Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Anthony Edward Santasiere (9 December 1904 – 13 January 1977) was an American chess master. Santasiere was a high school mathematics teacher by profession. His hobbies included creative writing and oil painting.His writing style was flamboyant and highly opinionated; he would frequently criticize or even outright insult other chess players for their perceived lack of "sprituality". In response to a harsh review by Edward Winter of Santasiere's book Essay on Chess, Anthony Saidy wrote:It is true that Santasiere wrote badly, wrote poetry that was embarrassing, had extreme views – yet, carving out a niche as our most flamboyant contemporary romantic, he was unique. He was important as an antidote. My early Marshall C.C. games with him were among my most instructive. As late as the Canadian Open, 1960 (which I won with many uneasy moments) he was able to run up to me and exclaim about a pretty but simple knight sacrifice he’d just played, "I’ve just won the most beautiful game of my life". He really believed it at that moment. A true lover of chess – a type seldom found among top competitors today."@en }
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- Anthony_Santasiere abstract "Anthony Edward Santasiere (9 December 1904 – 13 January 1977) was an American chess master. Santasiere was a high school mathematics teacher by profession. His hobbies included creative writing and oil painting.His writing style was flamboyant and highly opinionated; he would frequently criticize or even outright insult other chess players for their perceived lack of "sprituality". In response to a harsh review by Edward Winter of Santasiere's book Essay on Chess, Anthony Saidy wrote:It is true that Santasiere wrote badly, wrote poetry that was embarrassing, had extreme views – yet, carving out a niche as our most flamboyant contemporary romantic, he was unique. He was important as an antidote. My early Marshall C.C. games with him were among my most instructive. As late as the Canadian Open, 1960 (which I won with many uneasy moments) he was able to run up to me and exclaim about a pretty but simple knight sacrifice he’d just played, "I’ve just won the most beautiful game of my life". He really believed it at that moment. A true lover of chess – a type seldom found among top competitors today.".