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Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Korchnoi : a chess multibiography with 207 games /

"This book describes the intense rivalry--and collaboration--of the four players who created the golden era when USSR chess players dominated the world. More than 200 annotated games are included, along with personal details--many for the first time in English"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soltis, Andy, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Soviet team of rivals
  • 1. Four boys
  • 2. Growing pains
  • 3. Culture war
  • 4. Overkill
  • 5. Spassky, Spassky, Spassky!
  • 6. Volshebnik
  • 7. Three directions
  • 8. A takeoff, an apogee and a crash
  • 9. Why not me?
  • 10. Private lives, public games
  • 11. Candidacy
  • 12. Humors
  • 13. Whose risk is riskier?
  • 14. The Fischer factor
  • 15. Countdown to calamity
  • 16. Epilogue: Four aging men.