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Eminent Victorian Chess Players
Ten Biographies
E-bok, 2014
454 kr
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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 …
Joseph Henry Blackburne
A Chess Biography
E-bok, 2015
882 kr
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During a career spanning more than 50 years, J.H. Blackburne (1841-1924) won the British Chess Championship and several international tournaments, at his peak becoming one of the world''s top three chess masters. A professional player who derived his livelihood from annual tours of chess clubs in …
British Chess Literature to 1914
A Handbook for Historians
E-bok, 2018
441 kr
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A huge amount was published about chess in the United Kingdom before the First World War. The growing popularity of chess in Victorian Britain was reflected in an increasingly competitive market of books and periodicals aimed at players from beginner to expert. The author combines new information …
Steinitz in London
A Chess Biography with 623 Games
E-bok, 2020
575 kr
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Drawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (1836-1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid-Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of …
