Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America

Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : 9781512816549
ISBN-13 : 151281654X
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Book Synopsis Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America by : Ralph K. Hagedorn

Download or read book Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America written by Ralph K. Hagedorn and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Playing at Chess is the most ancient and the most universal game among men, for its original is beyond the memory of history." Benjamin Franklin penned these words as an introduction to his famous essay "The Morals of Chess." Franklin's approach to the game was in distinct contrast to his predecessors, who seriously advocated all the subtle treacheries of the art of poor sportsmanship with the sole end of attaining victory. To Franklin, however, the game of chess was not mere idle amusement but a sport reflective of life itself—"for life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain and competitors or adversaries to contend with"—which requires the utilization of all the finest mental and moral qualities of which man is capable. This volume reproduces Franklin's celebrated essay and includes an analysis of everything Franklin ever had to say about chess. The second part of the book contains an extensive bibliography of chess in America to the year 1859. The two sections of the volume combine to form an essential sourcebook for the historian of American chess.


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