1994 British Chess Federation Book of the Year. Frank Marshall (1877-1944) reigned as America’s chess champion from 1907 through 1936, the longest stint of anyone in history. A colorful character almost always decked out in an ascot and chewing a cigar, his career coincided with many evolutionary changes in competitive chess. Marshall was a master gamesman. He took up the game of salta, akin to Chinese checkers, and was soon world champion. But more than anything, he loved chess. He claimed that after learning the game at the age of 10 he played every day for the next 57 years. Marshall’s life and playing style are fully examined here, including 220 of his games (some never before published) with 190 positional diagrams. Pub. 1994, hardback, 389 pages.
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Very little is known of Frank Marshall's early career since most biographies skip quickly over this period onto the great tournaments of his later years. For this book chess historian John Hilbert has researched many forgotten newspapers and journals to produce the first accurate account of this part of Marshall's life. Even Marshall, in his autobiography "My 50 Years of Chess", often failed to remember his own past correctly! Hilbert also includes 173 of Marshall's games from this period, many taken from contemporary sources. This meticulously researched work also includes tournament crosstables, general index and an index of opponents. An essential work for fans of Marshall or chess history. Pub. 2002, hardback, 286 pages.
This record of the games of the Belfast born player Alexander McDonnell was originally published in 1836, shortly after his death in 1835. It was intended as a memorial to his skill as a player and includesa large number of games played at odds as well as his match games against de la Bourdonnais. As the book is a facsimile reprint of the original it is in very old style descriptive notation (Q.B. to K. third etc). Pub. 2005, hardback, 287 pages.
Tony Miles became England's first chess Grandmaster in 1976, an event which sparked an explosion of interest in the game in the UK and led to England becoming one of the strongest chess playing nations at successive Olympiads in the 1980s. Miles' will to win and lack of fear were legendary and brought him several victories in strong international tournaments. This book, written by one of his contemporaries, contains 100 of Miles' key games with annotations by the author. It also provides a journey through the most important tournaments of Miles' chess playing career with cross tables and descriptions of the significance of and background to each event. Raymond Keene is an English Grandmaster and author of many successful chess books. He was awarded an OBE in 1985. Pub. 2006, softback, 247 pages.
Includes a 36 page biography of Morphy and 300 annotated games. The games are in 5 parts: tournament and match games, consultation games, blindfold games, odds games and casual games. Morphy had sharp tactical vision and was way ahead of his time in his understanding of the need for rapid, harmonious development. Great games! In English descriptive notation. (1.P-K4 etc) Pub. 1957, softback, 362 pages.
A facsimile reprint of an 1859 publication detailing all match games played by the American chess genius Paul Morphy during his tour of Europe. The games have light annotations by the author. In English descriptive notation (1-P-K4 etc) Pub. 2006, hardback, descriptive notation, 108 pages
For a short period in the 1850s the American Paul Morphy dominated the chess world with play that was years ahead of it's time in both strategy and tactics. He became universally recognized as the best player in the world. In this book, GM Valeri Beim takes a close look at Morphy's play, examining 60 of his games from a modern perspective. The result is a fresh and instructive look at some of the most brilliant games of all time, as well as some of the most incredible oversights! 19th century players didn't hold back and their play pushed back the frontiers of chess theory and laid the foundations for today's knowledge of the game. Valerie Beim is a Grandmaster and successful chess author. Price: £12.95(£12.95 Including VAT at 0%)This product is included in our 10% discount offer for orders of 2 or more qualifying books & CD or DVD products!
This book is a celebration of Paul Morphy, the Bobby Fischer of the 19th century. Part one is an analysis of Morphy's contribution to chess theory and the standard of both pre- and post-Morphy play, taking many examples from Morphy's games. Part two is a collection of all 413 of Morphy's known match and other games. Part three features articles by Steinitz and Alekhine on Morphy's legacy and playing style. Includes full indexes of players and openings. A higly readable and well produced book. Pub. 2004, softback, 359 pages.
This facsimile reprint of an 1860 work is a comprehensive biography and game collection which follows Morphy's successes in New York and New Orleans, his visit to England and subsequent European tour, his final games at the St. James' club and his correspondence with Lord Lyttleton pleading for a match with Staunton. Highly readable with great games throughout. In English descriptive notation. Pub. 2001, hardback, 368 pages.
A primer in opening, middlegame and endgame strategy as illustrated in the games of American chess genius Paul Morphy. The author elucidates the 30 rules for successful chess - 10 rules each for the opening, middlegame and endgame - based on Reuben Fine's textbook Chess the Easy Way, and shows how these rules were applied by Morphy in his games. Includes approximately 80 Morphy games with instructive annotations by the author. Frisco Del Rosario is an American based chess teacher and author. Pub. 2004, softback, 213 pages.
