Joseph Blackburne was a renowned English chess player born on December 10, 1841. He was one of the strongest players of his time and was known as the "Black Death" due to his aggressive playing style. His net worth, biography, age, height, family and career updates are well documented. He was a five-time British Chess Champion and won numerous tournaments throughout his career. He was also a prolific chess writer and was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 1999.
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💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
English chess master who dominated chess in Britain for much of the late 19th century.
He didn't begin playing chess until he was 18 years old, which is relatively late for a professional chess player.
His nickname was "Black Death" because of his shear dominance and he was known for drinking Scotch whisky during exhibition games.
His father was a traveling temperance reformer.
Emanuel Lasker is one of the great players responsible for keeping his dominance restrained to the United Kingdom.
