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on Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:35am.
Background and early life Anderssen was born in Breslau (WrocÅ�aw), in the Prussian Province of Silesia, in 1818. He lived in the city of his birth for most of his life, never married, living with and supporting his widowed mother a... Read more »
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on Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:14am.
The German chess master Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 - March 13, 1879) is generally considered to have been the leading chess player in the world from 1851-1858 and 1861-1866. He was "dethroned" temporarily in 1858 by ... Read more »
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on Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:21am.
I know that for one to grow better at chess we must put forth the effort to study it or as a friend recently said, "Chess is 99% perspiration 1% inspiration meaning you get what you put into it." At this stage in life, I am now a ... Read more »
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on Thu May 15, 2008 5:45am.
The Emanuel Lasker Affair Lasker's Version, Part Four From: Emanuel Lasker To: Various Newspapers and Organizations Date: April or May [?], 1927 [Continued from Part Three] Upon my return from Norway, on March 23rd, I rece... Read more »
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on Wed May 14, 2008 4:46pm.
After posting "Morphy Chess Clubs - Where Are They Now?" on my blog (http://blog.chess.com/qtsii/morphy-chess-clubs---where-are-they-now)I asked an acquaintance (batgirl) if she new anything about this letter as well as if sh... Read more »
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on Mon May 12, 2008 2:20pm.
The Emanuel Lasker Affair Lasker's Version, Part Three From: Emanuel Lasker To: Various Newspapers and Organizations Date: April or May [?], 1927 [Continued from Part 2] As to the division of an expected surplus each of th... Read more »
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on Mon May 12, 2008 1:06pm.
The Emanuel Lasker Affair Lasker's Version, Part Two From: Emanuel Lasker To: Various Newspapers and Organizations Date: April or May [?], 1927 The Late New York Chess Tourney Dispute [Continued from Part 1] Some time ago the Telegraaf sent me... Read more »
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on Mon May 12, 2008 12:45pm.
In an article published in the first number of the American ChessJournal, the legendary tournament held at New York in 1927 was examined in depth. One of the issues discussed was the failure of the only ex-World Champion of the time, Emanue... Read more »
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on Wed May 7, 2008 1:25pm.
Another Interesting letter by Capablanca... At the end of 1927, the chess world had a new champion. Alexander Alekhine had defeated Jose Raul Capablanca at Buenos Aires. A few months later, Capa sent the following letter to the presi... Read more »
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on Wed May 7, 2008 1:08pm.
José Capablanca Letter May 18, 1923 Norbert Lederer was one of the great chess organizers in the United States in the 1920s. Among tournaments that he organized were the legendary New York 1924 and 1927 tournaments. In the spring of ... Read more »