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Obscure chess history. Blog: http://chessmarginalia.com
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Alekhine mystery solved (sort of) Kimuto & Allies - Alexand chessmarginalia.com/alekhine-myste… #chess
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Alekhine mystery solved (sort of) - Chess Marginalia
Kimuto & Allies – Alexander AlekhineTokyo (blindfold simul), January 20, 19331. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bc1 Rd8...
Ståhlberg’s lecture On his way back to Sweden fro chessmarginalia.com/stahlbergs-lec… #chess
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Ståhlberg's lecture - Chess Marginalia
On his way back to Sweden from the 1931 Prague olympiad 23-year old Gideon Ståhlberg visited the Aros chess club in Aarhus, Denmark on July 30th.
Some of the supporting characters of the 1937 World Chess Championship match including the seconds, Maroczy and Fine. And Alekhine's cat ... (Source: Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1 November 1937) #chess
The day after regaining the World Championship Alexander Alekhine was interviewed on Dutch radio by Lodewijk Prins. (Source: De Tijd & Arnhemsche Courant, 18 December 1937) #chess
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The 1938 Vienna championship began less than 2 months after the Anschluss and was promoted as a National Socialist event. Hans Müller (r.) won ahead of Ernst Grünfeld (l.) (Source: bildarchivaustria.at) #chess
Among the historical articles on the ruchess.ru website are biographical details on some of the Soviet Masters killed during World War 2. Some of these articles have been translated into English: Sergei Belavenets: ruchess.ru/en/news/report… #chess #VEDay73
Caricatures from London 1922. Reti-Capablanca, Bogoljubow-Rubinstein, Maroczy-Tartakower, and Marotti-Vidmar. (Source: The Graphic, 19 August 1922) #chess
Capablanca contemplating his 15th move against Vidmar in London 1922. (Source: The Tatler, 23 August 1922) #chess
In the 1990s I published the award-winning American Chess Journal and some well-reviewed chess books. They are all now freely available as (large) PDFs, along with various additional #chess content, at this site: chabris.com/pub/index.html
Pasadena, 1932. (Seated) Alexander Alekhine and Isaac Kashdan. (Standing) Mexican champion José Araiza, Arthur Dake, Reuben Fine and Sammy Reshevsky. #chessinpictures #chesshistory #historyinpictures #chess
Bad Pistyan 1912. Rubinstein on the far right won the tournament ahead of Spielmann, who is sitting at the next table looking at the photographer. (Source: Sport und Salon, 6 July 1912) #chess
Alexander and O'Kelly sharing a joke before the start of round 1 at the 1953-54 Hastings Premier. (Source: Schach-Echo, 5 February 1954) #chess
Carl Schlechter playing blindfolded in Vienna, December 1898. On the right, Georg Marco is writing notes on his pad. (Source: Das interessante Blatt, 22 December 1898) #chess
"Mrs. F. Murza, a beautiful Parsee, whose husband is a student in London." (Source: The Graphic, 29 October 1927) #chess
An important moment in chess history. Euwe and Alekhine sign the contract for their first world championship match, at Hotel Carlton in Amsterdam 28 May 1935. (Source: Twentsch dagblad Tubantia, 29 May 1935) #chess
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