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Samuel Warren Bampton, 1906

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October 28 1906

1906, Franklin Chess Club Game, Charles Severo Martinez, Samuel Warren Bampton and Jacob Elson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, October 28, 1906

A friendly match of a most interesting character is now in progress at the Franklin Chess Club, Messrs. C. S. Martinez and S. W. Bampton being matched against the veteran Jacob Elson and another veteran and an exceptionally strong player of the Franklin Chess Club. The first game in this contest was drawn. The second we give herewith:

1906, Franklin Chess Club Game, Charles Severo Martinez, Samuel Warren Bampton and Jacob Elson.

(a) QN-Q2 is the strongest move in this position. We even prefer playing it a move earlier.
(b) Again QN-Q2 was in order.
(c) QN-Q2 cannot now be played because of the reply N-B6.
(d) Black cannot now play P-N3, because of the following continuation: 12. NxN's P-B PxN; 13. BxP, R-B's 2; 14. BxRch BxB; 15. BxB QxB; 16. NxP and wins.
(e) Should black now play NxP, then Q-B's 2 should win for white.

Martinez/Bampton (white) vs. Elson/Partner

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

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 B-K2
5. N-B3 O-O
6. P-K3 P-QN3
7. PxP PxP
8. B-Q3 B-K3
9. N-K5 P-QB4
10. R-QB N(B3)-Q2
11. Q-R5 P-KB4
12. BxB QxB
13. P-B4 PxP
14. PxP Q-N5
15. N-B3 N-KB3
16. Q-R4 N-QB3
17. P-QR3 QxNP
18. O-O QxRP
19. N-N5 Q-Q3
20. KR-K KR-K
21. N-N5 Q-Q2
22. RxB RxR
23. BxP QR-K
24. BxPch NxB
25. QxNch K-B
26. Q-R8ch K-K2
27. QxPch K-Q
28. NxR RxN
29. Q-B8ch R-K
30. Q-B6ch Q-K2
31. RxN 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. Nf3 0-0
6. e3 b6
7. cxd5 exd5
8. Bd3 Be6
9. Ne5 c5
10. Rc1 Nd7
11. Qh5 f5
12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. f4 cxd4
14. exd4 Qb4
15. Nf3 Nf6
16. Qh4 Nc6
17. a3 Qxb2
18. 0-0 Qxa3
19. Nb5 Qd6
20. Re1 Re8
21. Ng5 Qd7
22. Rxe6 Rxe6
23. Bxf5 Re8
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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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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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