W.H.K. Pollock: A Chess Biography with 523 Games

by John Samuel Hilbert, Olimpiu G Urcan, John S. Hilbert

During his first years in America, William Henry Krause Pollock participated in some of the most important American chess events of the 19th century. Pollock played matches against strong players like Charles Moehle, John L. McCutcheon, Jackson W. Showalter and Eugene Delmar. This biography analyzes in great detail Pollock's chess play, as well as his career and life in England, Ireland and America. His American years unveil even more about the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786458682
• ISBN13: 9780786458684
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher