Overview

Samuel Lipschutz was born in Hungary in 1863 and emigrated to New York in 1880. He joined the Manhattan and New York chess clubs, and soon became champion of the latter, representing it at the British Chess Association Congress in London in 1886. Naturalized in 1888, he was the highest-placed American in the Sixth American Chess Congress the following year. In 1892 he defeated Jackson Showalter to become American champion. Suffering from tuberculosis in 1895, he lost a championship match to Showalter. Searching for a cure, he went to Germany in 1904 and died there late the following year. This book gives an account of Lipschutz's chess career, life and milieu and addresses questions surrounding his first name, his periods away from New York and misconceptions concerning the American championship. There are 249 games included.

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Author:   Stephen Davies
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9780786495962

ISBN 10:   0786495960
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   15 June 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction  1. Young Samuel  2. Club Champion  3. Second British Chess Association Congress, London, 1886  4. State Champion  5. Sixth American Chess Congress, New York, 1889  6. The Active Player  7. An Excursion to the Midwest  8. “Lipschütz, the Chess Player”  9. American Champion 10. The Health Tourist 11. Return to New York 12. Return Match with Showalter 13. The Past Master 14. The Staats-Zeitung Cup 15. Twilight 16. Endgame Appendix A. Samuel Lipschütz’s Chess Writing Appendix B. Samuel Lipschütz’s Match and Tournament Record Appendix C. The Chess Games of Philip Lipschütz Appendix D. Solutions to Problems Bibliography Index of Opponents Index of Opening—ECO Codess General Index

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This book is one of the titles which deal with the life and chess of masters who are no longer particularly well-known. Biographies such as these reveal a lot about past masters and about the times these masters lived in... Stephen Davies wrote a wonderful and incredibly informative book about an interesting chessplayer and his time.. -- Andre Schulz, ChessBase.com

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Stephen Davies has played club chess for several decades. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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