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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

• Oak, Bernard bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#bernard-oak

• Oaker, William

• Chessgames
• Game, Siegfried Wrescher vs. William Oaker, Montreal, 1957
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#william-oaker

• Oakes, George B. bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#george-oakes

• Ocampo, Raul bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#raul-ocampo

• Oceaniaian

• Game, Igor Bondarevsky vs. Oceaniaian, Russian tournament, 1947.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#oceaniaian

• Oganesov, Yuri V.

• Game, L.G. Anderson vs. Yuri V. Oganesov, So. Cal Chess League, 1960.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#yuri-oganesov

• O'Donnell, William

• Game, William O'Donnell vs. Henry Harris, Cincinnati C. C. championship, 1929.
• Game, Isi Newborn vs. William O'Donnell, intercollegiate match, 1929.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#william-odonnell

• O'Hara, Frank J. bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#frank-ohara

• Ohman, Howard bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#howard-ohman

• O'Keefe, Jack

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#jack-okeefe

• O'Keefe, Jimmy bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#jim-okeefe

• O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#alberic-okelly-galway

• O'Rourke

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#orourke

• Olafson

• Game, Charles Blake vs. O. J. Olafson, 9th Round, All-Comers Tourney, 1906.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#olafson

• Olafsson, Fridrik bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#fridrik-olafsson

• Olanen

• Game, Olanen vs. Raisa, Finnish Championship, 1959.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#olanen

• Olly, Edward Nicolai bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#edward-nicolai-olly

• Olson, Gene

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#gene-olson

• Olson, Gordon

• Game, Charles Bagby vs. Gordon Olson, Exhibition, 1948
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#gordon-olson

• Olsson

• Game, A. Eriksson vs. A. Olsson, Stockholm Championship, 1958.
• Game, A. Eriksson vs. A. Olsson, 1958
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#olsson

• Opsahl, Haakon bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#haakon-opsahl

• Orbaan, Constant

• Chessgames
• Game, John E. Littlewood vs. Constant Orbaan, England v. Holland, 1960
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#constant-orbaan

• Orr

• Game, LaVieve Mae Hines vs. J. E. Orr, Southern California League matches, 1934.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#orr

• Ortega, Sr. Rogelio

• Chessgames
• Game, Isaac Kashdan vs. Sr. Rogelio Ortega, Hollywood Chess Group vs. Capablanca Chess Club of Havana, Cuba, 1951.
• Game, Sr. Rogelio Ortega vs. Isaac Kashdan, Hollywood Chess Group vs. Capablanca Chess Club of Havana, Cuba, 1951.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#rogelio-ortega

• Osbun, Erik

• Chessgames
• Game, Eric Osbun vs. D. Hardy, San Francisco Holiday Tournament, December 14, 1958.
• Game, Erik Osbun vs. Orvil Payne, Santa Rosa Championship, 1958-9.
• Game, Erick Osbun vs. P. Wollman, Santa Rosa-Petaluma Match, Board 1, 1959.
• Game, Erik Osbun vs. David Krause, 1959.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#erik-osbun

• Oskam

• Game, Herman Steiner vs. Landau, Dr. Oskam and Haas, exhibition game, Holland, 1928.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#oskam

• Osterman, Gregory

• Game, W. M. P. Mitchell vs. Gregory Osterman, U.S. Championship preliminaries, 1936.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#gregory-osterman

• Otteson, Milton bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#milton-otteson

• Ottolengui, Daniel

• Game, James Moore Hanham vs. Daniel Ottolengui, Simul, Brooklyn CC, Feb. 11, 1893.
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#daniel-ottolengui

• Owen, Richard

• Chessgames
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#richard-owen

• Owens, Brian E.

• Chessgames
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#brian-owens

• Owens, Willa White bio + additional games

https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/o.html#willa-white-owens