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▪️ The Paris 1900 chess tournament was an event held in conjunction with the Exposition Universelle (1900), one of the world's most notable fairs or exhibitions held during the second half of the nineteenth century and designated a "World Exposition" by the Bureau of International Expositions. Major international chess tournaments were also held at six other expositions: London 1851, London 1862, Paris 1867, Vienna 1873, Philadelphia 1876 and Paris 1878. No chess events of significance accompanied, for instance, the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris or the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
The tournament of 1900 was played in the Grand Cercle, Paris, from May 17 to June 20, 1900. The time limit was 30 moves in two hours, followed by 15 moves in one hour. Draws had to be replayed once. All tournament games finished in June 19.
The prizes winners were Lasker (5000 F), Pillsbury (2500 F), Maróczy and Marshall (1750 F) each, Burn (1500 F), Chigorin (1000 F), Marco and Mieses (300 F) each. Schlechter tied for 7–9th but won fewer games and received no prize money. The top four also won Sèvres vases. Mieses won the Brilliancy Prize with his favourite Vienna Game against Janowski.
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▪️ The Paris 1900 chess tournament was an event held in conjunction with the Exposition Universelle (1900), one of the world's most notable fairs or exhibitions held during the second half of the nineteenth century and designated a "World Exposition" by the Bureau of International Expositions. Major international chess tournaments were also held at six other expositions: London 1851, London 1862, Paris 1867, Vienna 1873, Philadelphia 1876 and Paris 1878. No chess events of significance accompanied, for instance, the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris or the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
The tournament of 1900 was played in the Grand Cercle, Paris, from May 17 to June 20, 1900. The time limit was 30 moves in two hours, followed by 15 moves in one hour. Draws had to be replayed once. All tournament games finished in June 19.
The prizes winners were Lasker (5000 F), Pillsbury (2500 F), Maróczy and Marshall (1750 F) each, Burn (1500 F), Chigorin (1000 F), Marco and Mieses (300 F) each. Schlechter tied for 7–9th but won fewer games and received no prize money. The top four also won Sèvres vases. Mieses won the Brilliancy Prize with his favourite Vienna Game against Janowski.
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▪️ Emanuel Lasker
▪️ German chess player
▪️ World Chess Champion for 27 years
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▪️ Emanuel Lasker
▪️ German chess player
▪️ World Chess Champion for 27 years
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💠 #about_Lasker
▪️ Emanuel Lasker
▪️ German chess player
▪️ World Chess Champion for 27 years
🔰 Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years. In his prime, Lasker was one of the most dominant champions, and he is still generally regarded as one of the strongest players ever.
🔘 Full name: Emanuel Lasker
🔘 Country: Germany
🔘 Born: December 24, 1868
Berlinchen, Prussia (now Barlinek, Poland)
🔘 Died: January 11, 1941 (aged 72)
New York City, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1894–19
🔰 Emanuel Lasker was the second official World Chess Champion, reigning for a record 27 years after he defeated the first World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, in 1894.
Statistician Jeff Sonas of Chessmetrics writes, "if you look across players' entire careers, there is a significant amount of statistical evidence to support the claim that Emanuel Lasker was, in fact, the most dominant player of all time."
🔰 Lasker was born (on the same date as Richard Teichmann) in what was then Berlinchen (literally "little Berlin") in Prussia, and which is now Barlinek in Poland. In 1880, he went to school in Berlin, where he lived with his older brother Berthold Lasker, who was studying medicine, and who taught him how to play chess. By Chessmetrics' analysis, Berthold was one of the world's top ten players in the early 1890s.
♦️ A memorable game by Lasker against Capablanca in St. Petersburg 1914 which have won him by a positional game and positional sacrificing central pawn for ...
This game is one of the best games of Lasker and named "Rage Against the Machine" in chessgames.com site!!👇
🔸 Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
🔸 St. Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 7, May-18
🔸 Spanish Game: Exchange. Alekhine Variation (C68)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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▪️ Emanuel Lasker
▪️ German chess player
▪️ World Chess Champion for 27 years
🔰 Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years. In his prime, Lasker was one of the most dominant champions, and he is still generally regarded as one of the strongest players ever.
🔘 Full name: Emanuel Lasker
🔘 Country: Germany
🔘 Born: December 24, 1868
Berlinchen, Prussia (now Barlinek, Poland)
🔘 Died: January 11, 1941 (aged 72)
New York City, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1894–19
🔰 Emanuel Lasker was the second official World Chess Champion, reigning for a record 27 years after he defeated the first World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, in 1894.
Statistician Jeff Sonas of Chessmetrics writes, "if you look across players' entire careers, there is a significant amount of statistical evidence to support the claim that Emanuel Lasker was, in fact, the most dominant player of all time."
🔰 Lasker was born (on the same date as Richard Teichmann) in what was then Berlinchen (literally "little Berlin") in Prussia, and which is now Barlinek in Poland. In 1880, he went to school in Berlin, where he lived with his older brother Berthold Lasker, who was studying medicine, and who taught him how to play chess. By Chessmetrics' analysis, Berthold was one of the world's top ten players in the early 1890s.
♦️ A memorable game by Lasker against Capablanca in St. Petersburg 1914 which have won him by a positional game and positional sacrificing central pawn for ...
This game is one of the best games of Lasker and named "Rage Against the Machine" in chessgames.com site!!👇
🔸 Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
🔸 St. Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 7, May-18
🔸 Spanish Game: Exchange. Alekhine Variation (C68)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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Boris Spassky at Linares, 1985. The former World Champion drew eight games (from eleven) in an average of just 15.25 moves.
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Playing draughts in the “night-shift recreation room” of a British munitions factory, which employed “several thousand girls.” Image taken from the ‘Illustrated London News’, 1917.
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Ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR) in play v. Coen Zuidema (Netherlands), Amsterdam IBM Tournament, July 1966.
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Svidler and Harikrishna win rapid matches
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/svidler-and-harikrishna-win-rapid-matches
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30... Qd7!
With the idea of f5-e4-Be5-Bd4.
31. Bd3 g6 32. g4
White has prevented the opponent's plan, but now, his kingside becomes a target for attack.
32...Qe7 33. h5 Qg5 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. Qg2 Rf8 36.Re1 Rb3 37. Re3 Rf4 -/+
With the idea of f5-e4-Be5-Bd4.
31. Bd3 g6 32. g4
White has prevented the opponent's plan, but now, his kingside becomes a target for attack.
32...Qe7 33. h5 Qg5 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. Qg2 Rf8 36.Re1 Rb3 37. Re3 Rf4 -/+
21. Rxe6?
Anand's carelessness. He has missed a beautiful tactical blow from his opponent.
21.Qb2! =
Defending the f2-pawn and intending Nxe6.
21...Bxg2! 22. Kxg2 Qg5+ 23. Kf1 Qh4 24. f3 Qxh2 25. Rae1 Nc6 -/+
Anand's carelessness. He has missed a beautiful tactical blow from his opponent.
21.Qb2! =
Defending the f2-pawn and intending Nxe6.
21...Bxg2! 22. Kxg2 Qg5+ 23. Kf1 Qh4 24. f3 Qxh2 25. Rae1 Nc6 -/+