Amos Burn ( Byrne ; Eng. Amos Burn ; December 31, 1848 , Hull - November 25, 1925 , London ) - English chess player and chess journalist; editor of the chess department of the English magazine "Field" ( 1913 - 1925 ); businessman.
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| Date of Birth | December 31, 1848 |
| Place of Birth | Hull |
| Date of death | November 25, 1925 (aged 76) |
| A place of death | London |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Noteworthy parties
- 3 Literature
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
He played chess from the age of 16, in the early 1870s he became one of the strongest English chess players. After a long break, he resumed participation in competitions only in 1886 : he shared the 1-2nd place with J. Blackburn at a tournament in London, won the tournament in Nottingham , tied matches with G. Byrd - 9: 9 and J. Mackenzie - 5 : 5 (+4 −4 = 2).
The best results in international tournaments: London ( 1887 ) - 1-2 place (with I. Gunsberg ; the extra match ended in a draw); Bradford ( 1888 ) - 5th; Breslau ( 1889 ) - 2nd; Amsterdam (1889) - 1st; Berlin ( 1897 ) - 5th; Vienna ( 1898 ) - 6-7th; Cologne (1898) - 1st (highest sporting achievement); Paris ( 1900 ) - 5th; Munich (1900) - 4th; Ostend ( 1906 ) - 4th-5th places. He proved by these successes that he is the strongest chess player in England after J. Blackburn.
He visited Russia twice: in 1909 as a participant in the international chess congress in memory of M. Chigorin , in 1914 as a correspondent who arrived to cover the St. Petersburg Grandmasters tournament. Known as the author of the original development system in the French defense . A follower of V. Steinitz , Bern was a recognized master of defense, the accumulation of small positional advantages, and maintaining the endgame.
Notable Parties
Bern considered the party with V. Steinitz (black) his best creative achievement (Cologne, 1898) [1] .
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Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G. M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 196. - 120 000 copies.
- Coles RN, Amos Burn, the Quiet chessmaster, Brighton, 1983;
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 36. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
Notes
Links
- Amos Berne parties in the database
- Amos Bern's personal card on 365chess.com