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May-31-07
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| tamar: Average life span in Europe was 37 in the 19th century, so maybe chess kept Zukertort alive 9 more years. |
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| May-31-07 |
| IMDONE4: 37? didnt kno that; yeah then well maybe chess keeps people alive; most european chess players lived much longer than that |
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May-31-07
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| Maroczy: For you Zukertort fans, there is a book about him in Polish, " Arcymistrz z Lublina." There are games in algebraic and some photos and drawings of his era. ISBN-83-86407-5-6. The authors are Cezary W. Domanski and Tomasz Lissowski. I don't know if there is an English version, haven't checked it. |
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| Jun-08-07 |
| WilhelmThe2nd: "Zukertort says that Philidor was only equal to a P and 2 player of to-day, and much inferior to this Italian adversary, Ercole del Rio. He also says that Staunton, though a first-rate player, was never equal to Anderssen. He thinks Deschappelles was a humbug, and De la Bourdonnais a great master. McDonnell was over-rated he says. As to Steinitz the Dr. believes that while S.’s play averages better, Z. rises to higher flights at times. The champion seems singularly reticent as to Paul Morphy." ('The Week', July 17th, 1884, pg. 526) |
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Jun-08-07
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| tamar: <'The Week', July 17th, 1884, pg. 526> The week after Morphy's death! |
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Sep-07-07
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| al wazir: Has anyone else noticed how many 19th-century chess greats died young? What was it, were they all smokers? |
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Sep-07-07
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| Karpova: Modern medicine. They didn't even have antibiotics. |
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Feb-25-08
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| Knight13: <al wazir: Has anyone else noticed how many 19th-century chess greats died young? What was it, were they all smokers?> Short life span, mentioned by <tamar> and less advanced medicine, mentioned by <Karpova> and many other factors, such as food, environment, living conditions, clean/unclean water, etc. you name it! |
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| Feb-26-08 |
| harrylime: In answer to Maatalko's post above I would say this..Bring Lasker or Morphy back to life..Tricky I know..Then put them in a villa on the French riviera ,with plenty of wine and good food..and ...a lap top.Then,unleash them on the chess world of 2008...They would wreak hacvoc..As ,ofcourse,would a Fischer or a Capablanca...A young Fischer with a computer is a scary thought... |
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| Feb-26-08 |
| ughaibu: Imagine debilitating Lasker with PC crap about smoking. |
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| Feb-26-08 |
| ughaibu: The greats (results, originality and artistry)
Smokers:
Lasker
Alekhine
Geller
Tal
Non-smokers:
Botvinnik
Kasparov
Junkies:
Zukertort |
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Feb-27-08
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| Calli: "Has anyone else noticed how many 19th-century chess greats died young?" As compared to Capablanca, Alekhine, Reti, Nimzo, Tal, Keres, Stein and Petrosian? |
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Feb-28-08
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| keypusher: I guess it really is the world's most dangerous game. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_g... |
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| Feb-28-08 |
| MichAdams: <The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in the face. It is the most absorbing of occupations. The least satisfying of desires. A nameless excrescence upon life. It annihilates a man. You have, let us say, a promising politician, a rising artist that you wish to destroy. Dagger or bomb are archaic and unreliable - but teach him, inoculate him with chess.> (H.G. Wells, Certain Personal Matters, 1898) Personally, I nominate cricket. |
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Apr-23-08
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| Karpova: Dennis Monokroussos: <They say no one remembers who comes in second; if so, then Johannes Zukertort (1842-1888), loser of the inaugural world championship match in 1886 to Wilhelm Steinitz, is a forgotten man. If true, that’s a pity. He was a great player and, despite dying in his mid-40s, managed to play many valuable games.> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...
This game is being discussed:
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 |
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May-16-08
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| Knight13: Chessmetrics Player Profile: Johannes Zukertort
Born: 1842-Sep
Died: 1888-Jun
Best World Rank: #1 (56 different months between the August 1878 rating list and the February 1886 rating list ) Highest Rating: 2798 on the February 1886 rating list, #1 in world, age 43y5m Best Individual Performance: 2844 in London, 1883, scoring 22.5/29 (78%) vs 2641-rated opposition |
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Jun-28-08
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| BishopBerkeley: Here is a copy of "Neue Berliner Schachzeitung", a publication of Herr Adolf Anderssen and Herr Johannes Zukertort (year 1870): http://tinyurl.com/4qm4yn
You may download the entire work as a PDF file: it is in the public domain. (:  Bishop Berkeley :)
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Jul-16-08
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| chancho: This guy was paid 20 guineas by some Englishmen who were looking for someone who could kick Steinitz's ass.
Zukertort accepted the offer, and relocated to London. This is what happened when the two finally met: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohpt... |
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Jul-20-08
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| talisman: wow. ...he was fluent in 12 languages; a writer on such diversified subjects as theology, prison reform and music; one of the best whist players of his time; and an excellent fencer and pistol shot. He had also been a soldier-he fought in the Prussian army in 3 wars and recieved a total of 9 medals for bravery."-Al Horowitz. |
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Jul-20-08
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| talisman: ok how many knew what whist was w/o googling? not me. 1st Renaissance Man... I always thought of gene tunney(fought 2 boxing matches, became champion, made a million dollars, moved to iowa to teach school, paint, and play chess.), now Z seems to have beaten him to the punch. |
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Jul-20-08
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| chancho: <talisman>
<Zukertort enrolled in the faculty of medicine at Breslau University but for the next five years he spent much of his time playing chess, including many friendly games with Anderssen, and was struck from the register because of non attendance. This brief brush with higher education
enabled him to pass himself off as a Doctor in later life, but it also allowed him to be useful as a medical orderly in the war between Prussia and Austria, which lasted from mid June to mid July 1866. That experience, too, provided material for later tales of glory (twice wounded, left for dead, seven medals, etc)> Source: The Oxford Companion to chess. I also read that Zukertort told some Indian (visiting in England) a tale of a Tiger hunt he was involved in, when he went to India, and he had the guy completely enthralled, even though Zukertort had never been to India. |
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Jul-20-08
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| talisman: thank's chancho...now that's interesting! |
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Sep-07-08
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| brankat: A very colorful personality, and certainly a great chess master. R.I.P. Mr Zukertort. |
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Sep-07-08
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| artyom2008: happy bday |
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Oct-22-08
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| nimh: Zukertort currently ranks 12th out of 14.
http://web.zone.ee/chessanalysis/su... |
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