Albert Beauregard Hodges : The Man Chess Made

Hilbert, John S./ Lahde, Peter P.

McFarland & Co Inc（2013/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 550 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786475285
• DDC分類 794.1092

Full Description

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.

Contents

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)