Siegbert Tarrasch
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Siegbert Tarrasch was a leading German chess grandmaster and influential theoretician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his classical style and widely studied instructional writings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siegbert Tarrasch canonical | 5 |
| Tarrasch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siegbert Tarrasch Context triple: [Emanuel Lasker, notableOpponent, Siegbert Tarrasch]
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A.
Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian chess player widely regarded as the first official World Chess Champion and a pioneer of modern positional play.
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B.
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German mathematician and the second World Chess Champion, renowned for holding the title for a record 27 years from 1894 to 1921.
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C.
Eduard Study
Eduard Study was a German mathematician known for his contributions to geometry, particularly the study of complex numbers, quaternions, and kinematics.
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D.
Aron Nimzowitsch (born Aron Niemzowitsch Stein)
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Latvian-born Danish chess grandmaster and influential theorist, best known as a leading figure of the hypermodern school and author of the classic work "My System."
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E.
José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess grandmaster renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and intuitive positional play, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest world chess champions in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siegbert Tarrasch Target entity description: Siegbert Tarrasch was a leading German chess grandmaster and influential theoretician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his classical style and widely studied instructional writings.
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A.
Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian chess player widely regarded as the first official World Chess Champion and a pioneer of modern positional play.
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B.
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German mathematician and the second World Chess Champion, renowned for holding the title for a record 27 years from 1894 to 1921.
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C.
Eduard Study
Eduard Study was a German mathematician known for his contributions to geometry, particularly the study of complex numbers, quaternions, and kinematics.
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D.
Aron Nimzowitsch (born Aron Niemzowitsch Stein)
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Latvian-born Danish chess grandmaster and influential theorist, best known as a leading figure of the hypermodern school and author of the classic work "My System."
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E.
José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess grandmaster renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and intuitive positional play, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest world chess champions in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
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chess player ⓘ chess writer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-03-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-02-17 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century chess
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late 19th century chess ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tarrasch
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linked to:
Siegbert Tarrasch
|
| famousQuote | Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | chess theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Siegbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
José Raúl Capablanca
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classical school of chess ⓘ many 20th-century chess teachers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Wilhelm Steinitz ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| name | Siegbert Tarrasch ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the strongest players of the 1890s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tarrasch Defense
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Tarrasch Rule in rook endgames ⓘ Tarrasch Variation of the Queen's Gambit ⓘ classical chess style ⓘ influential chess writings ⓘ popularizing classical chess principles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Schachspiel
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Die moderne Schachpartie ⓘ
linked to:
Everyman Chess
Dreihundert Schachpartien ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess author
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chess player ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| openingNamedAfter |
Tarrasch Defense (French Defence)
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linked to:
Tarrasch Variation of the Queen's Gambit
Tarrasch Defense (Queen's Gambit Declined) ⓘ
linked to:
Tarrasch Defense
Tarrasch Variation (Ruy Lopez) ⓘ |
| opponent | Emanuel Lasker ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World Chess Championship 1908 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Breslau
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
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| placeOfDeath |
Germany
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Munich ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Munich
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Nuremberg ⓘ |
| style | classical chess principles ⓘ |
| title | grandmaster (retroactively) ⓘ |
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