Steinitz In London

Author : Tim Harding
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476669538
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steinitz in London written by Tim Harding and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the famous Simpson's Divan. Born to a poor Jewish family in Prague, Steinitz studied in Vienna, where his career really began, before moving to London in 1862, bent on conquering the chess world. During the next 20 years, he became its strongest and most innovative player, as well as an influential writer on the game. A foreigner with a quarrelsome nature, he suffered mockery and discrimination from British amateur players and journalists, which eventually drove him to immigrate to America. The final chapters cover his subsequent visits to England and the last three tournaments he played there.

Author : Frank Hoffmeister
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147664456X
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess Theory from Stamma to Steinitz, 1735-1894 written by Frank Hoffmeister and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most chess biographies present the games of famous players--but not their writings. Filling that gap, this book begins with Syrian master and author of chess studies Philip Stamma, and finishes with the first world champion William Steinitz. The main novelties in opening, middlegame and endgame theory in the 160 year period are examined and biographical sketches put the contributions of more than 30 masters into context. The author presents many new insights--for example, regarding the origins of the Ponziani Opening, the Dutch Defense and the Petroff Defense. French star La Bourdonnais used other sources for almost every part of his Nouveau Traite. Morphy's analysis of the Philidor Defense was faulty and Anderssen's play included many positional ideas. Harrwitz and Neumann published modern treatises long before Steinitz came out with his Modern Chess Instructor. Many ending themes belong to less well-known authors, such as Cozio, Chapais, van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Sarratt, Kling and Horwitz, Berger and Salvio.

Author : Kurt Landsberger
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William Steinitz, Chess Champion written by Kurt Landsberger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-11-08 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life, which can now be known as well. Lengthy annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis, often augmented by Steinitz's own observations. Three additional games are also included. Each game is illustrated.

Author : Tim Harding
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476601437
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eminent Victorian Chess Players written by Tim Harding and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : James Innes Minchin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Games Played in the London International Chess Tournament, 1883 written by James Innes Minchin and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wilhelm Steinitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modern Chess Instructor written by Wilhelm Steinitz and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig Pritchett
Publisher : Everyman Chess
ISBN 13 : 1781942560
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steinitz: Move by Move written by Craig Pritchett and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilhelm Steinitz was the first undisputed World Chess Champion, and a true legend of the game. Steinitz played chess in precisely the same highly innovative, risk-taking, hard-hitting, yet thoroughly concrete way as any modern great. Allied to his near-nerveless will-to-win and attacking flair, his exceptional ability to evaluate positions, develop masterful plans and manoeuvre for advantage created numerous games of long-lasting, insightful brilliance. In this book, Craig Pritchett leads you through an unforgettable learning experience that builds on the extraordinary life and games of one of the greatest players in chess history, many of whose most profound discoveries remain at the very heart of the game in the 21st century. Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge. Learn from the games of a chess legendImportant ideas absorbed by continued practiceUtilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Author : Fred Reinfeld
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486286143
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters written by Fred Reinfeld and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted authority analyzes and annotates 50 games — spanning nearly 70 years of competition — recognized for imaginative and inventive combinations. Steinitz vs. Lasker, London; Capablanca vs. Janowski, New York; Alekhine vs. Marshall, New York; Botvinnik vs. Tartakower, Nottingham; and many more. Invaluable instruction for players at every level. 50 diagrams.

Author : Wilhelm Steinitz
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Literary Steinitz Gambit written by Wilhelm Steinitz and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of this book Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian-American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894. Besides being a master in the practice of chess-playing, he was also a prolific writer on the theory of the game. He created a series of articles presenting and later defending his author style of playing. His articles were later described as the "Ink Wars."

Author : Tim Harding
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476620288
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joseph Henry Blackburne written by Tim Harding and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 England and other countries, entertaining and teaching amateur players, he astonished his contemporaries by the ease with which he played the game without sight of the chessboard. At 21, he set a world record for such exhibitions, competing against 12 club players simultaneously, and he continued to perform “blindfold” into his sixties. This first comprehensive biography of Britain’s greatest chess player of the 19th and early 20th centuries presents more than 1,000 of Blackburne’s games chronologically, including all his surviving games from serious competition, annotated in varying detail. Many are masterpieces containing beautiful combinations and instructive endgame play. Blackburne’s unusual family and social background are fully explored.