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Albert H. Bierwirth

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    1. Game, Albert H. Bierwirth vs. Harry Borochow, Los Angeles Championship, 1925.
    2. Game, Moses Scholtz vs. Albert H. Bierwirth, Southern California Club Championship, 1928.
    3. Game, John Von Essen vs. Albert H. Bierwirth, Southern California Chess League, 1933.
    4. Game, Sigismund Wolff vs. Albert H. Bierwirth, Southern California Chess League, 1934.
    5. Game, Steinbock vs. Albert H. Bierwirth, Los Angeles City Championship, 1937.
    6. Game, Albert H. Bierwirth vs. Sidney Weinbaum, Los Angeles City Championship tournament, 1937.
    7. Game, Albert H. Bierwirth vs. Morris Freed, Los Angeles City Championship tournament, 1937.

Albert H. Bierwirth
1878? - May 18, 1938?

First, Middle and Last Name: Albert H. Bierwirth
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Name of Father: Reynold W Bierwirth?
Name of Mother: Josephine?
Birth:
Education:
Military Enlistment:
Occupation(s):
Residence(s): (1894) Brooklyn, New York;
(1897) Brooklyn, New York;
(1898) Manhattan CC;
(1910) Rice CC;
(1911) New York;
(1925) Los Angeles, California;
(1929) Los Angeles, California;
(1931) Los Angeles, California;
(1936) Los Angeles, California;
Spouse(s):
Siblings:
Children:
Other: Editor of Barsodi's chess magazine, New York City.

Possible identifications:
Albert Bierwirth
Birth Circa: 1870
Birth: 1871
Nationality: United States
Last permanent residence: San Francisco, Calif
Arrival: March 19, 1923 New York

Albert H. Bierwirth
Birth: 1878 New York
Wife: Alice Rachel Schofield
Son: Albert Howe Bierwirth

Albert Bierwirth
Birth: September 12, 1892, Manhattan, New York

Albert Howe Bierwirth
Birth: October 26, 1905, Bronx, New York
Graduated from Larchmont school: 1918
Wife: Edna M. Malmquist
Wife: Marie Edith Osborne
Last residence: Bronx, New York
(d). September 1973

Albert Bierwirth
Birth: Aug. 1877
Father: Reynold W. Bierwirth, Josephine Willard
Brother: Reynold William Bierwirth

RULED OUT DUE TO NAME CHANGE:
Albert Hugh Bierwirth
Birth: Circa 1903
1925: Sought name change from Pasmore Hugh Basford to Albert Hugh Bierwirth.
Parents Harold Basford, Edeth Scott
Los Angeles, Jan 20, 1930, Albert H. Bierwirth and Gladys Irene Tearington to marry

20th Century Chess Player

January 16 1925

Pasmore Hugh Basford Name Change to Albert Hugh Bierwirth

The Recorder, San Francisco, California, Friday, January 16, 1925

Order to Show Cause on Application for Change of Name.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE of California, in and for the City and County of San Francisco.—Dept. No. 4.
In the Matter of the Change of Name of PASMORE HUGH BASFORD.—No. 153641.
Whereas, Pasmore Hugh Basford has filed his petition with the Clerk of this Court for permission to change his name from Pasmore Hugh Basford to ALBERT HUGH BIERWIRTH, and
Now, therefore it is hereby ordered that all persons interested in the matter aforesaid appear at Department No. 4 of said Superior Court, at the City Hall, San Francisco, California, on the 16th day of February, 1925, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. of said day, and then and there to show cause, if any they may have, why said application should not be granted.
It is further ordered that a copy of this order to show cause be published in “The Recorder,” newspaper of general circulation, published in the City and County of San Francisco, for four successive weeks next preceding the date set for the hearing thereof.
Dated January 14th, 1925.
JAMES M. TROUTT. Judge of the Superior Court.
Endorsed: Filed Jan. 14, 1925. H. I. MULCREVY, Clerk. By H. Brunner, Deputy Clerk.
THOS. R. McGRATH, Attorney for Petitioner, 460 Montgomery street, San Francisco, California. Jan 16-5tF


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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'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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