Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion: A Biography with 220 Games
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Frank Marshall (1877 1944) reigned as America's chess champion from 1907 through 1936—the longest stint of anyone in history. A colorful character almost always decked out in an ascot and chewing a cigar, his career coincided with many evolutionary changes in competitive chess. Marshall was a master gamesman. He took up the game of salta, akin to Chinese checkers, and was soon world champion. But more than anything, he loved chess. He claimed that after learning the game at the age of 10 he played every day for the next 57 years. Marshall's life and playing style are fully examined here, including 220 of his games (some never before published) with 190 positional diagrams. BookList Although pricey, this biography and catalog of Marshall, champ from 1907 to 1936, pays off handsomely for chess enthusiasts. The life is here, based on Marshall's autobiography. But the games themselves--ably described by grandmaster and chess journalist Soltis--are the soul of the book. Taken from Marshall's international competitions with great players such as Lasker and Tarrasch, the scorecards track the move-by-move evolution toward modern strategies, while simultaneously conveying how "chess was transformed from a pastime to a profession." Best for libraries where there is a thriving local interest in the game.
