Description
Player profiles of top American talent born around the turn of the century
The selected examples come from tournament practice
Intimate memoir spanning Tal's formative years and his rise in Soviet chess circles
142 Seiten
Chess players can look ahead
Brustkern/Wallet: 100 Jahre Schachturniere in Hastings (hardcover) Damen Gambit Player profiles of top AmericanHow dreams became traditions No chess event in the world can look back on such a long and varied tradition as the tournament in the English seaside resort of Hastings, which has been held regularly at the turn of the year for a whole century. How such a tradition could develop, what immense importance it brought to Hastings in the world of chess, why the tournament served as a meeting place for top players from East and West even during the Cold War