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Karl Jaenisch (1813-1872) was a Russian chess player and analyst. In 1842 he gave the name to the French Defense (1.e4 e6) and the Center Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4) in his book Analyse Nouvelle des ouvertures du jeu des Echecs. He was a Major... Read more »
Dawid Janowski (1868-1927) was a Polish chess player of Grandmaster strength and addicted gambler. In 1901 he won an international tournament at Monte Carlo and lost all his first place money in the casino the same evening the tournament end... Read more »
The Japanese confiscated chess books during World War II, thinking they were military codes. In 1962, they held their first international chess tournament, organized by the Japanese Chess Federation, in Yokohama. It was won by the Japa... Read more »
Stephen L. Jones was born in Austin, Texas on September 26, 1942. He is a Los Angeles attorney and FIDE master and a correspondence Senior International Master. He had been a professor of mathematics at the University of Massachusetts ... Read more »
Max Judd (Maximlian Judkiewich) was born in Cracow on December 27, 1851 and emigrated to America in 1862. He was an American cloak manufacturer, consul-general in Vienna, and chess master. In 1881, he lost a chess match with Geor... Read more »
Klaus Junge (1924-1945) was a German player who was born in Chile and moved to Germany in the 1930s. In 1941, at the age of 17, he tied for first place in the German championship. In Prague 1942, he tied for first with Alekhine. ... Read more »