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Arthur William Dake, 1931

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January 15 1931

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, January 15, 1931

1931, Chess Title for Arthur W. Dake

Title for Arthur Dake
Having gained much of what he had come to seek, Arthur Dake, the youthful expert from Portland, Oregon, is ready now to turn his steps toward the setting sun.. After a comparatively short sojourn in the East, he has succeeded in making the folks around here sit up and take notice.
Last summer, at Utica, Dake made a close finish in the State championship, which went to A. E. Santasiere after a tie with Norman Lessing. Next he finished first in a field of juniors at the Rice Progressive Chess Club, not to mention numerous prizes in lightning tourneys.
Now, to cap the climax, he is champion of the Marshall Chess Club, after surviving the preliminaries and finals without the loss of a game. Sensibly, he has decided upon a long rest and will seek it in his home on the Pacific Coast.
By June he expects to be back in Chicago to compete in the tournament of the National Chess Federation. The good wishes of the friends he has made here will go with him.

Appended is the score of Dake's victory over Bentz in the last round.

David Bentz (white) vs. Arthur William Dake (black)
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation

David Bentz vs. Arthur William Dake, 1930

Descriptive
1. N-QB3 N-KB3
2. P-K4 P-Q4
3. PxP NxP
4. B-B4 N-N3
5. B-N3 N-B3
6. N-B3 B-B4
7. Q-K2 P-K3
8. P-Q3 B-K2
9. N-K4 N-R4
10. B-K3 NxB
11. PxN O-O
12. O-O N-Q4
13. B-Q2 P-QR3
14. N-N3 B-KN5
15. P-R3 BxN
16. QxB P-QB3
17. N-K4 P-K4
18. Q-N3 P-KB4
19. B-R6 R-B2
20. N-N5 BxN
21. BxB Q-Q3
22. B-Q2 R-K
23. P-Q4 P-B5
24. Q-Q3 P-K5
25. Q-B4 P-B6
26. Q-B5 Q-N3
27. P-KN4 P-KR4
28. K-R2 P-N3
29. Q-R3 PxP
30. R-KN P-K6
31. QR-K QxP
32. B-B3 QxPch
0-1
 
Algebraic
1. Nc3 Nf6
2. e4 d5
3. exd5 Nxd5
4. Bc4 Nb6
5. Bb3 Nc6
6. Nf3 Bf5
7. Qe2 e6
8. d3 Be7
9. Ne4 Na5
10. Be3 Nxb3
11. axb3 0-0
12. 0-0 Nd5
13. Bd2 a6
14. Ng3 Bg4
15. h3 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 c6
17. Ne4 e5
18. Qg3 f5
19. Bh6 Rf7
20. Ng5 Bxg5
21. Bxg5 Qd6
22. Bd2 Re8
23. d4 f4
24. Qd3 e4
25. Qc4 f3
26. Qc5 Qg6
27. g4 h5
28. Kh2 b6
29. Qa3 hxg4
30. Rg1 e3
31. Re1 Qxc2
32. Bc3 Qxf2+
0-1

White resigns, for if 33. K-R then P-N6, etc.

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“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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