THE INK WAR (HB)

The Ink War (HB) is an English-language hardcover chess book about one of the most famous rivalries in chess history: William Steinitz versus Johannes Zukertort. It explores that clash not just as a battle over the board, but as a debate about how chess should be played.

What this book covers

The title’s “Ink War” refers to more than a match between two leading players. Steinitz and Zukertort also argued through magazines and chess columns, with ideas about strategy and modern play at the centre of the dispute. The book follows both the sporting rivalry and the rise of new thinking about the game.

Written by IM Willy Hendriks, author of Move First, Think Later and On the Origin of Good Moves, it offers a well-documented account of nineteenth-century chess and its dramatic ending.

Why read it?

The Ink War brings together chess history, biography and theory in one connected narrative. It will appeal to readers who want to understand the roots of modern strategic thinking, as well as collectors of English-language chess literature.

Edition information

• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Author: IM Willy Hendriks
• Subject: Chess history and theory
• Historical focus: William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort
• Pages: 468

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Title: The Ink War
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Author: IM Willy Hendriks
• Historical focus: William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort
• Subject: chess history and theory
• Pages: 468