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April 1967
Bobby Fischer's visit to the Philippines in 1967 for the “Beat Bobby Fischer” chess matches.
August 10 1967
Pesta Merdeka, Third Festival Championship of the Singapore Chess Federation, held at the Singapore Polytechnic on 10-20 August 1967. Featured left to right: Renato Naranja, Rosendo Balinas and Florencio Campomanes.
May 02 1882
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, May 02, 1882
Mr. David T. Brock, for many years an employe of THE TRIBUNE composing-room, was yesterday married to Mrs. Mary Remington. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mr. A. W. Redner, 301 Wells street, and was performed by the Rev. W. J. Petrie.
February 11 1900
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Sunday, February 11, 1900
Noted Composer of Chess Enigmas
D. T. Brock, the veteran Chicago problemist, specimens of whose art in “the poetry of chess” appear in today's “Tribune”.
May 07 1913
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday, May 07, 1913
Brock—Mary Brock, beloved wife of David T. Brock, May 6. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m., from her late residence, 825 Asbury-ave., Evanston, Illinois. Interment at Rosehill.
August 03 1957
The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Saturday, August 03, 1957
For Chess Chance
Travel 13,000 Miles
By RAY KRZNARIC
When Rodolpho Cardoso and Florencio Compomanes arrived at Malton Thursday they had completed a two-week, 13,000-mile journey from the Philippines to compete in the world junior chess championships which began in Toronto today.
Only Cardoso is going to play in the tournament with Compomanes acting as his second. Compomanes will also report the tournament proceedings to the Manila Chronicle.
“It was tough getting $3,000 necessary for our traveling expenses,” Compomanes, Philippines' No. 1 chess player said. “We did most of the soliciting ourselves as my newspaper exhausted its funds by financing our Olympic team last year. But we made it.”
The 19-year-old Cardoso said he even abandoned the idea of continuing his studies because of this tournament. “This June I was intending to enroll at the faculty of journalism in Manila,” he said, “but the tournament date clashed with our first semester in June. So I chose chess instead.”
Campomanes, unlike Cardoso has been to Northing in Cleveland, but this was his first trip to Canada. He was quite surprised when told that no big company or the government was sponsoring America before, while studying the tournament. “I can't see how you can raise enough money just by collections,” he said. Later on when the guests read how the city of Toronto offered $150 toward the tourney's expenses they just chuckled.
Even before the Philippines arrived Ibrahim Munir Bahgat, Egypt's representative in the tournament caused chairman Bernard Freedman a small headache by materializing in Freedman's office early Monday morning. He was expected on Thursday. “I guess I miscalculated the length of the trip” said the embarrassed Egyptian currently studying pharmacy at the University of Texas.
Sufficiently accustomed to his new surroundings Bahgat confessed he didn't have much competition in chess during the past two years. “Somehow down south we never managed to attract any bigger chess names,” he remarked. Bahgat said there is rumor that he is a better weight-lifter than chess player. He is reported to have lifted 250 pounds in the middleweight press division. Ontario heavyweight record is 245 pounds.
One of the favorites in the tournament, (to win it again) William Lombardy, representing the U.S., reached Toronto, Thursday. Lombardy was optimistic about the upcoming junior meet. “I've heard that the Russian boy (Vladimir Salimanov) isn't nearly as good as Boris Spassky, who won the title at Antwerp two years ago,” the 18-year-old New Yorker said.
Canada will be the only nation with two representatives in the tourney, a customary privilege for the host country. They are Francois Jobin, 19, of Quebec City, and Peter Bates, 18, of 194 Davenport Rd., Toronto.
For Bates, it will be his first major tournament. Jobin, the Dominion junior title-holder, played last year in the first Canadian Open at Montreal.
The tournament opened at 11:30 a.m. at the Central YMCA auditorium. Sunday playing time will be 3 p.m. and week days 6 p.m.
July 24 1963
The Baytown Sun, Baytown, Texas, Wednesday, July 24, 1963
Eric Bone Back From California Math Course
Eric D. Bone, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bone, 108 W. Bayshore, has returned from Los Angeles, Calif., where he attended a special math course at the University of California.
A graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and the University of Texas, Bone is an aerospace technologist at the Houston Manned Spacecraft Center.
The math course at UCLA concerned advanced optimization techniques by means of the calculus of variations and current developments in dynamic computer programming. The material presented was oriented toward the field of space flight control.
