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In this book, David Bronstein describes the chess personalities he has met in various countries over the past decade, and annotates 40 of his best games from this period. He also recalls the most significant events from his earlier career; gives his impressions of contemporaries such as Larsen, Spassky, and Korchnoi including a secret training match against the latter played in 1971; and expresses his outspoken views on modern chess.
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232 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2006
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February 10, 2018
It's been a while since I was carrying a paper book with me to work and reading it everywhere I could! http://amzn.to/2FZYjvV
I am a tournament chess player and thus I have to read chess books for my improvement. But this one by David Bronstein is of the kind of chess books I like most, with stories about chess players and how they are (were) as humans. David himself strikes me as a very thoughtful and nice person who loved people, countries and cultures as much as he loved chess. His greatness shows in the stories he told in this book. He had many great friends among chess players and chess lovers, too! I'll have to reread the book again to play through the games, but the stories are what already made me think the book is great.
I am a tournament chess player and thus I have to read chess books for my improvement. But this one by David Bronstein is of the kind of chess books I like most, with stories about chess players and how they are (were) as humans. David himself strikes me as a very thoughtful and nice person who loved people, countries and cultures as much as he loved chess. His greatness shows in the stories he told in this book. He had many great friends among chess players and chess lovers, too! I'll have to reread the book again to play through the games, but the stories are what already made me think the book is great.
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