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Raymond Martin

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  • Game, Hermann Steiner vs. Ray Martin, Hollywood Invitational Tournament, 1950.
  • Game, Dr. Schwartz vs. Ray Martin, Radio Match between Santa Monica and Rockford, Illinois, August 1950.
  • Game, Ray Martin vs. Phil Smith, State Championship, San Francisco, Labor Day weekend, 1950.
  • Game, Leslie Boyette vs. Ray Martin, California State Championship, 1950.
  • Game, Weaver Adams vs. Raymond Martin, Weaver Lecture and Exhibitions, 1950.
  • Game, Robert Solana vs. Raymond Martin, UCLA Chess Club vs. City College, 1950.
  • Game, Ray Martin vs. Sol Rubinow, Santa Monica-Philadelphia, Radio Match, 1950.
  • Game, George Chase vs. Raymond Martin, County Championship Tournament, 1951.
  • Game, Raymond Martin vs. Arthur William Dake, San Francisco Invitational Tournament, 1951.
  • Game, Ray Martin vs. Arthur Spiller, California State Championship Finals, 1951
  • Game, Raymond Martin vs. James Cross, Hollywood Chess Group vs. Santa Monica Chess Club, 1951.
  • Game, Samuel Reshevsky vs. Raymond Martin, Reshevsky Exhibitions, 1952.
  • Game, Ray Martin vs. Marcos Kerllenevich, Santa Monica Tourney, 1959.
  • Game, Ray Martin vs. Larry Remlinger, So. Calif. Chess League, 1960
Ray Martin, 1953
UCLA Library Digital Collection, Ray Martin and Arthur Spiller, state champion chess masters playing game, as group of boys watch in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1953, Los Angeles Daily News
Ray Martin
Ray Martin (Los Angeles) Vol. 4, No. 2, California Chess Reporter, September 1954. Ray Martin (Los Angeles) - twelfth.
Vol. 4, No. 4, California Chess Reporter, December 1954. Seated, left to right: William Addison, Sven Elias Almgren, James Cross, Eugene Levin, Ray Martin. Standing: Dmitri Poliakoff, Milton O. Meyer, Irving Rivise, Herman Steiner, Jim Schmitt.
Ray Martin, Santa Monica Vol. 4, No. 4, California Chess Reporter, December 1954. Ray Martin, Santa Monica.
W. Sloan, Mr. Collins, Sr., unknown, H. Abel, O. H. Wentcher, John Keckhut, B. Mintz, P. Wrangell, unknown, R. Sale, Dr. B. Collins, J. Hatfield, E. Edwards, Robert G. Cross and Ray Martin U.S. Open Chess Championship, California Chess Reporter, August 1955. Santa Monica Chess Clubhouse, Lincoln Park: Santa Monica Chess Club (seated) W. Sloan, Mr. Collins, Sr., unknown, H. Abel, O. H. Wentcher and John Keckhut (standing) B. Mintz, P. Wrangell, unknown, R. Sale, Dr. B. Collins, J. Hatfield, E. Edwards, Robert G. Cross and Ray Martin.
Ray Martin, Herbert Abel, Robert G. Cross, John Keckhut U.S. Open Chess Championship, California Chess Reporter, August 1955. 1955 Santa Monica “A” Team (lower) Ray Martin and Herbert Abel (upper) Robert G. Cross and John Keckhut.
Ray Martin and Roger Smook Vol. 5, No. 2, California Chess Reporter, September 1955. A critical game, Ray Martin-Roger Smook, attracts a rapt audience.
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Recommended Books

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's True History
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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