Chess
Explore the world of chess with our curated book list, featuring essential reads like Gareth Williams' Master Pieces and Andrew Soltis' Soviet Chess 1917-1991. From strategy guides to chess history and art, discover top books for players and collectors alike.
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Master Pieces
by Gareth Williams
A beautiful tribute to the artistry of the game of chess, this gorgeous gift book is devoted to the art and design of the individual pieces in a chess set. The focus is on magnificent pieces from around the world, both ancient and modern. Full color.
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Soviet Chess 1917-1991
by Andrew Soltis
This large and magnificent work of art is both an interpretive history of Soviet chess from the Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the U.S.S.R. in 1991 and a record of the most interesting games played. The text traces the phenomenal growth of chess from the days of the revolution to the devastation of World War II, and then from the Golden Age of Soviet-dominated chess in the 1950s to the challenge of Bobby Fischer and the quest to find his Soviet match. Included are 249 games, each with a diagram; most are annotated and many have never before been published outside the Soviet Union. The text is augmented by photographs and includes 63 tournament and match scoretables. Also included are a bibliography, an appendix of records achieved in Soviet national championships, two indexes of openings, and an index of players and opponents.
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The Art of Chess
by Colleen Schafroth
Schafroth explores the historical development of the game of chess, and chess pieces as both art forms and reflections of the cultures which produced them. The author includes worldwide collections of chess pieces, with particular focus on the diverse collection of some 300 sets at the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington. The text is academic, but accessible to the general reader interested in chess, history, and art and culture. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs. The author's credentials are not stated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR