FINN (Julius) O.G.Urcan: Julius Finn: A Chess Master's Life in America, 1871-1931. , McFarland, US 2010.

New hardback. 271pp., biography, illustrations, bibliography & various indexes, 99 games, some annotated, plus 58 supplementary games and posiitons. Finn came to New York from Russian Poland in 1887, aged 16. He became New York's champion chess master, and second only to Pillsbury as a blindfold chess entertainer. He was equally successful as a businessman. Provides a fascinating look at the New York chess scene around the 1900 period. (A.) (Book ref. 4295)  £40.00

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