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30%OFFKarolyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick - Genius in the Background - 9781906552374 - V9781906552374
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Genius in the Background

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Description for Genius in the Background Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 690.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quality Chess UK LLP United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Glasgow, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906552374
SKU
V9781906552374
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-45

About Karolyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick
International Master Tibor Karolyi is a renowned chess author and trainer from Hungary. His biographical works for Quality Chess have received glowing praise from readers and reviewers. Nick Aplin is a university professor and respected chess author from Singapore.

Reviews for Genius in the Background
"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 ... Read more

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