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Dr, Zukertort was a Jew ; and, unlike many great chess players, it could not be said of him that he was a chess player et prcp-terea nihil. lie was a man of considerable linguistic attainments, and well read in several literatures. I had the pleasure of being in his company on several occasions, and was often amused by his rather caustic wit and his flow of anecdote. The fondness of Jews for chess dates back to a period almost as remote as the introduction of the royal game ; and it is a fact that at least fifty per cent, of the foremost players of the world, including Mr. fcjteinitz, who is the foremost, are of our people. It is rather curious, though, that there is not a single great English or American Jewish player ; though players of the second rank, or, as they are sometimes termed, first-class amateurs, are not wanting amongst us. I need onlv cite among others the names of Messrs. Abraham Mocatta, Herbert Jacobs, Louis Cohen, Louis Zangwill, and that very ingenious player, almost better known as a problem composer, Mr, E. N. Frankenstein.
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Jewish Standard
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Jun 29, 1888
Page 5
Full Page
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Didier R.
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