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Modern Chess
From Steinitz to the 21st Century
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Modern Chess
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The revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900) considered himself to be in the vanguard of an emerging, late-19th century 'Modern' school. This school embraced a new, essentially scientific vitality in its methods of research, analysis, evaluation, planning, experiment, and even belligerent fight.
Steinitz, who dominated the chess world in the shadow of a more directly attacking, openly tactical and combinative, so-called 'romantic' age, established a much firmer positional basis to chess. A pivotal change!
Modern Chess follows that story, both before and beyond Steinitz's early 'modern' era, focusing closely on the subtly varied ways in which the world's greatest players in the last two centuries have thought about and played the game, moving it forward.
The author reflects on all sixteen 'classical' world champions and others, notably: C-L. M. de la Bourdonnais, Adolf Anderssen, Paul Morphy, Siegbert Tarrasch, Aron Nimzowitsch, Richard Reti, Judit Polgar, and the contemporary Artificial Intelligence phenomenon, AlphaZero.
Be inspired by this exploration of the 'modern' game's roots and trajectory!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789464201437
Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 February 2022
Country: Belgium
Imprint: Thinkers Publishing
Edition: New edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
About the Author
Craig Pritchett (b 1949) is a former national champion and international master (1976), who represented Scotland in nine Chess Olympiads (1966-1990), including four times on top board (1974-1980). Gold medal winner on top board for Scotland at the European Seniors (60+) Team Championship in 2011, he continues to compete regularly at Senior and Open events. Chess Correspondent for the Scottish newspaper The Herald (1972-2006) and East Lothian Life (since 2005), he has taught and written widely on chess, specialising latterly on the historical development of chess thought and the fascinatingly wide differences in players’ chess styles. A University of Glasgow graduate in Modern History and Politics and a Chartered Public Finance Accountant, he also worked for many years in UK central government audit. President of his local Dunbar Chess Club, he has also long been associated with three major chess clubs: Edinburgh West, Barbican 4NCL and SK Berlin-Zehlendorf.
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