Eminent Victorian chess players
ten biographies
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Publication
2012 - McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C, North Carolina
Language
English
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Identifiers
- ISBN-139780786465682
- ISBN-100786465689
- Library of Congress Control Number2012003247
- OCLC Control Number770876354
- Better World Books9780786465682
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- Open LibraryOL25223283M
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- DDC794.10922
- DDCB
- LCCGV1438 .H34 2012
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- LCCGV1438.H34 2012
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.
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