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The Best I Saw in Chess : Games, Stories and Instruction from an Alabama Prodigy
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- ISBN
- 9789056918811
- Book Title
- Best I Saw in Chess : Games, Stories and Instruction from an Alabama Prodigy Who Became U. S. Champion
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Continental Sales, Inc.
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Games & Activities
- Topic
- Chess
- Item Width
- 6.8in
- Item Weight
- 27.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 372 Pages
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Winner of the Chess Journalists of America 2020 Best Book Award!At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since Bobby Fischer.In this highly personal memoir, Stuart Rachels includes his duels against legends such as Kasparov, Anand and Spassky, but the heart of the book is the explanation of chess ideas interwoven with his captivating stories. There are chapters on tactics, endings, blunders, middlegames and cheating incidents. Rachels offers a complete and entertaining course in chess strategy. Every chess player will find it difficult to put this sparkling book down. As a bonus, it will make you a better player.
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Continental Sales, Inc.
ISBN-10
9056918818
ISBN-13
9789056918811
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26038423066
Product Key Features
Book Title
Best I Saw in Chess : Games, Stories and Instruction from an Alabama Prodigy Who Became U. S. Champion
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Chess
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Games & Activities
Number of Pages
372 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.8in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
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This book was a blast to read. It is fresh, entertaining, and has funny stories and anecdotes about Kasparov, Kortchnoi, Anand, Seirawan and many others. But it also offers a lot of serious, deep chess analysis, and it is a pleasure to look at plenty of interesting games.
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