Eminent Victorian Chess Players: Ten Biographies

by Tim Harding

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786465689
• ISBN13: 9780786465682
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher