This thoroughly updated and revised edition provides a definitive history of all championship events in the United States to April, 2011. Both the... Læs mere
The best, the worst, the shortest, the oddest, the longest, the most deceitful, the most memorable, the most brilliant, the dumbest - of players, games, matches, tournaments, books and ideas. These lists are replete with background detail and exact facts.
Little has been written about world chess champion from 1948 to 1963 Mikhail Botvinnik. This book explores his dual career - as a highly... Læs mere
By the time the ""greatest tournament in chess history"" has only five rounds to go, five corpses have been discovered. Just who is the serial killer with a preference for 2700 rated grandmasters?