Adolf Albin in America
by Urcan, Olimpiu G.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-08-29
Publisher(s): McFarland Publishing
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Summary
This book covers Romanian chess master Adolf Albin's brief but highly significant period spent in New York, 1893-1895, with details on his life and chess career.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Albin in America | p. 5 |
| A Tale of Disenchantment: The Columbian Chess Congress, 1893 | p. 7 |
| Sailing to America, July 1893 | p. 25 |
| The Match with Albert B. Hodges, August 1893 | p. 36 |
| The Impromptu International Tournament, September-October 1893 | p. 46 |
| The City Chess Club Tournament, December 1893 | p. 67 |
| The Match with Eugene Delmar, February 1894 | p. 77 |
| The Staats-Zeitung Cup, August 1894 | p. 84 |
| Another City Chess Club Tournament, October-November 1894 | p. 96 |
| The Match with J.W. Showalter, September 1894 | p. 108 |
| A Guest of Philadelphia, February 1895 | p. 119 |
| Three Months in New Orleans, March-May 1895 | p. 129 |
| Sailing Back to Europe, July 1895 | p. 138 |
| The Chess Games | p. 145 |
| Adolf Albin: Master of Opening Innovation | p. 241 |
| Albin's Results in America, July 1893 to June 1895 (Crosstables) | p. 264 |
| Albin's Lifetime Tournament and Match Record (Crosstables) | p. 266 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 269 |
| Index of Players (to Part II Game Numbers) | p. 271 |
| Index of Supplementary Games and Positions | p. 272 |
| Index of Illustrations | p. 273 |
| Index of Openings | p. 274 |
| General Index | p. 276 |
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