Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made by Hilbert, John S.

Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786475285)

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Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made by Hilbert, John S.

Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made

$49.95
Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made by Hilbert, John S.

Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made

$49.95
Format: Paperback
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Albert Beauregard Hodges is a legend among chess aficionados. One of the most well-known American chess players of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution. This work provides an in-depth biography of Hodges' personal life and chess career and a collection of more than 340 of his games, as well as 15 of his published chess problems. Hodges' complete tournament and match records are included, along with line engravings, photographs, and several indexes.



Author: John S. Hilbert,Peter P. Lahde
ISBN-10: 0786475285
ISBN-13: 9780786475285
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2013
Pages: 550
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 3.30h x 2.00w x 0.90d
By John S. Hilbert
By John S. Hilbert
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John S. Hilbert, a retired senior attorney with the Social Security Administration living in Buffalo, New York, has written 16 chess books and over 100 articles on chess biography and history, winning multiple national and international awards. The late Peter P. Lahde was a former editor of Tennessee Chess News. He had written on Albert Beauregard Hodges, Alekhine, the Hastings tournaments, the modern United States Chess Championship, and chess in Tennessee. He was a retired research chemist and lived in Nashville.

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