Carl Schlechter

Carl Schlechter (March 2, 1874 - December 27, 1918) was a leading Austrian chess master at the turn of the 20th century. image copied from http://www. ... image copied from http://www. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... Events January - April January 1 - New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... From left, a white king, black rook and queen, white pawn, black knight, and white bishop. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

He was born in Vienna. From 1893 onwards he played in over 50 international tournaments, including four wins: Munich in 1900 (shared), Ostend in 1906, Vienna in 1908 (shared) and Hamburg in 1910. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München pronunciation) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ... Ostend ( Dutch: Oostende, French: Ostende) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ...

In 1910 he played a match against Emanuel Lasker for the World Chess Championship (in Vienna and Berlin). He needed only a draw in the tenth and last game to win the match, but missed first a win, then a clear draw before losing the game. The match ended tied at 5-5 (+1 -1 =8), and Lasker retained his title. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Emanuel Lasker (December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player and mathematician, born at Berlinchen in Brandenburg (now Barlinek in Poland). ... The 1984 World Chess Championship was between Anatoly Karpov (left) and Garry Kasparov (right). ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ...

He also played matches with Siegbert Tarrasch in 1911 (drawn) and Akiba Rubinstein in 1918 (lost). Siegbert Tarrasch (March 5, 1862 - February 17, 1934) was one of the strongest chess players of the late 19th century. ... Akiba Rubinstein (born 12 December 1882, died 15 March 1961 in Antwerp) was a brilliant Polish chess master and a famous grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. ...

He died in Budapest of pneumonia and starvation. See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. ... Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an infection involving the alveoli of the lungs. ... This article is about nutritional starvation. ...

Schlechter was a typical example of a gentleman chess player of old, offering courteous draws to opponents who felt unwell. If his opponent arrived late for a game, Schlechter would inconspicuously subtract an equal amount of time from his own clock. He also mentored many of his rivals, including Oldrich Duras. Oldřich Duras (October 30, 1882 - January 5, 1957) was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century. ...