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A Chessplayer's Pot-Pourri

Wilf Holloway

Maison d'édition: The Conrad Press

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‘A Chessplayer’s Pot-Pourri’ offers engaging reading material for chess enthusiasts searching for some light-hearted enjoyment relating to the fascinating board game.     This many-faceted book presents readers with intriguing insights and amusing anecdotes reflecting the ideas and experiences of chess players from all ability levels. Included are authoritative articles, challenging chess positions, humorous dialogues, interesting historical content and surprising fictional stories. In similar ways to its successful forerunner ‘Chessreading Treasure’ and the almost completed ‘Chesslover’s Anthology’ this present book is destined to span the literary gap between easy-going fun and serious game analysis.
Disponible depuis: 26/04/2024.

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