Eminent Victorian chess players
Subtitle: ten biographies
By: Tim Harding
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786465682
Subjects: Chess players; Chess; Biography
Description: "Portrays nineteenth-century British chess life through biographical studies of ten players who shaped the modern game. From Captain Evans, inventor of the famous gambit, to Isidor Gunsberg, England's first challenger for the world championship, personal narratives are blended with game annotations to reassess players' achievements and character. Includes position diagrams, photographs, line drawings, career records"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.