Un nuevo libro de la factoría newinchess estará disponible en breve para su envío. El GM Genna Sosonko da un repaso a la historia del ajedrez con el título que traducido sería: "Los campeones del mundo que conocí", y quien mejor que está leyenda del ajedrez experta en narrar la historia del ajedrez, para desengranar sus encuentros y material inédito con tantos campeones mundiales... Por si fuera poco el campeón de los campeones, Garry Kasparov avala y presenta esta libro!
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Información oficial:
‘At the time Botvinnik was the personification of chess in the Soviet Union – river: Volga,
poet: Mayakovsky, goalkeeper: Yashin, chess player: Botvinnik. And suddenly – a kid with a name as short as a gunshot: Tal!’
poet: Mayakovsky, goalkeeper: Yashin, chess player: Botvinnik. And suddenly – a kid with a name as short as a gunshot: Tal!’
Genna
Sosonko’s riveting portrait of Mikhail Tal, the Magician from Riga who
to this day mesmerizes chess fans all over the world, bears all the
hallmarks of the author’s inimitable writing.
Few – if any – knew ‘Misha’ as well as his good friend and training partner. Here you see the real Tal: nonchalant genius, charming wit, womanizer, cult hero and drug addict. Mikhail Tal is only one of the chess greats that Sosonko brings to life in this collection of his best writings on World Champions.
Two of them lived before his time: his story of Alexander Alekhine is based on fresh research; his intriguing portrait of José Raúl Capablanca followed unforgettable encounters with Capa’s widow Olga.
Few – if any – knew ‘Misha’ as well as his good friend and training partner. Here you see the real Tal: nonchalant genius, charming wit, womanizer, cult hero and drug addict. Mikhail Tal is only one of the chess greats that Sosonko brings to life in this collection of his best writings on World Champions.
Two of them lived before his time: his story of Alexander Alekhine is based on fresh research; his intriguing portrait of José Raúl Capablanca followed unforgettable encounters with Capa’s widow Olga.
Genna
Sosonko got to know the other champions described here through his
extensive travels as a chess pro. Countless hours of private
conversation form the basis of his unique portraits of Max Euwe, Mikhail
Botvinnik,Vasily Smyslov and Tigran Petrosian.
Genna Sosonko
was born in Leningrad,where he was a leading chess trainer. Following
his emigration from the Soviet Union in 1972 he settled in The
Netherlands, later becoming a world class player.
After his active career, he discovered a passion for writing that resulted in widely acclaimed books in which he masterfully combines an insider’s nostalgia with the detachment of a critical observer.
After his active career, he discovered a passion for writing that resulted in widely acclaimed books in which he masterfully combines an insider’s nostalgia with the detachment of a critical observer.
Garry Kasparov:‘Sosonko brings genuine delight even to the most demanding readers, from professionals to amateurs or even non-players who are simply interested in chess history as a part of general human culture.’
Febrero 2013, 240pg, precio de venta oficial: 24.95€ + gastos de envío.
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