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Author:   Cary Utterberg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9780786471744

ISBN 10:   0786471743
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Game-by-Game Table of Contents      Preface      On the Spelling of the Two Opponents’ Names      Introduction      A Note on the Games      Match One: de la Bourdonnais 16, McDonnell 5, Drawn      Games 1 to 25      Match Two: McDonnell 5, de la Bourdonnais 4, Drawn      Games 26 to 34      Match Three: de la Bourdonnais 6, McDonnell 5, Drawn      Games 35 to 46      Match Four: de la Bourdonnais 8, McDonnell 3, Drawn      Games 47 to 64      Match Five: de la Bourdonnais 7, McDonnell 4, Drawn      Games 65 to 76      Match Six: McDonnell 5, de la Bourdonnais 4, Drawn      Games 77 to 85      Conclusion: The Statistics      Appendix 1: Selected de la Bourdonnais Games      Appendix 2: Selected McDonnell Games      Appendix 3: Opening Theory, Then and Now      Appendix 4: Collected Games of Deschapelles      Appendix 5: Statistical Data      Appendix 6: Preface to Lewis's A Selection of Games at Chess      Appendix 7: Foreword to Bledow's Funfzig auserlesene Schach-Partien      Appendix 8: Preface to Greenwood Walker’s Games by Late Mr. M’Donnell      Appendix 9: Excerpt from “The Café de la Régence”      Bibliography      Index     

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fine work...remarkable...marvelous --<i>The Washington Post</i>; wonderful book...highly recommend --IM John Donaldson (<i>JeremySilman.com</i>); four stars --<i>Chess Horizons</i>; recreates the drama and the atmosphere of the match...The chess world owes a debt to the author for making available a great legacy. --<i>thechessworld.com</i>.

fine work...remarkable...marvelous--The Washington Post; wonderful book...highly recommend --IM John Donaldson JeremySilman.com; four stars --Chess Horizons

Author Information

Cary Utterberg lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota. He has held the National Master title with the U.S. Chess Federation since 1985.

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