Description
Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, IM Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves.
Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played at its highest level it is an art form. Silman touches on all these aspects of the game.
Starting on the light side with behind the scenes tales of tournament life, and then a serious turn to history, and profiles the life and careers of eleven legendary. Includes over 275 games with diagrams and analysis. Many B&W photos.
Softback, 550 pages. Dimensions 178 x 254 x 35.31mm | 1,179g.
