The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Saturday, June 19, 1897 — The reported death of Steinitz, since contradicted, led the “Rochester Post Express” to revive the following anecdotes of the great master's little peculiarities:— … The happiness of “the Bohemian Caesar,” as Steinitz fondly called himself, was not unalloyed. Paul Morphy was his bête noire. He attempted to undermine the pedestal upon which Morphy's glory is everlastingly established. But he did not succeed. If Blackburne makes a brilliant combination, he calls it a “bit of Morphy.” But no one ever heard anybody call a brilliant finish a bit of Steinitz…”
“Morphy would beat anybody alive today.”
— Bobby Fischer
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Chronologically dated biographical documents, photos, games, geneaological data and more…
Featured profiles from Index A
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Adams, Weaver Warren bio + additional games
April 28, 1901 - January 06, 1963 -
Alekhine, Alexander bio + additional games
October 31, 1892 - March 24, 1946 -
Almgren, Sven Elias bio + additional games
May 14, 1900 - January 31, 1973 -
Anderson, Frank Ross bio + additional games
January 03, 1928 - September 18, 1980 -
Anderssen, Karl Ernst Adolf bio + additional games
July 06, 1818 - March 13, 1879 -
Ault, Leslie Fleming bio + additional games
June 08, 1907 - May 22, 1980 -
Ault, Robin Alan bio + additional games
December 23, 1941 - September 16, 1994 -
Averbakh, Yuri Lvovich bio + additional games
February 08, 1922 - May 07, 2022
Featured profiles from Index B
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Bain, Mary (Miriam Mariska Weiser) bio + additional games
June 08, 1900 - October 26, 1972 -
Bampton, Samuel Warren bio + additional games
September 03, 1863 - March 28, 1952 -
Banks, Newell William bio + additional games
October 11, 1887 - February 17, 1977 -
Barcza, Gedeon bio + additional games
August 21, 1911 - February 27, 1986 -
Barkuloo, Dare David bio + additional games
February 11, 1897 - July 16, 1965 -
Barlow, William Pusey bio + additional games
April 15, 1904 - April 13, 1988 -
Barry, Philip Stuart Milner bio + additional games
September 20, 1906 - March 25, 1995 -
Benko, Paul “Pal” Charles bio + additional games
July 15, 1928 - August 26, 2019 -
Berliner, Hans Jack bio + additional games
January 27, 1929 - January 13, 2017 -
Bird, Henry Edward bio + additional games
July 14, 1829 - April 11, 1908 -
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard bio + additional games
October 08, 1929 - April 05, 2017 -
Blackburne, Joseph Henry bio + additional games
December 10, 1841 - September 01, 1924 -
Botvinnik, Mikhail bio + additional games
August 17, 1911 - May 05, 1995 -
Bronstein, David bio + additional games
February 19, 1924 - December 05, 2006
Featured profiles from Index C
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Capablanca, José Raul bio + additional games
November 19, 1888 - March 08, 1942 -
Carpenter, George Edward bio + additional games
March 25, 1844 - February 17, 1924 -
Carter, Edward Sterling bio + additional games
February 27, 1894 - February 10, 1967 -
Chajes, Oscar bio + additional games
December 14, 1873 - February 28, 1928 -
Chauvenet, Louis Russell bio + additional games
February 12, 1920 - June 24, 2003 -
Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich bio + additional games
October 31, 1850 - January 25, 1908
Featured profiles from Index D
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Dake, Arthur William bio + additional games
April 08, 1910 - April 28, 2000 -
Daly, Harlow Bussey bio + additional games
December 02, 1883 - July 08, 1979 -
Denker, Arnold Sheldon bio + additional games
February 21, 1914 - January 02, 2005 -
De Visser, William Moralis bio + additional games
November 05, 1855 - December 04, 1923 -
DiCamillo, Attilio bio + additional games
May 28, 1917 - February 17, 1962 -
Dobbs, Gilbert Rev. Dr. bio + additional games
December 06, 1867 - February 14, 1941 -
Dolde, Howard Louis bio + additional games
December 24, 1884 - September 04, 1943 -
Donner, Jan Hein bio + additional games
July 06, 1927 - November 27, 1988
Featured profiles from Index E
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Edmondson, Colonel Edmund Broadley, Jr. bio + additional games
August 13, 1920 - October 21, 1982 -
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb bio + additional games
February 15, 1913 - February 02, 1997 -
Elliott, Edward Percy bio + additional games
April 30, 1873 - September 19, 1959 -
Elson, Jacob bio + additional games
April 08, 1839 - January 28, 1909 -
Euwe, Max bio + additional games
May 20, 1901 - November 26, 1981 -
Evans, Larry bio + additional games
March 22, 1932 - November 15, 2010
Featured profiles from Index F
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Factor, Samuel Daniel bio + additional games
September 22, 1883 - January 11, 1949 -
Fairhurst, William Albert bio + additional games
August 21, 1903 - March 13, 1982 -
Fauber, Richard Earl bio + additional games
March 22, 1936 - March 02, 2013 -
Fazekas, Stefan bio + additional games
March 23, 1898 - May 03, 1967 -
Feuerstein, Arthur bio + additional games
December 20, 1935 - February 02, 2022 -
Filip, Miroslav bio + additional games
October 27, 1928 - April 27, 2009 -
Fine, Reuben bio + additional games
October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993 Fink, Adolf Jay bio + additional games
July 19, 1890 - December 15, 1956-
Fischer, Robert James bio + additional games
March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008 -
Flohr, Saloman bio + additional games
November 21, 1908 - July 18, 1983 -
Foguelman, Alberto bio + additional games
October 13, 1923 - December 09, 2013 -
Fox, Maurice bio + additional games
