LEONID STEIN: MASTER OF RISK STRATEGY

Eduard Gufeld

ISBN 10: 0938650548 / ISBN 13: 9780938650546

Published by Thinkers' Press, US, 2001

About this Item

Rare limited edition hardcover. Forest green cloth boards with debossed gold titling to spine, gold design to front board. Pages are clean, no markings from previous owners. Boards have spot of soiling to back board, but are otherwise clean with light bumping and rubbing to spine head cap and tail, light rubbing to corners. Binding is tight and square. Text block is clean.

Seller Inventory # 56539

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LEONID STEIN: MASTER OF RISK STRATEGY
• Publisher: Thinkers' Press, US
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0938650548
• ISBN 13: 9780938650546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dimensions: 9.02W x 6.02H x 0.55D inches 9.02 inches width by 6.02 inches height by 0.55 inches depth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Games

About this title

Synopsis

Leonid Stein, Soviet chess grandmaster and champion, believed in "correct" chess. However, when faced with drifting into a draw against a weaker player or a lost game, he believed in Risk! His unrestrained imagination and creativity elevated his play beyond mere mortals. It was another genius, Bobby Fischer, who boldly challenged Stein to a match to be held after the Havana chess Olympiad.

A most likely future world champion, and definitely a candidate, he unleashed his unbridled talent over the mighteies of chess players, but tragically, died in his thirties.

Stein's amazing ingenuity in attack and sacrifice is revealed in these dramatically annotated games

Besides the extensive biographical section, his family photo album is opened for all to see his warmth prowess of the 3-times USSR champion.

About the Author

Written by two who knew him well, the authors have analyzed the career of a super grandmaster for whom chess life moved much too slowly! GM Gufeld is now deceased and Master Lazarev resides in Kiev, the Ukraine.