10 Jun '06 02:11>3 edits
From the book 'Manual de Xadrez', Idel Becker, Ed. Nobel, 19th ed., 1987, Brasil.
Siegbert Tarrash was medical doctor and a giant of chess. He given this name in Latin for cases of chess blindness.
An example:
Lasker-Euwe - Nottingham, 1936
1. Kd3 Ba5?? 2. b4! Bxb4 Nc2 1-0
PS: in 1936, Euwe was 'only' the World Champion...
Siegbert Tarrash was medical doctor and a giant of chess. He given this name in Latin for cases of chess blindness.
An example:
Lasker-Euwe - Nottingham, 1936
1. Kd3 Ba5?? 2. b4! Bxb4 Nc2 1-0
PS: in 1936, Euwe was 'only' the World Champion...