Emil Kemeny : a life in chess /

"Emil Kemeny appeared on the American chess scene in 1890, a Hungarian chess player on the Lower East Side who had difficulty with English. Within a decade he was considered one of the country's finest chess players and writers. He dominated chess in Philadelphia and Chicago. Over 225 game...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hilbert, John S., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Temas:
Kemeny, Emil, > 1860-1925.
Chess players > United States > Biography.
Hungarian Americans > Biography.
Joueurs d'échecs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Américains d'origine hongroise > Biographies.
GAMES > Chess.
Chess players
Hungarian Americans
United States
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on Sources and Annotations
  • Introduction
  • 1. In Buda, in Pest...
  • 2. A New York Reputation: 1890-1891
  • 3. New York Master: 1891-1892
  • 4. Philadelphia's Finest
  • 5. Domination: 1893-1895
  • 6. Showalter-Kemeny: 1896 United States Championship Match
  • 7. At the Franklin, and Two Midsummer Meetings
  • 8. The Final Years in Philadelphia
  • 9. Kemeny, Writer
  • 10. St. Louis and Chicago
  • 11. Back in Budapest
  • Appendix: "International Chess Tournaments" (1904)
  • Tournament and Match Record
  • Crosstables
  • Bibliography
  • Index to Openings-ECO Codes
  • Index to Kemeny's Games by Opponent
  • Index to Others' Games
  • General Index.

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