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Nuremberg 1896

August 2006

 

Joseph Henry Blackburne

Joseph Henry Blackburne


"He left it en prise and I took it en passant."

– Joseph Henry Blackburne (after drinking his opponent’s glass of whiskey during a simul)




Standing:
Lasker, Charousek*, Schlechter, two organizers, Janowsky, Maróczy, Marco, Showalter, three organizers
Seated:
Albin, Porges**, Chigorin, Tarrasch, Winawer, Steinitz, Blackburne, Schallopp, Schiffers, Pillsbury, Walbrodt, Teichmann
*   Charousek replaced Burn who had withdrawn.
* * Moritz Porges (1859-1909) Moritz Porges was a Czech chess player.

Top prizes:
Lasker (3000 Marks), Maróczy (2000 Marks), Tarrasch and Pillsbury (each 1250 Marks), Janowsky (600 Marks), Steinitz (300 Marks), Walbrodt and Schlechter (each 100 Marks).



 

 


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