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LXKEELSMA
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Leonid Stein - Master of Attack
157 Seiten, kartoniert, Reprint, Hardinge, 2002, Erstauflage 1976
Aus der Reihe »Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics«
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Master of attack
Leonid Stein's brilliant chess career was cut tragically short by his untimely death in 1973. Scoring overwhelming victories against the world 's leading grand masters, Stein not only stormed to an incredible total of 3 first prizes (out of 4 attempts) in the USSR Championships between 1963 and 1966, but also won what were arguably the two strongest tournaments of all time, (Moscow 1967 and Moscow 1971). This book is a memorial to this great Master, and pays tribute to Stein's brilliant attacking genius. It includes a detailed biography of Stein, listing his best results, his best games annotated in depth and a chapter devoted to the remarkable miniature games he won against world dass opposition.
Raymond Keene was a personal friend of Stein's and played against hirn twice in international competition. He is a British Chess Champion, and the first British Player to
achieve a FIDE (World Chess Federation) Grandmaster norm. He was awarded the OBE for services to chess in 1985. He is Chess Correspondent of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, and Then International Herald Tribune. He is a prolific author of chess books, several of which are classics of the genre. He has organised three World Chess Championships.
Master of attack
Leonid Stein's brilliant chess career was cut tragically short by his untimely death in 1973. Scoring overwhelming victories against the world 's leading grand masters, Stein not only stormed to an incredible total of 3 first prizes (out of 4 attempts) in the USSR Championships between 1963 and 1966, but also won what were arguably the two strongest tournaments of all time, (Moscow 1967 and Moscow 1971). This book is a memorial to this great Master, and pays tribute to Stein's brilliant attacking genius. It includes a detailed biography of Stein, listing his best results, his best games annotated in depth and a chapter devoted to the remarkable miniature games he won against world dass opposition.
Raymond Keene was a personal friend of Stein's and played against hirn twice in international competition. He is a British Chess Champion, and the first British Player to
achieve a FIDE (World Chess Federation) Grandmaster norm. He was awarded the OBE for services to chess in 1985. He is Chess Correspondent of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, and Then International Herald Tribune. He is a prolific author of chess books, several of which are classics of the genre. He has organised three World Chess Championships.
| EAN | 9781843820185 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 230 g |
| Hersteller | Hardinge |
| Breite | 14 cm |
| Höhe | 21,5 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002 |
| Autor | Raymond Keene |
| Reihe | Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| ISBN-10 | 1843820188 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1843820185 |
| Jahr der Erstauflage | 1976 |
| Seiten | 157 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
007 Leonid Stein (illustration)
009 Preface
011 Introduction
013 Record of Stein's Major Tournaments and Matches
015 Leonid Stein
039 Stein's Style and Personality
045 Ruy Lopez
057 Sicilian Defence
065 French Defence
069 Caro-Kann Defence
077 Pirc Defence
081 Queen's Gambit
091 King's Indian Defence
107 Grunfeld Defence
111 English Opening
125 Flank Openings
133 Benoni
137 The Hammer of Thor
155 The last Game Played by Stein
157 Opening Index
159 Player Index
009 Preface
011 Introduction
013 Record of Stein's Major Tournaments and Matches
015 Leonid Stein
039 Stein's Style and Personality
045 Ruy Lopez
057 Sicilian Defence
065 French Defence
069 Caro-Kann Defence
077 Pirc Defence
081 Queen's Gambit
091 King's Indian Defence
107 Grunfeld Defence
111 English Opening
125 Flank Openings
133 Benoni
137 The Hammer of Thor
155 The last Game Played by Stein
157 Opening Index
159 Player Index