Biography, 72 annotated games, indexes of players and opening. This hardcover edition is expanded by 36 pages compared to the paperback: there are 5 more games, a selection of Michell combinations, etc. The original book, written by Du Mont in 1947, contained only 37 games and had 108 pages. This edition has been substantially revised and expanded by Carsten Hansen. Reginald Pryce Michell, 1873-1938, was one of the best English chess players of the first third of the 20th century. He won the British Amateur Championship in 1902, represented England at the first Olympiad in London 1927 and at Folkestone 1933, and shared second place with Alekhine, Bogolyubov and Muffang at Margate 1923. During his career he drew with four world champions - Capablanca, Aljechin, Euwe and Botvinnik.