Description
Paperback, 1394 pages, Fireside Chess Library 1988
Volume 1
For more than half a century, The Chess Review and Chess Life magazines instructed players of all levels with premium-quality chess writing. Every month priceless coverage of history-making chess tournaments, the cream of instructional writing, incisive interviews with world champions, contributions from prestigious fans from Albert Einstein to Carmen Miranda, and chess tales, cartoons and humor have enriched its connoisseur’s treasure chest of instruction and entertainment.
Covering the years 1933 to 1960, volume one includes:
*Writing by Irving Chernevm Fred Reinfeld, and other great chess writers
*Rare full coverage of the 1938 AVRO tournament
*Analysis of world championship matches by the players themselves
*The debut of 13-year-old Bobby Fischer
*And much more!
With black-and-white drawings, diagrams, and photographs throughout, this is a one-of-a-kind collection no chess player should be without.
Volume 2
The brilliance and tumult of the Bobby Fischer years changed the chess world forever. The highest-rated chess player ever and the only player to wrest the title from the Russians since 1937, Fischer, with his devastating play and tempestuous temperament, provided challenge and inspiration for an entire generation of chess players. Two decades after Fischer’s world championship victory, another dashing young upstart won the crown—Gary Kasparov.
Offering you priceless coverage of these two champions and many others, this anthology also includes:
*Extensive coverage of Fischer’s 11-0 1964 US Championship victory—the only shutout in its history
*The best and most detailed coverage of the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship match
*Thorough coverage of how Fischer lost his title, including controversial correspondence by the champion himself
*Complete coverage of Gary Kasparov’s career, from his debut at fifteen to the 1987 Karpov rematch
*And much more!
With black-and-white drawings, diagrams, and photographs throughout, this is a one-of-a-kind collection no chess player should be without.
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