A Memorial to William Steinitz: Containing a Selection of his Games Chronologically Arranged with an Analysis of Play

Author:  William Steinitz (1836-1900) edited by Charles Devide Year: 1901Publisher: G P Putnam SonsPlace: New York and LondonDescription:vii+99+[1 add] pages with frontispiece, diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover, head end pages gilt. (Betts: 29-135) First edition.Wilhelm Steinitz was born at Prague, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) on May 18, 1836, that is, he was a year older than Paul Morphy. They never played against each other. He moved to Vienna, Austria, as a young man and worked as a journalist. Steinitz turning point as a Chess player started in Vienna at the end of 1858, just when Morphy was finishing his triumphal trip to Europe. On 1861, he was considered the Austrian Champion. His international career starts with the strong tournament of London, 1862. He won the Vienna city championship, and later that year he took sixth place at an international tournament in London, England. He then settled in London a