ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10The revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitzampamp1018361900 considered himself to be in the vanguard of an emerging late19thampamp10century ampamp8216Modern school which embraced a new essentially scientific vitalityampamp10in its methods of research analysis evaluation planning experiment and evenampamp10belligerent fight.ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10Steinitz who dominated the chess world inampamp10the shadow of a more directly attacking openly tactical and combinativeampamp10socalled ampamp8216romanticampamp8217 age established a much firmer positional basis to chess.ampamp10A pivotal changeampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10This book follows that story both beforeampamp10and beyond Steinitzampamp8217s early ampamp8216modernampamp8217 era focusing closely on the subtly variedampamp10ways in which the worldampamp8217s greatest players in the last two centuries have thoughtampamp10about and played the game moving it forward. ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10ampamp10The author reflects on all sixteen ampamp8216classicalampamp8217ampamp10world champions and others notably CL. M.