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CURACAO 1962: The Battle of Minds that Shook the Chess World by Jan Timman (Engl
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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- 9789056911393
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Continental Sales, Inc.
ISBN-10
9056911392
ISBN-13
9789056911393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47842950
Product Key Features
Book Title
Curacao 1962 : the Battle of Minds That Shook the Chess World
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Chess
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
794.157
Synopsis
In this larger-than-life tournament at the height of the Cold War the Russians conspired against the then 19 year old Bobby Fischer. This books looks at the evidence and proofs Fischer right in his accusations. Curaao 1962 was a true drama: it started Bobby Fischer's paranoia. The story of the gruelling clash, many pictures never published before, and very fine annotations of the games., At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Botvinnik. Three players from the Soviet Union (Keres, Petrosian, and Geller) were making suspiciously short draws when playing each other, while one of the favorites, a lanky 19-year-old boy from Brooklyn called Bobby Fischer, openly accused the Soviets of collusion and was later proven right. Jan Timman returns to this clash of giants, describes the course of the tournament and annotates the most important games (including 16 of Fischer's!) in his usual lucid and instructive style., The 1962 Candidates'Tournament in Curacao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a gruelling quadruple round-robin. Twenty-eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air trembled with drama and intrigue. One of the favourites, the brilliant Mikhail Tal, was taken to hospital after 21 rounds and had to withdraw. Three other players from the Soviet Union, Keres, Petrosian, and Geller, were making suspiciously short draws when playing each other. The two American players came to blows over the services of the second they were supposed to share. Bella Kortchnoi, whose husband took an early lead in the tournament, was a puppet in the hands of the scheming Rona Petrosian, the wife of the later winner. And one of the favourites was a lanky 19-year-old boy from Brooklyn, Bobby Fischer, who openly accused the Soviets of collusion and was later proven right. In the end, Tigran Petrosian was the winner and went on to become the new World Champion the following year. But such was the impact of Fischer's accusations that this was the last time such a battle was organised. Henceforth the challenger to the highest crown was determined in a series of matches. Curacao 1962 was the last Candidates'Tournament. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
GV1455
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