by John S. Hilbert and Peter P. Lahde, 550pp. Hardcover (2008 McFarland)
87 photographs, diagrams, tables, appendix, notes, bibliography, indexes, library binding (7 x 10)

 

Albert Beauregard Hodges is a legend among chess aficionados. As one of the most well-known American chess players of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Hodges played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution. This work provides both an in-depth biography of Hodges’ personal life and chess career and an extensive collection of over 340 of Hodges’ games, as well as 15 of his chess problems as originally published in several newspapers and the American Chess Bulletin. Hodges’ complete tournament and match records are also included, along with line engravings, photographs, and player/openings indexes.  

 

About the Author
John S. Hilbert is a senior attorney for the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Social Security Administration. He is also the author of The Tragic Life and Short Chess Career of James A. Leonard, 1841–1862 (2006) and Walter Penn Shipley: Philadelphia’s Friend of Chess (2003). He lives in Amherst, New York. Former editor of Tennessee Chess News Peter P. Lahde is a retired research chemist. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 Reviews
“A fitting tribute to the man and his time. Highly recommended”——IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com)

 

“A classic masterpiece!”—Chess Mail

 

“An extremely fine work”—Marsh Towers.