Conducted by nationally recognized authorities, the course was attended by specialists from aircraft and computer companies, research institutes and numerous NASA establishments.
While in Los Angeles, Bone attended the International Chess Tournament in progress at the Ambassador Hotel. Leading grandmasters from the U.S. and foreign countries were in the tournament including the new world champion, Tigran Petrosian of Russia.
December 06 1973
The Rayne Acadian-Tribune, Rayne, Louisiana, Thursday, December 06, 1973
They Tied For First—Eric Bone of Houston, Texas, left, and John Burston of Manitoba, Canada, right, completed the second annual Acadian Chess Tournament here this past weekend in a tie for first place honors and awards.
May 23 1986
Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, Friday, May 23, 1986
Winner of the championship section will receive $1,000. The highest scoring Texas resident will be the Texas Chess Champion and will receive the C. Harold Bone Trophy named in honor of a Houston chess organizer a generation ago and father of chess star Eric Bone.
July 23 1913
The Red Deer News, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, July 23, 1913
Russell A. Scott, of Humber's store, got back last week from his Winnipeg trip. He was one of the eight contestants for the Canadian Chess Championship, and made a very good showing, considering that he was by some years the youngest of all the competitors. Mr. Scott's game with Morrison, the present holder of the Championship, was a draw lasting for sixty-three moves; and Blake, the next strongest player, only beat after playing a hard fifty-move game. In the result our townsman got sixth place.
July 29 1914
The Red Deer News, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, July 29, 1914
All old friends of Russell Scott, who used to be with H. H. Humber, will be pleased to learn of his success in the chess competitions. He looks like becoming a real champion.
September 10 1921
The Calgary Albertan, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Saturday, September 10, 1921
R. A. Scott Wins Chess Tournament For The Civic Title
Dr. J. Ferguson Elected President of Calgary City Chess Club.
R. A. Scott is the chess champion of the city of Calgary as the result of a tournament which has just been concluded. Scott is therefore holder of the H. R. Chauncey cup. J. Sutcliffe and F. R. Burfield tied for second place, but on the replay Sutcliffe won out and took second place, putting Burfield in the third position.
H. A. Horstman, who came in fourth in the fight for the city championship, was more fortunate in the C. W. McMillan shield competition, getting first. G. H. Crew won the consolation competition.
The following are the officials elected at the annual meeting:
C. W. McMillan and A. H. Clarke, K. C., hon presidents; Dr. J. Ferguson, president; J. C. Paterson, vice-president; E. Jones, 2nd vice-president; A. T. Dewhurst, secretary. General committee: Dr. J. Ferguson, A. T. Dewhurst, John C. Paterson, H. A. Horstman, R. A. Scott, T. J. Sutcliffe and J. S. E. Lloyd.
February 11 1922
The Calgary Albertan, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Saturday, February 11, 1922
SCOTT, CALGARY WINS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
R. A. Scott won the McMillan shield, emblematic of the Calgary Chess club championship, by defeating A. T. Dewhurst in an adjourned game Friday evening at the board of trade.
Mr. A. Hill after reaching the finale was unable to play off with Scott being forced to leave for Edmonton before play was finished.
March 30 1922
The Calgary Albertan, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Thursday, March 30, 1922
Chess Champion For Third Time
R. A. Scott retained the title of city chess champion by defeating H. A. Horseman in the playoff of the tournament, conducted under the auspices of the Calgary Chess club, at the Board of Trade rooms.
In the playoff Scott won four to one. This is the third time in succession that Mr. Scott has won the championship and therefore cinches the Chauncey cup.
In the last three years Mr. Scott established a record for local chess by winning every event that he competed in, a record to be proud of.
September 19 1922
Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Tuesday, September 19, 1922
R. A. Scott Is Chess Champion of Alberta
Defeats A. Hill, Edmonton Title-Holder, Five Games Out of Six
Winning five out of six rounds of the tournament finals with A. Hill, Edmonton champion, R. A. Scott, of Calgary, won the chess championship when he completed the fifth victory here on Monday night. Scott proved to be vastly superior to his opponent, especially in the end play, in which the champion excelled to a marked degree.
Scott is leaving Calgary for the coast within the course of the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime he is prepared to meet any other chess player in the province who might dispute his right to the championship title. Since coming to Calgary, four years ago, Scott has never lost an event. He was at one time chess editor of The Herald and imparted some valuable instructions to chess players of the district.
