John S. Hilbert, a retired senior attorney with the Social Security Administration living in Buffalo, New York, has written 16 chess books and over 100 articles on chess biography and history, winning multiple national and international awards.

“I'm a great fan of books by [Hilbert]. They are always incredibly well researched and deep, usually uncovering material you will not find in any other book.”—American Chess Magazine; “very scholarly...wonderful”—Chess Horizons; “highly recommended”—IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com); “one of his most fascinating books...impeccably produced...in-depth look at one of the most enthralling periods in American chess history...readers who cannot get enough chess history will indeed welcome this book...an exceptional piece of chess scholarship...one of the most detailed accounts ever written of American chess bridging the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries...fans of chess history and chess culture in general will be overjoyed to add this title to their library”—ChessCafe.com; “a fascinating read, beautifully produced...will enhance any chess library”—Time Trouble Chess Magazine; “excellent...one of the most enjoyable chess books I have read in quite some time”—Chess Today; “some chess publications never grow old and this book by the American chess historian John S. Hilbert is one of them...like other books by Hilbert, this one too maintains a high professional standard”—Quarterly for Chess History.

• Table of ContentsForeword (Edward Winter)      Preface      Chapter One      Chapter Two      Chapter Three      Chapter Four      Chapter Five      Selected Bibliography      Player Index      General Index

John S. Hilbert, a retired senior attorney with the Social Security Administration living in Buffalo, New York, has written 16 chess books and over 100 articles on chess biography and history, winning multiple national and international awards.

“I'm a great fan of books by [Hilbert]. They are always incredibly well researched and deep, usually uncovering material you will not find in any other book.”—American Chess Magazine; “very scholarly...wonderful”—Chess Horizons; “highly recommended”—IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com); “one of his most fascinating books...impeccably produced...in-depth look at one of the most enthralling periods in American chess history...readers who cannot get enough chess history will indeed welcome this book...an exceptional piece of chess scholarship...one of the most detailed accounts ever written of American chess bridging the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries...fans of chess history and chess culture in general will be overjoyed to add this title to their library”—ChessCafe.com; “a fascinating read, beautifully produced...will enhance any chess library”—Time Trouble Chess Magazine; “excellent...one of the most enjoyable chess books I have read in quite some time”—Chess Today; “some chess publications never grow old and this book by the American chess historian John S. Hilbert is one of them...like other books by Hilbert, this one too maintains a high professional standard”—Quarterly for Chess History.

• Table of ContentsForeword (Edward Winter)      Preface      Chapter One      Chapter Two      Chapter Three      Chapter Four      Chapter Five      Selected Bibliography      Player Index      General Index

John S. Hilbert, a retired senior attorney with the Social Security Administration living in Buffalo, New York, has written 16 chess books and over 100 articles on chess biography and history, winning multiple national and international awards.

“I'm a great fan of books by [Hilbert]. They are always incredibly well researched and deep, usually uncovering material you will not find in any other book.”—American Chess Magazine; “very scholarly...wonderful”—Chess Horizons; “highly recommended”—IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com); “one of his most fascinating books...impeccably produced...in-depth look at one of the most enthralling periods in American chess history...readers who cannot get enough chess history will indeed welcome this book...an exceptional piece of chess scholarship...one of the most detailed accounts ever written of American chess bridging the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries...fans of chess history and chess culture in general will be overjoyed to add this title to their library”—ChessCafe.com; “a fascinating read, beautifully produced...will enhance any chess library”—Time Trouble Chess Magazine; “excellent...one of the most enjoyable chess books I have read in quite some time”—Chess Today; “some chess publications never grow old and this book by the American chess historian John S. Hilbert is one of them...like other books by Hilbert, this one too maintains a high professional standard”—Quarterly for Chess History.

• Table of ContentsForeword (Edward Winter)      Preface      Chapter One      Chapter Two      Chapter Three      Chapter Four      Chapter Five      Selected Bibliography      Player Index      General Index