January 14, 1898 - June 25, 1988 -
Furman, Semyon bio + additional games
December 01, 1920 - March 17, 1978 -
Fuster, Geza bio + additional games
February 19, 1910 - December 30, 1990
Featured profiles from Index G
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Goglidze, Viktor Arsentievich bio + additional games
November 27, 1905 - September 15, 1964
Featured profiles from Index H
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Hahlbohm, Herman Tyko Martinus bio + additional games
July 10, 1886 - January 13, 1963 -
Hamermesh, Morton bio + additional games
December 27, 1915 - November 14, 2003 -
Hanauer, Milton Loeb bio + additional games
August 05, 1908 - April 16, 1988 -
Hardinge, Charles Milton bio + additional games
February 26, 1878 - March 09, 1964 -
Holt, John Broadus bio + additional games
July 02, 1881 - July 17, 1956 -
Holt, Otto Arne bio + additional games
October 25, 1902 - May 01, 1982 -
Horowitz, Israel Albert bio + additional games
November 15, 1907-January 18, 1973 -
Howell, Clarence Seaman bio + additional games
April 02, 1881 - October 27, 1936 -
Hunnex, George Anthony bio + additional games
October 19, 1922 - November 04, 1993
Featured profiles from Index I
Featured profiles from Index J
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Jenkines, Bertram Claude bio + additional games
April 25, 1870 - July 04, 1952
Featured profiles from Index K
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Kashdan, Isaac Irving bio + additional games
November 19, 1905 - February 20, 1985 -
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseyevich bio + additional games
February 27, 1910 - December 27, 1995 -
Keeney, Palmer Gunkel bio + additional games
March 25, 1877 - October 14, 1959 -
Keilson, Dr. Julian L. bio + additional games
November 19, 1924-March 08, 1999 -
Keres, Paul bio + additional games
January 07, 1916 - June 05, 1975 -
Kimm, Virgil Miles bio + additional games
January 16, 1901 - August 07, 1987 -
Klahre, Alfred Charles bio + additional games
January 07, 1870 - June 08, 1936 -
Knapp, Dr. Lester Truax bio + additional games
April 16, 1899 - July 28, 1979 -
Koelsche, Giles Alexander bio + additional games
September 03, 1908 - December 06, 2000 -
Koltanowski, George bio + additional games
September 17, 1903 - February 05, 2000
Featured profiles from Index L
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Lasker, Emanuel bio + additional games
December 24, 1868 - January 11, 1941
Featured profiles from Index M
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Makogonov, Mikhail Andreevich bio + additional games
1900-1943 -
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich bio + additional games
August 27, 1904 - January 02, 1993 -
Marchand, Dr. Erich Watkinson bio + additional games
July 07, 1914 - August 29, 1999 -
Martinez, Charles Severo bio + additional games
January 26, 1868 - January 18, 1941 -
Mengarini, Dr. Ariel bio + additional games
October 19, 1919 - January 09, 1998 -
Michelsen, Einar bio + additional games
April 16, 1885 - May 15, 1952 -
Mlotkowski, Stanislaus (Stasch) bio + additional games
March 10, 1881-August 16, 1943 -
Moore, William Wallace bio + additional games
January 04, 1870-March 29, 1934
Featured profiles from Index N
Featured profiles from Index O
Featured profiles from Index P
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Petrosian, Tigran bio + additional games
June 17, 1929 - August 13, 1984 -
Pillsbury, Harry Nelson bio + additional games
December 05, 1872 - June 17, 1906
Featured profiles from Index Q
Featured profiles from Index R
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Rubinow, Dr. Solomon “Sol” Isaac bio + additional games
November 06, 1923 - February 22, 1981 -
Ruth, William Allen bio + additional games
September 18, 1886 - February 03, 1975
Featured profiles from Index S
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Savitsky, Leonid Yakovlevich bio + additional games
January 12, 1911 - July 08, 1935 -
Scholtz, Moses bio + additional games
April 21, 1875 - August 29, 1942 -
Sherwood, Clifford bio + additional games
December 06, 1883 - June 20, 1933 -
Shipley, Walter Penn bio + additional games
June 20, 1860 - February 17, 1942 -
Showalter, Jackson Whipps bio + additional games
February 05, 1859 - February 05, 1935 -
Simmer, Clement Harold bio + additional games
February 26, 1920 - August 03, 1970 -
Smith, Kenneth Ray bio + additional games
September 13, 1930 - February 04, 1999 -
Smith, Magnus Magnusson bio + additional games
December 10, 1870 - September 12, 1934 -
Smith, Robert Paul bio + additional games
February 29, 1924 - March 05, 1997 -
Sorokin, Nikolay Tikhonovich bio + additional games
January 19, 1900 - March 16, 1984 -
Steckel, William Henry bio + additional games
September 22, 1905 - August 15, 1954 -
Steiner, Hermann bio + additional games
April 15, 1905 - November 25, 1955
Featured profiles from Index T
Tal, Mikhail bio + additional games
November 09, 1936 - June 28, 1992-
Tarrasch, Siegbert bio + additional games
March 05, 1862 - February 17, 1934 -
Tartakower, Dr. Savielly bio + additional games
February 22, 1887 - February 04, 1956 -
Thomas, Sir George Alan bio + additional games
June 14, 1881 - July 23, 1972
Featured profiles from Index U
Featured profiles from Index V
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Voigt, Hermann George bio + additional games
July 16, 1857 - February 12, 1922
Featured profiles from Index W
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Wahltuch, Victor Leonard bio + additional games
May 24, 1875 - August 27, 1953 -
Walker, Frank Baker bio + additional games
July 26, 1857 - November 30, 1935 -
Waters, Richard Thomas bio + additional games
September 25, 1872-March 29, 1943
Featured profiles from Index Y
Featured profiles from Index Z