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61) Silman's chess odyssey: cracked grandmaster tales, legendary players, and instruction and musings
Author
Publisher
Siles Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
""Silman's Chess Odyssey" is International Master Jeremy Silman's homage-part instruction, part history, part memoir-to the game he loves. The book opens with with behind-the-scenes tales of tournament life. Then it profiles the lives and careers of eleven legendary players-Adolf Anderssen, Ignatz Kolisch, Johannes Zukertort, Siegbert Tarrasch, Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Frank Marshall, Rudolf Spielmann, Alexander Alekhine, Salo Flohr, and...
Author
Publisher
Siles Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. Now, this fourth and final edition-completely rewritten and featuring all new examples-takes Silman's groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum, the author shares a mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance basics, ensures that every...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, The Chess Machine is the breathtaking historical adventure of a legendary invention that astounded all who crossed its path.Vienna, 1770: Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils a strange and amazing invention: the Mechanical Turk, a sensational and unbeatable chess-playing automaton. But what the Habsburg court hails as the greatest innovation of the century is really nothing more than a brilliant illusion. The chess machine is...
Author
Publisher
Palibrio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Multiple
Description
"5600 Problemas de Ajedrez es una obra con utilidad tanto para principiantes, niños o niñas, jóvenes, adultos e incluso para los que lo practican profesionalmente. La gran diferencia que establece este texto con otros, es la superior cantidad de problemas que se copilan en éste, cualquier practicante necesitará quizás algunos años para resolverlos todos, convirtiéndolo en una obra para perdurar en el tiempo. Aunque fuimos muy motivados por...
