The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895, Containing the Authorised Account of the 230 Games Played Aug.-Sept. 1895 with Annotations . And Biographical Sketches of the Chess Masters
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The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895, Containing the Authorised Account of the 230 Games Played Aug.-Sept. 1895 with Annotations . And Biographical Sketches of the Chess Masters

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Author: Horace Fabian Cheshire (1854-1922) editor from the library of Lothar SchmidYear: 1896Publisher: Chatto & WindusPlace: LondonDescription: xii+370+[32 ad] pages with frontispiece and 21 additional plates. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with blind embossing to cover and gilt lettering to spine. Containing the authorized account of the 230 games played Aug.-Sept. 1895 with annotations by Pillsbury, Lasker, Tarrasch, Steinitz, Schiffers, Teichmann, Bardeleben, Blackburne, Gunsberg, Tinsley, Mason, and Albin and biographical sketches of the chess masters. From the library of Lothar Schmid. (Betts: 25-28) First edition. The first Hastings tournament witnessed both the rise and fall of a number of brilliant careers. At the beginning of their eminence were Emanuel Lasker, the 26-year-old world champion who was playing in his first major event outside Germany; Richard Teichmann, Dawid Janowski, Carl Schlechter (at 21 the youngest entry), who ha

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