Gideon Ståhlberg

[GrahamStuart]

I have just received Volume I of the book: Gideon Ståhlberg An Epoch in Swedish Chess by Peter Holmgren. Just glancing through this it is obvious that this sumptuous book is amazing. I would recommend this to anyone interested in Chess History and especially biographies on chess players.

It is not a small book, 570 A4 pages, but well worth the money.

I think I will enjoy this as much as Paul van der Sterren's fabulous "In Black and White" which kept me occupied over the summer.

[Paul Ashton]

I imagine it's a beautifully produced book given the publisher is Verendel Press. Their editions of the Keres' 1948 WCC tournament and the Rubinstein games collection were marvellous.

[John Townsend]

Graham Stuart writes:

"Just glancing through this it is obvious that this sumptuous book is amazing."

Could you give us a clue as to what aspect of it is "amazing"?

If it is a quality production, the price, 50 euros, would not be excessive.

I'm slightly surprised that it is A4, as I wouldn't usually associate that size with books which are "sumptuous" and/or become collectible. The Rubinstein book from the same publisher was smaller. Perhaps times are changing.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

NIC marketing page here:

https://www.newinchess.com/gideon-stahl ... s-volume-i

Sample pages here:

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwy ... f/8959.pdf

[John Townsend]

Thank you, Christopher. That's an unusual caricature of Bogoljubow on page 85.