Walter Penn Shipley: Philadelphia's Friend of Chess

by John Samuel Hilbert

Book Overview

Walter Penn Shipley was crucial to the development of chess in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He organized correspondence chess in the United States in the 1890s, was a talented player and was a friend of world champions and contenders. He served as the president of the Franklin Chess Club in Philadelphia at the height of its power and prestige.

This work is a complete biography and games collection of Walter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471603
• ISBN13: 9780786471607
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher