W.H.K. Pollock
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978-0-7864-5868-4 (ISBN)
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Olimpiu G. Urcan is a Singapore-based chess historian. He contributes regularly to Edward Winter’s Chess Notes and is the author of several chess biographies published by McFarland. John S. Hilbert, a retired senior attorney with the Social Security Administration living in Buffalo, New York, has written 16 chess books and over 100 articles on chess biography and history, winning multiple national and international awards.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Annotation Symbols
Part One: Life and Chess Career (1859–1896)
1. The Irish Connection, 1859–1881
2. Early Chess Play, 1882–1885
3. In England and Ireland, 1886–1888
4. Two Months in New York, March 25–May 25, 1889
5. A Baltimore Man, June 1889–May 1890
6. Going West, May 1890–June 1891
7. Six Days in Skaneateles, July 20–25, 1891
8. In Bluegrass Country, August–December 1891
9. With the Holy Trinity: Chigorin, Steinitz and Lasker, January–December 1892
10. Moving Up North, January–August 1893
11. An Impromptu Misadventure, September–October 1893
12. In Montreal, May 1894–July 1895
13. At Hastings, July 1895–February 1896
14. Towards an Early Endgame, March–October 1896
Part Two (1882–1896): Games 1–518
Section I (January 1882–October 1885)
Section II (January 1886–March 7, 1889)
Section III (March 25–May 1889)
Section IV (May 31, 1889–March 1890)
Section V (May 1890–April 1891)
Section VI (July 1891)
Section VII (August–December 1891)
Section VIII (January–December 1892)
Section IX (January–August 1893)
Section X (October 1893)
Section XI (May 1894–July 1895)
Section XII (August 1895–September 2, 1895)
Section XIII (September 18, 1895–May 1896)
Part Three: Appendices, Bibliography, Indices
Appendix A.Pollock and the 1890s American Chess Clubs
Appendix B.Pollock Obituaries
Appendix C.Pollock Memories: Inception and Reception
Appendix D.A Pollock Essay on Time Limits
Appendix E.A Question of Originality
Appendix F.Pollock’s Chess Problems
Appendix G.Pollock’s Review of Steinitz
Appendix H.Reviewing Mason
Appendix I.A Call for Original Research
Appendix J.War Whoops
Appendix K.Undated Games (519–530)
Appendix L.Six Pollock Endgames
Appendix M.Pollock’s Tournament and Match Record
Bibliography
Index of Pollock Opponents (by Game Number)
Index of Historical Annotators (by Game Number)
Index of Openings—Traditional Names (by Game Number)
Index of Openings—ECO Codes (by Game Number)
General Index (to Page Numbers)
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 68 photos, diagrams, tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, indexes |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-5868-2 / 0786458682 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-5868-4 / 9780786458684 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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