Description
Chess historians all have this classic book. This version is from 2005. Jeremy Gaiges Chess Personalia has been called one of the most useful chess books ever published Edward Winter in New in Chess. The original work from 1987 is available here for the first time in a softcover format. This biobibliography contains around 14,000 worldwide entries, each entry offering full name, date and place of birth and death, FIDE title, country of citizenship and citations to mentions in the worlds media. Variants in names are cross referenced. Those knowledgeable in the chess world will recognize the authors name and be completely assured as to the comprehensiveness, accuracy, lack of bias, and sedulous research this extraordinary reference work represents. Softback, 505 pages. Dimensions 154.94 x 229.62 x 29.46mm, 735g