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George Anthony Hunnex, 1949

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December 25, 1949

San Diego County Individual Championship TournamentSan Diego County Individual Championship Tournament 25 Dec 1949, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

SAN DIEGO COUNTY INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
George A. Hunnex, champion of San Diego, and the La Mesa Chess Club, who is visiting our city, brought the news of the forthcoming San Diego individual championship tournament, which will start Jan. 10. 1950, at the headquarters of the San Diego Chess Club, Sanford Hotel. The tournament is open to anyone living in San Diego County. He also told of an exhibition by George Koltanowski against 32 opponents played at the San Diego Chess Club where he won 28 games and lost to George A. Hunnex (game published below) and drew against L. R. Bates of La Mesa, J. P. Scott of Encinitas, and Judge B. C. Jenkins of Santa Rosa, Cal.

George Koltanowski (white) vs. George A. Hunnex (black)
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. P-K3 B-B4
4. P-B4 P-B3
5. N-B3 P-K3
6. Q-N3 Q-B2
7. B-Q2 B-K2
8. R-B PxP
9. BxP N-Q2
10. O-O O-O
11. KR-K N-K5
12. NxN BxN
13. B-N4 N-N3
14. N-Q2 B-N3
15. BxB QxB
16. P-K4 NxB
17. NxN Q-N4
18. P-B3 Q-K2
19. N-K5 QR-B
20. NxB RPxN
21. R-B4 KR-Q
22. KR-QB K-R2
23. P-QR4 R-B2
24. P-R5 P-R3
25. Q-N6 R(2)-Q2
26. Q-N4 Q-N4
27. K-B2 P-K4
28. R-Q PxP
29. R-Q3 Q-R5ch
30. K-N Q-B5
31. P-KN3 Q-B2
32. Q-B5 P-B3
33. K-B2 R-K
34. RxP R-K4
35. RxR QxR
36. RxQ RxQ
37. RxQNP RxP
38. R-N6 R-R7
39. P-R4 P-R4
40. K-K3 P-R5
41. K-B4 P-QB4
42. R-N5 P-B5
43. R-N4 P-R6
44. PxP P-B6
45. P-R4 P-B7
46. R-B4 P-B4!
47. PxP? RxP!!
48. RxR P-B8(Q)ch 
49. K-N4 PxPch
50. KxP Q-Bch
51. K-B4 Q-B2ch
52. K-K3 Q-B8ch
Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. e3 Bf5
4. c4 c6
5. Nc3 e6
6. Qb3 Qc7
7. Bd2 Be7
8. Rc1 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Nd7
10. 0-0 0-0
11. Re1 Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4
13. Bb4 Nb6
14. Nd2 Bg6
15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. e4 Nxc4
17. Nxc4 Qg5
18. f3 Qe7
19. Ne5 Rc8
20. Nxg6 hxg6
21. Rc4 Rd8
22. Rec1 Kh7
23. a4 Rc7
24. a5 a6
25. Qb6 Rd7
26. Qb4 Qg5
27. Kf2 e5
28. Rd1 exd4
29. Rd3 Qh4+
30. Kg1 Qf4
31. g3 Qc7
32. Qc5 f6
33. Kf2 Re8
34. Rxd4 Re5
35. Rxd7 Qxd7
36. Rxd7 Rxc5
37. Rxb7 Rxa5
38. Rb6 Ra2
39. h4 a5
40. Ke3 a4
41. Kf4 c5
42. Rb5 c4
43. Rb4 a3
44. bxa3 c3
45. a4 c2
46. Rc4 f5!
47. exf5? Rxa4!!
48. Rxa4 c1=Q+
49. Kg4 gxf5+
50. Kxf5 Qc8+
51. Kf4 Qc7+
52. Ke3 Qc1+
0-1
George Hunnex, 1949

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“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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