Jovanka Houska's Novel
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or even
The Chess Player's Bedside Book
Good suggestion John Moore!
The Chess Player's Bedside Book
Good suggestion John Moore!
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Thank you, John!
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How about A View from the Top - the Kasparov-Anand match book by two Americans.
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Sicilian Love (Polugaevsky)
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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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The Seven Deadly Chess Sins
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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
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.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Soft Pawn ( Bill Hartston,1980 )