Chess Analysed

Chess Analysed
Author: François Danican Philidor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1750
Genre: Chess
ISBN:

Chess Analysed

Chess Analysed
Author: F D Philidor
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781379460077

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T109591 A. D. Philidor = François André Danican. First published in 1749 as 'L'analyze des echecs'. London: printed for J. Nourse, and P. Vaillant, 1750. xi, [1],146p.; 8°

Chess Analysed; Or, Instructions by Which a Perfect Knowledge of This Noble Game May in a Short Time Be Acquired

Chess Analysed; Or, Instructions by Which a Perfect Knowledge of This Noble Game May in a Short Time Be Acquired
Author: François Danican Philidor
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781016691475

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Reading Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the Prism of Chess

Reading Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the Prism of Chess
Author: Florian Vauléon
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 047213163X

Over a period of forty years, Rousseau combined his devotion to writing with his enthusiasm for chess, and these two passions necessarily intertwined. Rousseau was able to transfer his power of concentration and the strict dialectics of his literary writings to his chess strategy. If Rousseau’s analytical skills influenced his attitude toward the game, then the game of chess inspired his logic and affected his discourse. Interpreted as a form of rationality, as a conceptual paradigm, the rules and strategies of chess accurately describe Rousseau’s ideas for social management, political power, and organization. Reading Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the Prism of Chess shows that Rousseau’s political theory, though allegedly inspired by Nature, found a perfect model in a game created by mankind; chess thus became a reference for his philosophical discourse and practice as well as a method to systematize Nature and organize society.

British Chess Literature to 1914

British Chess Literature to 1914
Author: Tim Harding
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2018-04-12
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1476631697

A huge amount was published about chess in the United Kingdom before the First World War. The growing popularity of chess in Victorian Britain was reflected in an increasingly competitive market of books and periodicals aimed at players from beginner to expert. The author combines new information about the early history of the game with advice for researchers into chess history and traces the further development of chess literature well into the 20th century. Topics include today's leading chess libraries and the use of digitized chess texts and research on the Web. Special attention is given to the columns that appeared in newspapers (national and provincial) and magazines from 1813 onwards. These articles, usually weekly, provide a wealth of information on early chess, much of which is not to be found elsewhere. The lengthy first appendix, an A to Z of almost 600 chess columns, constitutes a detailed research aid. Other appendices include corrections and supplements to standard works of reference on chess.