Samuel Lipschutz: A Life in Chess
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Samuel Lipschutz was born in Hungary in 1863 and emigrated to New York in 1880. He joined the Manhattan and New York chess clubs, and soon became champion of the latter, representing it at the British Chess Association Congress in London in 1886. Naturalized in 1888, he was the highest-placed American in the Sixth American Chess Congress the following year. In 1892 he defeated Jackson Showalter to become American champion. Suffering from tuberculosis in 1895, he lost a championship match to Showalter. Searching for a cure, he went to Germany in 1904 and died there late the following year. This book gives an account of Lipschutz's chess career, life and milieu and addresses questions surrounding his first name, his periods away from New York and misconceptions concerning the American championship. There are 249 games included. Review: Contained information about his life and games I was hoping ... - Contained information about his life and games I was hoping for as a collector chess biographies ,match and tournament books it is valuable addition to my chess library.I have bio'"s and/ or game collections of 143 chess players and this is in my top 13. Review: Five Stars - A thorough look at the chess life of someone relatively unknown in the chess world.
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| Customer Reviews | 5.0 out of 5 stars 4 Reviews |
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Contained information about his life and games I was hoping ...
Contained information about his life and games I was hoping for as a collector chess biographies ,match and tournament books it is valuable addition to my chess library.I have bio'"s and/ or game collections of 143 chess players and this is in my top 13.
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Five Stars
A thorough look at the chess life of someone relatively unknown in the chess world.
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Making the Past Live!
The life and games of a player who is essentially unknown today from an era that is largely unknown. And what a shame that is! However, Mr Davies has gone a long, long way to remedy the situation. The meticulous research brings to life another era, one in which serious games of chess were often played with handicaps and in consultation. Such a thing is unheard of today. Yet was the norm for centuries. That same meticulous research has also brought to life one of the 19th centuries more colorful players in an era filled with colorful players. The book is a marriage, and a successful one, of biography and game collection. One can read of Lipschütz's life and play the games at each stage of his life. This book is a must read for every chessplayer for it shows us how human the noble game truly is.
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