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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786474734
ISBN-13
9780786474738
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208675317
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
592 Pages
Publication Name
Joseph Henry Blackburne : a Chess Biography
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Subject
Chess, Cultural Heritage, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
46.2 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-012256
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"-- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Life ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"-- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "deeply researched"-- Chess Book Chats ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chessbooks.nl ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"-- Chess ; "an exceptionally detailed record of Blackburne's life."-- David G. Mills ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"-- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"-- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"-- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"-- Huffington Post ., "A monumental new book by chess scholar Tim Harding represents a colossal contribution to chess literature. Harding has not just provided a full biography with many games, he has also done far more than simply reproduce 19th century commentary....no chess library which aspires to the name can afford to be without this book." - The Spectator, 10th October 2015 "Harding's biography is a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece, full of information about one of the great English players. It is also a portrait of the old Europe that vanished in the upheavals of WWI." -- Andr Schulz, ChessBase.com "A monument in the history of chess-books." - Bab en Truus Wilders, Nederlands Dagblad, "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"-- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Life ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"-- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Book Reviews ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"-- Chess ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"-- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"-- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"-- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"-- Huffington Post ., "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"-- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Life ; "the first comprehensive biography of Britain's greatest chess player of the 19th and early 20th centuries."-- ChessCafe ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"-- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "deeply researched"-- Chess Book Chats ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chessbooks.nl ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"-- Chess ; "an exceptionally detailed record of Blackburne's life."-- David G. Mills ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"-- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"-- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"-- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"-- Huffington Post ., "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"- Chess Life ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"- Chess Book Reviews ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"-IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"- Chess ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"- Huffington Post ., "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"-- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Life ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"-- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "deeply researched"-- Chess Book Chats ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Book Reviews ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"-- Chess ; "an exceptionally detailed record of Blackburne's life."-- David G. Mills ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"-- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"-- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"-- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"-- Huffington Post ., "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"-- ChessBase ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Life ; "the first comprehensive biography of Britain's greatest chess player of the 19th and early 20th centuries."-- ChessCafe ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"-- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "deeply researched"-- Chess Book Chats ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chessbooks.nl ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"-- Chess ; "an exceptionally detailed record of Blackburne's life."-- David G. Mills ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"-- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"-- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"-- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"-- Huffington Post ., "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"-- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Life ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"-- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"-- Chess Book Reviews ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"-- Chess ; "an exceptionally detailed record of Blackburne's life."-- David G. Mills ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"-- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"-- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"-- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"-- Huffington Post ., "Harding tells Blackburne's chess life with a great love for detail...a breathtaking and carefully researched masterpiece"- Chess News ; "[Harding] has recovered unknown games, corrected errors in published games, and created thorough travelogues for his tours and travels...definitive...an indispensable resource"- Chess Life ; "stupendous door-stopper of a book"- New in Chess ; "this is an excellent book, packed with game scores (often annotated) ad engravings. The paper is of very high quality and the chess community should be grateful to both publisher and author for providing such a text.... Blackburne was a great chess player and this book is a fitting memorial to him"- Kingpin Chess Magazine ; "definitive...an indispensable resource"- Chess Book Reviews ; "massive...even more impressive than its size and weight is the amount of effort that went into producing this book...like all McFarland books the production qualities are first rate...highly recommended"-IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "impressively authoritative and readable"- Chess ; "well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent...an excellent in-depth study"- Mind's Eye Press ; "monumental...a huge contribution to chess literature...splendid...no good chess library can afford to be without this book"- The Spectator ; "both a biography and a game collection, Harding sets the record straight and fleshes out the life and career of Joseph Henry Blackburne"- ProtoView ; "amazing...comprehensive...beautiful...Harding at his best!"- Huffington Post .
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
794.1092 B
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Annotation Symbols On Money and Notation 1. Manchester Beginnings, 1841-1861 2. Blindfold Performer, 1862 3. The Call of London, May-December 1862 4. Slow Rise, 1863-1869 5. Joining the Elite, 1870-1873 6. Mature Grandmaster, 1874-1879 7. Tournament World Champion, 1880-1881 8. "The very Hercules of Chess," 1882-1883 9. Illness and Recovery, 1884-1885 10. New Rivals Emerging, 1886-1888 11. From New York to Breslau, 1889 12. Veteran in Gradual Decline, 1890-1892 13. The Hastings Years, 1893-1896 14. Marathon Tournaments, 1897-1898 15. Grand Old Man of British Chess, 1899-1903 16. The Early B.C.F. Years, 1904-1906 17. Not Checkmated Yet, 1907-1911 18. His Final Moves, 1912-1924 APPENDICES I. Match and Tournament Record II. Record Against Principal Rivals III. Blackburne's Chess Compositions IV. Interviews with Blackburne V. Blackburne's Blindfold Exhibitions VI. Blackburne's Two Articles for The Strand Magazine VII. Corrections to Game Scores Chapter Notes Bibliography Index of Players (by game number) Index of Openings--Traditional Names (by game number) Index of Openings--ECO code (by game number) General Index (by page number)
Synopsis
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. This comprehensive biography presents more than 1,000 of Blackburne's games chronologically, including all his surviving games from serious competition., 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.
LC Classification Number
GV1439.B53H37 2015
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