An Interview with Emanuel Lasker (1892)
Emanuel Lasker gave an interesting interview in the December 18, 1892 edition of the Washington Post. He discussed many chess related topics, mostly going in depth on the subject of blindfold chess play. Also included are some fascinating stories about Paul Morphy and Louis Paulsen. The interview is shared in whole below: “Someone asked me the other day how I kept in practice. My answer will probably appear quite as curious to the general reader […]
Bird Touts Morphy Over Steinitz
Henry Edward Bird gave an interview to the Rochester (NY) Post-Express which was printed in the New York Sun on August 30, 1890. The topic of conversation being his match experiences against American chess legends Paul Morphy and Wilhelm Steinitz, as well as his observations, as such: “Steinitz beat me 8 to 7, with 6 draws. That was in 1867. In 1858 Morphy beat me 8 to 1, with 1 draw. Steinitz claims that he […]
Blackburne Calls Chess “A Vice”
Joseph Henry Blackburne (a.k.a “The Black Death”), the renowned English chess champion in the late 1800s to early 1900s, gave an interesting interview shortly after his match with German master Curt von Bardeleben in 1895. The content of the interview is given below, along with the annotated first game of their contest which took place from April 25 – May 16. The match was ultimately declared drawn with three wins each and three draws, as […]
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