Jovanka Houska's Novel

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John Upham
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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by John Upham » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:21 pm

or even

The Chess Player's Bedside Book

Good suggestion John Moore!
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John Moore
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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by John Moore » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:23 pm

Thank you, John!

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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by John Moore » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:29 pm

How about A View from the Top - the Kasparov-Anand match book by two Americans.

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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by Catherine Glynn » Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:23 am

Sicilian Love (Polugaevsky)

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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by John Moore » Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:35 pm

Now that I do like - much the best so far, Catherine. And nice to see that you still follow our witterings here.

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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by Nick Burrows » Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:48 pm

The Seven Deadly Chess Sins

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John Clarke
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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by John Clarke » Thu Nov 10, 2016 9:48 am

Check To Your King ("Robin Hyde", 1936) - not actually about chess, but a great title.

Master Prim* (J Whitfield Ellison, 1968)

*though not for long
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)

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Re: Jovanka Houska's Novel

Post by Barry Sandercock » Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:01 pm

Soft Pawn ( Bill Hartston,1980 )