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STEINITZ
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- ISBN 9789464201437
- Dimensions: 170 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
- Publication City/Country: BE
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz
(1836-1900) considered himself to be in the vanguard of an emerging, late-19th
century ‘Modern’ school, which embraced a new, essentially scientific vitality
in its methods of research, analysis, evaluation, planning, experiment and even
belligerent fight.
Steinitz, who dominated the chess world in
the shadow of a more directly attacking, openly tactical and combinative,
so-called ‘romantic’ age, established a much firmer positional basis to chess.
A pivotal change!
This book follows that story, both before
and beyond Steinitz’s early ‘modern’ era, focusing closely on the subtly varied
ways in which the world’s greatest players in the last two centuries have thought
about and played the game, moving it forward.
The author reflects on all sixteen ‘classical’
world champions and others, notably: C-L. M. de la Bourdonnais, Adolf Anderssen,
Paul Morphy, Siegbert Tarrasch, Aron Nimzowitsch, Richard Réti, Judit Polgar and
the contemporary Artificial Intelligence phenomenon, AlphaZero.
Be inspired by this exploration of the ‘modern’
game’s roots and trajectory!
Craig Pritchett (b 1949) is a former national champion and international master (1976), who represented Scotland in nine Chess Olympiads (1966-1990),
including four times on top board (1974-1980). Gold medal winner on top board
for Scotland at the European Seniors (60+) Team Championship in 2011, he continues to compete regularly at Senior and Open events.
Chess Correspondent for the Scottish newspaper The Herald (1972-2006) and
East Lothian Life (since 2005), he has taught and written widely on chess, specialising latterly on the historical development of chess thought and the fascinatingly
wide differences in players’ chess styles.
A University of Glasgow graduate in Modern History and Politics and a Chartered Public Finance Accountant, he also worked for many years in UK central
government audit. President of his local Dunbar Chess Club, he has also long
been associated with three major chess clubs: Edinburgh West, Barbican 4NCL
and SK Berlin-Zehlendorf.
