| Julius Finn: A Chess Master's Life in America, 1871-1931 Contributor(s): Urcan, Olimpiu G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786442832 ISBN-13: 9780786442836 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2010 Annotation: Julius Finn was born in Russian Poland, and came to New York in 1887 at the age of 16. From a humble start as a street peddler on the Lower East Side, Finn swiftly rose to become New Yorks champion chess master and one of the countrys best blindfold chess entertainers. Finns chess success contributed to the rise of the chess scene in the Big Apple in the early twentieth century, and he fared equally well in business, parlaying his skills into a highly successful career. Along with a foreword by John S. Hilbert, this biography of Finn in America includes analysis of 96 of his chess games--most of them previously unknown or little studied--line drawings of game situations, and photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Chess - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009048948 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.2" W x 10" (1.45 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Julius Finn was born in Russian Poland, and came to New York in 1887 at the age of 16. From a humble start as a street peddler on the Lower East Side, Finn swiftly rose to become New York's champion chess master and one of the country's best blindfold chess entertainers. Finn's chess success contributed to the rise of the chess scene in the Big Apple in the early twentieth century, and he fared equally well in business, parlaying his skills into a highly successful career. Along with a foreword by John S. Hilbert, this biography of Finn in America includes analysis of 99 of his chess games-- most of them previously unknown or little studied--diagrams of game situations, and photographs. |
