The Absolute Correspondence Championship
348 pages, paperback, McFarland, 1. edition 2012
This collection of the games, most annotated, features the United States Chess Federation’s premiere invitational tournament, the Absolute Championship. Biographical details of the participants, opening statistics and yearly crosstables offer insight to the games. Features include statistical results of participants from 1976 to 2010, results of many opening variations as played in Absolutes, biographies of all winners and information on all participants, and indexes of players, opening variations and ECO codes.
About the Author
Alex Dunne is the United States Chess Federation correspondence chess director, author of more than a dozen chess books and frequent contributor to Chess Life. He is a FIDE Master, Life Master and ICCF Correspondence Chess Master. He lives in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Reviews
"recommended"--IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com )
"wonderful...a must for all correspondence chess players!"--John Elburg (Chessbooks.nl )
| Weight | 380 g |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | McFarland |
| Width | 17.8 cm |
| Height | 25.4 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Author | Alex Dunne |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0786472949 |
| Pages | 348 |
| Binding | paperback |
| Diagrams | 248 |
ixIntroduction
ixAbbreviations
xiiThe Inauguration of the Absolute Correspondence Championship
xiiiAbsolute Directors
xvStatistics for the 1976 to 2010 Participants
The Tournaments, 1976-2010
001 The 1976 Absolute
008 The 1977 Absolute
014 The 1978 Absolute
023 The 1979 Absolute
031 The 1980 Absolute
039 The 1981 Absolute
049 The 1982 Absolute
060 The 1983 Absolute
066 The 1984 Absolute
074 The 1985 Absolute
078 The 1986 Absolute
087 The 1987 Absolute
095 The 1988 Absolute
105 The 1989 Absolute
114 The 1990 Absolute
124 The 1991 Absolute
133 The 1992 Absolute
146 The 1993 Absolute
156 The 1994 Absolute
164 The 1995 Absolute
173 The 1996 Absolute
180 The 1997 Absolute
190 The 1998 Absolute
205 The 1999 Absolute
215 The 2000 Absolute
223 The 2001 Absolute
232 The 2002 Absolute
243 The 2003 Absolute
254 The 2004 Absolute
263 The 2005 Absolute
274 The 2006 Absolute
288 The 2007 Absolute
296 The 2008 Absolute
307 The 2009 Absolute
317 The 2010 Absolute
325Index of Openings (Traditional Names)
326Index of Openings (ECO Codes)
328Player Index
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