Shelby Lyman on Chess: It Was Time for Chess Sunday, January 31, 2016 (Published in print: Sunday, January 31, 2016) In general, art, music, sports, or literature reflect the culture that spawns them. Looking back, we can see this was no less true of chess as the 19th century came to an end. Russian chess, […]
Did Lenin and Hitler face off at a chess board?
Earlier today, I posted the following: https://chessdailynews.com/hitler-vs-lenin-in-chess-in-1909/. Now another article has just been published. Did they or didn’t they? Did Lenin and Hitler face off at a chess board?03 September, 2009, 19:49 Back in 1909, Adolph Hitler was a jobbing artist in Vienna and Lenin was in exile. The house where they allegedly played the […]
Hitler vs Lenin in chess in 1909!
An extraordinary etching of a young Adolf Hilter playing chess against Vladimir Lenin has come to light. The art work is by Hilter’s Jewish art teacher Emma Lowenstramm who witnessed the game Photo: BNPS Pictured: Hitler playing chess with Lenin A picture of a young Adolf Hitler apparently playing chess against Vladimir Lenin 100 years […]