The Ink War
The Ink War The rivalry between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, the world's strongest chess players in the late nineteenth century, became so fierce that it was eventually named The Ink War.…
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The Ink War
The rivalry between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, the world's strongest chess players in the late nineteenth century, became so fierce that it was eventually named The Ink War. It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game. They fought their battle on the chessboard and in various chess magazines and columns.
Ten years earlier, William Steinitz had moved from Vienna to London for the same purpose; meanwhile, he had become the uncrowned champion of the chess world. In 1872, Johannes Zukertort moved from Berlin to London to continue his chess career. Their verbal war culminated in the first match for the World Championship in 1886.
Zukertort is certainly the tragic protagonist of this book, but is he also a romantic hero? He has often been depicted as a representative of romantic chess, solely focusing on
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