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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. An Interview with Emanuel Lasker (1892). March 22, 2013. Emanuel Lasker gave an interesting interview in the December 18th, 1892 edition of the Washington Post. He discussed many chess related topics, mostly going in depth on the subject of blindfold chess play. Also included are some fascinating stories about […]. Blackburne Calls Chess “A Vice”. February 16, 2013. Puzzle of the Day. Chess News and Events. Chess Sets and Equipment.

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. Bald-Headed vs Full-Haired Match (1891). April 12, 2013. The September 20th edition of the New York Tribune in 1891 announced the Manhattan Chess Club had organized a curious chess contest between bald-headed members and “those blessed with full crops of hair”. Club members were having a great deal […]. Puzzle of the Day. Chess News and Events. Chess Sets and Equipment. Admin on A New Napier Game (by John S. Hilbert).

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Wilhelm Steinitz – Obituary

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. Wilhelm Steinitz – Obituary. April 5, 2013. The chess world lost a legend in the truest sense of the word when Wilhelm Steinitz. Passed away on April 12th, 1900. Many newspapers and periodicals throughout the world expressed their condolences in the form of published articles, past games, obituaries, etc. 8220; STEINITZ’S LIFE HISTORY. BORNE DOWN BY DEFEAT. He claimed after his release that his confinement had been unjust and that he was only intensely ...

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. March 29, 2016. The Manchester (England) Chess Club had been a prominent foundation throughout the 1800’s and was the meeting place in 1890 for the formation of a larger chess organization that consisted of 24 Cheshire and Lancashire chess clubs. In the early […]. 1914 – Lasker vs Tarrasch. March 21, 2016. 1st Piatigorsky Cup 1963. March 21, 2016. The Evergreen Game (1852). May 6, 2013. Here is a classic game between Adolf Anderssen and Jean Dufresne fr...

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. An Interview with Emanuel Lasker (1892). March 22, 2013. Emanuel Lasker gave an interesting interview in the December 18th, 1892 edition of the Washington Post. He discussed many chess related topics, mostly going in depth on the subject of blindfold chess play. Also included are some fascinating stories about […]. Puzzle of the Day. Chess News and Events. Chess Sets and Equipment. Admin on A New Napier Game (by John S. Hilbert).

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Carl Haffner’s Love Of The Draw – Rook House

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. Carl Haffner’s Love Of The Draw. April 19, 2013. The story begins with the preparations for the world title match to begin in Vienna and to conclude in Berlin. Viennese writer and chess columnist George Hummel is one of the main characters and a devout fan of Haffner. His belief that Haffner’s defensive genius at the chessboard will hold Lasker without a win is reiterated throughout the book. I will say that the childhood stories seemed to drag on a lit...

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. Bald-Headed vs Full-Haired Match (1891). April 12, 2013. The September 20th edition of the. Prominent members of the full-haired team included Ryan, Major Hanham, Samuel Lipschutz, August Vorrath, Gustave Simonson, Charles Devide, and Alfred Ettlinger. The bald-headed team boasted the likes of Delmar, D.G. Baird, Philip Richardson, Dr. Fred Mintz, and Dr. Ellert Dahl. New York Tribune (October 18th, 1891). Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Chess History, Articles, Games, Puzzles, and Books. Carl Haffner’s Love Of The Draw. April 19, 2013. Austrian author Thomas Glavinic produced a book in 1999 entitled “Carl Haffner’s Love Of The Draw”. The book is predominantly a fictional account of the 1910 match for the world chess championship between Emanuel Lasker and Carl Schlechter. The main […]. Logical Chess, Move by Move. January 25, 2013. Puzzle of the Day. Chess News and Events. Chess Sets and Equipment.

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Antiquarian - Page 1. Antiquarian - Page 2. Antiquarian - Page 3. Players A - E. Players F - L. Players M - Z. BCM 1881 to 1959. BCM 1960 to 1997. Several books from the Alain C White Christmas series are featured here together with some from the Overbrook Press which were all issued in very limited numbers. For an interesting account of the A C White Christmas series of books see the article by Karel Mokry at chessbookshop.com. See his Collector's Corner page. F Gamage, An Artist in Chess Problems, by A...