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2008 ADOLF ALBIN IN AMERICA, by O. Urcan HARDBACK McFarland
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"ADOLF ALBIN IN AMERICA"

By Olimpiu G. Urcan (2008)

McFarland 1st Hardback Edition. SOLD OUT

 

Urcan, Olimpiu G.: "Adolf Albin in America". A European Chess Master's Sojourn, 1893-1895. Olimpiu G. Urcan. Foreword by Neil Brennen.

Jefferson, McFarland, 2008. Original hardback edition. VII (including Half Title page and Title page) + 278 pages (containing 78 photographs, almost all facsimiles of drawings). 26,1 x 18,4 cm. In English.

 

As new: Virtually as new condition.

 

McFarland:

 

"Adolf Albin, a Romanian-born chess master of German origins, was renowned for his originality and his eccentric and dashing playing style, aggressiveness and edgy character. Through previously unpublished data, tournament reports, newspaper articles and consultation games this work covers Albin’s brief but highly significant period spent in New York, 1893–1895, with details on his life and chess career.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Neil Brennen      1

Introduction      3

PART I : ALBIN IN AMERICA      5

1. A Tale of Disenchantment: The Columbian Chess Congress, 1893      7

2. Sailing to America, July 1893      25

3. The Match with Albert B. Hodges, August 1893      36

4. The Impromptu International Tournament, September–October 1893      46

5. The City Chess Club Tournament, December 1893      67

6. The Match with Eugene Delmar, February 1894      77

7. The Staats-Zeitung Cup, August 1894      84

8. Another City Chess Club Tournament, October–November 1894      96

9. The Match with J.W. Showalter, September 1894      108

10. A Guest of Philadelphia, February 1895      119

11. Three Months in New Orleans, March–May 1895      129

12. Sailing Back to Europe, July 1895      138

PART II : THE CHESS GAMES*      145

Appendix A. Adolf Albin: Master of Opening Innovation      241

Appendix B. Albin’s Results in America, July 1893 to June 1895 (Crosstables)      264

Appendix C. Albin’s Lifetime Tournament and Match Record (Crosstables)      266

Selected Bibliography      269

Index of Players (to Part II Game Numbers)      271

Index of Supplementary Games and Positions      272

Index of Illustrations      273

Index of Openings      274

General Index      276

*Games numbered 120–130 are in Appendix A."

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