Böcker av Tim Harding

The growing popularity of chess in Victorian Britain was reflected in an increasingly competitive market of books and periodicals aimed at players from beginner to expert. This book combines new information about the early history of the game with advice for researchers into chess history and traces the further development of chess literature well into the 20th century.

Detailing the history of British and Irish correspondence chess, this book traces the development of postal chess, and includes the effects of game-changing technologies such as telegraphs, telephone and fax.

Explores 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. It includes more than 160 chess games, 50 photographs and line drawings, appendices, notes, bibliography and indexes.

Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner. 384 diagrams.