On May 7, 8:42=A0am, ttk5...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 7, 7:04=A0am, RookHouse <mor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Can you name the two players sitting at the table? =A0The two players
> > depicted in the pictures on the wall? =A0The year and location of this
> > photograph?
>
> >http://www.rookhouse.com/blog/?p=3D195
>
> =A0 Pillsbury, smoking a cigar, is seated at left. On the wall behind
> him are pictures of George Mackenzie (left) and Steinitz. The bearded
> man opposite Pillsbury is not familiar to me. I would guess the
> picture was taken in an American club, most likely in Boston or New
> York.
Aha! Found him, I think. Pillsbury's opponent is Jean Taubenhaus. He
can be seen here:
http://tinyurl.com/46kahn
in a group ****trait from New York 1893, a tournament in which
Taubenhaus and Pillsbury both played. Taubenhaus is seated second from
right, between Lasker and Olly. If it's not the same guy as in your
photo, it must be his identical twin brother.
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