jpd303 wrote:
is that simon alapin on the right first row sitting in chairs?
yup
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Found this really cool pic:
Nottingham, 1936
Who's having a chat on the street corner?
The guy on the right beat Rubinstein with the 1st Budapest Defense played in serious competition. The guy on the left just beat everybody
Sep 9, 2012
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#906
Lasker (immediately recognizable) and Vidmar (needed some searching for that Budapest).
goldendog wrote:
This is an iconic photo: Little Sammy Reshevsky in his sailor suit on tour, giving another simultaneous exhibition. Sammy was seemingly born with the capacity to play strong chess and was master strength from early on. This photo is from 1920. In 1922 he defeated Janowski ( a very strong player though past his prime) in a tournament. Sammy was 10 years old by the conventional account, though some believe that his parents subtracted 2 years from his age to make his simultaneous exhibitions more attractive, and his small stature abetted this subterfuge. Reshevsky always denied this.
Haha that ones hilarious!
Jutta Hempel, giving a simul at six years of age:
billwall wrote:
The proper way to resign against Kosteniuk.
Lol
Sep 9, 2012
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#910
Jutta Hempel was a rare star in the chess sky.
Bill Wall published this game:
More of her games are a Chessgames.com
Sep 9, 2012
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#911
This gentleman was a a strong player, though probably not a grandmaster (USCF rating peak, 2436). Although he died from pneumonia at the young age of 45, he's better known as a teacher than a player (though he was both). His best known student became the U.S. Women's Champion twice.
My first thought was DiCamillo.
Used to be a top 10 player when younger...
batgirl wrote:
Who is this forlorn-looking gentleman?
Can you enlighten us on this one?
I know whoever it is I'm gonna go "Oh yeah!" (definitely looks familiar)...
Okay, I'll say it's Polugaevsky.
Hey, Jutta was cute as heck btw. Unfortunately, she peaked at the age of 9.
Okay, I'm gonna keep on restoring this one, Mod Squad...hey, I got time...
Sorry. Off-topic. Mod.
Sep 9, 2012
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#919
OldHastonian wrote:
batgirl wrote:
Who is this forlorn-looking gentleman?
Can you enlighten us on this one?
I can give a hint, that's for sure. An engineer, he was sometimes referred to a the "chest master" for a particular reason.
is that simon alapin on the right first row sitting in chairs?