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How does one determine the "best" chess games? What one may see as brilliant, another may see as simply necessary. Like some art lovers, chess fans claim that they know a good game …
No chess player of the 19th century had a longer, more varied career than Henry Edward Bird (1829-1908). After pursuing a civil career for years his love for chess prevailed. He …
Louis Paulsen (1833-1891) was one of the 19th century's strongest chess players and a world record holder in blindfold chess. He maintained an unbeaten record in matches, created …
This reference work continues a comprehensive series chronicling men's chess competitions. Listed in this volume are the results of chess competitions from all over the …
This comprehensive reference work presents detailed bibliographical information about worldwide chess periodicals past to present. It contains over 3,700 entries. Information for …
Walter Penn Shipley was crucial to the development of chess in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His contributions were very great. He …
First introduced by Arabs to newly gained territories in the Mediterranean during the 8th and 9th centuries, the game of chess soon spread throughout Europe, slowly evolving from …
This comprehensive chronological reference lists the results of men's chess competitions from all over the world. Individual and team matches, from the famous to the lesser known, …
This is the autobiography of chess grandmaster and journalist Andy Soltis, one of the very few grandmasters who had a professional career outside of chess, and a prolific author …
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE, from the French acronym for Fédération Internationale des Échecs) was founded on July 20, 1924 in Paris but only …