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Stanislaw (Stasch) Mlotkowski, 1932

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February 14 1932

Mlotkowski-AndersonMlotkowski-Anderson 14 Feb 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

We give below an instructive game played by Stasch Mlotkowski, of Philadelphia, last summer in a match with J. A. Anderson. Mlotkowski adopts the old-fashioned attack in the French Defense of 3. P-K5, a line of play that has been scrapped and then resurrected a number of times in the last fifty years. We give special attention to Mlotkowski's note (a) as well as his note (e).

Mlotkowski-AndersonMlotkowski-Anderson 14 Feb 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

(a) This is better than B-Q3, because after PxP; 7. PxP B-Q2, White must play B-K2 and Black in reply to 6. B-K2 has nothing better than exchanging Pawns.
(b) If B-N5(ch); 8. N-B3 and now KN-K2 can be answered by either 9. O-O N-B4; 10. N-R4 or 9. P-QR3.
(c) Played in a similar position, except that Black's Queen's Bishop was at Q2 by Mackenzie against Burn. The usual move is P-QN3.
(d) It is doubtful if this is better than the usual course, P-KN3, followed by K-N2, but it relieves White of all anxiety regarding his Queen's Pawn.
(e) The attack here initiated does not yield anything; P-QN3 was an alternative.
(f) Or KR-Nsq first.
(g) Best, for if White is permitted to push Pawn to R6 and exchange Pawns and Rooks, Black's Bishop would have been of small use in the ending, with the White pieces being all on Black squares.
(h) This loses; B-Bsq should have drawn.
(i) If PxR, 35. R-Q7, K-Nsq; 36. P-K7 R-Bsq; 37. R-Q8.

Stasch Mlotkowski (white) vs. James Allan Anderson (black)
French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack

Stasch Mlotkowski vs. James Allan Anderson, 1931

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. P-K5 P-QB4
4. P-QB3 N-QB3
5. N-KB3 Q-N3
6. B-K2 PxP
7. PxP KN-K2
8. N-R3 N-B4
9. N-B2 B-N5ch
10. K-B P-KR4
11. B-Q3 B-Q2
12. BxN PxB
13. P-KN3 B-K2
14. P-KR4 N-N5
15. NxN QxN
16. K-N2 O-O-O
17. P-R3 Q-N3
18. P-QN4 K-N
19. Q-N3 B-K3
20. B-Q2 R-QB
21. P-R4 P-R4
22. KR-QN BxP
23. BxB QxB
24. QxQ PxQ
25. RxP R-B5
26. R-N6 KR-QB
27. QR-N KR-B2
28. P-R5 K-R2
29. N-N5 B-B
30. R-Q6 RxP
31. R-N5 B-Q2
32. R(N5)-N6 B-B3
33. P-K6 P-B3
34. RxB RxR
35. P-K7 RxR
36. P-K8(Q) R-QB5
37. N-B7 R(Q3)-B3
38. Q-Q7 P-Q5
39. N-Q6 R-N5
40. NxNP R-B7
41. N-B5dis.ch K-R
42. N-Q3 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 c5
4. c3 Nc6
5. Nf3 Qb6
6. Be2 cxd4
7. cxd4 Nge7
8. Na3 Nf5
9. Nc2 Bb4+
10. Kf1 h5
11. Bd3 Bd7
12. Bxf5 exf5
13. g3 Be7
14. h4 Nb4
15. Nxb4 Qxb4
16. Kg2 0-0-0
17. a3 Qb6
18. b4 Kb8
19. Qb3 Be6
20. Bd2 Rc8
21. a4 a5
22. Rb1 Bxb4
23. Bxb4 Qxb4
24. Qxb4 axb4
25. Rxb4 Rc4
26. Rb6 Rc8
27. Rhb1 R8c7
28. a5 Ka7
29. Ng5 Bc8
30. Rd6 Rxd4
31. Rb5 Bd7
32. Rbb6 Bc6
33. e6 f6
34. Rbxc6 Rxc6
35. e7 Rxd6
36. e8=Q Rc4
37. Nf7 Rc6
38. Qd7 d4
39. Nd6 Rb4
40. Nxb7 Rc2
41. Nc5+ Ka8
42. Nd3 1-0

December 14 1932

They Don't Speak Our LanguageThey Don't Speak Our Language 14 Dec 1932, Wed The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa) Newspapers.com
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'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:
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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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