History's Best in Chess List

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

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#weaver-adams
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  Alekhine, Alexander bio + additional games
  October 31, 1892 - March 24, 1946

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#alexander-alekhine
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  Almgren, Sven Elias bio + additional games
  May 14, 1900 - January 31, 1973

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#sven-almgren
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  Anderson, Frank Ross bio + additional games
  January 03, 1928 - September 18, 1980

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#frank-anderson
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  Anderssen, Karl Ernst Adolf bio + additional games
  July 06, 1818 - March 13, 1879

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#karl-ernst-adolf-anderssen
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  Ault, Leslie Fleming bio + additional games
  June 08, 1907 - May 22, 1980

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#leslie-fleming-ault
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  Ault, Robin Alan bio + additional games
  December 23, 1941 - September 16, 1994

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#robin-ault
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  Averbakh, Yuri Lvovich bio + additional games
  February 08, 1922 - May 07, 2022

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/a.html#yuri-lvovich-averbakh

Featured profiles from Index B

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  Bain, Mary (Miriam Mariska Weiser) bio + additional games
  June 08, 1900 - October 26, 1972

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#mary-bain
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  Bampton, Samuel Warren bio + additional games
  September 03, 1863 - March 28, 1952

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#samuel-warren-bampton
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  Banks, Newell William bio + additional games
  October 11, 1887 - February 17, 1977

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#newell-william-banks
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  Barcza, Gedeon bio + additional games
  August 21, 1911 - February 27, 1986

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#gedeon-barcza
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  Barkuloo, Dare David bio + additional games
  February 11, 1897 - July 16, 1965

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#dare-barkuloo
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  Barlow, William Pusey bio + additional games
  April 15, 1904 - April 13, 1988

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#william-barlow
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  Barry, Philip Stuart Milner bio + additional games
  September 20, 1906 - March 25, 1995

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#philip-stuart-milner-barry
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  Benko, Paul “Pal” Charles bio + additional games
  July 15, 1928 - August 26, 2019

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#pal-benko
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  Berliner, Hans Jack bio + additional games
  January 27, 1929 - January 13, 2017

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#hans-berliner
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  Bird, Henry Edward bio + additional games
  July 14, 1829 - April 11, 1908

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#henry-edward-bird
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  Bisguier, Arthur Bernard bio + additional games
  October 08, 1929 - April 05, 2017

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#arthur-bisguier
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  Blackburne, Joseph Henry bio + additional games
  December 10, 1841 - September 01, 1924

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#joseph-henry-blackburne
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  Botvinnik, Mikhail bio + additional games
  August 17, 1911 - May 05, 1995

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#mikhail-botvinnik
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  Bronstein, David bio + additional games
  February 19, 1924 - December 05, 2006

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/b.html#david-bronstein

Featured profiles from Index C

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  Capablanca, José Raul bio + additional games
  November 19, 1888 - March 08, 1942

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/c.html#jose-capablanca
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  Carpenter, George Edward bio + additional games
  March 25, 1844 - February 17, 1924

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/c.html#george-carpenter
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  Carter, Edward Sterling bio + additional games
  February 27, 1894 - February 10, 1967

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/c.html#sterling-carter
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  Chajes, Oscar bio + additional games
  December 14, 1873 - February 28, 1928

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/c.html#oscar-chajes
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  Chauvenet, Louis Russell bio + additional games
  February 12, 1920 - June 24, 2003

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/c.html#louis-russell-chauvenet
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  Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich bio + additional games
  October 31, 1850 - January 25, 1908

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/c.html#mikhail-ivanovich-chigorin

Featured profiles from Index D

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  Dake, Arthur William bio + additional games
  April 08, 1910 - April 28, 2000

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#arthur-dake
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  Daly, Harlow Bussey bio + additional games
  December 02, 1883 - July 08, 1979

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#harlow-bussey-daly
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  Denker, Arnold Sheldon bio + additional games
  February 21, 1914 - January 02, 2005

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#arnold-denker
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  De Visser, William Moralis bio + additional games
  November 05, 1855 - December 04, 1923

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#william-devisser
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  DiCamillo, Attilio bio + additional games
  May 28, 1917 - February 17, 1962

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#attilio-di-camillo
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  Dobbs, Gilbert Rev. Dr. bio + additional games
  December 06, 1867 - February 14, 1941

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#gilbert-dobbs
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  Dolde, Howard Louis bio + additional games
  December 24, 1884 - September 04, 1943

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#howard-louis-dolde
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  Donner, Jan Hein bio + additional games
  July 06, 1927 - November 27, 1988

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/d.html#jan-hein-donner

Featured profiles from Index E

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  Edmondson, Colonel Edmund Broadley, Jr. bio + additional games
  August 13, 1920 - October 21, 1982

