Smart Chip from St. Petersburg and other tales of a bygone chess era

2006·11.2 MB·English

by  Genna Sosonko

mart Chip from
St. Petersburg
and other tales of a bygone chess era
"Ify ou want a book that can speak to non-players about chess, then this miaht do the job."
JUS"! IN HORTO ON TH~ RELIABLE PAST BY GENNA SOSO KO
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In Smart Chip from St.Petersburg, Genna Sosonko continues his famous chess
chronicles. It contains a new series of fascinating and touching portraits of
chess players, both famous and forgotten, as well as essays in which Sosonko
gives a personal and erudite view on the psychology of the game. Why do old
grandmasters -in spite of their experience-play weaker than young ones, what
do chess players dream about, what does fame do with a master's ego, and how
do chess and religion interact? Smart Chip from St.Petersburg radiates the
author's love for and devotion to chess, yet is tempered by objectivity and
detachment. It will surprise and enchant not only chess players, but all those
who recognize the cultural value of chess.
Genna Sosonko lived for the first 29 years of his life in
Leningrad. He emigrated to Holland in 1972 and became
one of the strongest grandmasters in the world. His best
selling first book, Russian Silhouettes, was shortlisted
for the world's premier chess book award, the BCF Book
oftheYear 2ooi.In 2003 Genna Sosonko published The
Reliable Past to worldwide acclaim.
Praise for Genna Sosonko:
'A delinhtfuf work.'
LUBOMIR KAVALEK IN THE WASHINGTON POST,
ON RUSSIAN SILHOUETTES
'Much of what Sosonko writes about this lost world
is unfamiliar, both in the West and in Russia.' Memoir I Essay
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Great photo9raphs and a 9reat read.'
JOHN WATSON IN THE WEEK IN CHESS,
ON RUSSIAN SILHOUETTES
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'A 9allery of wondeiful pen-portraits.'
GARRY KASPAROV ON THE RELIABLE PAST
'Pure memoir and bio9raphyf rom a very anecdotal,
personal point of view, to be readf or pleasure
and human interest.'
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ON THE RELIABLE PAST
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