Great players of all time: What is your opinion of Jacques Mieses?
"Jacques Mieses was born in Leipzig in 1865 and died in London in 1954. He was one of the best representatives of the modern school of chess, but it was an attacking player with a fantastic imagination. In his youth he did not accept the principles of Steinitz, but came to master them to perfection. However, the game always retained a romantic drive. He won a few tournaments, but many beauty awards. His greatest success was obtained in the Vienna tournament of 1907, which won ahead of Duras and Schlechter Maroczy. He had to flee Nazi barbarism he was Jewish, and British nationalized. Was an international referee, renowned writer and editor. "
http://ajedrez.pastranec.net/historia/mieses.htm
, 1895 Hastings Tournament
Standing, from left to right: Albin, Schlechter, Janowski, Marco, Blackburne, Maroczy, Schiffers, Gunsberg, Burn and Tinsley. Seated from left to right: Vergani, Steinitz, Chigorin, Lasker, Pillsbury, Tarrasch and Teichmann Mieses. Do not come in the picture other participants of the tournament: Bardeleben, Walbrodt, Mason, Bird and Pollock
Mieses (right) in a game with Akiba Rubinstein in 1909
"Great teacher, theorist, organizer of tournaments and chess journalist. It was a spectacular player who won many awards for brilliance, but also suffered several upsets. Just to victory in a major international tournament (Vienna 1907), but got good grades in Breslau 1889 (3), Hannover 1902 (4), Ostende 1907 (= 3rd) and other tournaments of lesser importance. In meetings was defeated by Lasker, Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Marshall, Teichmann (twice) and Spielmann, but tied Walbrodt (1894), Janowski (1895) and Caro (1897) and beat Leonhardt, Taubenhaus and (eighty-one years) to Abrahams.
He has a style 'cutting', always preferred opening gambit of the Viennese type, the Danish Gambit and Countergambit the center.
Among his biggest hits include beauty awards he received for his games against Janowski (Paris, 1900), Marco (Monte Carlo, 1901), Reggio (Monte Carlo, 1903) and Perlis (Ostende, 1907) :
Beauty Awards:
. Janowski, Paris 1900, beauty award
. Janowski, Paris 1900
Mieses In this position he played 24.Dg7!
vs Marco. Mieses, Montecarlo 1901, beauty award
vs Reggio. Mieses, Montecarlo 1903, beauty award
vs Reggio. Mieses, Montecarlo 1903
Mieses In this position he played 22 ... TG3!
. Mieses, Ostende 1907,
beauty award Siegbert Tarrasch 
ingenious in character, and well known for its characteristics of 'bon vivant', was not able to transfer their writings the 'spark' staff. Both his books and his articles are dry and sober. Was responsible for the publication of the eighth edition of the famous' Handbuch ', and several editions of the' little Dufresne 'and also published several elementary treatises, a book about the game blindly and an anthology,' instructive Positions from Master Chess ', London, 1938.
One of the most important contributions to the world chess Mieses was to get the tournament organizers will take care of meet the travel and accommodation for participants, which was held for the first time, due to his efforts, the San Sebastian tournament of 1911. "
(Harry Golombek," Encyclopedia of Chess ')
"Mieses was always a brilliant player style, and their wins earned in more than one occasion beauty awards. Perhaps that is why Tarrasch, who was his rival and friend for nearly half a century, used to say, 'Echte Mieses!', when someone ran a spectacular play "(Boris de Greiff)
"Mieses was, without exaggeration, for some years, the hero, if not tournaments, at least in the chess press, which to some extent reflected the popular opinion" (Alexander Alekhine)
"Jacques Mieses is a virtuoso of the hidden and unexpected combinations, in which he has carried a bit of the spirit of chess problems. This quest has aesthetic possibly hurt his career preventing it from reaching higher, but has earned an impressive number of beauty awards. Not all have the power to create works of art "(Le Lionnais)
Mieses playing Vera in 1942 Menchik
bright : Items:
- . Oehquist, Nuremberg 1895
- http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250636 Mieses vs
- . Marshall, Montecarlo 1903
- http:// www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1094553 Mieses vs
- . Albin, Montecarlo 1903
- http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1096479 Mieses vs
- . Chigorin, 1906 Ostende
- http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1036624 Mieses vs
- . Tartakower, 1907 Carlsbad
- http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1003691
- vs Schlechter. Mieses, St. Petersburg 1909
- http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1121125
- vs Schlechter. Mieses, Stuttgart 1909, heading blindly
- http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1471371
Other notable items:
http://www.chessgames.com/ player / jacques_mieses.html
Hastings Tournament 1945-46
The octogenarian Mieses against Max Euwe and Tartakower Saviely
"Youth won!"
Foreesten vs Van. Mieses, The Hague, March 26, 1949
Jacques Mieses and Dirk van Foreesten in 1945, four years before this game
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commented by Mieses in The British Chess Magazine, June 1949
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