Joseph Henry Blackburne
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Joseph Henry Blackburne was a British chess player. Nicknamed "The Black Death", he dominated the British scene during the latter part of the 19th century. Blackburne learned the game at the relativel
Blackburne Altered
Blackburne's contemporary Wilhelm Steinitz dominated chess in the 1870s and 1880s
Emanuel Lasker, Steinitz's successor as World Chess Champion, dominated the second half of Blackburne's playing career
Blackburne circa 1890
Emanuel Lasker
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Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. He was the second World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially
Joseph Henry Blackburne
…Winawer, Samuel Rosenthal and Johannes von Minckwitz. Blackburne was regularly one of the world's top five players from 1871 to 1889, although Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker and, during his brief prime, Johannes Zukertort were clearly better players; and he remained in the top 20 until 1902, when he was 61 years old. His…
Lasker in 1929
Sketch of Lasker, c. 1894