Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography

Tim Harding

Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography
Format
Hardback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
21 August 2015
Pages
592
ISBN
9780786474738

Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography

Tim Harding

During a career spanning more than 50 years, J. H. Blackburne (1841-1924) won the British Chess Championship and several international tournaments, at his peak becoming one of the world’s top three chess masters. A professional player who derived his livelihood from annual tours of chess clubs in England and other countries, entertaining and teaching amateur players, he astonished his contemporaries by the ease with which he played the game without sight of the chessboard. At 21, he set a world record for such exhibitions, competing against 12 club players simultaneously, and he continued to perform blindfold into his sixties.

This first comprehensive biography of Britain’s greatest chess player of the early 20th century presents more than 1,000 of Blackburne’s games chronologically, including all his surviving games from serious competition, annotated in varying detail. Many are masterpieces containing beautiful combinations and instructive endgame play. Blackburne’s unusual family and social background are fully explored.

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