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Sven Elias Almgren, 1930

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March 13 1930

Snappy GameSnappy Game 13 Mar 1930, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com

Here in Brooklyn the Scandinavian Chess Club has a problem composer in Sven Almgren, who is likewise one of the most resourceful players on its league teams. A snappy game of his from the match with the Staten Island Chess Club follows.

Sven Elias Almgren (white) vs. Quackenbos (black)
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit

Sven Elias Almgren vs. Quackenbos, 1930

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. P-Q4 P-KB4
4. PxKP BPxP
5. N-N5 P-Q4
6. N-QB3 B-QN5
7. P-K6 BxNch
8. PxB N-KR3
9. Q-R5ch K-K2
10. B-R3ch K-B3
11. N-B7 NxN
12. QxNch K-K4
13. P-KB4ch PxPe.p.
14. K-B2 Q-B3
15. R-Kch K-B4
16. B-Q3ch K-N4
17. P-R4ch K-N5
18. PxPch K-B5
19. B-Bmate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 f5
4. dxe5 fxe4
5. Ng5 d5
6. Nc3 Bb4
7. e6 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 Nh6
9. Qh5+ Ke7
10. Ba3+ Kf6
11. Nf7 Nxf7
12. Qxf7+ Ke5
13. f4+ exf3
14. Kf2 Qf6
15. Re1 Kf5
16. Bd3 Kg5
17. h4+ Kg4
18. gxf3+ Kf4
19. Bc1#

November 23, 1930

1930, Sven Elias Almgren Wins Two Chess Games in Western Pennsylvania Chess Championship

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sunday, November 23, 1930

Almgren Wins Two Chess Tilts
Sven Almgren, representing the Pittsburgh Chess Club and engaging in his first tournament, was the pace-setter in the Western Pennsylvania chess championship yesterday, winning both matches against Charles Ow and Joseph Firestone.
Stephen Emery, present title-holder, won his lone match, downing R. W. Cuthbert.
H. L. Dolde, perennial champion, met defeat at the hands of Kalman Erdeky, who copped the title in 1912.
Gunnar Wakenius defeated E. Opsahl in a long-drawn-out match.

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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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