5 Year Diary: Black Cover by Tamara Shopsin
The meeting of Louis Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell at London's Westminster Chess Club in 1834 was notable for a number of reasons. Hard-earned reputations were zealously protected, and masters of equal standing had seldom faced each other on even terms. The chess world was watching closely, but it was the actions of spectator William Greenwood Walker, who recorded each move of the 85 games, that has had the greatest impact.This recording and publication of game scores from a series of matches between masters was a first in chess history: The event gave birth to modern chess theory. Once based upon composed exercises studied in isolation, theory now became concrete and measurable. Practice replaced contrivance, and tactics could be studied and honed in light of the avalanche of match records that followed.McDonnell and de la Bourdonnais played six matches in 1834. This book offers biographies of the two and illuminates their times--and then the 85 games are analyzed using modern theory; there are numerous diagrams and previously published commentary. The merits of the openings, middle- and endgame maneuvers of the two are weighed. Nine appendices present selected games against other opponents; excerpt a contemporary account of the games' ambience; provide other interesting documents; present several statistics; and provide a schematic of mistakes made by both contestants. Bibliography, notes, indexes.
Writing just a few lines a day has helped me appreciate the small moments in my life, helped set each day apart from the last and encouraged me to reflect more intentionally, but in a low-pressure way-- Haley Zovickian * Huffington Post *
Tamara Shopsin is an illustrator and graphic designer whose work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Good, Time, Wired, and Newsweek. Jorge Luis Borges, Charles Lindbergh, and Vladimir Nabokov are among the authors for whom she has produced book jackets. C is le Pied!, a collection of her drawings, has been published in two volumes. In her spare time, she develops and sells novelty items and cracked eggs at Shopsip's, her family's New York restaurant. She is presently a 2012 fellow with Code for America, a non-profit organization.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780977648139 |
| ISBN 10 | 0977648133 |
| Title | 5 Year Diary: Black Cover |
| Author | Tamara Shopsin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Ice Plant |
| Year published | 2007-04-12 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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