Description
A chess classic for those who love the old masters. Very interesting collection of essays about chess personalities from the Soviet period. Sosonko a respected trainer who became a world class chess grandmaster after leaving Leningrad and moving to Holland in 1972, Genna Sosonko observes the golden age Soviet chess from a privileged dual perspective. Combining an insider’s nostalgia with the detachment of a critical observer, he has produced unforgettable portraits of the heroes of this bygone era: Tal, Botvinnik, Geller, Polugaevsky, and the legendary trainer Zak are some of his subjects. This New Edition has two brand new stories. Softback, 224 pages. 148 x 223 x 13mm, 376g
