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THE BRILLIANT ORIGINALITY OF STEINITZ

More than 125 years ago, one of the first great chess books appeared. The Modern Chess Instructor, Part I, written by then world champion Wilhelm Steinitz, was released in 1889. It was his magnum opus, setting forth for the first time the principles of modern chess. It is no exaggeration to say that Steinitz's writings have influenced every great player. 

As American grandmaster Andy Soltis notes in his foreword to this classic: 

"The bulk of The Modern Chess Instructor is devoted to opening analysis and annotated games that illustrate the analysis. But it is filled with original Steinitz ideas. This may be why Bobby Fischer was his greatest 20th century fan. Fischer was always looking for forgotten opening moves. In MCI and Steinitz's International Chess Magazine he found some that he later revived in tournaments, such as 9.Nh3 in the main line of the Two Knights Defense and 5.Qe2 in the Petroff (after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4). 

"Of course, the opening analysis of MCI is dated and the openings are out of fashion. But unpopular openings are not necessarily bad openings. Ask Magnus Carlsen. When he played 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 against Sergey Karjakin in 2016 title match, it was the first time these moves had appeared in more than a century of world championship games." 

This 21st century edition has converted the archaic English descriptive notation to algebraic and reformatted the text so that it conforms to the expectations of the 21st century chessplayer. The Modern Chess Instructor's rare second part, published in 1895, has also been added. The result is a genuine treasure trove of original ideas coupled with exposition of the foundation of modern chess theory. Every chessplayer will find The Modern Chess Instructor enjoyable and instructive, a journey back to the theoretical roots of modern chess.

Contents: 

Foreword by Andy Soltis
Preface by Wilhelm Steinitz
Chapter I Description of the game; the board and chessmen; movement of the pieces and mode of capture
Chapter II Algebraic Notation
Chapter III The Laws of the Game
Chapter IV Technical Terms
Chapter V Chess as a Training of Mind and How to Improve
Chapter VI The Modern School and its Tendency
Chapter VII Relative Value of Pieces and Principles of Play
Analysis of Openings
The Ruy Lopez
Illustrative Games
Double Ruy Lopez, Three and Four Knights´ Game
Illustrative Games
The Scotch Gambit
Illustrative Games
The Two Knights´ Defense
Illustrative Games
Petroff´s Defense
Illustrative Games
Philidor´s Defense
Illustrative Games
The Content Between Messrs. Steinitz and Chigorin
Games of the Content
Index of Games, Part I
Part II
Preface
The Ponziani Opening
Illustrative Games
Guicco Piano
Illustrative Games
Index of Games, Part II

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