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Charles Edwin Bauder, 1910

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December 04 1910

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, December 04, 1910

The following interesting game was played recently by correspondence between C. E. Bauder, of Philadelphia, and the Washington Chess Club, of Washington, D. C. The notes are by Mr. Bauder:

(a) All book so far. This move for Black is said to give the defense the best game.
(b) Here Marshall vs. Tarrasch played 12. NxQB and won. He and Capablanca are now analyzing the move.
(c) If 12. … QxPch, QxQ, BxQ, NxKB and wins.
(d) 18. N-KB3 gives Black the opportunity to make a strong bid for a win by sacrificing his KR.
(e) 17. B-N3. The Columbia Chess Club had played the game to this move. Here the boys gave it up and the president, C. E. Bauder, was forced to continue. It looks like a win for Black.
(f) 17. …N-K4 threatens annihilation.
(g) 18. NxN. An attempt, by giving up the Q, to force a draw.
(h) 19. … RxBch, forced.
(i) 21. … BxP, best.
(j) 23. QR-B, Black must exchange or lose something.
(k) 25. … P-KB3, P-Q6 I think better.
(l) 26. … K-Q2. Fatal; K-N2 or P-Q6 was better.
(m) 28. N-QB. This move forces a win for White and was entirely unexpected by Black. White had it in mind at move 26. N-N7 is threatened. If K moves, the Q is lost.
(n) 29. P-R3, KR-K6, KR-K7ch, all win for White.

Charles Edwin Bauder (white) vs. Max Lange (black)
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation

Charles Edwin Bauder vs. Max Lange, 1910

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 N-B3
4. P-Q4 PxP
5. O-O B-B4
6. P-K5 P-Q4
7. PxN PxB
8. R-Kch B-K3
9. N-N5 Q-Q4
10. QN-B3 Q-B4
11. QN-K4 O-O-O
12. P-KN4 Q-K4
13. N-KB3 Q-Q4
14. PxP BxP
15. PxR(Q) RxQ
16. B-B4 R-KN
17. B-N3 N-K4
18. NxN BxQ
19. N-KB6 RxBch
20. PxR Q-Q
21. N-Q7 BxP
22. NxB Q-Q3
23. QR-B QxN
24. RxB P-N4
25. QR-K2 P-KB3
26. N-B7 K-Q2
27. R-K8 P-B3
28. N-Q8 Q-N5
29. P-R3 QxRch
30. RxQ KxN
31. R-K6 1-0
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. d4 exd4
5. 0-0 Bc5
6. e5 d5
7. exf6 dxc4
8. Re1+ Be6
9. Ng5 Qd5
10. Nc3 Qf5
11. Ne4 0-0-0
12. g4 Qe5
13. Nf3 Qd5
14. fxg7 Bxg4
15. gxh8=Q Rxh8
16. Bf4 Rg8
17. Bg3 Ne5
18. Nxe5 Bxd1
19. Nf6 Rxg3+
20. fxg3 Qd8
21. Nfd7 Bxc2
22. Nxc5 Qd6
23. Rc1 Qxc5
24. Rxc2 b5
25. Rce2 f6
26. Nf7 Kd7
27. Re8 c6
28. Nd8 Qb4
29. h3 Qxe1+
30. Rxe1 Kxd8
31. Re6 1-0

'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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