Hoffmeister, Frank: Chess Theory from Stamma to Steinitz, 1735-1894

Examining the main novelties in opening, middlegame and endgame theory in the period 1735-1895, the biographical sketches in this book put the contributions of more than 30 masters into context, beginning with Syrian master and author of chess studies, Philip Stamma, and finishing with the first world champion Wilhelm Steinitz.