Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle

19th Century Berlin Chess Biographies with 711 Games

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Around 1860 a wave of talented youth intensified the Berlin chess scene. Within a short time Berthold Suhle, Philipp Hirschfeld and Gustav Neumann ranked among the best players in the world. After a few years, Suhle went on to become an authority in ancient Greek, and Hirschfeld proved a successful businessman (while remaining a sparring partner of Johannes Hermann Zukertort). Neumann retained a fascination for the game and grew into one of the world's strongest players.Despite their achievements little has been known about their lives and games. Drawing on a range of sources, the authors fill this gap, providing games with both old and new analyses. An introductory chapter on Berlin chess before 1860 and an appendix on Bernhard von Guretzky-Cornitz complete the book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-10-01
Mått216 x 279 x 20 mm
Vikt875 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor384
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476679440

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Table of ContentsForeword by Michael NegeleIntroductionA tale of citiesThe genesis of this bookTwo personal notesGeneral notesThanks toPart I. Chess in Berlin Until 1860Philidor’s stayDeschapelles’ two visitsThe SchachclubJulius MendheimThe Berliner SchachgesellschaftLudwig BledowThe PleiadesCarl MayetWilhelm HansteinBernhard HorwitzTassilo von der LasaPaul BilguerKarl SchornAfter the PleiadesThe second Berlin schoolPart II. Carl Friedrich Berthold SuhlePrivate and professional lifeChess life: A promising youngster (1858–spring 1859)Out of Bonn (spring–summer 1859)The Berlin years commence (summer 1859–1860)The last playing years (1862–1869)Part III. Philipp Martin HirschfeldPrivate and professional lifeChess life and gamesThe beginning (1859–1860)The Schachzeitung (1861–autumn 1863)Traveling (December 1863–1871)A London resident (1872–1891)Definitively back in Berlin (1892–1894)Part IV. Gustav Richard Ludwig NeumannIntroductionYouth (1838–1860)A first visit to the Berliner SchachgesellschaftAnderssen in Berlin (July 1860)Student years (1860–1863)A fresh start (September 1863–April 1864)A visit to Breslau (April 1864)Paulsen’s visit to Berlin (May 1864)Anderssen in Berlin (July 1864)A bet of six monthsThe tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1865Anderssen’s visit (April 1865)Summer chessElberfeld (August 1865)The season 1865-1866The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1866Anderssen in Berlin (April 1866)A cruel summer (July–August 1866)A challengeLast months in Berlin (September 1866–May 1867)Paris (June–July 1867)Three matches (July–August 1867)Dundee (September 1867)A controversy with KolischParis 1867–1868Matches with Rosenthal (January–February 1869)The final year in Paris (1869)BreakdownBack to GermanyBaden-Baden (July–August 1870)Altona (July 1872)Neumann’s purgatory and demise (1872–1881)Appendix I: Bernhard von Guretzky-CornitzPrivate and professional lifeChess life, games and problemsAppendix II: Suhle’s Theoretical Contributions to Opening TheoryAppendix III: Texts by Suhle Not Concerning HimselfAppendix IV: Suhle’s Teaching CareerAppendix V: Hirschfeld’s Theoretical Contributions to Opening TheoryAppendix VI: Documents Related to NeumannBibliographyMonographs on other playersTournament booksAnthologiesTextbooks and handbooksChess history and referenceOther booksChess periodicalsChess columns in periodicalsDatabasesWebsitesPlayers Index (to game numbers)Index of Openings—Traditional Names (to game numbers)Index of Openings—ECO Codes (to game numbers)Annotators Index (to game numbers)General Index (to page numbers)