pawns could be stopped from queening. At the local club recently a player punished his opponent for not resigning by bishoping six pawns.
The following game has an interesting ending, in which Janowski must exercise great care to win:

Jacques Mieses vs David Janowski

Frank Marshall vs Arturo Reggio

Frank Marshall vs David Janowski

and wins. Marshall's original treatment of the opening is certainly no improvement on book lines, and its weak points are quickly exposed by the Frenchman.

Arturo Reggio vs Carl Schlechter

Black won after fifty-five moves, but the game may be dismissed here, as the extra pawn must win with proper play.

Jacques Mieses vs Isidor Gunsberg

Drawn by perpetual check. Mieses might have improved his chances by 20. QR4ch first and 21. QR4ch, thereby hampering Black's defensive maneuvers somewhat.

Semyon Alapin vs Mikhail Chigorin

Tschigorin is the only master who considers it safe to defend this opening by 2. N-QB3. His brilliant combination beginning with 22. N-B4, unfortunately, would not yield more than a draw. Black obtained a splendid free opening.

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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'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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