The Classical Era of Modern Chess (Hardcover)

from tnilsson

I expected Peter J. Monté's book, The Classical Era of Modern Chess, to be a popular history of chess, its introduction to Europe, and the twists and turns it took in becoming the game we know today. But Monté's book turned out to be nothing like what I expected. Sure, the history is there, as ar...

from hadden

This is one of those treasures reviewers like to see. An interesting review of the history of chess since the early years in Europe, it examines the older manuscripts in various European libraries for the origin of ideas, openings and chess evolution over the years. I particularly like the side b...

from pmfloyd1

Wow! I am totally surprised and pleased with this book - The Classical Era of Modern Chess by Peter J. Monte. First, I did receive this book as a part of the earlier reviewer of Library Thing and I am so glad that I did. It is excellent. The printing and notations (and annotations) are excellent....

from MichaelLynnSr

Peter J. Monte has created the definitive work in - The Classical Era of Modern Chess. In one study he has brought together all of the original sources which show the history and transition of the ancient game of Shatranj into the modern one of chess. As a lover of both history and chess I found ...

from mldavis2

This is an exhaustive work of chess history going back to the very origins of the game and following the advances and permutations that lead to today's game. It is the definitive work as far as I can determine. The author has combed European libraries and found the earliest accounts of what are l...