Chess Heroes of the Romantic Age.
Step back to an era of gaslights and chess cafes in old Europe. The “romantic era of chess” of the 18th and 19th century was filled with raucous characters who employed swashbuckling tactics to please a crowd. Meet three famous players—Joseph Henry Blackburne, Adolph Anderssen, and Baron Ignatz von...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2015.
Kanopy Streaming, 2016. |
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| Summary: | Step back to an era of gaslights and chess cafes in old Europe. The “romantic era of chess” of the 18th and 19th century was filled with raucous characters who employed swashbuckling tactics to please a crowd. Meet three famous players—Joseph Henry Blackburne, Adolph Anderssen, and Baron Ignatz von Kolisch—and learn what made their games so memorable.. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:34:52 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |