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Paul Cooksey
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by Paul Cooksey » Sun Oct 30, 2016 1:17 pm
I generally buy a lot of chess books, some as a very low level of sponsorship of professional chess. Books by people I've met, British authors, etc tend to qualify. But this is something of a challenge.
Bonkbusters (Jon Speelman's word, not mine) are a genre I don't usually read, plus I have the author stuck in time as Miroslav's shy little sister, who played on increasingly high boards at county matches.
I think my mum might be getting it for Christmas, so I can buy it while saving myself the embarrassment of reading it
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John Moore
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by John Moore » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:04 pm
Oh dear - well it won't be on my shopping list, Paul.
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Roger Lancaster
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by Roger Lancaster » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:12 pm
LOL, sounds as though you might mean read it without the embarrassment of buying it ...
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Nick Burrows
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by Nick Burrows » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:30 pm
It has certainly made my top 5 sexy chess novels
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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:34 pm
Nick Burrows wrote:It has certainly made my top 5 sexy chess novels
The other 4 being?
Any postings on here represent my personal views
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Nick Burrows
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by Nick Burrows » Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:03 pm
Mick Norris wrote:Nick Burrows wrote:It has certainly made my top 5 sexy chess novels
The other 4 being?
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Brian Towers
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by Brian Towers » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:22 pm
Mick Norris wrote:Nick Burrows wrote:It has certainly made my top 5 sexy chess novels
The other 4 being?
Here's two to get you started:
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
The Chess Players by Francis Parkinson Keyes
I have to admit after that I'm struggling.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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John Upham
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by John Upham » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:32 pm
Mick Norris wrote:Nick Burrows wrote:It has certainly made my top 5 sexy chess novels
The other 4 being?
64 Shades of Grey
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Clive Blackburn
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by Clive Blackburn » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:38 pm
John Upham wrote:Mick Norris wrote:Nick Burrows wrote:It has certainly made my top 5 sexy chess novels
The other 4 being?
64 Shades of Grey
Bobby Fischer.... My 60 Memorable Dames
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John Upham
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by John Upham » Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:14 pm
Bishop Endings by Yuri Averbakh
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Clive Blackburn
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by Clive Blackburn » Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:38 pm
One Thousand and One Knights
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John Swain
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by John Swain » Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:14 pm
The Big Book of Busts by John Watson and Eric Schiller
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Neil Graham
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by Neil Graham » Fri Nov 04, 2016 11:08 pm
How about "Death of a Woman Master" by David Levens ??
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John Upham
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by John Upham » Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:28 am
The Complete Pirc and The Ultimate Pirc
both of these titles contained typographical errors!
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John Moore
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by John Moore » Sat Nov 05, 2016 4:42 pm
To stop Mr Upham in his tracks, how about The Chess Companion - a much more pleasant title.
