, ▁he ▁beat ▁T arr as ch ▁convin cing ly ▁+ 8 − 3 = 5 . ▁ ▁T arr as ch ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁strong ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁ch ess ▁tournament , ▁behind ▁only ▁World ▁Champion ▁L ask er ▁and ▁future ▁World ▁Champions ▁José ▁Ra úl ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Ale kh ine , ▁and ▁ahead ▁of ▁Marshall , ▁O ss ip ▁Bern stein , ▁Rub in stein , ▁N im z ow itsch , ▁Black bur ne , ▁Jan owski , ▁and ▁G uns berg . ▁His ▁win ▁against ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁round , ▁though ▁much ▁less ▁famous ▁than ▁L ask er ' s ▁win ▁against ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁the ▁round ▁before , ▁was ▁essential ▁to ▁enable ▁L ask er ▁to ▁achieve ▁his ▁famous ▁come - from - be hind ▁victory ▁over ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁This ▁tournament ▁was ▁probably ▁T arr as ch ' s ▁sw an ▁song , ▁because ▁his ▁ch ess ▁career ▁was ▁not ▁very ▁successful ▁after ▁this , ▁although ▁he ▁still ▁played ▁some ▁highly ▁regarded ▁games . ▁ ▁Ch ess ▁teach ings ▁T arr as ch ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁influ ential ▁ch ess ▁writer , ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁Pra e ceptor ▁German iae , ▁meaning ▁" T each er ▁of ▁Germany ." ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁some ▁of ▁Wilhelm ▁Ste