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Chess: 100 Classic Problems

Chess: 100 Classic Problems

by Leonard Barden (Author), ErwinBrecher (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

    $15.21
Synopsis

"One Move And You're Dead!" is a chess problems book in which every answer is one single move. But not just any move. Every puzzle in this book has been specially selected by two experts for its level of excitement and contribution to the greatest mind game of them all. All of the games are real, and many are absolute classics that have been overlooked for one reason or another.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Published: 11 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 1847323472
ISBN 13: 9781847323477

Author Bio
Erwin Brecher was educated in Vienna, Czechoslovakia and London, where he studied physics, economics and engineering. He entered business after World War Two and became a Name at Lloyds of London in 1974. He has written some 22 books on nonfiction subjects, including many chess, bridge and puzzle books. He is a member of Mensa. Leonard Barden studied history at Oxford and has made a career of playing and writing about chess. He was British co-champion in 1954 and was Bobby Fischer's partner in the only consultation game Fischer ever played. In the 1970s Barden was a presenter on the Master Game series on television, he advised Lloyds Bank on its chess sponsorship and administered the British national Grand Prix. He managed the junior England squad in the 1970s and 1980s when the country produced a record number of grandmasters. He has written chess columns for the Guardian, the Evening Standard and the Financial Times for over 50 years.