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John William Brunnemer, 1939

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January 27 1939

1939, John Williams Brunnemer vs. Harpet, Chess End Game

The Standard-Star, New Rochelle, New York, Friday, January 27, 1939

John W. Brunnemer, veteran expert, has favored us with a number of choice examples of his end game play from his long experience as a correspondence and tournament player. We append one of the endings.

1. BxN BxB; 2. N-B5 K-R2! 3. N-N5ch BxN; 4. RxB R-R; 5. Q-R5ch!! K-N; 6. RxPch. As Black must decline the offer of the queen, so must he accept this sacrifice of the rook.
6. … PxR; 7. QxPch K-B; 8. Q-B6ch K-K; 9. N-N7mate

Brunnemer (white) Harpet (black)

John William Brunnemer vs. Harpet, End Game
1. Bxf6 Bxf6
2. Nf5 Kh7
3. Ng5+ Bxg5
4. Rxg5 Rh8
5. Qh5+ Kg8
6. Rxg6+ fxg6
7. Qxg6+ Kf8
8. Qf6+ Ke8
9. Ng7#

FEN r1n1r1k1/2qb1pb1/p2p1np1/1p1Pp1B1/2p1P3/2P2NNP/PPB2p1K/R2Q2R1 w - - 0 1

November 03 1939

The Standard-Star, New Rochelle, New York, Friday, November 03, 1939

1939, Chess Game between Dr. Royal S. Davis and John William Brunnemer

John W. Brunnemer is one of the finest chess-players in the country. In fact, if he had chosen to follow the game professionally, he might have been one of the country's leading masters.
It is, therefore, praiseworthy that Dr. Royal S. Davis, president of the New Rochelle Chess Club, effected his downfall in the following game, worthy of the closest scrutiny.

(a)22. P-N5! B-N2(a) If 22. … PxN, not the obvious PxB, but PxP!
(b)23. K-K2 Q-K(b) The only move to hold everything for a time.
(c)28. PxQP N-K2(c) Again the only move. If N-N, 29. RxN QxR; 30. BxP, RxB; 31. QxRch, etc.
(d)35. P-Q5! R-QN(d) Better than BxP.
(e)45. K-B5 Resigns(e) The final position should be studied carefully until the student assures himself that Black cannot avert defeat. It is an excellent example of zugzwang.

Royal Stanton Davis (white) vs. John William Brunnemer (black)
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line

Royal Stanton Davis vs. John William Brunnemer, 1939

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 N-B3
5. O-O B-K2
6. Q-K2 P-QN4
7. B-N3 O-O
8. P-QR4 P-N5
9. P-Q4 P-Q3
10. P-B3 NPxP
11. NPxP B-N5
12. R-Q Q-B
13. B-K3 P-R3
14. QN-Q2 BxN
15. QxB R-N
16. QR-N N-N5
17. N-B NxB
18. NxN B-N4
19. N-B5 K-R2
20. P-KR4 B-B3
21. P-N4 P-N3
22. P-N5! B-N2
23. K-N2 Q-K
24. NxB KxN
25. Q-B6ch K-R2
26. B-Q5 RxR
27. RxR PxQP
28. PxQP N-K2
29. PxRP KxP
30. B-N3 N-B3
31. B-Q5 N-K2
32. B-B4 N-B3
33. P-B3 Q-Q
34. QxQ RxQ
35. P-Q5! R-QN
36. RxR NxR
37. P-QR5! P-KB4
38. PxP P-N4
39. K-R3 P-B3
40. P-B6 PxRP
41. KxP K-N3
42. P-B7 K-N2
43. K-N5 PxP
44. BxQP N-Q2
45. K-B5 Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 Be7
6. Qe2 b5
7. Bb3 0-0
8. a4 b4
9. d4 d6
10. c3 bxc3
11. bxc3 Bg4
12. Rd1 Qc8
13. Be3 h6
14. Nd2 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Rb8
16. Rb1 Ng4
17. Nf1 Nxe3
18. Nxe3 Bg5
19. Nf5 Kh7
20. h4 Bf6
21. g4 g6
22. g5! Bg7
23. Kg2 Qe8
24. Nxg7 Kxg7
25. Qf6+ Kh7
26. Bd5 Rxb1
27. Rxb1 exd4
28. cxd4 Ne7
29. gxh6 Kxh6
30. Bb3 Nc6
31. Bd5 Ne7
32. Bc4 Nc6
33. f3 Qd8
34. Qxd8 Rxd8
35. d5! Rb8
36. Rxb8 Nxb8
37. a5! f5
38. exf5 g5
39. Kh3 c6
40. f6 gxh4
41. Kxh4 Kg6
42. f7 Kg7
43. Kg5 cxd5
44. Bxd5 Nd7
45. Kf5 1-0
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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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