October 31 1922
Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Tuesday, October 31, 1922
Chess Championship Trophy Is Donated
Former Cup Permanently Won by R. A. Scott of This City
Owing to R. A. Scott, the Alberti champion winning the chess championship three years in succession, the cup remains his property, and the club opened the season without a cup to play for.
However, through the generosity of Moffatt Bros., jewelers of this city who have kindly presented a silver cup to the club, for open competition in the city chess championship, the players can go ahead, with the same incentive as in previous years.
This competition is open to all chess players in Calgary and district. The winner of the most games this season in the championship, will hold the cup permanently.
Competitors wishing to enter can do so by giving their names to the secretary of the Chess Club, board of trade rooms, on Monday, Wednesday or Friday at eight p.m. each night. Entries will close Saturday, November 11. It may be of interest to know that R. A. Scott will not compete, as he has left the city and now reside in British Columbia.
February 21 1927
The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Monday, February 21, 1927
R. A. Scott Leading For City Chess Title
After the first week's play in the Vancouver chess championship tournament, two remain undefeated, namely, Scott and Stevenson, with Scott leading by half a point.
September 09 1928
The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, September 09, 1928
CHESS CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR
A. Stevenson President—Match Monday—Successful Season Anticipated.
The tournament for the chess championship of British Columbia will be staged at Vancouver this year, it was revealed at the annual meeting of the Vancouver Chess Club at the club-rooms, Abbotsford Hotel, Pender street.
The first match of the new season will be the annual president's team vs. the vice-president's team, which is to be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the clubrooms. The following Monday, September 17, there will be an open knockout tournament for the president's prize. Officers of the club for the 1928-29 season have been elected as follows:
President, M. A. Stevenson: vice-president, J. M. Taylor; treasurer. H. T. Hill; match captain, R. A. Scott; hononary secretary. David Collacott; committee, F. Knowles, G. A. Rushton and H. C. Nixon.
Visitors are invited to the club, which is open from 11:30 a.m. to 13 midnight dally. Correspondence on chess matters should be addressed to Secretary David Collacott, the Vancouver Chess Club, Abbotsford Hotel, Pender street.
March 28 1958
Red Deer Advocate, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Friday, March 28, 1958
Many old residents of Red Deer will remember Russell Scott, a watchmaker, who was a keen chess enthusiast. Taking his vacation at the time of the Dominion championship tourney, he went to Winnipeg where he had entered his name as a contestant. On his return he described for me his reactions. It was his first experience of playing by the clock, and he confessed that the time limitation rattled him a little. For a first try he did quite creditably. There was time for only one round which meant twenty-eight games, each of the eight entrants playing one game against each of the other seven. Morrison, a Montrealer, who was the then champion, defended his title with a score of 6½. One player scored seven ducks-eggs. Scotts score was 2½, one game against the ducks-egg artist, one victory over a player who made a better score than Scott, and a draw with champion Morrison — the only player the latter failed to beat. Scott moved from Red Deer to Calgary, where he worked for Birks, became chess editor of the Calgary Herald and chess champion of Alberta. He retained this title until he moved to B.C.
—W.F H.
August 28 1978
Russell Almer Scott, Chess Champion, Death Certificate
August 30 1978
The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Wednesday, August 30, 1978
SCOTT—On August 28, 1978, Russell Almer Scott, aged 89 years, of Burnaby, B.C. He is survived by his family, 2 sons, George and Harold; 3 daughters. Margaret, Nora and Billie: 2 grandchildren: 7 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 31, at 12:30 p.m. in the Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver, Rev. John Sorochan officiating. Cremation. In lieu of flowers donations to the B.C. Heart Foundation. Arrangements through the Memorial Society of B.C. and First Memorial Services.
June 19 1952
Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, Hollywood, California, Thursday, June 19, 1952
Death Checkmates Ewfim Bogoljubov
Triberg, Germany, June 19. (AP)—Ewfim Bogoljubow, 64, Russian exile three-time German national chess champion, is dead.
July 11 1952
The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Friday, July 11, 1952
Bogoljubow
The death is announced at the age of 64 of Ewfim D. Bogoljubow, one of the great figures in chess. His best days were in the twenties, culminating in his remarkable victory in the Moscow tournament of 1925, where he finished well ahead of Em. Lasker, Capablanca, and other front-rank masters.
In his later years his powers gradually fell off and present-day players tended to forget what a great player he was. That is the fate of most masters who do not follow Morphy's example and retire at the height of their fame. Bogoljubow's chief characteristics were imagination and originality. They served him well against lesser mortals, but against players of his own class they cost him many a point, although even when playing Alekhine he won more than a few fine games.
