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Henry Bird. Chess Throughout the Ages
Chess Throughout the Ages
Table of Contents
PREFACE
The Chess Openings: Considered Critically And Practically By H. E. BIRD
Chess Masterpieces:
STEINITZ
STEINITZ'S REVIEW
Variously estimated from 3,000 to 1,000 B.C. CHATURANGA
CHESS HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES: CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF CHESS
CHESS NOTES AND REFERENCES
THEORIES AS TO THE INVENTION OF CHESS
TRADITIONS AS TO THE ORIGIN
THE THREE INDIAN TRADITIONS
PROGRESS OF CHESS
CHESS HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES: THE ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF CHESS
CHESS AND OPINIONS IN REGARD TO ITS ORIGIN
AS TO THE SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF CHESS
THE ANCIENT HINDU CHATURANGA
ON THE MOVES OF THE PIECES
PERSIA
THE TEN ADVANTAGES OF CHESS ACCORDING TO THE PERSIAN PHILOSOPHER, ARE THUS GIVEN IN TRANSLATION
VIDA
THEORIES AS TO THE INVENTION OF CHESS
SALVIO, DOCTOR OF CIVIL LAWS
CHAUCER
SAUL AND BARBIERE
JOHN LYDGATE
HIEROGLYPHICS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
CANUTE
THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AND CHESS
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
CHESS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
THE CHESS MASTERS OF THE DAY, IMPARTIALLY CONSIDERED BY AN OLD ENGLISH PLAYER
NATIONAL CHESS. CHESS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. BELFAST, (THE MOST RECENT MEETING)
NORTH OF IRELAND (BELFAST) CHESS CONGRESS, MASTERS' COMPETITION
GAMES AT THE BELFAST CHESS CONGRESS IN THE QUADRANGULAR COMPETITION
THE NORTH OF IRELAND (Belfast & Holywood) CHESS CONGRESS MASTERS QUADRANGULAR OOMPETITION
BLINDFOLD CHESS
THE GAME OF CHESS
Philidor
THE CARLOVINGIAN DYNASTY
CHARLEMAGNE'S WAGER
THE HABITS AND IDIOSYNCRACIES OF CHESS PLAYERS (MYSELF)
STAKES AT CHESS
SLOW PLAY
DINNER AND CHESS
LOOKERS ON
EXCUSES
THE PIECES IN CHESS
COVENT GARDEN INSPIRATION
CHESS PATRONS
STYLE IN CHESS
STYLE AT CHESS
BUCKLE'S CHESS REFERENCES
INTERDICTIONS OF CHESS
IRELAND
THE GERMAN CHESS THEORISTS
ITALY
KRIEGSSPIEL
SCHACHSPIEL
Dr. A. VAN DER LINDE
NERDSPEIL
CHESS IN ITALY
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Continuing with the chess giants of more modern date, Mason's great powers became developed in 1876, and Tchigorin of St. Petersburg, a splendid player came to the front in 1881. Equal to him in force, perhaps, if not in style, and yet more remarkable in their records of success are the present champions Dr. Tarrasch of Nuremberg and E. Lasker of Berlin. The Havanna people, who, for five or six years past have spent more money on great personal chess encounters than all the rest of the world combined, have put forth Walbrodt of Leipzig. In the above mentioned four players, chess interest for a time will mostly centre, with Steinitz, yet unvanquished, and, as many consider, able to beat them all, the future must be of unique interest, and the year 1893 may decide which of five favourite foreign players will be entitled to rank as the world's champion of chess, so far as can be decided by matches played on existing conditions.
Chess with clocks and the tedious slow time limit of fifteen moves an hour (say a working day for a single game) must not be confounded with genuine, useful and enjoyable chess without distracting time encumbrances as formerly played. Played at the pace and on the conditions which the exigencies of daily, yea hourly, life and labour admit of experience shews that there are yet English exponents that can render a good account of any of the foreign players.
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