5-year old Samuel Reshevsky playing an unknown opponent. (Source: Das interessante Blatt, 13 September 1917)
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Sammy Reshevsky was probably one of the most talented chess kids in history. He learned to play chess at 4 and was soon acclaimed as a child prodigy. At age 8, he was beating many accomplished players with ease and giving simultaneous exhibitions.
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USA-USSR match, New York City, June 1954. Here, on board 6, the game Kotov v. R. Byrne is in play; it would eventually be drawn in 108 moves. David Bronstein looks on.
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▪️ Richard Teichmann
▪️ German chess master
♦️ Richard Teichmann (1868-1925) was a German player, born in Lehnitzsch Sach-Altenburg, Germany, and one of the top players in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. He was blind in his right eye and wore an eye patch when playing in chess tournaments. He is sometimes known as “Richard the Fifth” because he took 5th place in at least 10 major tournaments. He is often quoted as saying “Chess is 99% tactics.” He was a language teacher.
🔸 Full name: Richard Teichmann
🔸 Country : Germany
🔸 Born : 24 December 1868
Lehnitzsch bei Altenburg, Thuringia
🔸 Died: 15 June 1925 (aged 56)
Berlin, Germany
♦️ In Karlsbad 1911, Teichmann scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez. Edward Lasker recounted the witty way in which Teichmann demonstrated the Schlechter win in his book Chess Secrets I learned from the Masters, and generally admired Teichmann's mastery.
♦️ Throughout his chess career Teichmann was handicapped by chronic eye trouble. He had only one eye, and eye trouble caused him to withdraw from the 1899 London Tournament after only four rounds.
♦️ Teichmann had a plus score against Alexander Alekhine (+3−2=2), drawing a match in 1921 when Alekhine was regarded as a world title challenger to José Raúl Capablanca. He even won as Black against Alekhine at Berlin 1921:👇🏼👇🏼
🔹 Alexander Alekhine vs Richard Teichmann
🔹 Match (1921), Berlin GER, rd 6, Jun-10
🔹 Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Variation (C68)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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▪️ German chess master
♦️ Richard Teichmann (1868-1925) was a German player, born in Lehnitzsch Sach-Altenburg, Germany, and one of the top players in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. He was blind in his right eye and wore an eye patch when playing in chess tournaments. He is sometimes known as “Richard the Fifth” because he took 5th place in at least 10 major tournaments. He is often quoted as saying “Chess is 99% tactics.” He was a language teacher.
🔸 Full name: Richard Teichmann
🔸 Country : Germany
🔸 Born : 24 December 1868
Lehnitzsch bei Altenburg, Thuringia
🔸 Died: 15 June 1925 (aged 56)
Berlin, Germany
♦️ In Karlsbad 1911, Teichmann scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez. Edward Lasker recounted the witty way in which Teichmann demonstrated the Schlechter win in his book Chess Secrets I learned from the Masters, and generally admired Teichmann's mastery.
♦️ Throughout his chess career Teichmann was handicapped by chronic eye trouble. He had only one eye, and eye trouble caused him to withdraw from the 1899 London Tournament after only four rounds.
♦️ Teichmann had a plus score against Alexander Alekhine (+3−2=2), drawing a match in 1921 when Alekhine was regarded as a world title challenger to José Raúl Capablanca. He even won as Black against Alekhine at Berlin 1921:👇🏼👇🏼
🔹 Alexander Alekhine vs Richard Teichmann
🔹 Match (1921), Berlin GER, rd 6, Jun-10
🔹 Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Variation (C68)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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📕 13.Ne1!
The correct decision. White immediately swaps the nagging knight.(13.Qa4+?! Qd7 14.Qxc4 Nf4 is dangerous for White to say the least.) 13...Nxb2 14.Bxb2 Rxb2 15.Bxc4 Rb4 16.Qe2 Bg7 17.Nc2+/-.
The correct decision. White immediately swaps the nagging knight.(13.Qa4+?! Qd7 14.Qxc4 Nf4 is dangerous for White to say the least.) 13...Nxb2 14.Bxb2 Rxb2 15.Bxc4 Rb4 16.Qe2 Bg7 17.Nc2+/-.
📕 17.g4!
Preparing to "welcome" Black's king in the event of 0-0.
17...Ba6 (17...Nxg4 18.Rg1; 17...h6 18.Ne5! Qxd4 19.Nxf7!+/-) 18.Qe5 0-0 19.g5 Nh5 20.Qe4 g6 21.Qxc6+/-.
Preparing to "welcome" Black's king in the event of 0-0.
17...Ba6 (17...Nxg4 18.Rg1; 17...h6 18.Ne5! Qxd4 19.Nxf7!+/-) 18.Qe5 0-0 19.g5 Nh5 20.Qe4 g6 21.Qxc6+/-.