Tony Miles: 'It's Only Me': England's First Chess Grandmaster - Softcover

Lawton, Geoff; Fox, Mike; Hunt, Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713488093 ISBN 13: 9780713488098

Publisher: Batsford, 2003

Synopsis

From the archives of Britain's first grandmaster comes a fascinating and entertaining collection of games, articles, annotations, and reviews. This is the book Tony Miles would have written had he not died so prematurely in 2001, compiled by three of his close friends, and it contains all of his most famous wins, some of his losses, and some hitherto unpublished games from his earlier years. Among the gems that will intrigue chess lovers: a full run-through of the famous match against Karpov with the St. George's opening 1 e4 a6, as well as a much less well-known victory over the then-world champion from a television tournament. Almost all of the games have commentary by Tony, in his own inimitable style. As well as being a great player, Tony Miles's notes prove that he was one of the funniest writers on the game.

About this title

About the Author

All three co-authors, from Birmingham, were personal friends of Tony Miles. Mike Fox, is co-author of the best-selling The Complete Chess Addict and The Even More Complete Chess Addict. Malcolm Hunt knew Tony Miles from schoolboy days to the time of his premature death from diabetes in 2001. Geoff Lawton is an International Master.

Edition details

• Publisher: Batsford
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0713488093
• ISBN 13: 9780713488098
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256