One of the essential chess assets that FIDE oversees is FIDE ratings. In the past decade, certain innovations have caused rating deflation, a concern that has been raised by professional players and mathematicians and did not go unnoticed by FIDE. The International Federation encourages the chess community to express their thoughts on this proposal and send them comments, suggestions, ideas, and mathematical calculations.
In 1865 Gustav Neumann (15 December 1838 - 16 February 1881) scored 34 points from 34 games in the club tournament of the "Berliner Schachgesellschaft", the Berlin Chess Society. Neumann had not yet played a single international tournament at that time, but he was one of the leading players in Germany and thus one of the leading players in the world. Neumann's opponents in this club tournament were not particularly strong, but to win 34 games without losing or drawing shows ambition and the will to win. Neumann had both.
Loyd goes on:
Who would believe it, he had scarcely spoken when another bullet flew across the room, and the pawn at h2 shared the fate of the knight. Grothusen turned pale. You have our good friends the Turks with you, said the king unconcerned, it can scarcely be expected that I should contend against such odds; but let me see if I can dispense with that unlucky pawn. I have it! he shouted with a tremendous laugh, I have great pleasure in informing you that there is undoubtedly a mate in 5.
1.Rb7 Be3 2.Rb1 Bg5 3.Rh1+ Bh4 4.Rh2 gxh2 5.g4#