{"product_id":"william-n-potter-and-john-wisker","title":"William N. Potter and John Wisker","description":"\u003cp\u003e   William Norwood Potter never played chess outside London, yet is a key figure in the development of 19th century chess. His play was surprisingly modern, while his writings are still a model of style, sense and competence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   John Wisker was an amateur chess player who achieved excellent results among the few professionals of his time. He was recognized as the first British chess champion and had a prolific journalistic career. He spent the last seven years of his life in Australia, where he played an important role in a blossoming chess culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book, besides retrieving lost particulars of their lives, contains all their known games and many passages of their prose. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484165251445,"sku":"9781476691947","price":67.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781476691947.jpg?v=1786266205","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/william-n-potter-and-john-wisker","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}