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November 26, 1899 Chess, St. Louis Globe-Democrat

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ChessChess 26 Nov 1899, Sun St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) Newspapers.com

Tschigorin, after winning the recent Russian championship tournament, was beaten at St. Petersburg by Lewitsky and Nanarkow in consultation. Lewitsky is a brilliant young player, and finished third in the tourney won by Tschigorin. He was matched to play Schiffers, who finished second in the same tourney, but the latter's mind gave way and he was sent to an asylum. The Tschigorin-Lewitsky-Nanrkow game follows:

Mikhail Chigorin vs Stefan Levitsky / Vladimir Nenarokov

The following games were selected from those played in the tourney now pending at the St. Louis Chess Club:

Edward Schrader (white) vs. Dr. Otto Fick (black)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense
Submitted to chessgames.com on 05/10/2025

Edward Schrader vs. Dr. Otto Fick, 1899

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. N-N5 P-Q4
5. PxP N-QR4
6. B-N5ch P-B3
7. PxP PxP
8. B-K2 P-KR3
9. N-KB3 P-K5
10. N-N1 B-QB4
11. K-B1 O-O
12. P-QB3 B-Q5
13. P-QN4 N-N2
14. N-QR3 N-Q4
15. B-B4 B-K3
16. N-K2 B-K4
17. R-QN1 N-Q3
18. BxN PxB
19. N-B2 P-B4
20. P-Q4 R-B3
21. N-B4 B-B2
22. N-K3 P-KN4
23. KNxP4/5 K-N2   
24. P-N3 N-B5
25. NxN BxN
26. N-K3 BxP
27. R-N2 B-K3
28. P-Q5 B-Q2
29. P-QB4 P-B5
30. PxP PxP
31. R-N1 PxN
32. BxP Q-R4
33. B-Q4 R-B2
34. QR-N3 P-K6
35. BxP QxP
36. Q-Q3 B-N4
37. K-K2 QxQch
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 d5
5. exd5 Na5
6. Bb5+ c6
7. dxc6 bxc6
8. Be2 h6
9. Nf3 e4
10. Ng1 Bc5
11. Kf1 0-0
12. c3 Bd4
13. b4 Nb7
14. Na3 Nd5
15. Bc4 Be6
16. Ne2 Be5
17. Rb1 Nd6
18. Bxd5 cxd5
19. Nc2 f5
20. d4 Rf6
21. Nf4 Bf7
22. Ne3 g5
23. Nfxd5 Kg7
24. g3 Nc4
25. Nxc4 Bxd5
26. Ne3 Bxa2
27. Rb2 Be6
28. d5 Bd7
29. c4 f4
30. gxf4 gxf4
31. Rb1 fxe3
32. Bxe3 Qa5
33. Bd4 Rf7
34. Rb3 e3
35. Bxa7 Qxd5
36. Qd3 Bb5
37. Ke2 Qxd3+
0-1

Dr. John L. Cassilly (white) vs. Benjamin Foster (black)
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. N-QB3 N-KB3
5. P-Q3 P-Q3
6. P-KR3 B-K3
7. B-N3 N-K2
8. N-K2 N-N3
9. P-QB3 P-KR3
10. O-O O-O
11. B-K3 B-N3
12. N-N3 Q-Q2
13. P-Q4 PxP
14. PxP P-Q4
15. P-K5 N-K5
16. NxN PxN
17. N-R2 P-QB3
18. Q-Q2 BxB
19. PxB P-KB4 
20. PxPe.p. RxP
21. N-N4 R-K3
22. KR-Q QR-Q
23. Q-B3 Q-Q4
24. Q-B4 K-R2
25. R-Q2 KR-Q3
26. QR-Q Q-KB4
27. N-R2 N-R5
28. N-B NxNP
29. KxN Q-B6ch
30. K-R2 R-N3
31. N-N3 B-B2
32. R-KN QxNch
33. PxQ QxB
34. RN-N RxNP
35. RxR QxRch
36. R-N2 QxQ
37. Q-K2 P-Q6
38. Q-R5 Q-Q3ch
39. R-N3 R-KB
40. Q-N4 Q-Q4
Resigns
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. Nc3 Nf6
5. d3 d6
6. h3 Be6
7. Bb3 Ne7
8. Ne2 Ng6
9. c3 h6
10. 0-0 0-0
11. Be3 Bb6
12. Ng3 Qd7
13. d4 exd4
14. cxd4 d5
15. e5 Ne4
16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Nh2 c6
18. Qd2 Bxb3
19. axb3 f5
20. exf6e.p. Rxf6
21. Ng4 Re6
22. Rd1 Rd8
23. Qc3 Qd5
24. Qc4 Kh7
25. Rd2 Rd6
26. Rd1 Qf5
27. Nh2 Nh4
28. Nf1 Nxg2
29. Kxg2 Qf3+
30. Kh2 Rg6
31. Ng3 Bc7
32. Rg1 Qxg3+
33. fxg3

Thomas Edmond Lyons (white) vs. Benjamin Foster (black)

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. B-B4 N-QB3
3. N-KB3 P-KN3
4. P-Q4 PxP
5. NxP B-N2
6. NxN NPxN
7. P-QB3 P-Q3
8. Q-Q3 N-KB3
9. P-K5 N-Q4
10. P-KB4 P-KB3
11. BxN BPxB
12. PxP QxP
13. N-R3 P-QR3
14. N-B2 Q-B4
15. Q-K2 Q-K5
16. P-KR4 B-N2
17. P-R5 Q-QB
18. PxP PxP
19. RxR BxR
20. QxQ PxQ
21. B-K3 K-K2
22. B-Q4 P-Q3
23. K-K2 P-K4
24. PxP PxP
25. B-B2 B-B3
26. R-R1 R-KR1
27. RxR BxR
28. B-R4ch K-K3
29. P-B4 B-N2
30. P-QN4 B-KB1
31. B-B2 P-K6
32. BxP BxKNP
33. P-N3 PxP
34. PxP B-Q4
35. K-Q3 BxP
36. P-N6 B-N3
37. P-N7 B-Q3
38. B-R7 K-B4
39. P-N8 QBxQ
40. BxB P-N4
41. K-Q2 BxN
42. KxB P-N5
43. K-Q2 K-K5
44. K-K2 P-N6
45. K-B1 1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Bc4 Nc6
3. Nf3 g6
4. d4 cxd4
5. Nxd4 Bg7
6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. c3 d6
8. Qd3 Nf6
9. e5 Nd5
10. f4 f6
11. Bxd5 cxd5
12. exd6 Qxd6
13. Na3 a6
14. Nc2 Qc5
15. Qe2 Qe3
16. h4 Bb7
17. h5 Rc8
18. hxg6 hxg6
19. Rxh8+ Bxh8
20. Qxe3

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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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