Winner's POV

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Perfect Pollock Scores 8/8 in Belfast

Perfect Pollock Scores 8/8 in Belfast

Steakanator
| 2 days ago

I've not had a very good time of it the past week-ish, so rather than continue my Winner's POV series, I thought I'd write about one more little thing that interests me within the context of chess history. It kinda keeps things in chronological or...

Winners' POV? Kinda. Nottingham 1886

Winners' POV? Kinda. Nottingham 1886

Steakanator
| 9 days ago

I was initially going to write a proper Winner's POV post about this event, but after starting my proper research into it, it turned out to be a little disappointing. However, I said I would talk about it in the previous installment, so we'll at l...

Winner's POV: Second BCA Congress (London 1886)

Winner's POV: Second BCA Congress (London 1886)

Steakanator
| Oct 24, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Fourth DSB Congress (Hamburg 1885)

Winner's POV: Fourth DSB Congress (Hamburg 1885)

Steakanator
| Oct 13, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Hamburg 1885 Hauptturnier

Winner's POV: Hamburg 1885 Hauptturnier

Steakanator
| Aug 31, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: London 1884 Handicap

Winner's POV: London 1884 Handicap

Steakanator
| Aug 17, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Third DSB Congress (Nuremberg 1883)

Winner's POV: Third DSB Congress (Nuremberg 1883)

Steakanator
| Jul 22, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Nuremberg 1883 Hauptturnier

Winner's POV: Nuremberg 1883 Hauptturnier

Steakanator
| Apr 8, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: London 1883 Part 2

Winner's POV: London 1883 Part 2

Steakanator
| Feb 6, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: London 1883 Part 1

Winner's POV: London 1883 Part 1

Steakanator
| Jan 17, 2024

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Vienna 1882 Part 2

Winner's POV: Vienna 1882 Part 2

Steakanator
| Nov 27, 2023

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Vienna 1882 Part 1

Winner's POV: Vienna 1882 Part 1

Steakanator
| Oct 24, 2023

It's been a while, partly due to how long this post is, partly due to real-life nonsense. But we're back, and what a tournament to return to. Ahem... In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that all...

Winner's POV: Second DSB Congress (Berlin 1881)

Winner's POV: Second DSB Congress (Berlin 1881)

Steakanator
| Aug 29, 2023

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV: Graz 1880

Winner's POV: Graz 1880

Steakanator
| Aug 5, 2023

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winners' POV? Wiesbaden 1880

Winners' POV? Wiesbaden 1880

Steakanator
| Jul 20, 2023

We're doing things a little differently today. In 1898, American chess player and journalist Gustavus Reichhelm wrote an article for American Chess Magazine (and a revised version in Chess in Philadelphia) simply titled "Fifty Tourname...

Winner's POV Chapter 24: St. Petersburg 1879

Winner's POV Chapter 24: St. Petersburg 1879

Steakanator
| May 28, 2023

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Winner's POV Chapter 23: Paris 1878

Winner's POV Chapter 23: Paris 1878

Steakanator
| May 20, 2023

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

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