Chess Lists, 2d ed.

Author:   Andy Soltis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780786412969


Pages:   257
Publication Date:   15 July 2002
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Andy Soltis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780786412969


ISBN 10:   0786412968
Pages:   257
Publication Date:   15 July 2002
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface     1 How We Play the Game     2 The Best (and Some Worst)     3 Masters at Play     4 Fakes, Myths and Real Jobs     5 Life, Death and the World Championship     6 The Great, the Most and the Tragic     7 Openings and Endings and What’s in Between     8 Last Words     Index of Openings (Descriptive)     Index of Openings (ECO)     General Index    

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Just the right combination of fascination and brio - Chess Life; a real browser's delight - San Francisco Chronicle; arguably the best chess writer on the American scene...opulent - Washington Times; a wonderfully readable book...fascinating - Boston Herald; enjoyable - British Chess Magazine.


“just the right combination of fascination and brio”—Chess Life; “a real browser’s delight”—San Francisco Chronicle; “arguably the best chess writer on the American scene...opulent”—Washington Times; “a wonderfully readable book...fascinating”—Boston Herald; “enjoyable”—British Chess Magazine; “provides much fascination, amusement, and food for thought...stimulating company”—Chessopolis; “extraordinary...hundreds of curious chess facts...highly readable...fantastic collection”—Chess Mail; “updated…expanded…fun to browse through...should not be missing from any chess library”—The Washington Post; “lists are complete with background detail”—Chess Horizons; “presents us with truth and entertainment...buy this book”—Correspondence Chess News; “noted author and chess master Andy Soltis delivers the best, the worst, the shortest, the longest, the oddest, the most brilliant, and the most memorable games, books, and matches in chess history…lots of great info…highly-recommended”—The Charleston Daily News.


Just the right combination of fascination and brio - Chess Life; a real browser's delight - San Francisco Chronicle; arguably the best chess writer on the American scene...opulent - Washington Times; a wonderfully readable book...fascinating - Boston Herald; enjoyable - British Chess Magazine.


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Grandmaster Andrew Soltis, nine times champion of the Marshall Chess Club, New York Post editor and Chess Life columnist, is the author of dozens of chess books. He lives in New York City.

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