One of the top players in the world during the 1910s and 1920s, he began his career as a combinative classical player, favoring openings such as the King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4).
Jedan od najvećih svjetskih igrača prvog i drugog desetljeća 20. stoljeća, započeo je karijeru kao klasičan i strastveni kombinatorni igrač, preferirajući otvaranja poput Kraljevog gambita (1.e4 e5 2.f4).