Johannes Zukertort

Johannes ZukertortJohannes Zukertort (1824-1888) German-Polish chess master. He has a wide range of accomplishments as a soldier, musician, linguist, and political activist.

Ian Nepomniachtchi

Greatest World Chess Champion of All Time?

How to judge which world chess champion is the greatest of all time? One might look at the number of years that the champion held the title, inflation-adjusted peak rating, dominance over peers, or abilities as a chess ambassador. Another criterion, adopted by this article, is how many different challengers has each world chess champion faced. More 🡢
diagram of Johannes Zukertort vs. William Norwood Potter chess puzzle

Johannes Zukertort vs. William Norwood Potter

Johannes Zukertort, with white, mates in 3.
IM Jack Peters

Day of the Dead: Post-Mortems and Newspaper Chess Columns

Two traditions that were part of my formative years in chess now seem to be dying or dead. When I was an active tournament player (from around 1975 through 1996), post-mortems and newspaper chess columns were common. In this SparkChess article, published close to the Day of the Dead, I reminisce about post-mortems and my […] More 🡢
diagram of Johannes Zukertort vs. Adolf Anderssen chess puzzle

Johannes Zukertort vs. Adolf Anderssen

Play this online puzzle to see how the chess game between two chess masters of the19th century has ended.This is one more step to sharpen your mind.