Book of Donmon Teith

Daniel Johnson--journalist, scholar, and chess enthusiast--is the perfect guide to one of history's most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page

Many historical chess books focus on individual 19th century masters and tournaments yet little is written covering the full scope of competitive chess through

England, 1454: King Henry VI, having struggled for a decade to contain the violent feuding of his dukes, is losing his mind. Disgruntled nobles support the rega

This is the ultimate book for lovers of chess. The beauty, the battle, the culture, the fun, the art and the heroism of chess are the main themes of this fascin

A collection of fifty games spans more than a century of chess play, from McDonnell v. Labourdonnais in 1834 to Matanovich v. Rossolimo in 1951