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9780786430109

Adolf Albin in America

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  • ISBN13:

    9780786430109

  • ISBN10:

    0786430109

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-08-29
  • Publisher: McFarland Publishing
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Summary

This book covers Romanian chess master Adolf Albin's brief but highly significant period spent in New York, 1893-1895, with details on his life and chess career.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 1
Introductionp. 3
Albin in Americap. 5
A Tale of Disenchantment: The Columbian Chess Congress, 1893p. 7
Sailing to America, July 1893p. 25
The Match with Albert B. Hodges, August 1893p. 36
The Impromptu International Tournament, September-October 1893p. 46
The City Chess Club Tournament, December 1893p. 67
The Match with Eugene Delmar, February 1894p. 77
The Staats-Zeitung Cup, August 1894p. 84
Another City Chess Club Tournament, October-November 1894p. 96
The Match with J.W. Showalter, September 1894p. 108
A Guest of Philadelphia, February 1895p. 119
Three Months in New Orleans, March-May 1895p. 129
Sailing Back to Europe, July 1895p. 138
The Chess Gamesp. 145
Adolf Albin: Master of Opening Innovationp. 241
Albin's Results in America, July 1893 to June 1895 (Crosstables)p. 264
Albin's Lifetime Tournament and Match Record (Crosstables)p. 266
Selected Bibliographyp. 269
Index of Players (to Part II Game Numbers)p. 271
Index of Supplementary Games and Positionsp. 272
Index of Illustrationsp. 273
Index of Openingsp. 274
General Indexp. 276
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