Chessplayer's Pot-Pourri

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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‘A Chessplayer’s Pot-Pourri’ offers engaging reading material for chess enthusiasts searching for some light-hearted enjoyment relating to the fascinating board game. This many-faceted book presents readers with intriguing insights and amusing anecdotes reflecting the ideas and experiences of chess players from all ability levels. Included are authoritative articles, challenging chess positions, humorous dialogues, interesting historical content and surprising fictional stories. In similar ways to its successful forerunner ‘Chessreading Treasure’ and the almost completed ‘Chesslover’s Anthology’ this present book is destined to span the literary gap between easy-going fun and serious game analysis.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-23
Mått129 x 198 x 21 mm
Vikt252 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagThe Conrad Press
ISBN9781916966246

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Wilf Holloway has written two dozen books including famous works on orienteering, collections of fascinating fiction and four unusual novels. He studied Sport, Maths and English in Birmingham and Germany and is an acknowledged expert offering seminars for mental training and motivation in sport. Now retired after over forty years’ teaching, he has two adult children and can look back on school chess teams winning numerous titles.

Contents ClassificationDedication3About the Author4Inspirational Introduction5Board One - Sharply Shorter(not quite so lengthy general articles)1.1 - Earliest World ChampionsCompleting the accepted list101.2 - Nigel’s Short King WalkA description of that ‘hike’141.3 - Bobby’s Biggest BlunderMore on that bishop loss171.4 - Chess Cheats!Abnormal sportsmanship221.5 - Interesting InsertsVery short anecdotes251.6 - Surprising StartsEspecially those first moves451.7 - Monotonous MomentsExamples of the opposite! 481.8 - Necessary NotationHistory and comments 511.9 - Stupendous Starts!Short game explanations 55Board Two - Hopefully Humorous(a mixture of jokes, satire and amusing anecdotes)2.1 - Youthful MemoirsEarly chess memories592.1 - Funny FactsAmusing short anecdotes702.3 - Doubtful DialoguesHalf-imagined chats792.4 - Joke JamboreeDescriptive chess jokes 84Board Three - Lavishly Long(general articles and longer discussions)3.1 - Classical QuotationsFascinating quotations903.2 - Göttingen’s GlamourThe world’s first chess book993.3 - Beautiful BalanceEverything incredibly even 1143.4 - Pawn Power!Studying their place 144Board Four - Illustrious Illustrations(diagrams and pictures with impelling questions)4.1 - Picture PuzzlesSome unusual illustrations1534.2 - Famous FightsQuestions on big games1624.3 - Dastardly Diagrams!Interesting challenges 172Board Five - Analytical Aspects(special articles with scientific insights)5.1 - Kasparov King?Praise and Information1815.2 - Black is Beautiful?Studying White’s worth1855.3 - Chess Challenge(r)sWorld champs insights1955.4 - Kasparov Clobbered!Computer psychology stress2005.5 - Loving LarissaHelp from Spassky’s wife2045.6 - Computer ComplexitiesSome aspects to consider2085.7 - Fabulous ForecastWorld champ prophesy212Board Six - Fascinating Fiction(intriguing stories involving the world of chess)6.1 - Oyster from its ShellGhostly help from the past2276.2 - Draw DesignationWell-balanced tournament!2356.3 - Park PrecisionSurprising story variations2386.4 - Chirpy CharlieOverconfidence error2516.5 - Obsessive LovesMan torn between feelings257