Biographien

Grandmaster Nigel Short realised that every tournament win has a unique narrative and challenge. In this exceptional chess book, Short discusses eight of his foremost tournament wins, describing the drama with insightful game annotations...

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Timman, Timman's Triumphs

Jan Timman is one of the greatest chess players never to win the world title. For many years ‘the Best of the West’ belonged to the chess elite, collecting quite a few super tournament victories. Three times Timman was a Candidate for...

32,80 € *

Navara, My Chess World

I feel that for a career as a professional chess player to make sense, it must be devoted to a considerable degree to the public. This is why I agreed to write the book you now have in front of you. I publish many of my games for the...

30,95 € *

King, Sultan Khan - gebunden

Hardly anyone paid attention when Sultan Khan arrived in London on April 26, 1929. He came from a village in the Punjab and spoke little English. He had learned the rules of Western chess only three years earlier, yet within a few months...

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Münninghoff, Hein Donner - The Biography

Hein Donner (1927-1988) war ein niederländischer Großmeister und einer der größten Schachschriftsteller aller Zeiten. Er wurde in eine prominente calvinistische Anwaltsfamilie in Den Haag geboren. Sein Vater, der Justizminister und...

24,95 € *

Abeln, The Anand-Files

The Anand Files offers a detailed insight into the strategies Viswanathan Anand used to win three World Championship matches in a row. It takes the reader behind the scenes to show the inner workings of Team Anand, including pre-game...

35,99 € *

Levenfish, Soviet Outcast

Grigory Levenfish was twice Soviet Champion and drew a match with the great Botvinnik, yet despite his skills, he was never a favoured son of the Soviet Union. Rejected for selection to key events and the only Soviet grandmaster to be...

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Geller, The Nemesis

Efim Geller (1925-1998) was one of the giants of Soviet chess. Over his lifetime he beat the World Champions more often than he lost, and had healthy plus scores over Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Botvinnik among others. So he deserves the...

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McGowan, Kurt Richter

German master Kurt Richter (1900 - 1969) made significant contributions to the chess world as a player, and as an editor and author. Unassuming in real life, Richter was a fearsome opponent who expressed himself mainly through his...

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Hensel, Wladimir Kramnik

Wladimir Kramnik gilt als einer der größten Schachspieler aller Zeiten. Von 2000 bis 2007 hielt der Russe den Titel des klassischen Schachweltmeisters. Er trug maßgeblich zur Wiedervereinigung der Schachwelt bei und setzte Trends in der...

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Guliev, Veselin Topalov

Veselin Topalov is one of the best known names in global chess. One of the world´s top grandmasters, ex-FIDE World Champion Topalov has been a stable feature of elite chess for many years. His dynamic, uncompromising style has gained the...

27,95 € *

Karolyi, Mikhael Tal's best games - Vol. 3 The...

In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time. This book...

29,99 € *