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John Upham
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by John Upham » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:53 am
Richard James has reviewed:
Speed Demon: The Fascinating Games and Tragic Life of Alexey Vyzhmanavin
by Dmitry Kryakvin
from New in Chess
at
https://britishchessnews.com/2023/11/30 ... zhmanavin/
- Speed Demon: The Fascinating Games and Tragic Life of Alexey Vyzhmanavin, Dmitry Kryakvin, New in Chess, ISBN-13 : 978-9493257818
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by Matt Mackenzie » Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:08 pm
He is just one of a few Soviet GMs beneath world title challenger level about whom very interesting books could be written.
And yes, I agree with the review - as many complete games as possible please!
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Richard Thursby
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by Richard Thursby » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:41 pm
Most of my knowledge of Vyzhmanavin comes from his famous draw offer when two pawns up against Vladimir Kramnik in the 1994 Intel Moscow Grand Prix, mainly because there was a programme broadcast on terrestrial television about it. I also remember Anand in the final promoting a pawn by placing a queen on the promotion square before removing the pawn.
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Christopher Kreuzer
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:41 pm
Great review by Richard.
I want to highlight his closing comments, in the hope that it may prompt discussion here:
Richard James wrote:Should international and national chess organisations do more to help members of their community suffering from problems in the areas of mental health and addictions? I consider this an important topic which isn’t being discussed enough.
What do you think?