In the following brevity from a Stockholm tournament in 1920 (playing White) against Wendel he shows an almost puckish humour:
Efim Bogoljubov (white) vs. Verner Wendel (black)
2nd Stockholm Jubilee (1920), Stockholm, Sweden
Dutch Defense: Spielmann Gambit
1. Against 2. … P-Q4; trying to prevent the gambit continuation 3. P-K4, Bogoljubov had thought out the following line, relying more on his own ingenuity than on the soundness of the conception; 3. P-K4, QPxP; 4. B-N5 (or B-QB4), followed by N-R3, or P-KB3, with good attacking chances.
2. The idea is 3. … PxP; 4. P-K4 P-Q3; 5. P-KR3, and White acquires great mobility.
3. Forcing Black to continue to attack, when he should be more concerned with his means of defence.
4. The cat among the pigeons. There is no adequate reply.
5. Plausible, for he threatens 11. … N-Q5. If at once 10. … N-Q5; 11. Q-K4.
6. An amusing ending; 15. … NxQ; 16. B-N5ch K-K1; 17. N-B7ch K-B1; 18. R-KB1, &c. A delightful miniature.
February 10 1961
Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Friday, February 10, 1961
Moscow (AP)—Grigory Levenfish, 71, a leading Soviet chess player whose career dated back to the beginning of the century, died Thursday. Reporting his death, Tass, the Soviet news agency said he wrote a number of articles on the theory and practice of chess and attained the rank of international grandmaster in 1950.
August 28 1955
Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Sunday, December 15, 1957
Game Selection
Mr. Dutton, with his recent letter, sent me a copy of “Chess,” a chess column by Isaac Kashdan written for the Los Angeles Times. This featured a tournament for the women's championship title. The following game was played in this tournament.
Mona Karff (white) vs. Eva Aronson (black)
King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System
August 28 1955
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Sunday, August 28, 1955
Man's World? Gals Have Day In Chess Tourney at New York
Field is Rated As Strongest Of It's Kind by Merrill Dowden
This may be a man's world, as advertised, but you wouldn't think so if you should visit the Marshall and Manhattan Chess Clubs in New York this week.
For the ladies have moved in, bad and baggage, at these two strongholds of the bearded gender.
The occasion is the 1955 United States Women's Championship, which will continue through September 6. And the current tournament is rated as the strongest of its kind ever held in this country.
Competing for the first time in the same tourney are four U.S. women international masters: Mrs. Mary Bain, Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser, and Miss Mona M. Karff, all of New York City, and Mrs. Sonja Graf Stevenson of Palm Springs,Calif.
The other contenders are Mrs. Eva Aronson of Chicago; Mrs. Lena Grumette, Hollywood; Mrs. Willa White Owens, Avon Lake, Ohio; Miss Lucille Kellner, Detroit; Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky and Miss Nancy Roos of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Mary Selensky of Philadelphia.
December 14 1953
The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, Monday, December 14, 1953
Racine Chess Club Loses to Chicago
Racine Chess Club was defeated 7½ to 4½ by Chicago Austin Club, champions of the Chicago Chess League for the past two years, in a close match yesterday.
The outcome hung in the balance until the closing minutes, but R. E. Rigg and Jim Weidner lost their matches after losing early leads. Andy Mike, John Olsen, and Dan Andersen scored victories for Racine.
Rudy Kunz fought back from a losing position to gain a draw with Mrs. Eva Aronson, U. S. Women's Open Champion, while Art Domsky and John Stuempfig also drew with their opponents.
February 13 1950
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Monday, February 13, 1950
Austin Chess, Checker Club Stars Compete
The Austin Chess and Checker club's 100 members are appearing at the World Hobby Exposition playing all comers in both chess and checkers.
There are a number of champions in the club. Albert Sandrin is the United States open chess champion. Another member, Paul Poschel, is Illinois champion.
Mrs. Eva Aronson, who is the only woman simultaneous chess player in Illinois, recently played 17 men at one time and won from 14 of them.
March 13 1961
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Monday, March 13, 1961
Mrs. Eva Aronson and Frank Skoff deep in thought over chess problem at Gompers Park fieldhouse, 4222 Foster Avenue. Skoff is president of the Gompers Park Chess club. Tribune Photo.
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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.
March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008The 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.
