Artikelnummer
LXEALCTHOAG
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Chess: The History of a Game
240 Seiten, kartoniert, Reprint, Hardinge, 2002, original erschienen 1985
Aus der Reihe »Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics«
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Not since Murray's classic work of 1913 has there been a seriously researched history of chess which is also readable. Eales' Chess - The History of a Game takes the reader from the origins of chess over one thousand years ago down to modern competitive play where chess may be regarded as a high earning sport. Avoiding idle speculation, Richard Eales concentrates on what can be identified through archaeological and written evidence. This book remains the key text for lovers of chess history and is regarded by academics and enthusiasts alike as the most reliable work in this area.
Richard Eales has played chess for England and once tied for second prize in the British championship. He is a noted historian in his own right and has been Head of History at the University of Kent in Canterbury.
Preface
A history of chess is firstly a history of chess players, and as such I hope it will interest modern players who realize that in taking up the game they are entering on a rich inheritance built up by their predecessors. But it is also an account of the changing background against which chess has evolved, the forces which have caused it to be sometimes respected and encouraged, sometimes disapproved of, or even made illegal. The long development of chess has led through many different cultures and societies. It has been variously described as a game, a sport, a science or an art. At different times its social appeal has been seen as primarily noble, intellectual, or even proletarian. In literature it has served as a metaphor for conflict through its two opposed forces, and a metaphor for order through its ranking of distinctive pieces. For these reasons I hope the book will also interest those who do not play chess well (or at all), because it deals with many important historical issues, though from an unfamiliar point of view.
No technical knowledge is needed to follow the historical arguments in the book; the development of the notation in which chess games are usually recorded is summarized in a separate Appendix. The References are confined mostly to identifying direct quotations. A fuller guide to the sources used will be found in the Bibliography. Names of authors and titles of books are given in full when first cited in the References to each chapter and in the Bibliography, thereafter abbreviated. Publication is in London unless specified otherwise. I have tried not to be too inconsistent with names, particularly Russian names, but where in doubt I have used the most familiar form (i.e. Alekhine rather than Aljechin). Spelling has generally been modernized in quotations from early printed books.
In the course of writing I have incurred debts too numerous to mention to scholars who have steered me away from pitfalls in their specialist areas of knowledge. I am grateful to all of them. More particularly, I am grateful to friends and colleagues who have read and commented on parts of the text, notably Gerhard Benecke, Andrew Butcher, Peter Dockwrey, DJ. Richards and Colin Russ; and to my wife Karen for help and encouragement at every stage. One special starting point of this enquiry was a discussion at the Medieval/Renaissance Seminar of the University of Kent in 1977. In another direction, I have taken encouragement from chess writers who have contributed to the history of the game, notably R.N. Coles, Harry Golombek and Raymond Keene. Finally I should like to thank Bob Wade, who invited me to submit this book to B.T, Batsford, and Peter Kemmis Betty, who has handled the subsequent arrangements with great courtesy and efficiency.
The book is dedicated to my parents, whose early encouragement enabled me both to study history and to play chess.
Richard Eales
University of Kent,
Canterbury, 1984
Richard Eales has played chess for England and once tied for second prize in the British championship. He is a noted historian in his own right and has been Head of History at the University of Kent in Canterbury.
Preface
A history of chess is firstly a history of chess players, and as such I hope it will interest modern players who realize that in taking up the game they are entering on a rich inheritance built up by their predecessors. But it is also an account of the changing background against which chess has evolved, the forces which have caused it to be sometimes respected and encouraged, sometimes disapproved of, or even made illegal. The long development of chess has led through many different cultures and societies. It has been variously described as a game, a sport, a science or an art. At different times its social appeal has been seen as primarily noble, intellectual, or even proletarian. In literature it has served as a metaphor for conflict through its two opposed forces, and a metaphor for order through its ranking of distinctive pieces. For these reasons I hope the book will also interest those who do not play chess well (or at all), because it deals with many important historical issues, though from an unfamiliar point of view.
