Duel

The Parallel Chess Lives of A.Alekhine and J.R. Capablanca

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

In "The Duel", Alessandro Bossi and Claudio Brovelli go deep into the lives ofthese two legendary World Champions, who have left their mark in an unforgettable manner on their epoch (the first forty years of the 20th century) and whoremain – in part, due to their very different personalities and relationship withthe game – inimitable examples for all the chess-playing generations to come.The choice to present in parallel the two biographies (in my opinion quite rightlyso), shows clearly and effectively similarities and differences, not only in the styleof play, but also in the approaches to life of the two protagonists.With very precise historical descriptions and presenting the events in chronological order, the authors accompany us on a journey alongside the lives of thesetwo legends of chess. In this fashion the personalities emerge, in many ways antithetical but equally fascinating: Capablanca, friendly and charming in society,precocious, genial and nearly invincible on the chessboard, and Alekhine, whocombined a wonderful talent with a capacity for work, a competitive attitude andan energy which was truly enviable.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-07-26
Mått:170 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt:584 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:302
Förlag:Thinkers Publishing
ISBN:9789464201567

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Schack inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Alessandro Bossi (Born 1956, CandidateMaster) A lawyer byprofession, Alessandro first developed a passion for chess in the early 70’s,just before the famous match between Fischer and Spassky (1972). Over the yearshe has won more than forty prizes in chess events, for instance he was championof the province of Varese in 2019. He is co-founder of the chess club “EstebanCanal”, situated in the same province, where he also acts as trainer. Fond ofhistory, he has written two short biographies on the lives of Galileo Galileiand of Abraham Lincoln, as supplements to the Italian newspaper Corrieredella Sera, published in 2019 and 2020. Claudio Brovelli (Born 1960, CandidateMaster) Claudio, born in Switzerland,learnt to play chess from his father by following "the Match of the Century", Fischervs. Spassky in 1972. In his youth he played several tournaments and reached, athis peak, an Elo rating of 2200. He currently works for the Italian public administrationin the municipality of Milan. He was champion of the province of Varese (2020)and is a trainer. As he is notparticularly fond of online play, he has not played much recently, although he stillfollows with interest the major chess events. His chess heroes will alwaysbe J.R. Capablanca and Bobby Fischer.