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
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The World’s Worst Chess Author Wins A Brilliancy – Best of the 1900s – Daly vs. Young, 1907
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
You’ve Never Seen This Brilliant Chess Game – Best of the 1900s – Toupalik vs. Ort, 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
Capablanca Explains His “Most Accurate” Game – Best of the 1900s – Marshall vs. Capablanca, 1909
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
Janowski Trashes Tarrasch – Best of the 1900s – Janowski vs. Tarrasch, 1908
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
