Harding: Steinitz in London - A Chess Biography with 623 Games Vereinsbedarf Carlsen frequently employs offbeat openings

Carlsen frequently employs offbeat openings and his opponents invariably fail to counter them correctly

author of Game Changer

Covering the year 1994

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Harding: Steinitz in London - A Chess Biography with 623 Games Vereinsbedarf Carlsen frequently employs offbeat openingsDrawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (18361900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of the famous Simpson's Divan. Born to a poor Jewish family in Prague, Steinitz studied in Vienna, where his career really began, before moving to London in