The United States Chess Championship, 1845-1996

This thoroughly updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed 1986 work (detailed analysis--Choice; handsome...clearly written and beautifully produced--Chess Notes; chess history brought alive...entertaining and fascinating--Chess Life) provides a definitive history of all championship events in the United States through 1995. Both the games and the occasions are covered in depth, including biographical details, descriptive settings, anecdotes, tournament drama, unusual games, and grandmaster analysis. Filled with quotations from the winners, losers and many others, this is an authoritative and indispensable volume.