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Rudolf Charousek could have been a world champion. Sadly, he died of tuberculosis at the age of just 26. Before he did, he had already established himself as one of the best players in the world. This correspondence game began in 1893 in the 1st-ever Hungarian Correspondence Championship. When it started, Charousek was nigh unknown. When it ended, he was a star. ✔ … [Read more...] about A Postal Brilliancy By Lasker’s Feared Foe – Best of the pre-1900s – Konyovits vs. Charousek, 1893

The New York 1889 tournament effectively became the first Candidates tournament as the winner gained the right to challenge World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, for his crown. Max Weiss was one of the two winners, but he lost this game, a brilliancy prize victory by Irish Champion, William Pollock. ✔ Subscribe: … [Read more...] about The 1st Candidates Brilliancy – Best of the pre-1900s – Weiss vs. Pollock, 1889

The Immortal Brazilian Game is a thrilling Evan's Gambit with a dazzling combinative conclusion. ✔ Subscribe:  https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend:  https://www.chess.com/member/samcopeland #chess #bestchessgames #evansgambit … [Read more...] about An Immortal Evan’s Gambit – Best of the 1900s – Caldas vs. Silvestre, 1900

Frank Marshall, who would hold the title of U.S. Chess Champion for more years than any other player, played a World Chess Championship match against World Chess Champion, Emanuel Lasker in 1907. Though Marshall was a great player, Lasker absolutely dominated the match with an incredible eight wins, seven draws, and no losses. Here is likely the most instructive game from the … [Read more...] about The Most Dominant World Chess Championship Match – Best of the 1900s – Marshall vs. Lasker, 1907

In the penultimate round of the Munich tournament of 1900, Harry Pillsbury lead the tournament by a half point and played back against the tail-ender Halprin. Pillsbury's foe, Geza Maroczy, had spotted a massive improvement on a previous game in the tournament and coached Halprin on the stunning line used in today's game. ✔ Subscribe: … [Read more...] about Chess Amateur Plays Four Brilliants Moves – Best of the 1900s – Halprin vs. Pillsbury, 1900

Franklin Young may have been the worst chess author ever to put pen to paper, but he played a pretty good game of chess, occasionally scoring wins against some of the best players of his day. Here, in a correspondence game, he scored a fine victory featuring a double rook sacrifice and a remarkably trapped queen. ✔ Subscribe: … [Read more...] about The World’s Worst Chess Author Wins A Brilliancy – Best of the 1900s – Daly vs. Young, 1907

This insane chess game was played by two virtually unknown chess players in a correspondence match in 1907. White offers both rooks to trap the black king in the center and break through with a scintillating attack. ✔ Subscribe:  https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend:  https://www.chess.com/member/samcopeland #chess #bestchessgames … [Read more...] about You’ve Never Seen This Brilliant Chess Game – Best of the 1900s – Toupalik vs. Ort, 1907

When future World Chess Champion Jose Capablanca touts one of his "most accurate" games, one should definitely pay attention. His game against many-time US Champion Frank Marshall was just such a performance. Capablanca smoothly and inexorably demonstrated the power of the queenside majority, scoring perhaps the model game demonstrating the majority's power. ✔ … [Read more...] about Capablanca Explains His “Most Accurate” Game – Best of the 1900s – Marshall vs. Capablanca, 1909

David Janowski loved to attack, and against Seigbert Tarrasch he got the chance to play one of his finest attacking games. Watch him decimate the kingside as Tarrasch huddles his pieces on the queenside. ✔ Subscribe:  https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend:  https://www.chess.com/member/samcopeland #chess #bestchessgames … [Read more...] about Janowski Trashes Tarrasch – Best of the 1900s – Janowski vs. Tarrasch, 1908

Krejcik and Krobst (or Krobot) are two players forgotten by chess history, but in this game, they produced a move that won't be forgotten, possibly the finest blockading sacrifice ever played to conclude a strong attack and finish with a delightful king hunt. ✔ Subscribe:  https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend: … [Read more...] about An Unforgettable Chess Move! – Best of the 1900s – Krejcik vs. Krobst, 1908