This Crazy World of Chess - Couverture souple

Evans, Larry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1580422187 ISBN 13 : 9781580422185

Editeur : Cardoza Publishing,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The controversial behind-the-scenes machinations of championship chess—especially Bobby Fisher’s bizarre antics—by the man who knows it best, Larry Evans, 5-time U.S. champion and Bobby Fischer’s close second.

Fascinating, intriguing, and controversial, the dean of American chess tells the never-before told machinations and stories of world championship chess and what really goes on behind the scenes of the game at its highest level. If you think that chess and marbles are the only games free from politics, you can scratch that idea. These 101 entertaining dispatches from the front deal with crazy world of chess ranging from politics, Fischermania (and Fischer's paranoid antics), to just plain gossip and fun. New edition contains the last game Fischer ever played and information about his life that's never before been published in book form.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Grandmaster Larry Evans is a 5-time USA champion, author of 25 books, and the "dean" of American chess.  His national syndicated column, Evans on Chess, has appeared continuously since 1971.  He coached Bobby Fischer during his world championship run and is generally considered to be the most authoritative, astute and witty observer of the international chess scene.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cardoza Publishing,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1580422187
• ISBN 13: 9781580422185
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192