Craig Pritchett

The revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900) considered himself to be in the vanguard of an emerging, late-19th century 'Modern' school. This school embraced a new, essentially scientific vitality in its methods of research, analysis, evaluation, planning, experiment, and even belligerent fight. Steinitz, who dominated the chess world in the shadow of a more directly attacking, openly tactical and combinative, so-called 'romantic'...