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/e.html#edmund-edmondson
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  Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb bio + additional games
  February 15, 1913 - February 02, 1997

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/e.html#erich-gottlieb-eliskases
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  Elliott, Edward Percy bio + additional games
  April 30, 1873 - September 19, 1959

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/e.html#edward-percy-elliott
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  Elson, Jacob bio + additional games
  April 08, 1839 - January 28, 1909

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/e.html#jacob-elson
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  Euwe, Max bio + additional games
  May 20, 1901 - November 26, 1981

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/e.html#max-euwe
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  Evans, Larry bio + additional games
  March 22, 1932 - November 15, 2010

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/e.html#larry-evans

Featured profiles from Index F

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  Factor, Samuel Daniel bio + additional games
  September 22, 1883 - January 11, 1949

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#samuel-factor
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  Fairhurst, William Albert bio + additional games
  August 21, 1903 - March 13, 1982

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#william-albert-fairhurst
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  Fauber, Richard Earl bio + additional games
  March 22, 1936 - March 02, 2013

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#richard-fauber
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  Fazekas, Stefan bio + additional games
  March 23, 1898 - May 03, 1967

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#stefan-fazekas
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  Feuerstein, Arthur bio + additional games
  December 20, 1935 - February 02, 2022

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#arthur-feuerstein
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  Filip, Miroslav bio + additional games
  October 27, 1928 - April 27, 2009

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#miroslav-filip
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  Fine, Reuben bio + additional games
  October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#reuben-fine

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  Fink, Adolf Jay bio + additional games
  July 19, 1890 - December 15, 1956

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#adolph-jay-fink
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  Fischer, Robert James bio + additional games
  March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#robert-james-fischer
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  Flohr, Saloman bio + additional games
  November 21, 1908 - July 18, 1983

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#saloman-flohr
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  Foguelman, Alberto bio + additional games
  October 13, 1923 - December 09, 2013

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#alberto-foguelman
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  Fox, Maurice bio + additional games
  January 14, 1898 - June 25, 1988

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#maurice-fox
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  Furman, Semyon bio + additional games
  December 01, 1920 - March 17, 1978

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#semyon-furman
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  Fuster, Geza bio + additional games
  February 19, 1910 - December 30, 1990

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/f.html#geza-fuster

Featured profiles from Index G

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  Goglidze, Viktor Arsentievich bio + additional games
  November 27, 1905 - September 15, 1964

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/g.html#viktor-arsentievich-goglidze

Featured profiles from Index H

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  Hahlbohm, Herman Tyko Martinus bio + additional games
  July 10, 1886 - January 13, 1963

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#herman-hahlbohm
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  Hamermesh, Morton bio + additional games
  December 27, 1915 - November 14, 2003

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#morton-hamermesh
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  Hanauer, Milton Loeb bio + additional games
  August 05, 1908 - April 16, 1988

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#milton-hanauer
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  Hardinge, Charles Milton bio + additional games
  February 26, 1878 - March 09, 1964

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#charles-milton-hardinge
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  Holt, John Broadus bio + additional games
  July 02, 1881 - July 17, 1956

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#john-broadus-holt
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  Holt, Otto Arne bio + additional games
  October 25, 1902 - May 01, 1982

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#otto-arne-holt
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  Horowitz, Israel Albert bio + additional games
  November 15, 1907-January 18, 1973

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#israel-albert-horowitz
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  Howell, Clarence Seaman bio + additional games
  April 02, 1881 - October 27, 1936

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#clarence-seaman-howell
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  Hunnex, George Anthony bio + additional games
  October 19, 1922 - November 04, 1993

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#george-hunnex

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

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/j.html#bertram-jenkines

Featured profiles from Index K

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  Kashdan, Isaac Irving bio + additional games
  November 19, 1905 - February 20, 1985

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#isaac-kashdan
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  Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseyevich bio + additional games
  February 27, 1910 - December 27, 1995

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#genrikh-moiseyevich-kasparian
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  Keeney, Palmer Gunkel bio + additional games
  March 25, 1877 - October 14, 1959

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#palmer-gunkel-keeney
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  Keilson, Dr. Julian L. bio + additional games
  November 19, 1924-March 08, 1999

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#julian-keilson
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  Keres, Paul bio + additional games
  January 07, 1916 - June 05, 1975

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#paul-keres
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  Kimm, Virgil Miles bio + additional games
  January 16, 1901 - August 07, 1987

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#virgil-miles-kimm
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  Klahre, Alfred Charles bio + additional games
  January 07, 1870 - June 08, 1936

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/h.html#alfred-charles-klahre
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  Knapp, Dr. Lester Truax bio + additional games
  April 16, 1899 - July 28, 1979

