Hoffmeister: Chess Theory from Stamma to Steinitz, 1735–1894 (hardcover) ushopaid_bundle_product Puzzle and test format based

Puzzle and test format based on real games from Candidates competitions

Chess in 40 hours

Aronian was not the first to defend himself in this way

Personal anecdotes and drama alongside objective game analysis

There are very easy problems that will encourage you to keep going and difficult problems that will captivate the reader

Hoffmeister: Chess Theory from Stamma to Steinitz, 1735–1894 (hardcover) ushopaid_bundle_product Puzzle and test format basedMost chess biographies present the games of famous playersbut not their writings. Filling that gap, this book begins with Syrian master and author of chess studies Philip Stamma, and finishes with the first world champion William Steinitz. The main novelties in opening, middlegame and endgame theory in the 160 year period are examined and biographical sketches put the contributions of more than 30 masters into context. The author presents many new