Zukertort vs Potter (1875)
In the autumn of 1875, Johannes Zukertort and William Norwood Potter met in London for a highly anticipated chess match at the West End Chess Club in Leicester Square. Zukertort had recently arrived from Germany and was steadily gaining a reputation for himself amongst Britain’s leading players. He was also co-editor of the City of London Chess Magazine, along with his well-known opponent, Potter. The match terms were somewhat unusual. The first player to win […]
Marshall vs Capablanca (1909)
The 1909 chess contest between José Raúl Capablanca and Frank Marshall took place from April 19 to June 23 across multiple U.S. cities including New York, Morristown (NJ), Scranton (PA), and Wilkes-Barre (PA). The match format was the first to win 8 games (draws not counting) with a time control of 30 moves in two hours, followed by 15 moves per hour thereafter. Capablanca won the marathon contest convincingly by a final score of 8 […]
Vera Menchik
Vera Francevna Menchik (Mencikova) was born in Moscow, Russia on February 16, 1906. Her father was Czech and her mother was British. When Vera was 15, the family and she moved to England in 1921. She became affiliated with Géza Maróczy, who started coaching her in 1922. In 1923 she began participating in men’s international tournaments. FIDE established the first world championship for women in July, 1927, which Vera won at the age of 21 […]
Manhattan CC vs Franklin CC (1904)
The last encounter between American chess legends Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Frank James Marshall took place on May 30, 1904 (Decoration Day). The two were paired on the second board of the Manhattan vs. Franklin chess match at the Manhattan Chess Club. The event occurred shortly after the Cambridge Springs International Tournament (where Marshall mated Pillsbury in 23 moves) and marked the first time Pillsbury had set foot in the Manhattan club since resigning his […]
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