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Author:   Kurt Landsberger
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9780786428465

ISBN 10:   0786428465
Pages:   539
Publication Date:   08 November 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of illustrations.     An opinion about this book. (Ken Whyld)     Preface.     xiii 1836–1862. “At the chessboard, I am Epstein.”     1862–1872. “I was always better than you.”     1872–1882. “Inky ruffians.”     1882–1887. “He evidently has an extraordinary good memory, for he always makes the same mistakes.”     Between pages 170 and 171 are 32 plates containing 46 photographs and facsimiles 1887–1888. “Contempt without silence.”     1888–1892. “The old master of a young school and a young master of the old school.”     1892–1897 “The romantic surprise aroused me as never before.”     1897–1900 “The drummer’s tatoo was so continuous and so macabre.”     Tournaments and matches. (Ken Whyld)     William, the conqueror. (Andy Soltis)     The theory of Steinitz. (David Hooper)     Bibliography.     Index.    

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the amount of new quality material...is quite impressive. The only definitive...work on the first world champion. Anyone with an interest in Steinitz or chess history will have to have a copy --Chesscafe.com; thoroughly documented --Chess Horizons; an enthralling biography...those who have a fascination with chess history will find this deeply-researched book to be engrossing --Manchester Chess Federation; outstanding...should be in the library of every serious collector --San Francisco Chronicle; highly recommended --The Sun, Baltimore; very well researched...a significant contribution --Inside Chess; outstanding --Chess Gazette; a really good read --Chess Post; incredible achievement...I wish I had written this outstanding biography --Quarterly for Chess History; highly recommended --Time Trouble Chess Magazine; really interesting material --The Star Ledger.

Author Information

Kurt Landsberger, born in Prague with the name Steinitz, is the champion’s great-grandnephew. He divides his time between Verona, New Jersey and Delray Beach, Florida.

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