The author of this book Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian-American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894. Besides being a

Drawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (1836-1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced

This book portrays British chess life in the nineteenth century through biographical studies of ten players who shaped the modern game. From Captain Evans, inve