THE BRILLIANT ORIGINALITY OF STEINITZMore than 125 years ago, one of the first great chess books appeared. The Modern Chess Instructor, Part I, written by then world champion Wilhelm Steinitz, was released in 1889. It was his magnum opus, setting forth for the first time the principles of modern chess. It is no exaggeration to say that Steinitzâ€™s writings have influenced every great player.As American grandmaster Andy Soltis notes in his foreword to this classic:"The bulk of The Modern Chess Instructor is devoted to opening analysis and annotated games that illustrate the analysis. But it is filled with original Steinitz ideas. This may be why Bobby Fischer was his greatest 20th century fan. Fischer was always looking for forgotten opening moves. In MCI and Steinitzâ€™s International Chess Magazine he found some that he later revived in tournaments, such as 9.Nh3 in the main line of the Two Knights Defense and 5.Qe2 in the Petroff (after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4). "Of course, the opening analysis of MCI is dated and the openings are out of fashion. But unpopular openings are not necessarily bad openings. Ask Magnus Carlsen. When he played 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 against Sergey Karjakin in 2016 title match, it was the first time these moves had appeared in more than a century of world championship games." This 21st century edition has converted the archaic English descriptive notation to algebraic and reformatted the text so that it conforms to the expectations of the 21st century chessplayer. The Modern Chess Instructorâ€™s rare second part, published in 1895, has also been added. The result is a genuine treasure trove of original ideas coupled with exposition of the foundation of modern chess theory. Every chessplayer will find The Modern Chess Instructor enjoyable and instructive, a journey back to the theoretical roots of modern chess.

The Modern Chess Instructor: Parts I & II

Humor & Entertainment

Steinitz, Wilhelm

Puzzles & Games

Russell Enterprises, Inc.

<p>First published in the late 1880s, this classic work is presented in two parts. Part 1: elementary explanations for beginners, the description of notations, a telegraphic chess code, an essay on the principles of the game, analyses of six popular openings, and illustrative games and notes. Part 2: analyses of the Ponzioni Opening and the Giuoco Piano Opening, with illustrative games and notes.</p>

The Modern Chess Instructor, Part I and Part II (Classic Chess)

Olms

The London International tournament of 1883 was the strongest tournament ever held in the world up until that time. It was considered to be a tournament for the World Chess Championship. It featured the strongest players in the world of that time. Steinitz, Zukertort , Blackburne, Chigorin, Mackenzie, Mason, Winawar and possibly English would be considered grandmasters on the modern standard. Rosenthal, Bird and even Noa would be international masters. This a reprint of the tournament book first published in November 1883. It was reprinted by British Chess Magazine in 1973. However, the last 63 pages and the last 54 annotated games of the original book were left out of the 1973 reprint. Also, the pages were 20% photo reduced. The reprint states: “Owing to economic considerations, Section XII of the original edition - which covered the Vizayanagaram Tournament of some 50 games – has had to be omitted from this 1973 reprint.” In order to recover the entire original book of 438 pages and 296 annotated games, I must thank Princeton University Library, that has a copy of the original 1883 book donated to it by the Estate of Eugene B. Cook (1830-1915). Princeton University Library has provided a high quality scan of this book.

London International Chess Tournament 1883

Minchin, James Innes

Zukertort, Johannes

Ishi Press

El Moderno Instructor de Ajedrez (Spanish Edition)

Sports & Outdoors

Editora Solis

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