Albert Beauregard Hodges is a legend among chess aficionados. One of the most well-known American chess players of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution. This work provides an in-depth biography of Hodges' personal life and chess career and a collection of more than 340 of his games, as well as 15 of his published chess problems. Hodges' complete tournament and match records are included, along with line engravings, photographs, and several indexes.
Albert Beauregard Hodges is a legend among chess aficionados. One of the most well-known American chess players of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution. This work provides an in-depth biography of Hodges' personal life and chess career and a collection of more than 340 of his games, as well as 15 of his published chess problems. Hodges' complete tournament and match records are included, along with line engravings, photographs, and several indexes.
John S. Hilbert, a retired senior attorney with the Social Security Administration living in Buffalo, New York, has written 16 chess books and over 100 articles on chess biography and history, winning multiple national and international awards.
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Table of Contents Introduction PART I. The Chess Life of Albert Beauregard Hodges ONE. "The Tennessee Morphy" TWO. Ajeeb and the "Snugs" THREE. New York, 1890-1892 FOUR. 1893: A Year of Achievements FIVE. 1894: A Year of Champions SIX. 1895: A Year of Team Play SEVEN. The Anglo-American Cable Matches EIGHT. Domesticated Play NINE. Tournaments-Too Late TEN. Toward an Ending ELEVEN. The Final Years PART II. The Chess Games of Albert Beauregard Hodges Appendix A. The Chess Problems Appendix B. The Match and Tournament Record Appendix C. The 1897 Staats-Zeitung Cup Fiasco Appendix D. Three Obituaries Selected Bibliography Index to Hodges' Games (game numbers) Index of Openings-Hodges' Games (game numbers) Index of ECO Codes-Hodges' Games (game numbers) Index to Others' Games (pages) Index of Illustrations (pages General Index (pages)
Table of Contents Introduction PART I. The Chess Life of Albert Beauregard Hodges ONE. "The Tennessee Morphy" TWO. Ajeeb and the "Snugs" THREE. New York, 1890-1892 FOUR. 1893: A Year of Achievements FIVE. 1894: A Year of Champions SIX. 1895: A Year of Team Play SEVEN. The Anglo-American Cable Matches EIGHT. Domesticated Play NINE. Tournaments-Too Late TEN. Toward an Ending ELEVEN. The Final Years PART II. The Chess Games of Albert Beauregard Hodges Appendix A. The Chess Problems Appendix B. The Match and Tournament Record Appendix C. The 1897 Staats-Zeitung Cup Fiasco Appendix D. Three Obituaries Selected Bibliography Index to Hodges' Games (game numbers) Index of Openings-Hodges' Games (game numbers) Index of ECO Codes-Hodges' Games (game numbers) Index to Others' Games (pages) Index of Illustrations (pages General Index (pages)
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