HANDBUCH DES SHACHSPIELS

One of first opening-theoretical guide (500 pages) with 376 devoted to openings and 124 to endgames. The author of the idea was Paul Rudolf von Bilguer and was composed during the period of 1839-40, finished and published by Tassilo von der Lasa in 1843. There were 4 more publications (editions) issued in 1852, 1858, 1864 and 1874. The 6th edition was published by Constantin Schwede with Antonius van der Linde in 1880 and the 7th under the edition of Emil Shallopp with Johan Berger and Louis Paulsen in 1891, the 8th under edition of Karl Schlechter in cooperation with Siegbert Tarrasch, Richard Teichmann, Kohtz, Hans Koch and Rudolf Spielmann. Some additions were published later by Mieses in 1922 and Hans Kmoch in 1930.