The Classical Era of Early Modern Chess - Hardcover

Monté, Peter J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 078646688X ISBN 13: 9780786466887

Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc, 2014

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Críticas

The desire expressed [by] Bledow and Lasa, to compile a repository of all game openings for those keen to study the sources has been transformed into this book. The rich and extensive part including the sources and the section gathering all openings will make it a seminal work in years to come. In tracing the origins of all the sources examined here, Monte has done the work of a detective and examined each of these manuscripts for their date, gathered information about their authors and their respective backgrounds. Moreover, the rich additional information that is given in the appendices - though difficult to comprehend for a chess layman - allow a thorough understanding of the history of the modern game from the late fifteenth century. As such the book will be a reference work for chess enthusiasts and sports historians as well as general historians alike." - Sport in History

Reseña del editor

First introduced by Arabs to newly gained territories in the Mediterranean during the 8th and 9th centuries, the game of chess soon spread throughout Europe, slowly evolving from the less dynamic Shatranj verion into modern chess. This study examines the classical era of modern chess from the late 15th century into the 1640s, paying special attention to key developments in the medieval period and later. After tracing the birth of modern chess in Europe, it offers critical appreciation of relevant chess literature--including works by von der Lasa, van der Linde, Leon, Murray, Chicco, Eales, Petzold, Sanvito, and Garzon--and chronicles all opening and game moves of the era and the development of laws and rules like ""en passant"" taking, King's leaps, and castlings. With a glossary and over 100 illustrations, this is the definitive overview of a transformative era in the history of chess.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 078646688X
• ISBN 13: 9780786466887
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 616