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definitely the best English-language book on the life of the Second World Champion
How to Convert an Advantage into a Win
Chess Evolution: September 2011 brings together analysis by a team of elite grandmasters—most ranked in the world's top 100—who dissect the most significant recent tournament games
the Two Knights Ulvestad Variation (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 b5) and ultra-sharp lines of the Jaenisch Gambit (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 f5)
Harding: Steinitz in London - A Chess Biography with 623 Games Vereinsbedarf definitely the best English-language bookDrawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (18361900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of the famous Simpson's Divan. Born to a poor Jewish family in Prague, Steinitz studied in Vienna, where his career really began, before moving to London in