Blackburne's Chess Games

Blackburne's Chess Games by Joseph Henry Blackburne. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486238579.

THIS BOOK PRESENTS OVER 400 GAMES SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BY BLACKBURNE HIMSELF. GAMES ARE ALL DISSECTED WITH THE IDEA THAT REPLAYING THE COUPS AND MISTAKES OF THE MASTERS IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN; THE FOREMOST ENDGAME PLAYER OF HIS DAY, THE SWIFT AGGRESSOR KNOWN ON THE CONTINENT AS THE "BLACK DEATH," DISPLAYS IN CONTEXT HIS OPENINGS AND CONCLUDING STRATEGIES WITH DID MUCH TO POPULARIZE THE BRILLIANT, RAPID, COMBINATORIAL STYLE FIRST DEVELOPED BY BLACKBURNES INSPIRATION, PAUL MORPHY.