My Great Predecessor: Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin was a Russian chess player. He played two World Championship matches against Wilhelm Steinitz, losing both times. The last great player of the Romantic chess style, he…
My Great Predecessor : Joseph Henry Blackburne
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…
Congratulations Haresh !
Congratulations to our ChessGrad Master class student Haresh ( Singapore ) on his All-Round Excellence Award for his Exemplary performance in Chess, Arts, Olympiad, Leadership, and Academics. Also Congratulations to…
My Great Predecessor : Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian master and the First official world champion. He held the title from 1886-1894, After dominating the chess scene for decades before. He was undefeated in…
My Great Predecessor : JOHANNES HERMANN ZUKERTORT
Have you heard about Johannes Zukertort who excelled at blindfold chess? MY GREAT PREDECESSORS SERIES:In this series, we will be covering top chess players throughout history! JOHANNES HERMANN ZUKERTORT (1842-1888)…
My Great Predecessor : Paul Charles Morphy
Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and is often considered the unofficial World Chess Champion.…
My Great Predecessor : Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen
Did you know Anderrsen who is famous for his brilliant sacrificial attacking play? MY GREAT PREDECESSORS SERIES:In this series, we will be covering top chess players throughout history! Adolf Anderssen…
My Great Predecessor : Philidor, Francois Andre Danician
Did you know Philidor has an opening, a checkmate pattern, and an ending position named after him? MY GREAT PREDECESSORS SERIES:In this series, we will be covering top chess players…