Amos Burn : a chess biography / by Richard Forster ; foreword by Victor Korchnoi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forster, Richard, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burn, Amos.

Chess players--England--Biography.

Chess players.

England.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 972 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

Summary:

This enormous and definitive work assembles and analyzes all extant games and provides a thorough biography of the famous 19th century master. A fighting player who never shied away from tactical battles, Burn's style clashed with many of his contempories. Annotations quote both Burn and contempories, and old analysis receives corrections or additions.

Contents:

1 The Early Years (1848-1870) 17

2 In the Chess Mecca (1870-1871) 27

3 Provincial Chess Champion (1871-1876) 52

4 C.C.A. Congresses (1873-1876) 84

5 Match Play with John Owen (1874-1876) 129

6 The First Break (1877-1882) 146

7 Gradual Ascent (1883-1886) 167

8 Gaining International Fame (1886) 199

9 Chess in Liverpool and London (1886-1888) 252

10 Further Tournaments (1887-1888) 297

11 Reaching the Peak (1889) 344

12 The Second Break (1889-1894) 407

13 Comeback at Hastings (1895-1896) 427

14 Local and Club Affairs (1897-1901) 460

15 British Amateur Champion (1897-1901) 503

16 New International Successes (1897-1900) 549

17 The Third Break (1902-1904) 668

18 Chess Doyen in Liverpool (1905-1912) 677

19 Barmen and Ostend Congresses (1905-1907) 699

20 Last Tournaments (1909-1912) 792

21 The Final Years (1913-1925) 883

Appendix A Loose Ends 901

Appendix B Corrections to Game Scores 905

Appendix C Tournament and Match Record 907.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 933-936) and indexes.

ISBN:

078641717X

OCLC:

52418002