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Alexander Alekhine, 1930

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1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Goluvsky


January 16 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Mario Monticelli


January 17 1930

Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Alexander Alekhine


Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Alexander Alekhine, San Remo, 1930
Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Alexander Alekhine, San Remo, 1930

January 18 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Aron Nimzowitsch


January 20 1930

Milan Vidmar vs Alexander Alekhine


1930, San Remo Chess Tourney, Alekhine's Victory

The Daily Telegraph, London, Greater London, England, Monday, January 20, 1930

SAN REMO CHESS TOURNAMENT
ALEKHINE'S VICTORY

From Our Chess Correspondent.
SAN REMO, Sunday.
The third round of the International Chess Tournament produced various interesting encounters between the masters among which the game of Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch was of special interest owing to several factors the principle being that Nimzowitsch was a candidate for the world's championship to the extent of issuing a challenge to Alekhine last year.
Another noteworthy point at issue in this encounter was the diversity of style between the two players — Alekhine being all for attack and Nimzowitsch priding himself on having discovered a superior system of defence. He resorted to the French defence against which Alekhine, as first player, proceeded with his usual aggressiveness. Nimzowitsch found that his system failed as Alekhine overthrew his opponent in the comparatively short number of thirty moves.
Another encounter from which an interesting result might have been expected was the game between Bogoljubov and Rubinstein. The victor of the Great Moscow Tournament has not been playing with the best of luck lately and Rubinstein was at all times a formidable opponent. The queens game between these two was adjourned after sixty-eight moves.
Yates as second player to Tartakower in a queens opening fought hard in a game in which there was fine combinative play on both sides Yates conducting his game with his customary tenacity had to confess defeat in fifty-three moves.
The only other win was scored by Ahues in a short Ruy Lopez against Montecelli which the latter lost in nineteen moves owing to unsound tactics.
The game Spielmann v. Vidmar, was a draw after twenty moves Maroczy vs Kmoch in a four knights game was a draw after twenty-two moves. The games Romi vs Grau and Araiza vs Colle were also draws.
The results of three pending games were as follows:
Romi vs. Colle from the first round resulted in a win for Romi Yates vs. Alekhine from the second round was won by the latter in sixty-eight moves and Vidmar v Maroczy was drawn.
Up to the present Alekhine has won all his three games.


January 21 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Geza Maroczy


January 23 1930

Rudolf Spielmann vs Alexander Alekhine


January 24 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Hans Kmoch


January 25 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Savielly Tartakower


January 27 1930

Carl Ahues vs Alexander Alekhine


January 28 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Massimiliano Romi


January 30 1930

Efim Bogoljubov vs Alexander Alekhine


1930, Alexander Alekhine and Efim Bogoljubov, San Remo, January 30, 1930.

Alexander Alekhine and Efim Bogoljubov, San Remo, January 30, 1930.


January 31 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz


February 01 1930

Edgar Colle vs Alexander Alekhine


February 02 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Akiba Rubinstein


February 04 1930

Roberto Grau vs Alexander Alekhine


February 05 1930

1930, Alexander Alekhine Wins Chess Honors for France

Napa Journal, Napa, California, Wednesday, February 05, 1930

Frenchman Wins Chess Honors
San Remo, Italy, Feb. 4 (UP)—Dr. Alexander Alekhine of Paris, world's chess champion, won the International Chess Masters' tournament at the Municiple Casino today with 14 victories out of a total of 15 matches. Sixteen players competed.


April 25 1930

Jacob Gemzoe vs Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine vs Axel Cruusberg

Alexander Alekhine vs Karl Ruben

Erik Andersen vs Alexander Alekhine


April 27 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Tyyni Vilen


April 27 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs E Werner

Alexander Alekhine vs Nils Tegelman (Johansson)


April 28 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Gosta Stoltz

Alexander Alekhine vs Gunnar Magnusson


April 29 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs NN

Alexander Alekhine vs NN


May 08 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs B Aronowitsch


Chess master Alexander Alekhine came to San Remo and plays simultaneous chess against 35 opponents.

Chess master Alexander Alekhine came to Moka Efti (Greek for coffee, and Efti, the first two syllables of the last name of the man who ran the café, Giannis Eftimiades), [citation] in Berlin, Germany. Estimated May 8, 1930, Alekhine played simultaneously against 35 opponents. Additional notes in textarea.


June 17 1930

Chess Champion Accepts DefiChess Champion Accepts Defi 17 Jun 1930, Tue The Yonkers Herald (Yonkers, New York) Newspapers.com

Chess Champion Accepts Defi
Paris, June 17. After an exchange of letters, with Jose R. Capablanca, challenger, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, world's chess champion, has agreed to accept February 15, 1931, as the last date for a match for the championship with the Cuban master. Capablanca and Alekhine have been in negotiation with regard to a match for some time, but have not as yet come to an agreement as to details.
The champion contends that he did not receive a Challenge to play in Cuba, and it now seems probable that a match will be organized early next Winter in the United States, as Alekhine maintains that under London rules he is justified in refusing to play in Cuba since he is a native of a northern country and feels that the southern climate puts him at a disadvantage for the intellectual effort required by great match. Both Capablanca and Alekhine will be in Paris presently, and chess players here hope to bring about a meeting to settle the details for a match. Alekhine has suggested Leonard Tauber, president of the French Chess Federation, as treasurer for the match, and as referee. Dr. A. Rueb, president of the International Federation.


July 14 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Abraham Baratz


July 15 1930

Gideon Stahlberg vs Alexander Alekhine


July 16 1930

Carl Oscar Hovind vs Alexander Alekhine


July 18 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Arne Desler


July 21 1930

Manuel Golmayo vs Alexander Alekhine


July 23 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Eggert Gilfer


July 24 1930

Haakon Larsen vs Alexander Alekhine


July 26 1930

Aleksander Macht vs Alexander Alekhine


July 27 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Arvids Taube


July 31 1930

Johner / Michel / Naegeli vs Alekhine / Bernstein


August 01 1930

Alekhine / Bernstein vs Johner / Michel / Naegeli


August 18 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Mendelevic


October 04 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Heinrich MaurerE


October 07 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Wolfgang Heidenfeld


December 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Mirko Broeder


December 11 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Julije Gabrovsek

Alexander Alekhine vs Milan Vidmar Jr


December 12 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Vasja Pirc


December 13 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Bogomir Stupan

Alexander Alekhine vs Kukovec


December 14 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Martin Reiner

Alexander Alekhine vs Gabrijel Kurdjukov

Alexander Alekhine vs M Gross


December 15 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Zlatko Weiss

Alexander Alekhine vs S Borkovic

Alexander Alekhine vs Marijan Dumic

Alexander Alekhine vs Branko Filipcic

Alexander Alekhine vs M Rojnic

Alexander Alekhine vs Dragutin Spitzer


December 20 1930

Marijan Dumic vs Alexander Alekhine

Kosta Rozic vs Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine vs Lav Singer

Alexander Alekhine vs Milan Filipcic

Alexander Alekhine vs Djordje Avirovic

Alexander Alekhine vs S Borkovic


December 23 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs A Popovic


December 26 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs G Vlasak

Alexander Alekhine vs Nikola Konjovic

Alexander Alekhine vs O Horvath

Alexander Alekhine vs Janos Graber


December 28 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Steinberger

Alexander Alekhine vs I Schreibe

Alexander Alekhine vs Stanislaw Kohn

Alexander Alekhine vs Antal Csillag


December 29 1930

Alexander Alekhine vs Nikolaj Kulzinski


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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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