Chess Heroes of the Romantic Age

Streaming video - 2015

Step back to an era of gaslights and chess cafes in old Europe. The “romantic era of chess” of the 18th and 19th century was filled with raucous characters who employed swashbuckling tactics to please a crowd. Meet three famous players—Joseph Henry Blackburne, Adolph Anderssen, and Baron Ignatz von Kolisch—and learn what made their games so memorable..

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Subjects
Genres
Educational films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2015.
2016.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
In Process Record.
Title from title frames.
Film
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:34:52
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).