The reliable past
The Reliable Past is the eagerly awaited sequel to Russian Silhouettes, Genna Sosonko's marvellous collection of portraits from the golden age of Soviet chess. Sosonko, who left Leningrad to settle in Holland in 1972, described champions and other key figures of Soviet chess from a privileged dual perspective. In this new book, the author again shows himself a perceptive chronicler of a time when chess occupied a unique position in his native country; but he also wanders across its borders with…
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- Full title :The reliable past / Genna Sosonko.
Summary
The Reliable Past is the eagerly awaited sequel to Russian Silhouettes, Genna Sosonko's marvellous collection of portraits from the golden age of Soviet chess. Sosonko, who left Leningrad to settle in Holland in 1972, described champions and other key figures of Soviet chess from a privileged dual perspective. In this new book, the author again shows himself a perceptive chronicler of a time when chess occupied a unique position in his native country; but he also wanders across its borders with his memories of Dutch World Champion Max Euwe and a touching tribute to the first ever British grand.
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- Publication Date:©2003
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):New In Chess
- Place of Publication:Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2003
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (209 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9789056914868, 9056914863
- oclc:ocn884593010
- LC Classification:GV1438
- Dewey Decimal:794.10922
Table of Contents
Ode to a Free Man; Preface; The Cat that Walked by Himself; Obsession; Docendo Discimus; Luka; The Reliable Past; The Club; My Testimony; The Professor; A Born Optimist; Essig Fleisch; Death of a Salesman; Beijing 2024.
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