Caricatures of Lasker
The first published Norwegian chess game (probably)
From Nordisk Skaktidende 1875, pp. 73-74: It has been a great pleasure to receive from Mr. Solberg of Drammen the following sprightly game, which he played against one of the best players in Kristiania. [now Oslo, ed.] We are so much more pleased, as it is not only the first Norwegian chess game our magazine …
Alekhine and Lasker plays bridge
Sitting from left to right: Landau, unknown (with the back to the camera), Alekhine, Lasker, and Maroczy. Tartakower is kiebitzing in the background. The photo was published (and taken?) after the 7th game in the World championship match between Alekhine and Euwe. At the time Alekhine had a clear lead with 5-2. Landau was Alekhine’s …
Mr. James Mortimer at the Figaro
From The Sketch, June 29, 1898:
Chess Masters in Jail: Gunsberg
Chess Master Gunsberg arrested. A telegram from Berlin, the 9th of this month: One of the participants in the chess tournament in Petersburg, Gunsberg, was placed under arrest. Gunsberg was on his way back to England, where he lives. The arrest was due to his passport, which, however, had been cleared up by the English …
Young Reshevsky
Spielmann and World War 1
From Wiener Schachzeitung 1915, p. 108: Rudolf Spielmann has been in the field of war since the beginning of May. On the 31st of May he delighted me with a military postcard from Stern at Pedraces in South Tyrol. (His address: Telegraph-Abteilung, Feldpost 601.) Its contents are also likely to interest wider circles: After a …
Mark Evgenievich Taimanov 1926-2016
Photos from the candidates tournament in Neuhausen/Zürich 1953.
Notes on Louis Zollner, Part 2
The Games Zollner – G. W. Wright, “about 1877” 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ne2 b5 12. Bd3 Qe6 13. Qb2 Ng6 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 h6 16. Nh4 Qg4 …
Death at the Chessboard