Article Number
LXDENTBFIK
Author
The Bobby Fischer I Knew and other stories
359 pages, paperback, Hypermodern Press, 1995
Discontinued
The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories is already being hailed as an instant classic. This Damon Runyon - like word will be around well into the 21st century to inform future chess generations about such greats as Bobby Fischer and world champion Garry Kasparov as well as the "guys and dolls" of the New York chess scene during the fabled Golden Era of the 1930s and 1940s. In the introduction, five-time U.S. Chess Champion Larry Evans writes that the author capture "some of the most raucous and colorful figures in 20th century chess" with a "Dickensian precision."
Yet there is also plenty of hard chess in this big book - over 300 games and positions many never before published, and which contain interesting opening ideas that have either been forgotten or neglected in the manuals.
"...one of the finest chess memoirs of its kind."Grandmaster Lev Alburt"This book radiates life. So many people in these pages, shades of the past, seem to emerge from the walls to take one last bow."Grandmaster Larry Evans"An absolutely charming memoir ... Reminds me of Damon Runyon stories... Unique in chess literature."Grandmaster Raymond KeeneGrandmaster Arnold Denker is known as the Grand Old Man of American Chess thought never let this active 81-year old hear you say that! In this memoir, GM Denker - who was U.S. Chess Champion from 1944 to 1946 - skilfully intertwines with his own life the stories of great chess men whom he knew and loved. Denker, who is renowned as a chess raconteur, was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 1993. His co-author is Larry Parr, a former editor of Chess Live (1984-88). Mr. Parr has received more individual awards for excellence from the Chess journalists of America than any other chess writer.
Yet there is also plenty of hard chess in this big book - over 300 games and positions many never before published, and which contain interesting opening ideas that have either been forgotten or neglected in the manuals.
"...one of the finest chess memoirs of its kind."Grandmaster Lev Alburt"This book radiates life. So many people in these pages, shades of the past, seem to emerge from the walls to take one last bow."Grandmaster Larry Evans"An absolutely charming memoir ... Reminds me of Damon Runyon stories... Unique in chess literature."Grandmaster Raymond KeeneGrandmaster Arnold Denker is known as the Grand Old Man of American Chess thought never let this active 81-year old hear you say that! In this memoir, GM Denker - who was U.S. Chess Champion from 1944 to 1946 - skilfully intertwines with his own life the stories of great chess men whom he knew and loved. Denker, who is renowned as a chess raconteur, was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 1993. His co-author is Larry Parr, a former editor of Chess Live (1984-88). Mr. Parr has received more individual awards for excellence from the Chess journalists of America than any other chess writer.
| EAN | 1886040184 |
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| Manufacturer | Hypermodern Press |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Author | Arnold DenkerLarry Parr |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 1886040184 |
| Pages | 359 |
| Binding | paperback |
| Name | Hypermodern Press |
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