This biography, in both English and German languages, of Paul Felix Schmidt, a contemporary of Paul Keres, is by his daughter Eva Regina Magacs and German chess writer and player Michael Negele. The participation of Eva Magacs means that many, previously undisclosed details, about her father's life and family have been included in the book, together with some of Schmidt's own recollections of his life and times from his own memoirs.

The book includes many photographs of Schmidt, his family and chess contemporaries (The photographs in the German language section are different from those in the English language section), as well as twelve of his best games with annotations in both English and German.