By Robert John Buckley Rosenthal has held the field in Paris for many years, but his star is waning. Taubenhaus and Goetz are now in possession, and de Riviére is more to the fore than ever. There has been a great split among the Parisian chessists, and an opposition room is now running in the …
In his chess column in Allgemeine Sport-Zeitung (January 13 1918) Schlechter announced that he was to play a match against Rubinstein: At the end of Januar Schlechter and Rubinstein will play a small match at Kerkaupalast in Berlin. The match will begin on January 19 [the first game was in fact played on the 21st. …
From The Salt Lake Herald, June 28, 1884: Zukertort The World’s Champion Chess Player Here. A Herald reporter found the great chess player at the Walker House yesterday afternoon, and had a very pleasant chat with him on chess, and on matters in general. Dr. Zukertort is not only the greatest chess player living, but …
Emanuel Lasker annotated 7 of Capablanca’s games from San Sebastián 1911 for his chess column in The Louisville Courier-Journal in the period March 26 – April 30 1911: Frank J. Marshall – José Raúl Capablanca Round 2, February 21 1911 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 The exchange balances the position, whereas white should retain …
Death Yesterday afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock, Paul Morphy, the great chess player, died suddenly at the residence of his mother, on Royal street, between Conti and St. Louis. As shortly before his demise he had been met on the street, apparently in good health, the news startled those who knew him. Inquiries as to the …
From Emanuel Lasker’s chess column in Pester Lloyd, Februar 5, 1911: Spielmann is one of the young masters who have a lot of knowledge, but that has not limited his originality. He knows the beaten track, but also enters the unfamiliar ones. His pursuit of originality is not, as can be seen frequently in others, …
During a visit to Copenhagen in 1927, Lasker told a news reporter an anecdote about meeting the world heavyweight boxing champion: The former chess world champion, Dr. Emanuel Lasker, who is staying in this city for a couple of days, is a cheerful man who appreciates both hearing and telling anecdotes. Here is one of …
3rd Nordic Correspondance Tournament Einar Michelsen’s first major event was the 3rd Nordic Correspondence Tournament, which started in November 1902. The participants were divided into two groups. Michelsen played in group A and achieved an impressive score of 3½ / 5, losing only to the favorite A. C. Rosendahl. As shown in the tournament table …
During a visit to Copenhagen in July 1908, Lasker presented the members of Industriforeningen’s chess club this strange position with the stipulation, white to move draws: Solution: 1. Ng4+ Ke7 2. Nf5+ Kd7 3. Ne5+ Kc8 4. Ne7+ Kb8 5. Nd7+ Ka7 6. Nc8+ Ka6 7. Nb8+ Kb5 8. Na7+ Kb4 9. Na6+ Kc3 10. Nb5+ …
Einar Michelsen was a minor American master who immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1905 as a 20 year old. We do not know much about his Danish life and this article is an attempt to fill the gaps. My starting point is an article in the American Chess Bulletin 1907, p. 193: …