The Book of Chess: Containing the Rudiments of the Game, and Elementary Analyses of the Most Popular Openings, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters; Including Staunton's Analysis of the King's and Queen's Gambits .

Agnel, H. R., translator

Published by New York, New York, 1859

About this Item

Original stamped cloth with illsutration of a chess board on the front cover. Chipped and worn at spine and extremities. 309, 10 pp. Internally fine. A good American compilation of chess knowledge to date, with opening analysis and many problems. This is a reissue of a book first published in 1848. It was probably reprinted in 1859 to take advantage of the popularlity of chess due to the celebrity of Paul Morphy. None of Morphy's games are represented here. OCLC 4380400 (8 loc.).

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• Title: The Book of Chess: Containing the Rudiments of the Game, and Elementary Analyses of the Most Popular Openings, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters; Including Staunton's Analysis of the King's and Queen's Gambits .
• Publisher: New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1859
• Binding: Hardcover
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