It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game. After his bestseller Move First, Think Later and his much-acclaimed second book, On the Origin of Good Moves , IM Willy Hendriks once again offers his unique perspective in a well-researched story that continues to captivate until the tragic outcome. The Ink War gives a beautiful impression of the 19th-century chess world and the birth of modern chess.
SPIS TREŚCI:
007 Prologue
013 1) The master defeated
022 2) Steinitz’s rise to the top
038 3) Old school and modern school
044 4) London 1872
055 5) Zukertort’s legend
058 6) Vienna 1873
077 7) An old martial law
093 8) The king is in reality a strong piece
104 9) Amateurs versus professionals
125 10) Zukertort’s rise to the top
141 11) The discovery of the queenside
155 12) The Ink War is about to begin
181 13) Blackburne’s greatest triumph
194 14) Declaration of war
210 15) Steinitz returns
244 16) London 1883
278 17) The Pearl of London
287 18) The spokesman of romanticism
297 19) Conspiracy of the reverends
310 20) Let the Champion respond
316 21) New York
342 22) Saint Louis
366 23) New Orleans
431 24) Afterthoughts
436 25) Zukertort’s final years
439 26) In Memoriam
455 27) An (un)romantic ending
463 Acknowledgements
465 Index of names
468 Explanation of symbols