No technical knowledge is needed to follow the historical arguments in the book; the development of the notation in which chess games are usually recorded is summarized in a separate Appendix. The References are confined mostly to identifying direct quotations. A fuller guide to the sources used will be found in the Bibliography. Names of authors and titles of books are given in full when first cited in the References to each chapter and in the Bibliography, thereafter abbreviated. Publication is in London unless specified otherwise. I have tried not to be too inconsistent with names, particularly Russian names, but where in doubt I have used the most familiar form (i.e. Alekhine rather than Aljechin). Spelling has generally been modernized in quotations from early printed books.
In the course of writing I have incurred debts too numerous to mention to scholars who have steered me away from pitfalls in their specialist areas of knowledge. I am grateful to all of them. More particularly, I am grateful to friends and colleagues who have read and commented on parts of the text, notably Gerhard Benecke, Andrew Butcher, Peter Dockwrey, DJ. Richards and Colin Russ; and to my wife Karen for help and encouragement at every stage. One special starting point of this enquiry was a discussion at the Medieval/Renaissance Seminar of the University of Kent in 1977. In another direction, I have taken encouragement from chess writers who have contributed to the history of the game, notably R.N. Coles, Harry Golombek and Raymond Keene. Finally I should like to thank Bob Wade, who invited me to submit this book to B.T, Batsford, and Peter Kemmis Betty, who has handled the subsequent arrangements with great courtesy and efficiency.
The book is dedicated to my parents, whose early encouragement enabled me both to study history and to play chess.
Richard Eales
University of Kent,
Canterbury, 1984
| EAN | 0951375733 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Hersteller | Hardinge |
| Breite | 15 cm |
| Höhe | 22,8 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002 |
| Autor | Richard Eales |
| Reihe | Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| ISBN-10 | 0951375733 |
| Jahr der Originalausgabe | 1985 |
| Seiten | 240 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
007 List of Illustrations
009 Preface
011 Introduction: Game and Histories
019 Chapter One: Origins in the East
020 Islam
024 Persia
027 India
031 India, China and Beyond
035 The First Chess Players
039 Chapter Two: The Symbolic Game of the Middle Ages
039 Introduction to the West
048 Chess in Medieval Society
060 Status and Symbol
069 The Game of the Middle Ages
Chapter Three: The New Chess and its Patrons
071 c. 1475-1650
071 A New Game
080 The New Chess Players
088 The Image of the Game
095 Chapter Four: The Game of the Intellectuals 1650-1800
095 The Seventeenth Century
101 Social Change and Popularity
109 From Greco to Philidor
119 The Eighteenth-Century Achievement
125 Chapter Five: The Beginnings of Popularity 1800-1914
126 Books and Players
132 Clubs and Matches
139 Tournaments and Competition
149 Championships and Professionals
157 Chapter Six: The Sedentary Sport 1914-1980
157 Chess Outside Russia
169 The Soviet Phenomenon
178 Post-War Change
187 From the 1960s to the 1980s
195 Conclusion
199 Appendix One: Chess Books and Chess Notation
205 Appendix Two: A Note on Chess Problems
209 Bibliography
221 References
233 Index
009 Preface
011 Introduction: Game and Histories
019 Chapter One: Origins in the East
020 Islam
024 Persia
027 India
031 India, China and Beyond
035 The First Chess Players
039 Chapter Two: The Symbolic Game of the Middle Ages
039 Introduction to the West
048 Chess in Medieval Society
060 Status and Symbol
069 The Game of the Middle Ages
Chapter Three: The New Chess and its Patrons
071 c. 1475-1650
071 A New Game
080 The New Chess Players
088 The Image of the Game
095 Chapter Four: The Game of the Intellectuals 1650-1800
095 The Seventeenth Century
101 Social Change and Popularity
109 From Greco to Philidor
119 The Eighteenth-Century Achievement
125 Chapter Five: The Beginnings of Popularity 1800-1914
126 Books and Players
132 Clubs and Matches
139 Tournaments and Competition
149 Championships and Professionals
157 Chapter Six: The Sedentary Sport 1914-1980
157 Chess Outside Russia
169 The Soviet Phenomenon
178 Post-War Change
187 From the 1960s to the 1980s
195 Conclusion
199 Appendix One: Chess Books and Chess Notation
205 Appendix Two: A Note on Chess Problems
209 Bibliography
221 References
233 Index