Tim Harding Eminent Victorian Chess Players (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Eminent Victorian Chess PlayersCondition: NewSubtitle: Ten BiographiesEAN: 9780786465682ISBN: 9780786465682Publisher: McFarland & Co IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/26/2012Description: This book portrays British chess life in the nineteenth century through biographical studies of ten players who shaped the modern game. From Captain Evans, inventor of the famous gambit, to Isidor Gunsberg, England's first challenger for the world championship, personal narratives are blended with game annotations to reassess players' achievements and character. The author has combined deep reading in primary sources with genealogical research to reveal new facts and correct previous misunderstandings. Major chapters on Howard Staunton and William Steinitz, in particular, highlight the tensions between Englishmen and immigrants, amateurs and professionals. The contrasting long careers of Henry Bird and Joseph Blackburne provide a thread of continuity. The lives of several other important figures in Victorian chess are also presented. More than 160 games (with diagrams), several annotated in detail, and 50 photographs and line drawings are included. Appendices provide career records for all ten; there are extensive notes, a bibliography and indexes.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Weight: 730gAuthor: Tim HardingGenre: Indoor Games & Puzzle BooksTopic: BiographyISBN-10: 0786465689Item Height: 254mmItem Length: 178mmItem Width: 21mmRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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