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Author:   Hans Renette ,  Fabrizio Zavatarelli
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.875kg
ISBN:  

9781476679440

ISBN 10:   1476679444
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword by Michael Negele Introduction A tale of cities The genesis of this book Two personal notes General notes Thanks to Part I. Chess in Berlin Until 1860 Philidor’s stay Deschapelles’ two visits The Schachclub Julius Mendheim The Berliner Schachgesellschaft Ludwig Bledow The Pleiades Carl Mayet Wilhelm Hanstein Bernhard Horwitz Tassilo von der Lasa Paul Bilguer Karl Schorn After the Pleiades The second Berlin school Part II. Carl Friedrich Berthold Suhle Private and professional life Chess life: A promising youngster (1858–spring 1859) Out of Bonn (spring–summer 1859) The Berlin years commence (summer 1859–1860) The last playing years (1862–1869) Part III. Philipp Martin Hirschfeld Private and professional life Chess life and games The beginning (1859–1860) The Schachzeitung (1861–autumn 1863) Traveling (December 1863–1871) A London resident (1872–1891) Definitively back in Berlin (1892–1894) Part IV. Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann Introduction Youth (1838–1860) A first visit to the Berliner Schachgesellschaft Anderssen in Berlin (July 1860) Student years (1860–1863) A fresh start (September 1863–April 1864) A visit to Breslau (April 1864) Paulsen’s visit to Berlin (May 1864) Anderssen in Berlin (July 1864) A bet of six months The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1865 Anderssen’s visit (April 1865) Summer chess Elberfeld (August 1865) The season 1865-1866 The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1866 Anderssen in Berlin (April 1866) A cruel summer (July–August 1866) A challenge Last months in Berlin (September 1866–May 1867) Paris (June–July 1867) Three matches (July–August 1867) Dundee (September 1867) A controversy with Kolisch Paris 1867–1868 Matches with Rosenthal (January–February 1869) The final year in Paris (1869) Breakdown Back to Germany Baden-Baden (July–August 1870) Altona (July 1872) Neumann’s purgatory and demise (1872–1881) Appendix I: Bernhard von ­Guretzky-Cornitz Private and professional life Chess life, games and problems Appendix II: Suhle’s Theoretical Contributions to Opening Theory Appendix III: Texts by Suhle Not Concerning Himself Appendix IV: Suhle’s Teaching Career Appendix V: Hirschfeld’s Theoretical Contributions to Opening Theory Appendix VI: Documents Related to Neumann Bibliography Monographs on other players Tournament books Anthologies Textbooks and handbooks Chess history and reference Other books Chess periodicals Chess columns in periodicals Databases Websites Players Index (to game numbers) Index of Openings—Traditional Names (to game numbers) Index of Openings—ECO Codes (to game numbers) Annotators Index (to game numbers) General Index (to page numbers)

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The two authors of this volume are both respected chess historians...[you] won't be disappointed...outstanding historical research. - British Chess News Important...impressive variety of sources...a wonderful achievement - American Chess Magazine Renette and Zavatarelli have not only created wonderful written biographies on the players, but above all created an excellent coverage of a unique insight into Berlin chess life from 1830 until 1890. One of the most interesting written chessbooks of this time - Chessbooks.nl Magnificent clothbound gem...Renette and Zavatarelli have done a remarkable amount of digging with all sorts of artifact reproductions. Chock full of gambits, it's also a handbook of attacking chess amidst all the history. Lot's of fun. - ArcaMax Publishing The book does a nice job of combining the chess culture of the area and time with players who best represented that era. The games, are lively and engaging...full of fun...an interesting and enjoyable read - Mind's Eye Press

The two authors of this volume are both respected chess historians...[you] won't be disappointed...outstanding historical research. --British Chess News Important...impressive variety of sources...a wonderful achievement --American Chess Magazine Magnificent clothbound gem...Renette and Zavatarelli have done a remarkable amount of digging with all sorts of artifact reproductions. Chock full of gambits, it's also a handbook of attacking chess amidst all the history. Lot's of fun. --ArcaMax Publishing Renette and Zavatarelli have not only created wonderful written biographies on the players, but above all created an excellent coverage of a unique insight into Berlin chess life from 1830 until 1890. One of the most interesting written chessbooks of this time --Chessbooks.nl The book does a nice job of combining the chess culture of the area and time with players who best represented that era. The games, are lively and engaging...full of fun...an interesting and enjoyable read --Mind's Eye Press.

Author Information

Historian Hans Renette is FIDE master in chess (with 2 IM norms). He lives in Bierbeek, Belgium. Fabrizio Zavatarelli is a teacher of applied mathematics and the author of several articles concerning chess history. He lives in Milan, Italy.

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