Item #902011 William Steinitz, Chess Champion: A Biography of the Bohemian Caesar. Kurt Landsberger.

William Steinitz, Chess Champion: A Biography of the Bohemian Caesar

Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1993.
Hardcover.

Biography of chess player William Steinitz, born in Prague in 1836 and an American citizen upon his death in 1900. Steinitz was the first world chess champion, reigning from 1886-1894, and a controversial and influential voice in chess theory.

With chapters by additional contributors: “An opinion about this book” & “Tournaments and matches” by Ken Whyld; William, the conqueror” by Andy Soltis; and “The theory of Steinitz” by David Hooper.

Item #902011
ISBN: 0899507581

6 x 9-1/4", dark blue cloth, xvii, 487pp, bibliography, index, 46 illustrations.

Bumping and a little wear to corners, 4 tiny stains top-edge of text block, else near fine.

Price: $75.00