The Hague Moscow 1948

Author : Max Euwe
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781936490707

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The Hague-Moscow 1948 by Max Euwe Pdf

At the Crossroads of Chess History On March 24, 1946, the fourth world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine, passed away. He was the first – and still the only – champion to die while holding the title. To select a new champion, a powerful quintuple round-robin was held in The Hague and Moscow. The five strongest players of the era, including one former world champion, two future world champions, and two perennial contenders, took part in a grueling two-month, 25-round tournament. “The match-tournament of 1948 in The Hague and Moscow was one of the most important events in the history of chess. It produced a new world champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, and it was also the start of a new era in which the championship would be regulated by FIDE by means of an intricate system of qualification tournaments that would function with only small changes for decades.” (From the Foreword by Hans Ree) Max Euwe, the fifth world champion, wrote a splendid account of this historic event. It includes a review of all previous encounters between the participants, background information, as well as all the games of the tournament, deeply annotated by Euwe. This fascinating account is finally available in English. You are invited to follow Mikhail Botvinnik, Vassily Smyslov, Sam Reshevsky, Paul Keres and Max Euwe as they battle for the title and the chess world starts its journey through the post-World War II era and the beginning of the Soviet hegemony.

Author : Harry Golombek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Chess
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020037458

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The World Chess Championship, 1948 by Harry Golombek Pdf

Author : Isaak Linder,Vladimir Linder
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781949859171

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Mikhail Botvinnik: Sixth World Chess Champion by Isaak Linder,Vladimir Linder Pdf

The Patriarch of Soviet Chess From the mid-1930s to the early 1960s, one man towered above all other chessplayers. That was the sixth world chess champion, Mikhail Botvinnik. His calm, deep analytical approach, supplemented by careful attention to his mental and physical conditioning served him well throughout his career. Now, in the sixth volume of the World Chess Champions Series by Isaak and Vladimir Linder, you will learn all about the chess advances and achievements of the Patriarch of Soviet chess, about his life and scholarly pursuit, and his contributions to the various phases of the game – opening, middlegame and endgame. Botvinnik was no less influential when he assumed the role of teacher. Graduates of his school included such powerful players as Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Sergei Tiviakov and Alexei Shirov. This book presents almost 150 of Botvinnik’s best games and endings, with fresh annotations by German grandmaster Karsten Müller, along with crosstables and many archival photographs. We invite you on journey to explore the life and games of one of the greatest and most influential world champions ever.

Author : Cleveland Public Library. John G. White Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Checkers
ISBN : UOM:39015019940587

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Subject catalog by Cleveland Public Library. John G. White Department Pdf

Author : Andre Schulz
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916367

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The Big Book of World Chess Championships by Andre Schulz Pdf

Wilhelm Steinitz, the winner of the first official World Chess Championship in 1886, would have rubbed his eyes in disbelieve if he could have seen how popular chess is today. With millions of players all around the world, live internet transmissions of major and minor competitions, and educational programs in thousands of schools, chess has truly become a global passion. And what would Steinitz, who had financial problems his whole life and died in poverty, have thought of the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, who became a multi-millionaire in his early twenties just by playing great chess? The history of the World Chess Championship reflects these enormous changes, and Andre Schulz tells the stories of the title fights in fascinating detail: the historical and social backgrounds, the prize money and the rules, the seconds and other helpers, and the psychological wars on and off the board. Relive the magic of Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Tal, Karpov, Kasparov, Bobby Fischer and the others! Andre Schulz has selected one defining game from each championship, and he explains the moves of the Champions in a way that is easily accessible for amateur players. This is a book that no true chess lover wants to miss.

