The Great Composer Quiz – July 2, 2020
This time, it’s a Quiz with an endgame. This Great Composer was an extraordinary chess player, having even once defeated the reigning world chess champion was a non-title match). While in Paris, our Great Composer met another Great Composer who fashioned himself to be a chess player as well. Inevitably, they played, and our Great Composer won in 25 moves using the Nimzo-Indian defense. So who was this chess master, this Great Composer? And for extra credit, who was the Great Composer he handily defeated?