The art of chess analysis
by Timman, Jan, (Jan Hendrik), Kaválek, Lubomir, Bloch, Nigel
by Timman, Jan, (Jan Hendrik), Kaválek, Lubomir, Bloch, Nigel
One of the most highly regarded strategists of our time teaches us how the tools that made him a world chess champion can make us more successful in business and in life. Widely considered the greatest chess player that ever lived, Kasparov distills the lessons he learned over a…
The Ultimate Fischer Collection! The Chess Publishing Event of the Decade! The years after the Second World War saw international chess dominated by the Soviets Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian and then Spassky held the world crown, treating it as if it were almost an integral…
"The years after the Second World War saw international chess dominated by the Soviets [Mikhail Moiseyevich] Botvinnik, [Vasily Vasilyevich] Smyslov, [Mikhail] Tal, [Tigran] Petrosian and then [Boris] Spassky held the world crown, treating it as if it were almost an integral par…
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 fro…
Acclaimed chess author Jimmy Adams presents a selection of Zukertort's best games, mainly annotated by Zukertort himself, and a collection of insightful articles on Zukertort from contemporary sources. Jimmy Adams brings Zukertort's masterpieces to the notice of today's chess wo…
by Ehn, Michael, Kastner, Hugo
fromFreizeit & Hobby
'What do you do for fun?', Johnny Carson asked Bobby Fischer when he appeared on the Tonight Show shortly after he had become world chess champion. Bobby looked at Carson as if he'd lost his marbles and replied, dead earnest, 'I play chess.'Bobby Fischer's lone fight against the…