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Lodewijk Prins

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    1. Game, Erich Eliskases vs. Lodewijk Prins, minor tournament, Birmingham, England, 1937.
    2. Game, Larry Evans-Lodewijk Prins vs. Samuel Reshevsky-Al Horowitz, New York, 1951.
    3. Game, Gottfried Reinhardt vs. Lodewijk Prins, Prins Exhibition, 1951.
    4. Game, Harry Borochow vs. Lodewijk Prins, Prins Exhibitions, 1951.
    5. Game, Lionel Joyner vs. Lodewijk Prins, Prins Exhibitions, 1951.
    6. Game, Lodewijk Prins vs. Myron Casden, Prins Exhibitions, 1951.
    7. Game, Lodwijk Prins vs. Sven Elias Almgren, Prins Exhibitions, 1951.
    8. Game, Arthur R. Spiller vs. Lodewijk Prins, Prins Exhibitions, 1951.
    9. Game, William Steckel vs. Lodewijk Prins, Prins Exhibition, 1951.
    10. Game, Lodewijk Prins vs. Morris Gordon, Prins Exhibition, 1951.
    11. Game, Eugene Levin vs. Lodewijk Prins, Prins Exhibition, 1951.
    12. Game, Lodewijk Prins vs. R. Smith, Prins Exhibition, 1951.
    13. Game, Lodewijk Prins vs. Harry Borochow, Prins Exhibition, 1951.
    14. Game, Lodewijk Prins vs. Ludwig Rellstab, Madrid 1959.
    15. Game, Francisco Jose Perez vs. Lodewijk Prins, Madrid tournament, 1959.

November 11 1951

Are Kibitzers Allowed?Are Kibitzers Allowed? 11 Nov 1951, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

ARE KIBITZERS ALLOWED? Concentration is etched on faces as Herman Steiner, the Times chess editor, left, meets Lodewuk Prins, Dutch newspaperman and chess master. Times photo

Chess Master From Holland on Visit in L.A.Chess Master From Holland on Visit in L.A. 11 Nov 1951, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Master From Holland on Visit in L.A.
An outstanding contender for the world's chess championship arrived here yesterday.
Lodewuk Prins, Amsterdam newspaperman, is here as guest of Herman Steiner, Times chess editor, for a series of lectures, tournaments and simultaneous exhibitions. He will play against the 10 leading Southland players and then play all comers at a date not yet set at the Hollywood Chess Group.

Won Madrid Meet
Prins won the Madrid International Chess Tournament last year and in New York City during his current trip he defeated International Masters Samuel Reshevsky and Isaac Horowitz in a consultation game with Larry Evans.
(For further news about Prins and the score of his Reshevsky-Horowitz game as well as scores of other recent games in which he played, see today's chess column. Page 9, Part 1-A.)


November 12 1951

The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Monday, November 12, 1951

November 11, 1951, Lodewijk Prins Simultaneous Chess Exhibition in Los Angeles, California

STRATEGIST
Lodewijk Prins of Amsterdam plays 10 local chess experts simultaneously and defeats seven of them. Four of his opponents are, left to right, Theodore St. John, facing camera; Godfried Reinhardt, Myron Casden and Lionel Joyner. Times photo.

Lodewijk Prins of Amsterdam plays 10 local chess experts simultaneously and defeats seven of them.

Chess Expert Plays 10 at Once and Beats Seven
Lodewuk Prins, a contender for the world's chess championship, proved that his reputation is justified yesterday when he played 10 outstanding California players simultaneously, winning seven games, losing two and drawing one.
The exhibition was played at the Hollywood Chess Group which is conducted by Herman Steiner, Times chess editor.
Prins, who is visiting here from his home in Amsterdam, lost to Harry Borochow, former California champion, and Sven Almgren of Sweden. His victims included Arthur Spiller, California champion.
The games were played “by the clock” and at Prins' request most of the players took “white,”
Steiner announced that Prins would play 10 more outstanding players at 2 p.m. next Sunday.


December 04 1965

Dutch Chess Championship; chess champion of the Netherlands Lodewijk Prins (r) in conversation with chess player Coen Zuidema in The Hague, Netherlands, December 04, 1965.

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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:

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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