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• Robert J. Fischer, 1955 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1956 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1957 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1958 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1959 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1960 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1961 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1962 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1963 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1964 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1965 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1966 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1967 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1968 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1969 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1970 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1971 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1972 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1973 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1974 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1975 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1976 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1977 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1978 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1979 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1980 bio + additional games
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• Robert J. Fischer, 1982 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1983 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1984 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1985 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1986 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1987 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1988 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1989 bio + additional games
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The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Saturday, June 19, 1897 — The reported death of Steinitz, since contradicted, led the “Rochester Post Express” to revive the following anecdotes of the great master's little peculiarities:— … The happiness of “the Bohemian Caesar,” as Steinitz fondly called himself, was not unalloyed. Paul Morphy was his bête noire. He attempted to undermine the pedestal upon which Morphy's glory is everlastingly established. But he did not succeed. If Blackburne makes a brilliant combination, he calls it a “bit of Morphy.” But no one ever heard anybody call a brilliant finish a bit of Steinitz…”

“Morphy would beat anybody alive today.”
Bobby Fischer

  • Gaba
    Unknown - Unknown

  • Gajardo, Dionisio Gajardo
    Unknown - Unknown

  • Gamage, Frederick bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gaprindashvili, Nona Terentievna bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Garabedian, Robert bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Garais, Igor

  • Garcia, Oscar

    • Game, Edward P. Elliot - Harry Borochow vs. Oscar Garcia - J. Rivarola, Radio match between Los Angeles and Rosario, Argentina, 1931.
  • Garcia, Guillermo bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Garaeu, Edmond

  • Garelick

  • Garfinkel, Boris

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Garfinkel-Romanenko, Atlantic Coast Amateur Championship, 1956.
  • Gaszo

    • Game, M. Gaszo vs. David Grimshaw, Toronto City Championship, 1959.
  • Gauger

    • Game David Bronstein vs. Gauger, Simultaneous in Munich after the Olympics, 1958.
  • Gedraitis, Albert

    • Game, Dick Friedenthal vs. Albert Gedraitis, Round 3, State Individual Tournament, 1959.
  • Gedult

    • Game N.N. vs. Gedult, World War II, May 1942, N. Africa.
  • Gedult, David

  • Gee

  • Geil, Jesse

  • Geller, Efim Petrovich bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Geller, Sam bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Geller, Sidney

  • Arthur Hereford Wykeham George, Chess Champion

    George, Arthur Hereford Wykeham bio + additional games bio + additional games
    August 29, 1871 - March 07, 1937

  • Gereben, Erno bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gersho, Jack

  • Gerusel, Mathias

  • Gheorghiu, Florin bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Ghitescu, Theodor bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Giacomelli

    • Game, Tilliette vs. Giacomelli, 1959.
  • Giagiulio

  • Giangiulio

  • Gibbons, Joseph

    • Game, George Steven vs. Joseph Gibbons, Short wave radio match, Santa Monica-Philadelphia, 1950.
  • Gibbs

    • Game, William N. Kendall vs. Gibbs, Southern California Tournament, 1933.
    • Game, Charles Gibbs vs. A. Gibbs, Southern California Chess League, 1933.
    • Game, Meyer Schleifer vs. A. D. Gibbs, So. California Chess League, circa 1934.
    • Game, Fisher vs. Gibbs, Wilshire CC vs. Hollywood CC, Sunday, December 28, 1952
  • Gibbs, Charles John

    • Game, Charles Gibbs vs. A. Gibbs, Southern California Chess League, 1933.
    • Game, Meyer Schleifer vs. C.J. Gibbs, Greater Los Angeles Championship Tournament, 1934.
  • Gilbert

    • Game, S. Greene vs. R. Gilbert, 1959.
  • Gill, Ernest

  • Gillar

    • Game, Stefan Fazekas vs. Gillar, Czecho-Slovakia Championship, 1934.
  • Gilliland, Alexis

  • Gillot, Antonio

  • Gipslis, Aivars

  • Giritsky, Serge

  • Glass

    • Game, Horace Ransom Bigelow vs. A. P. Glass, Marshall Chess Club, New York, 1928-29.
  • Gligoric, Svetozar bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Godbold, Edmund Oliver

  • Goetze, Fred

  • Goffin, Dr. John

    • Game, Arthur Spiller vs. Dr. John Goffin, Arthur Spiller Simultaneous, October 2, 1951
  • Viktor Arsentievich Goglidze, Chess Champion

    Goglidze, Viktor Arsentievich bio + additional games bio + additional games
    November 27, 1905 - September 15, 1964

  • Goldberg

    • Game, A. Arrigo vs. J. Goldberg, Southern California League matches, 1936.
    • Game, Feldman vs. Goldberg, Roosevelt High vs. U.C.L.A., Los Angeles CC, January 29, 1937.
    • Game, Goldberg vs. Saarela, Exposition Park tournament, 1937.
    • Game, Carlton vs. Goldberg, Inglewood Chess Club championship tourney, 1960.
  • Goldberg, Aaron

