Around 1860 a wave of talented youth intensified the Berlin chess scene. Within a short time Berthold Suhle, Philipp Hirschfeld and Gustav Neumann ranked among the best players in the world. Despite their achievements little has been known about their lives and games. Drawing on a range of sources, the authors fill this gap.
Around 1860 a wave of talented youth intensified the Berlin chess scene. Within a short time Berthold Suhle, Philipp Hirschfeld and Gustav Neumann ranked among the best players in the world. Despite their achievements little has been known about their lives and games. Drawing on a range of sources, the authors fill this gap.
Historian Hans Renette is FIDE master in chess (with 2 IM norms). He lives in Bierbeek, Belgium. Fabrizio Zavatarelli is a teacher of applied mathematics and the author of several books and articles concerning chess history. He lives in Milan, Italy.
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Table of Contents ¿Foreword by Michael Negele Introduction A tale of cities The genesis of this book Two personal notes General notes Thanks to Part I. Chess in Berlin Until 1860 Philidor's stay Deschapelles' two visits The Schachclub Julius Mendheim The Berliner Schachgesellschaft Ludwig Bledow The Pleiades Carl Mayet Wilhelm Hanstein Bernhard Horwitz Tassilo von der Lasa Paul Bilguer Karl Schorn After the Pleiades The second Berlin school Part II. Carl Friedrich Berthold Suhle Private and professional life Chess life: A promising youngster (1858-spring 1859) Out of Bonn (spring-summer 1859) The Berlin years commence (summer 1859-1860) The last playing years (1862-1869) Part III. Philipp Martin Hirschfeld Private and professional life Chess life and games The beginning (1859-1860) The Schachzeitung (1861-autumn 1863) Traveling (December 1863-1871) A London resident (1872-1891) Definitively back in Berlin (1892-1894) Part IV. Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann Introduction Youth (1838-1860) A first visit to the Berliner Schachgesellschaft Anderssen in Berlin (July 1860) Student years (1860-1863) A fresh start (September 1863-April 1864) A visit to Breslau (April 1864) Paulsen's visit to Berlin (May 1864) Anderssen in Berlin (July 1864) A bet of six months The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1865 Anderssen's visit (April 1865) Summer chess Elberfeld (August 1865) The season 1865-1866 The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1866 Anderssen in Berlin (April 1866) A cruel summer (July-August 1866) A challenge Last months in Berlin (September 1866-May 1867) Paris (June-July 1867) Three matches (July-August 1867) Dundee (September 1867) A controversy with Kolisch Paris 1867-1868 Matches with Rosenthal (January-February 1869) The final year in Paris (1869) Breakdown Back to Germany Baden-Baden (July-August 1870) Altona (July 1872) Neumann's purgatory and demise (1872-1881) Appendix I: Bernhard von Guretzky-Cornitz Private and professional life Chess life, games and problems Appendix II: Suhle's Theoretical Contributions to Opening Theory Appendix III: Texts by Suhle Not Concerning Himself Appendix IV: Suhle's Teaching Career Appendix V: Hirschfeld's Theoretical Contributions to Opening Theory Appendix VI: Documents Related to Neumann Bibliography Monographs on other players Tournament books Anthologies Textbooks and handbooks Chess history and reference Other books Chess periodicals Chess columns in periodicals Databases Websites Players Index (to game numbers) Index of Openings-Traditional Names (to game numbers) Index of Openings-ECO Codes (to game numbers) Annotators Index (to game numbers) General Index (to page numbers)
Table of Contents ¿Foreword by Michael Negele Introduction A tale of cities The genesis of this book Two personal notes General notes Thanks to Part I. Chess in Berlin Until 1860 Philidor's stay Deschapelles' two visits The Schachclub Julius Mendheim The Berliner Schachgesellschaft Ludwig Bledow The Pleiades Carl Mayet Wilhelm Hanstein Bernhard Horwitz Tassilo von der Lasa Paul Bilguer Karl Schorn After the Pleiades The second Berlin school Part II. Carl Friedrich Berthold Suhle Private and professional life Chess life: A promising youngster (1858-spring 1859) Out of Bonn (spring-summer 1859) The Berlin years commence (summer 1859-1860) The last playing years (1862-1869) Part III. Philipp Martin Hirschfeld Private and professional life Chess life and games The beginning (1859-1860) The Schachzeitung (1861-autumn 1863) Traveling (December 1863-1871) A London resident (1872-1891) Definitively back in Berlin (1892-1894) Part IV. Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann Introduction Youth (1838-1860) A first visit to the Berliner Schachgesellschaft Anderssen in Berlin (July 1860) Student years (1860-1863) A fresh start (September 1863-April 1864) A visit to Breslau (April 1864) Paulsen's visit to Berlin (May 1864) Anderssen in Berlin (July 1864) A bet of six months The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1865 Anderssen's visit (April 1865) Summer chess Elberfeld (August 1865) The season 1865-1866 The tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft 1866 Anderssen in Berlin (April 1866) A cruel summer (July-August 1866) A challenge Last months in Berlin (September 1866-May 1867) Paris (June-July 1867) Three matches (July-August 1867) Dundee (September 1867) A controversy with Kolisch Paris 1867-1868 Matches with Rosenthal (January-February 1869) The final year in Paris (1869) Breakdown Back to Germany Baden-Baden (July-August 1870) Altona (July 1872) Neumann's purgatory and demise (1872-1881) Appendix I: Bernhard von Guretzky-Cornitz Private and professional life Chess life, games and problems Appendix II: Suhle's Theoretical Contributions to Opening Theory Appendix III: Texts by Suhle Not Concerning Himself Appendix IV: Suhle's Teaching Career Appendix V: Hirschfeld's Theoretical Contributions to Opening Theory Appendix VI: Documents Related to Neumann Bibliography Monographs on other players Tournament books Anthologies Textbooks and handbooks Chess history and reference Other books Chess periodicals Chess columns in periodicals Databases Websites Players Index (to game numbers) Index of Openings-Traditional Names (to game numbers) Index of Openings-ECO Codes (to game numbers) Annotators Index (to game numbers) General Index (to page numbers)
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