The meeting of Louis Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell at London's Westminster Chess Club in 1834 was notable for a number of reasons. Hard

Most chess biographies present the games of famous players--but not their writings. Filling that gap, this book begins with Syrian master and author of chess st

Modern chess began in 1851 in the London Tournament of the Crystal Palace Exposition. Today, the principles of winning play have been explored and codified: a b

Many historical chess books focus on individual 19th century masters and tournaments yet little is written covering the full scope of competitive chess through