    • Chessgames
    • Game, S.S. Sharp vs. A. Goldberg, Franklin Chess Club Tournament, 1911
    • Game, Aaron Goldberg vs. Edward M. Edwards, Pennsylvania State Tournament, 1911
  • Goldberg, Norman J. bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Golden

    • Game, Golden vs. Ambarijan, Armenian Championship, 1959.
    • Game, Golden vs. Ambarijan, Armenian Championship, 1959.
  • Goldman

    • Game, Brilliancy prize entry, Platz vs. Goldman, 1949
  • Goldsmith, Julius

  • Goldsmith, Murray bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Golombek, Harry bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gonzales

    • Game, Gonzales vs. Roman Toran, Corunna Tournament, 1951.
    • Game, Gonzales vs. Jimenez, Cuban Championship, 1958.
  • Gonzales, Dr. Juan

    • Game, Dr. Juan Gonzales vs. Hermann Steiner, Hollywood Chess Group of Los Angeles Vs. Capablanca Chess Club of Havana, Cuba, 1951.
    • Game, Herman Steiner vs. Dr. Juan Gonzales, Hollywood Chess Group of Los Angeles Vs. Capablanca Chess Club of Havana, Cuba, 1951.
  • Goodman, Harry

    • Game, Harry Goodman vs. Milton Otteson, National Junior Championship Tournament, Milwaukee, July 1950.
  • Gordon

    • Game, J. Gordon vs. E.S. Maguire, 1959.
  • Gordon, Hyman bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gordon, Morris bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gore, James

  • Gott, Richard

    • Game, Richard Gott vs. Newell William Banks, 1959.
  • Goudswaard, Roland bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gowdy

    • Game, G. D. Gowdy vs. Stasch Mlotkowski, Los Angeles Chess Club, 1921.
    • Game, Stasch Mlotkowski/G. D. Gowdy vs. E. R. Perry/R. W. Lewis, consultation game, Los Angeles, 1922.
    • Game, C. H. Whipple, E. W. Grabill, S. Mlotkowski vs. D. H. Mugridge, G. D. Gowdy, Clif Sherwood, Consultation game, 1922.
  • Graaf, Peter De

    • Game, Peter De Graaf vs. George Hunnex, San Diego Tournament, 1950.
  • Grabill

  • Grabill, Ethelbert Warren, Professor

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Ethelbert W. Grabill vs. Carl Bergman, Match, Los Angeles, 1921.
    • Game, C. H. Whipple, E. W. Grabill, S. Mlotkowski vs. D. H. Mugridge, G. D. Gowdy, Clif Sherwood, Consultation game, 1922.
  • Gragg

  • Graham

    • Game, Philip Woliston vs. Graham, Exposition Park Chess Club tournament, 1937.
  • Graham, Douglas G.

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Douglas G. Graham vs. Harold Evans Jennings, Correspondence League of America, N. A. C., Preliminary Section A-1, 1935.
  • Graham, Harry

    • Game, Harry Graham vs. C. Sedlack, annual North-South tournament, May 31, 1936.
  • Grant, Newton bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gray, Charles Edward bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Greco, Gioachino

  • Green, Matthew

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Matthew Green (Marshall CC) vs. Nathan Rabinowitz (Williamsburg CC), 1936.
  • Greene

    • Game, S. Greene vs. R. Gilbert, 1959.
  • Greene, Sanford

  • Greer

    • Game, Stasch Mlotkowski vs. P. E. Greer, Los Angeles, 1915.
  • Greiff, Boris de bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Grenda, Dimitro

  • Gresser, Gisela Kahn bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Griffith, Dr. Robert B. bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Grigorieff

    • Game, Kirilloff vs. Grigorieff, Russian tourney, 1932.
  • Grigorieff, Vladimir

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Willis E. Lamb vs. Vladimir Grigorieff, Intercollegiate Tourney in Chicago, 1933.
  • Grimshaw, David

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Paul Vaitonis vs. David Grimshaw, Ontario championship, 1956
    • Game, M. Gaszo vs. David Grimshaw, Toronto City Championship, 1959.
  • Grob, Henri

  • Gromer

  • Gross

  • Gross, Henry bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gross, Ronald bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Grover, Kenneth Maurice bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gruer, Elmer

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Elmer Gruer vs. Stasch Mlotkowski, Los Angeles-San Francisco, Board 1, September 06, 1915.
    • Game, Stasch Mlotkowski vs. Elmer W. Gruer, Los Angeles, Cal., 1918.
    • Game, Stasch Mlotkowski vs. Elmer Gruer, California Chess Championship, 1921-1922.
  • Grumette, Lena bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Guala, Victor

    • Chessgames
    • Game, Victor Guala vs. Benedicts, Long Island Championship, 1958.
  • Guimard, Carlos Enrique bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gulutin, Emile Z.

  • Gundlach, Ernest T

  • Gurgenidze, Bukhuti bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Gustafson

    • Game, Rheams vs. Gustafson, New England championship, 1949.

  • Gutekunst, Robert

  • Gutekunst, Thomas C. bio + additional games bio + additional games

  • Guthridge, LeRoy

'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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