W.H.K. Pollock

A Chess Biography with 523 Games

By: John S. Hilbert, Olimpiu G. Urcan

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Hardcover | 18 January 2017

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Hardcover
512 Pages

Edition Type
Annotated

Age
18+

Dimensions(cm)
18.6 x 26 x 3.6

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During his first years in America, William Henry Krause Pollock participated in some of the most important American chess events of the 19th century. Pollock played matches against strong players like Charles Moehle, John L. McCutcheon, Jackson W. Showalter and Eugene Delmar. This biography analyses in great detail Pollock’s chess play, as well as his career and life in England, Ireland and America. His American years unveil even more about the American chess landscape during the first half of 1890s, one of the most interesting periods in American chess history.

Offered here are an unprecedented collection of annotated games played by Pollock (around 500), historical photographs and line drawings. Sources include historical chess journals and magazines with chess columns from America, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Industry Reviews

"I'm a great fan of books by [Hilbert]. They are always incredibly well researched and deep, usually uncovering material you will not find in any other book."-American Chess Magazine; "A perfect marriage of subject, author and publisher. Open at random and be entertained."-Jonathan Manley, editor, Kingpin Chess Magazine; "I recommend the book highly"-ChessCafe; "The Pollock book is one of the finest in the entire McFarland catalogue."-Edward Winter, Chess Notes; "wonderful...a highly interesting biography and unbelievable amount of over 500 games...superb...one of the most amazing McFarland chess reads that I have ever seen"-Chessbooks.nl; "helps to expand our knowledge of European and American chess throughout the late 19th century. More significantly, the book provides the chess community with many unindexed games from an existing and creative player."-Mind's Eye Press; "Een prachtband, honderden pagina's mooi papier en wat de inhoud betreft: geen partij wordt vergeten...die zo'n monument...dankzij de heren Urcan en Hilbert."-Bab Wilders, Nederlands Dagblad.

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