This thoroughly updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed 1986 reference work provides a definitive history of all championship events in the United States through April, 2011. Both the games and the occasions are covered in depth, including biographical details, descriptive settings, anecdotes, tournament drama, unusual games, and grandmaster analysis. Included in this edition are 13 new tournaments, 40 new diagrams and 13 additional crosstables.
This thoroughly updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed 1986 reference work provides a definitive history of all championship events in the United States through April, 2011. Both the games and the occasions are covered in depth, including biographical details, descriptive settings, anecdotes, tournament drama, unusual games, and grandmaster analysis. Included in this edition are 13 new tournaments, 40 new diagrams and 13 additional crosstables.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Grandmaster Andrew Soltis, eight times champion of the Marshall Chess Club, New York Post editor and Chess Life columnist, is the author of dozens of chess books. He lives in New York City.
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Table of Contents Introduction One 1845: A Champion Is Crowned Two 1857: Paul Morphy Three 1871-1889: The King Is a Captain Four 1891-1906: The Years of Confusion Five 1907-1936: The Champion Who Enjoyed It Six The Reshevsky Years (1936-1942) Seven The Postwar Years (1944-1954) Eight The Fischer Era (1957-1969) Nine Primus Inter Pares (1972-1979) Ten The Russians Are Coming! (1980-1985) Eleven Champions Galore (1986-1996) Twelve Sponsor Shock (1997-2011) U.S. Championship Summary Individual Records Openings Index ECO Openings Index General Index
Table of Contents Introduction One 1845: A Champion Is Crowned Two 1857: Paul Morphy Three 1871-1889: The King Is a Captain Four 1891-1906: The Years of Confusion Five 1907-1936: The Champion Who Enjoyed It Six The Reshevsky Years (1936-1942) Seven The Postwar Years (1944-1954) Eight The Fischer Era (1957-1969) Nine Primus Inter Pares (1972-1979) Ten The Russians Are Coming! (1980-1985) Eleven Champions Galore (1986-1996) Twelve Sponsor Shock (1997-2011) U.S. Championship Summary Individual Records Openings Index ECO Openings Index General Index
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