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#lester-truax-knapp
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  Koelsche, Giles Alexander bio + additional games
  September 03, 1908 - December 06, 2000

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#giles-koelsche
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  Koltanowski, George bio + additional games
  September 17, 1903 - February 05, 2000

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/k.html#george-koltanowski

Featured profiles from Index L

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  Lasker, Emanuel bio + additional games
  December 24, 1868 - January 11, 1941

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/l.html#emanuel-lasker

Featured profiles from Index M

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  Makogonov, Mikhail Andreevich bio + additional games
  1900-1943

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#mikhail-andreevich-makogonov
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  Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich bio + additional games
  August 27, 1904 - January 02, 1993

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#vladimir-andreevich-makogonov
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  Marchand, Dr. Erich Watkinson bio + additional games
  July 07, 1914 - August 29, 1999

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#erich-marchand
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  Martinez, Charles Severo bio + additional games
  January 26, 1868 - January 18, 1941

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#charles-martinez
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  Mengarini, Dr. Ariel bio + additional games
  October 19, 1919 - January 09, 1998

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#ariel-mengarini
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  Michelsen, Einar bio + additional games
  April 16, 1885 - May 15, 1952

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#einar-michelsen
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  Mlotkowski, Stanislaus (Stasch) bio + additional games
  March 10, 1881-August 16, 1943

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#stasch-mlotkowski
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  Moore, William Wallace bio + additional games
  January 04, 1870-March 29, 1934

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/m.html#william-wallace-moore

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

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/p.html#tigran-petrosian
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  Pillsbury, Harry Nelson bio + additional games
  December 05, 1872 - June 17, 1906

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/p.html#harry-pillsbury

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

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/r.html#sol-isaac-rubinow
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  Ruth, William Allen bio + additional games
  September 18, 1886 - February 03, 1975

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/r.html#william-allen-ruth

Featured profiles from Index S

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  Savitsky, Leonid Yakovlevich bio + additional games
  January 12, 1911 - July 08, 1935

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#leonid-yakovlevich-savitsky
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  Scholtz, Moses bio + additional games
  April 21, 1875 - August 29, 1942

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#moses-scholtz
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  Sherwood, Clifford bio + additional games
  December 06, 1883 - June 20, 1933

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#clif-sherwood
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  Shipley, Walter Penn bio + additional games
  June 20, 1860 - February 17, 1942

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#walter-penn-shipley
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  Showalter, Jackson Whipps bio + additional games
  February 05, 1859 - February 05, 1935

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#jackson-whipps-showalter
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  Simmer, Clement Harold bio + additional games
  February 26, 1920 - August 03, 1970

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#clement-harold-simmer
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  Smith, Kenneth Ray bio + additional games
  September 13, 1930 - February 04, 1999

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#kenneth-smith
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  Smith, Magnus Magnusson bio + additional games
  December 10, 1870 - September 12, 1934

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#magnus-smith
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  Smith, Robert Paul bio + additional games
  February 29, 1924 - March 05, 1997

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#robert-smith
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  Sorokin, Nikolay Tikhonovich bio + additional games
  January 19, 1900 - March 16, 1984

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#nikolay-tikhonovich-sorokin
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  Steckel, William Henry bio + additional games
  September 22, 1905 - August 15, 1954

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#william-steckel
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  Steiner, Hermann bio + additional games
  April 15, 1905 - November 25, 1955

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/s.html#hermann-steiner

Featured profiles from Index T

• Tal, Mikhail bio + additional games
  November 09, 1936 - June 28, 1992

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/t.html#mikhail-tal
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  Tarrasch, Siegbert bio + additional games
  March 05, 1862 - February 17, 1934

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/t.html#siegbert-tarrasch
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  Tartakower, Dr. Savielly bio + additional games
  February 22, 1887 - February 04, 1956

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/t.html#savielly-tartakower
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  Thomas, Sir George Alan bio + additional games
  June 14, 1881 - July 23, 1972

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/t.html#george-alan-thomas

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

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/v.html#hermann-voigt

Featured profiles from Index W

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  Wahltuch, Victor Leonard bio + additional games
  May 24, 1875 - August 27, 1953

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/w.html#victor-leonard-wahltuch
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  Walker, Frank Baker bio + additional games
  July 26, 1857 - November 30, 1935

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/w.html#frank-baker-walker
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  Waters, Richard Thomas bio + additional games
  September 25, 1872-March 29, 1943

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/w.html#richard-waters

Featured profiles from Index Y

Featured profiles from Index Z

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The Scholar's Mate, 1855 Oscar Gustav Rejlander British, born Sweden Original image by Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/285657