1895-Joseph Henry Blackburne

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 […]