Anecdotes Archive

How to Beat “Schredder Schroeder”

0 Comments Published by Schroeder November 20th, 2006 in Schroeder Articles, Chess, Anecdotes

MANY YEARS AGO I decided, by making a chart of past results, that I was due to have a BAD tournament. I went to Indiana to get it over with - not wanting to have a bad result in any important event in Ohio. I played terribly and almost everyone beat me. […]

Story: Frank Marshall Lost to Amateur

1 Comment Published by Schroeder October 8th, 2006 in Schroeder Articles, Chess, Anecdotes

The story, as I remember it, was written by Bruce Hayden. The great American champion, Frank Marshall, was in England playing in a tournament. He was approached by some members of a local chess club. Seems that there was a Colonel Buller, the very epitome of the English bulldog type, who would […]