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Verlag: David McKay Company, Inc, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0812919068ISBN 13: 9780812919066
Anbieter: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. xii+305 pages with diagrams and index. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. The material in this book is compiled from Soltis' "Chess to Enjoy" column in Chess Life. The chapters are a lively mixture of anecdote and analysis, and should entertain anyone with any level of interest in chess. Soltis knows his chess history, and tells some neat stories, such as the history of Capablanca's Composition. This is a problem composed by Capablanca in 1908, in which flaws were found after his death. The problem itself is fascinating, but Soltis makes a good story of the ups and downs of the subsequent analysis, and points out that chess fame still awaits anyone who can save the composition. Soltis is also good with anecdote and wit; my favourite section perhaps being the very tongue-in-cheek instructions on how to annotate a master game, e.g. suggesting safe adjectives: "positions are 'difficult,' 'winning,' 'critical,' 'hopeless,' or--the safest dodge of all--'shown in the diagram.'" Condition: Some creasing to front wrapper, corners bumped and rubbed, some soiling else about very good.