{"product_id":"9789464201437","title":"Modern Chess","description":"Author: Craig Pritchett\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9789464201437\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Jul 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 328\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1836-1900) considered himself to be in the vanguard of an emerging, late-19th\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecentury 'Modern' school, which embraced a new, essentially scientific vitality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein its methods of research, analysis, evaluation, planning, experiment and even\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebelligerent fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteinitz, who dominated the chess world in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe shadow of a more directly attacking, openly tactical and combinative,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso-called 'romantic' age, established a much firmer positional basis to chess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pivotal change!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book follows that story, both before\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand beyond Steinitz's early 'modern' era, focusing closely on the subtly varied\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eways in which the world's greatest players in the last two centuries have thought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout and played the game, moving it forward. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author reflects on all sixteen 'classical'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworld champions and others, notably: C-L. M. de la Bourdonnais, Adolf Anderssen,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Morphy, Siegbert Tarrasch, Aron Nimzowitsch, Richard Reti, Judit Polgar and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe contemporary Artificial Intelligence phenomenon, AlphaZero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe inspired by this exploration of the 'modern'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egame's roots and trajectory!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882720383134,"sku":"ADS-9789464201437","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9789464201437.jpg?v=1779861379","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9789464201437","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}