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Joseph Henry Blackburne

2015-08-13 Games & Activities
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Release : 2015-08-13
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Book Synopsis Joseph Henry Blackburne by : Tim Harding

Download or read book Joseph Henry Blackburne written by Tim Harding. This book was released on 2015-08-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a career spanning more than 50 years, J.H. Blackburne (1841-1924) won the British Chess Championship and several international tournaments, at his peak becoming one of the world's top three chess masters. A professional player who derived his livelihood from annual tours of chess clubs in England and other countries, entertaining and teaching amateur players, he astonished his contemporaries by the ease with which he played the game without sight of the chessboard. At 21, he set a world record for such exhibitions, competing against 12 club players simultaneously, and he continued to perform "blindfold" into his sixties. This first comprehensive biography of Britain's greatest chess player of the 19th and early 20th centuries presents more than 1,000 of Blackburne's games chronologically, including all his surviving games from serious competition, annotated in varying detail. Many are masterpieces containing beautiful combinations and instructive endgame play. Blackburne's unusual family and social background are fully explored.

Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess, Selected, Annotated and Arranged by Himself

1899 Chess
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Release : 1899
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Book Synopsis Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess, Selected, Annotated and Arranged by Himself by : Joseph Henry Blackburne

Download or read book Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess, Selected, Annotated and Arranged by Himself written by Joseph Henry Blackburne. This book was released on 1899. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Joseph Henry Blackburne

2011 Chess
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Release : 2011
Genre : Chess
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Download or read book Joseph Henry Blackburne written by Bob Long. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Joseph Henry Blackburne

2015-09-04 Games & Activities
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Release : 2015-09-04
Genre : Games & Activities
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Book Synopsis Joseph Henry Blackburne by : Tim Harding

Download or read book Joseph Henry Blackburne written by Tim Harding. This book was released on 2015-09-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a career spanning more than 50 years, J.H. Blackburne (1841-1924) won the British Chess Championship and several international tournaments, at his peak becoming one of the world's top three chess masters. A professional player who derived his livelihood from annual tours of chess clubs in England and other countries, entertaining and teaching amateur players, he astonished his contemporaries by the ease with which he played the game without sight of the chessboard. At 21, he set a world record for such exhibitions, competing against 12 club players simultaneously, and he continued to perform "blindfold" into his sixties. This first comprehensive biography of Britain's greatest chess player of the 19th and early 20th centuries presents more than 1,000 of Blackburne's games chronologically, including all his surviving games from serious competition, annotated in varying detail. Many are masterpieces containing beautiful combinations and instructive endgame play. Blackburne's unusual family and social background are fully explored.

Eminent Victorian Chess Players

2014-12-03 Games & Activities
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Release : 2014-12-03
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Book Synopsis Eminent Victorian Chess Players by : Tim Harding

Download or read book Eminent Victorian Chess Players written by Tim Harding. This book was released on 2014-12-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book portrays British chess life in the nineteenth century 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. The author has combined deep reading in primary sources with genealogical research to reveal new facts and correct previous misunderstandings. Major chapters on Howard Staunton and William Steinitz, in particular, highlight the tensions between Englishmen and immigrants, amateurs and professionals. The contrasting long careers of Henry Bird and Joseph Blackburne provide a thread of continuity. The lives of several other important figures in Victorian chess are also presented. More than 160 games (with diagrams), several annotated in detail, and 50 photographs and line drawings are included. Appendices provide career records for all ten; there are extensive notes, a bibliography and indexes.

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