A Chessplayer's Pot-Pourri
The Conrad Press (Verlag)
978-1-916966-24-6 (ISBN)
‘A Chessplayer’s Pot-Pourri’ offers engaging reading material for chess enthusiasts searching for some light-hearted enjoyment relating to the fascinating board game.
This many-faceted book presents readers with intriguing insights and amusing anecdotes reflecting the ideas and experiences of chess players from all ability levels. Included are authoritative articles, challenging chess positions, humorous dialogues, interesting historical content and surprising fictional stories. In similar ways to its successful forerunner ‘Chessreading Treasure’ and the almost completed ‘Chesslover’s Anthology’ this present book is destined to span the literary gap between easy-going fun and serious game analysis.
Wilf Holloway has written two dozen books including famous works on orienteering, collections of fascinating fiction and four unusual novels. He studied Sport, Maths and English in Birmingham and Germany and is an acknowledged expert offering seminars for mental training and motivation in sport. Now retired after over forty years’ teaching, he has two adult children and can look back on school chess teams winning numerous titles.
Contents Classification
Dedication3
About the Author4
Inspirational Introduction5
Board One - Sharply Shorter
(not quite so lengthy general articles)
1.1 - Earliest World ChampionsCompleting the accepted list10
1.2 - Nigel’s Short King WalkA description of that ‘hike’14
1.3 - Bobby’s Biggest BlunderMore on that bishop loss17
1.4 - Chess Cheats!Abnormal sportsmanship22
1.5 - Interesting InsertsVery short anecdotes25
1.6 - Surprising StartsEspecially those first moves45
1.7 - Monotonous MomentsExamples of the opposite! 48
1.8 - Necessary NotationHistory and comments 51
1.9 - Stupendous Starts!Short game explanations 55
Board Two - Hopefully Humorous
(a mixture of jokes, satire and amusing anecdotes)
2.1 - Youthful MemoirsEarly chess memories59
2.1 - Funny FactsAmusing short anecdotes70
2.3 - Doubtful DialoguesHalf-imagined chats79
2.4 - Joke JamboreeDescriptive chess jokes 84
Board Three - Lavishly Long
(general articles and longer discussions)
3.1 - Classical QuotationsFascinating quotations90
3.2 - Göttingen’s GlamourThe world’s first chess book99
3.3 - Beautiful BalanceEverything incredibly even 114
3.4 - Pawn Power!Studying their place 144
Board Four - Illustrious Illustrations
(diagrams and pictures with impelling questions)
4.1 - Picture PuzzlesSome unusual illustrations153
4.2 - Famous FightsQuestions on big games162
4.3 - Dastardly Diagrams!Interesting challenges 172
Board Five - Analytical Aspects
(special articles with scientific insights)
5.1 - Kasparov King?Praise and Information181
5.2 - Black is Beautiful?Studying White’s worth185
5.3 - Chess Challenge(r)sWorld champs insights195
5.4 - Kasparov Clobbered!Computer psychology stress200
5.5 - Loving LarissaHelp from Spassky’s wife204
5.6 - Computer ComplexitiesSome aspects to consider208
5.7 - Fabulous ForecastWorld champ prophesy212
Board Six - Fascinating Fiction
(intriguing stories involving the world of chess)
6.1 - Oyster from its ShellGhostly help from the past227
6.2 - Draw DesignationWell-balanced tournament!235
6.3 - Park PrecisionSurprising story variations238
6.4 - Chirpy CharlieOverconfidence error251
6.5 - Obsessive LovesMan torn between feelings257
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.04.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 38 images plus 40 chess game examples (78 in total) |
| Verlagsort | Canterbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten |
| ISBN-10 | 1-916966-24-1 / 1916966241 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-916966-24-6 / 9781916966246 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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