Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography

by Tim Harding

During a career spanning more than 50 years, J.H. Blackburne (1841-1924) won the British Chess Championship and several international tournaments, at his peak becoming one of the world's top three chess masters. A professional player who derived his livelihood from annual tours of chess clubs in England and other countries, entertaining and teaching amateur players, he astonished his contemporaries by the ease with which he played the game without...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474734
• ISBN13: 9780786474738
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher