Re: Chess Trivia

RookHouse wrote:
> 
> On May 7, 9:14 am, ttk5...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> >
> > >   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.
> >
> 
> Taylor,
> 
> I believe that you you are correct on all of your answers. The only
> one that had me unsure was Tubenhaus. I originally thought it was Amos
> Burn, as it looks just like him in the 1895 Hastings group picture:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hastings1895.jpg

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