Author : Library of Congress,American Library Association. Committee on Resources of American Libraries. National Union Catalog Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Catalogs, Union
ISBN : UOM:39015082986616

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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints by Library of Congress,American Library Association. Committee on Resources of American Libraries. National Union Catalog Subcommittee Pdf

Author : Liliana Najdorf
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781941270400

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Najdorf x Najdorf by Liliana Najdorf Pdf

“Chess, easy game!” – Miguel el Grande Among major chess figures of the 20th century, few stand out more than Miguel Najdorf. One of the world’s best players for decades, he was also one of the most active and colorful. And his life, both at the chessboard and away from it, was rich in experience, both joyful and deeply painful. In this biography, Najdorf’s daughter Liliana paints an intimate portrait of her larger-than life father. She writes about him, warts and all, showing us her father as a man both greatly talented and deeply flawed, a man at once loving and rage-prone, noble and petty, generous and selfish, jovial but despotic, earthy but vain, exuberant yet deeply sad. A genius who could conduct 40 blindfold games simultaneously and memorize long strings of random numbers, yet forgot where he parked his car. For the English-language edition, Dutch grandmaster Jan Timman has prepared a selection of annotated games and an in-depth foreword. These are complemented nicely by several historical essays, while many photographs round out this engrossing biography of one of the world’s most fascinating chessplayers of the 20th century.

Author : Alexander Panchenko
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916107

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Mastering Chess Middlegames by Alexander Panchenko Pdf

Grandmaster Alexander Panchenko (1953-2009) was one of the most successful chess trainers in the Soviet Union, and later in Russia. Panchenko ran a legendary chess school that specialised in turning promising players into masters. The secret of his success were his dedication and enthusiasm as a teacher combined with his outstanding training materials. ‘Pancha’ provided his pupils with systematic knowledge, deep understanding and the ability to take practical decisions. Now, Panchenko’s classic Mastering Chess Middlegames is for the first time available in translation, giving club-players around the world access to this unique training method. The book contains a collection of inspiring lessons on the most important middlegame topics: attack, defence, counterplay, realising the advantage, obstructing the plans of your opponent, the battle of the heavy pieces, and much more. In each chapter, Panchenko clearly identifies the various aspects of the topic, formulates easy-to-grasp rules, presents a large number of well-chosen examples and ends with a wealth of practical tests. The brilliance of Alexander Panchenko’s didactic method shines through in this book. It is hard to give better advice for ambitious chess players than to follow this tried-and-tested and highly instructive road towards mastering the chess middlegame.

Author : Cleveland Public Library. John G. White Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Checkers
ISBN : UOM:39015019940579

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Author catalog by Cleveland Public Library. John G. White Department Pdf

Author : Alexey Bezgodov
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Games
ISBN : 9789056915483

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The Liberated Bishop Defence by Alexey Bezgodov Pdf

In many 1.d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem; liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move! Play 2...Bf5! against either 2.c4 or 2.Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes control of the important square e4. If White does not immediately take decisive action, then within a move or two he can relinquish any hopes on an opening advantage. Alexey Bezgodov has found some great antidotes to White's most dangerous reactions in sharp and attractive lines. To test your understanding of his system he has included more than 100 exercises. After studying the fresh ideas and the clear explanations presented in The Liberated Bishop Defence chess players of almost every strength will enjoy the flexibility of a surprising, effective and universal weapon against 1.d4.

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781476640532

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Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh by Andrew Soltis Pdf

A crucial decision spared chess Grandmaster David Bronstein almost certain death at the hands of the Nazis--one fateful move cost him the world championship. Russian champion Mark Taimanov was a touted as a hero of the Soviet state until his loss to Bobby Fischer all but ruined his life. Yefim Geller's dream of becoming world champion was crushed by a bad move against Fischer, his hated rival. Yuri Averbakh had no explanation how he became the world's oldest grandmaster, other than the quixotic nature of fate. Vasily Smyslov, the only one of the five to become world champion, would reign for just one year--fortune, he said, gave him pneumonia at the worst possible time. This book explores how fate played a capricious role in the lives of five of the greatest players in chess history.

Author : Harry Golombek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Chess
ISBN : UOM:39015005604957

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World Chess Championship, 1957 by Harry Golombek Pdf

Author : Andy Soltis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : UOM:39015013097897

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The Book of Chess Lists by Andy Soltis Pdf

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, ideas, etc. The lists are replete with background detail and exact facts--the book is altogether an essential part of any chess collection and a browser's delight.

Author : Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 938 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015049923892

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British and Foreign State Papers by Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Pdf

Author : United States. Department of State
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D008136365

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The Biographic Register of the Department of State by United States. Department of State Pdf