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Old April 21st 08, 08:02 PM posted to rec.games.chess.misc
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Default Steinitz Obituary

On Apr 21, 12:37*pm, wrote:

* Yes, his minus score (+8 -12 =7) must have told him the jig was up,
though in mitigation the guys above him in the standings were prettty
good: Lasker, Janowski, Maroczy, Pillsbury, Schlechter, Blackburne,
Chigorin, Showalter and Mason. He went downhill pretty fast after
that. A sad end to a difficult life full of triumphs and tragedies.- Hide quoted text -

A poster on my blog asked "I don’t remember reading what happened to
Mrs. Steinitz and the children. In those days widows who could not
support their children frequently lost them to state custody."

Do you have any info on this??

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