Reuben Fine: A Comprehensive Record of an American Chess Career, 1929-1951 - Couverture rigide

Woodger, Aidan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786416211 ISBN 13 : 9780786416219

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Reuben Fine American Grandmaster Reuben Fine grew up in the East Bronx in an impoverished Russian-Jewish family, learning to play chess from an uncle at the age of eight. During his high school years, his stake winnings and coins earned from playing at a Coney Island concession helped support his family. After graduating from college, he decided to become a professional player. Though his active international career was brief, his accomplishment and talent are unmistakably significant. This comprehensive collection of 659 of Reuben Fines tournament and match games is presented chronologically, in context, and with annotations from contemporary sources. More than 180 oth...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0786416211
• ISBN 13: 9780786416219
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400