Dictionary of modern chess

by Byrne J. Horton

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0007KASIW
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Philosophical Library
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Useful and Entertaining Book for Chess Lovers

You won't find training info or how to move the pieces, this is what it said it is: a specialized dictionary on Chess. Absolutely a must have for chess lovers, this book not only embraces classical terminology, but also those term coined and utilized by chess writers and players. The book also incorporates biographical sketches of chess players whose names has become part of our chess heritage. The influences and contributions of these chess notables have been also identified and defined within their biographical sketches. The definitions presented in this dictionary have several facets: Etymological definitions that are concerned with the origin or derivation of the words or terms which are being defined. Logical definitions to indicate generic terms with their specific differences. Functional definitions to show the purposes, powers, and actions of what is being defined. Historical definitions for those terms that can be better understood by indicating their historical evolution. In summary an entertaining and informative book.