[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: This Week's ChessBase Show: Krejcik-Krobot

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
This Week's ChessBase Show: Krejcik-Krobot
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1204683428.shtml


   Who??
   If you haven't heard of these players, that's okay: I hadn't heard of
   them either until a few days ago. A friend, who saw [1]this discussion
   on the ChessBase news site, pointed me to the game, and now it's your
   turn. Our weekly shows often feature great games by the greatest
   players in chess history, but from time to time it's worthwhile to
   take a look at the masterpieces of lesser-known players, too,
   especially as their games are the likeliest to pass by unnoticed.
   Our principals are Josef Krejcik (1885-1957), a master known for his
   brilliant but inconsistent play, and Konrad Krobot...or Krobst - it's
   apparently unclear. The date isn't completely clear either: was the
   game played on February 14 or 24, and in 1908 or 1909? The location of
   this game is also unclear, with the Cafe Veronika and the Cafe
   Viktoria (in Austria) the competing options.
   What is clear is that White's play is brilliant. Although it's
   lightweight compared to (e.g.) the action in Linares, it's the kind of
   entertaining game that drew almost all of us into the game and made us
   the chess fans for life. I therefore hope you'll join me tomorrow at 9
   p.m. ET for a very entertaining game on the Playchess server: the show
   is free, and you can find directions [2]here!

References

   1. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4486
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1114234449.shtml