Genius in the Background
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Product details:
- Publisher Quality Chess
- Date of Publication 4 November 2009
- ISBN 9781906552374
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages384 pages
- Size 240x170x25 mm
- Weight 695 g
- Language English
- Illustrations b/w photos & illus 0
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Genius in the Background introduces brilliant chess that will be unfamiliar to even well-read chessplayers. Twelve chess stars are profiled with examples of their greatest achievements, but these stars are not famous ? they are geniuses who stay in the background. For example, Pervakov and Afek are not household names but they compose chess studies and puzzles of such elegance and cleverness that they deserve to be famous. Top players such as Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov may be famous names to chess fans, but they did not become World Champions without great help ? two of their coaches are profiled in this book and provide insights into the education of a chess champion. A broad range of chess is covered by the twelve profiles ? from openings to endgames, puzzles to training. The common thread is beauty and brilliance that deserves to be better known.
"Sometimes, I get a little tired of reading about the big names in chess all the time? reading something from Genius in the Background, is the perfect remedy for me?
One of the most fascinating chapters is about the remarkable Laszlo Lindner, a Hungarian chess player and endgame composer who survived the Nazi concentration camp Bor? an utterly haunting chapter on a truly extraordinary character in 20th century chess history.
Genius in the Background is a unique book, a one-of-a-kind experience in chess literature. It?s beautifully published and extremely well-researched and annotated. Sure, some chapters are more interesting than others, but the overall concept is so gripping that that?s easily forgiven. If you are interested in more than ? or from time to time even a bit bored by ? the constant stream of daily chess news, then this is the right book for you. Personally, I think everyone should read it." -- Arne Moll, ChessVibes
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