{"product_id":"modern-chess-pritchett-9789464201437","title":"Modern Chess: From Steinitz to the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz\u003cbr\u003e(1836-1900) considered himself to be in the vanguard of an emerging, late-19th\u003cbr\u003ecentury 'Modern' school, which embraced a new, essentially scientific vitality\u003cbr\u003ein its methods of research, analysis, evaluation, planning, experiment and even\u003cbr\u003ebelligerent fight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteinitz, who dominated the chess world in\u003cbr\u003ethe shadow of a more directly attacking, openly tactical and combinative, \u003cbr\u003eso-called 'romantic' age, established a much firmer positional basis to chess.\u003cbr\u003eA pivotal change! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book follows that story, both before\u003cbr\u003eand beyond Steinitz's early 'modern' era, focusing closely on the subtly varied\u003cbr\u003eways in which the world's greatest players in the last two centuries have thought\u003cbr\u003eabout and played the game, moving it forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author reflects on all sixteen 'classical'\u003cbr\u003eworld champions and others, notably: C-L. M. de la Bourdonnais, Adolf Anderssen, \u003cbr\u003ePaul Morphy, Siegbert Tarrasch, Aron Nimzowitsch, Richard R騁i, Judit Polgar and\u003cbr\u003ethe contemporary Artificial Intelligence phenomenon, AlphaZero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBe inspired by this exploration of the 'modern'\u003cbr\u003egame's roots and trajectory! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pritchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9464201436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789464201437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Pritchett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047713894655,"sku":"9789464201437","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7173a466-2f60-4372-8a55-1cbb67dbe935.jpg?v=1684991773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-chess-pritchett-9789464201437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}