Heroic Tales: The Best of Chesscafe.com 1996 - 2001 - Softcover

Kingston, Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888690135 ISBN 13: 9781888690132

Publisher: Russell Enterprises Inc, 2002

Synopsis

If you like chess, Heroic Tales: The Best of ChessCafe.com 1996-2001 will be a treasure trove of delight for years to come. From Bobby Fischer to the financial frolics of the World Chess Federation - and everything in between, Heroic Tales brings together in one volume the best modern writing on the game.

Hilarious over-the-board vignettes, top-flight instruction in every phase of the game, informative book reviews, articles on history, politics and great games - you get 54 pieces from the chess world's most important writers and players.

The authors are top grandmasters and award-winning journalists: champions like Lev Alburt,Tony Miles, Genna Sosonko and Hans Ree; famous teachers like Bruce Pandolfini and Mark Dvoretsky; popular columnists like Gary Lane and Tim Harding; intrepid investigators of chess curiosities and history like Tim Krabbe and Edward Winter.

ChessCafe one of the most popular chess websites in the world, earned the U.S. Chess Federation's highest award for journalism in 2002. More than that, it has won the accolades and devotion of readers around the world. Heroic Tales: The Best of ChessCafe.com 1996-2001 collects a gourmet buffet from the four-star offerings at ChessCafe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Russell Enterprises Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1888690135
• ISBN 13: 9781888690132
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 434