Mikhail Tal was one of the greatest geniuses in chess history. Feared and admired for his dazzling attacks, the 'Magician from Riga' took the chess world by storm. In 1960, at the age of twenty-three, he wrested the world title from Mikhail Botvinnik to become the youngest World…
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"In On The Origin of Good Moves, Hendriks undertakes a groundbreaking investigative journey into the history of chess. He explains what actually happened, creates fresh perspectives, finds new heroes, and reveals the real driving force behind improvement in chess: evolution. Thi…
Chess - the Royal Game - is an ancient board game, perhaps fifteen hundred years old. There are many legends about how chess came to be. Most of them are folk tales and are far from reality. Arguably more books have been written about chess than all the other games combined, but…
This is the ultimate book for lovers of chess. The beauty, the battle, the culture, the fun, the art and the heroism of chess are the main themes of this fascinating and often surprising journey. Your private guide is Christian Hesse, a Harvard-trained professor of Mathematics a…
A littlew history -- Chess in Britain -- Ramifications of chess -- Chess and mathematics -- Sport, science or art? -- Chess and machines -- Love and war at the chessboard -- Living chess -- Who and when? -- Chess in poetry and prose -- Chess curiosity box.
A littlew history -- Chess in Britain -- Ramifications of chess -- Chess and mathematics -- Sport, science or art? -- Chess and machines -- Love and war at the chessboard -- Living chess -- Who and when? -- Chess in poetry and prose -- Chess curiosity box.
A littlew history -- Chess in Britain -- Ramifications of chess -- Chess and mathematics -- Sport, science or art? -- Chess and machines -- Love and war at the chessboard -- Living chess -- Who and when? -- Chess in poetry and prose -- Chess curiosity box.