Author Archive for Robert Burnt
Robert Burnt, New Yonkers Times–Game Of The Week: Clash Of The Immortals
0 Comments Published by Robert Burnt December 13th, 2006 in Chess, Robert Burnt, Whole Chess GamesWhat better than to have a gander at one of the final encounters of two chess immortals, Emmanuel Lasker and Jose Capablanca? This game, played in Moscow in 1936, was one of the last in a series heralding all the way back to 1919. Both players were well past their prime, but this rivalry always [...]
Robert Burnt, New Yonkers Times–Game Of The Week: Natural Born Killer
0 Comments Published by Robert Burnt November 5th, 2006 in Chess, Robert Burnt, Whole Chess GamesEdward Lasker called him the greatest inventive genius the game had ever seen; Euwe called him the greatest attacking player of all time. He was a giant in an age of giants, securing his place in chess history by taking the World Championship title from Capablanca in 1927. In tournaments, he took sole first thirty [...]