[Cz-L] Chess Fever - Rudolf Spielmann, the Last Knight of the King's Gambit in Czernowitz

Czernowitzers...

>From "today's" edition of "Der Tag", i. e. 19.01.1934/2012, as always online available at

http://czernowitzdaily.blogspot.com/

we learn that Rudolf Spielmann, the famous "Chess Player of the Romantic School" (Wikipedia), visited Czernowitz and played simultaneous chess against 32 players from Czernowitz (15 win, 14 draw, 3 loss).

Rudolf Spielmann was born on May 5, 1883. He was known as "the Master of Attack" and also "the Last Knight of the King's Gambit". His daredevil play was full of sacrifices, brilliancies, and beautiful ideas. Despite strong opposition at that time with players like Alekhine, Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker, Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch, and Tartakower, Spielmann scored well in numerous tournaments. […] He is also remembered today as the author of the classic book The Art of Sacrifice in Chess. […]  As a Jew, Spielmann had to flee from the Nazis. He escaped to Sweden and died in Stockholm in great poverty on August 20, 1942. (Supreme Chess)

Please find some outstanding pictures and a video clip at our Ehpes.com Blog

http://ehpes.com/blog1/2012/01/18/rudolf-spielmann-the-chess-player-of-the-romantic-school/

and PLEASE NOTE, that on the picture taken in Karlsbad in 1907, you'll discover Rudolf Spielmann, but the most famous Czernowitzer chess player Georg Marco as well!

Chess!

Edgar Hauster
http://hauster.blogspot.com/
                                               
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