The late Peter P. Lahde was a former editor of Tennessee Chess News. He had written on Albert Beauregard Hodges, Alekhine, the Hastings tournaments, the modern United States Chess Championship, and chess in Tennessee. He was a retired research chemist and lived in Nashville.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      Part One: The Career of Isaac Kashdan1. The Early YearsThe Years 1923–1929      Chicago International 1926      The Hague Olympiad 1928      2. The Early ThirtiesLajos Steiner Match 1930      Hamburg Olympiad 1930      Berlin Quadrangular 1930      Frankfurt International 1930      Gyor 1930      Stockholm 1930      New York International 1931      Prague Olympiad 1931      Bled International 1931      Hastings Christmas Tournament 1931-32      London International 1932      Pasadena International 1932      Mexico City International 1932      A Visit to Dallas 1932      Early 1933      Folkestone Olympiad 1933      A Challenge to Marshall 1933      Resigns as Chief Editor of Chess Review      Plays Against 26 Teams      Metropolitan League Play      35th Western Chess Congress, Chicago 1934      Syracuse International 1934      Manhattan Chess Club Championship 1934      3. The Simultaneous Exhibitions      4. The Late Thirties36th Western Championship, Milwaukee 1935      New York State Championship 1935      First United States Championship, New York 1936      37th Western Championship, Philadelphia 1936      New York State Championship 1936      Puerto Rico International 1936      Manhattan Chess Club Championship 1936-37      Stockholm Olympiad 1937      Manhattan Chess Club Championship 1937      Metropolitan League Matches 1938      Simonson Match 1938      Helen Kashdan in the United States Women’s Championship 1938      Second United States Championship, New York 1938      39th American Chess Federation Tournament,Boston 1938      Horowitz Playoff Match 1938      New York State Championship, Hamilton 1939      5. The FortiesHavana International 1940      Third United States Championship, New York 1940      Lasker Memorial      New York State Tournament, Hamilton 1941      Manhattan Chess Club Formal Opening 1941      Fourth United States Championship, New York 1942      First United States Lightning Championship 1942      Reshevsky Playoff for the National Title 1942      Second United States Speed Championship 1943      Metropolitan Chess League 1944      Third United States Speed Championship 1944      Manhattan Championship 1944-45      Fourth United States Speed Championship 1945      Pan-American Chess Congress, Hollywood 1945      United States vs. USSR Radio Match 1945      Manhattan Speed Tournament 1945      Metropolitan Championship 1946      Swedish Speed Tournament 1946      United States vs. USSR, Moscow 1946      Sixth United States Championship 1946      Metropolitan Chess League 1946-47      A Reception for Former Champion Euwe      48th United States Open, Corpus Christi 1947      Argentina–United States Radio Match 1947      Manhattan Masters Tournament 1948      49th United States Open, Baltimore 1948      Seventh United States Championship, South Fallsburg 1948      New York International 1948-49      6. The FiftiesKashdan and Family Move to California      52nd United States Open, Fort Worth 1951      Hollywood International 1952      Hollywood Invitational 1953      North vs. South California Match 1954      California Open 1954      Pan-American Chess Congress, Hollywood 1954      North vs. South California Match 1955      USSR–United States Match 1955      7. The Later YearsChess Editor of the Los Angeles Times 1956      North vs. South California Matches 1956–1961      The Olympiad, Leipzig 1960      Remains Active      First Piatigorsky Cup Tournament 1963      Delegate to FIDE 1964      Second Piatigorsky Cup Tournament 1966      California Chess Hall of Fame      Lone Pine Tournaments      Fischer–Spassky Match 1972      Final Years      The Kashdan Legacy (by Arnold Denker)      Part Two: The Games of Isaac KashdanThe Outstanding Games (listed)      Tournament and Match Games (1–661)      Simultaneous Exhibition Games (662–717)      United States Speed Tournament Games (718–734)      Informal, Consultation, Practice, etc. Games (735–758)      Part Three: Appendices and IndexesIsaac Kashdan’s Overall RecordThe Five Olympiads, 1928–1937      The U.S. Championships, 1936–1948      The Tournament Record      The Match Record      Metropolitan League Matches      Tournament Crosstables      Bibliography      Index of Players      Index of ECO Openings      General Index

“an American chess history buff’s rapture...Lahde’s book is important, and he deserves our thanks for filling a longstanding void”—Chess Life