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ISB9N78 --1936277-32-2 LibroafCr oyn grCeosnst Nruomlb e2r01:9 125050 Distritbotu htteer dab dyeN atioBnoaolNke twork [email protected],- 462-6420 Foarl olt hsearl iensq uiprlieeacsso en ttahcpetu blisher. EditSoera:Mn a rsh Covedre siAglDn i:a nov LayuotA:n drEelyk ov ProroaefdeJro:r Agmea dor Covearni d nteirliloutrsi torEnalsi:At vnei h-aSron Portiooftn hswi osr fki rasptp eairnCe HdE SSM ontyh( lU.Ka.n)ad,r e reprihnetrweeid t phe rmission. PrinitnCe hdi na FirEsntg leidsiht ion 098746352 1 Acknowledgements Heartthya ntkoJs i mmAyd amasn Mda lcoPlemio nft hBeri timsahgz ainCeHE SS Montyh.Jl immeyd itmeyp di ecMeasl;c oglamvi eatp laucned tehrse u nB.o twhe re alwapyoss iatnidev nec ourtaogwianergvd estr hyiInw gr o.t e ElAim iitas c hildfhiroeonaddn dam ajoBra rofnna ,w ho urmgee dr epeatedly ovetrhy ee atrops u blaiB sahr ocno llecWetlilEo,ln hi.e, r ieit s . Thel atRaea pPheyr swiatsazd eafrir enHdi.cs o ntribtuomt yic ohnew srsi ting iism measbulrea. My nieEclei Atven- iSharoanc compatnhieCeH dE SS nMtoyh Mlunchausen serwiietsh fbahuelro iulsl ustirwtaa tosin olnnysa t;u trhaaslth w eo uld contribute to thaer tistiocft haissp eHbceotgro r ko.pu opr tartta hiet oeftn hdwi osr akd mirably catcthhesesp itrhiaItt' h da id nm ind. Myw ief Naamaa ndm yc hildYruvea,nlO haad ndY aeslh oublepd r aifsore d beitnhge arnefd or l ettmiesn pge cnodn saibdlteeir mwei tthh Bea ron. Fnial,l oyIw ea llt hotefa lients h beo otkoB aron MunchhiamusseeIonl n fl.y presheincsth eesxsp eriteotn hcpeeu sb lwihci,hl eea ctulailvlteyhd e tmh rough. AmatzAvinai , Rama-tIlIasnr,a el Augu2s01t 1 5 Introduction Int hlea t1e99 0sIp ublissohmefedan tacshye sstso riinte hsIe sracehleis s magazSichnaeh moafwt h,i cIh w tahsee d iattto hrt ei mTeh.e y ag ogtor oedsn psoe, soI t hougohfpt r oducbiinzgat rarlee sa reognu blaasriI s.t otohkle e gendary charaocfBt aerroM n u nchauasnebdnu imlyte pisoadreosuh nidm . TheB arosne raipepse airnte hdBe r itmiasgha zCiHnEeS MSo ntyhf lormA ugust 1999u p Jtuon 2e0 0a8l,m ost waib trheoaSukot.m etiimwtea ssa ccompabnyi ed an icder awbiynE gl i(tmeyn iee)cA.ft earb oute p2i0s oIad seksre eda dteosr esn d mef eedbaIcttku .rn eodu tto bpeo sail,tsl io Ivk eepgto inOgnt. h 5e0 c'ohl utmhne magaizne hceolndt ieanws hti crhe aderst htehriairne iddnc ompostihneogiw rn episofdorte hsBe a roSno.m e nsitcorewi eerrsee ceiavnedpd u blisIhnJe adn.u ary 2004f ulalc o-loBraerdom na dteh feor ncto voefrC HESSM ontyh.l In2 00u8p,o tnh e1 00'cho lumnd,e ciIdt eod sFtoorpt .hp er esent book I selectthbeeed t tsetro rfioremts h e coolldu mns, threeavmni ds eadd 1d6ne edw ones, ombatnafyier nseihdl lustfroramtE iloiantnsedo rganiiatzl eildnc hap,t ers accordicnogn tteTonh tut.sh ,i s cboonoskt itutesb ao tomhli dx tnauenrwde. of Thea dventduerpeisca trveead ir ewdh,e knn owfnca tasr ien tweorvnew itshh eer imaginatitohnBe.a rWoihnte'hlsI p s ucceeidnge edt taicnqgu aiwnittsehod m e extraorcdhianraarcaytn etdrr esal vitnocg a ptivtaitmiaennsgpd l aces. Enjoy! Thec opytroi ftg hhwiosr ikps r otebcyat nae dn cisepenlotlft hMea ypae opAlney.o ne whoup lopaadrosftt hwiosr tkot hwee bo,rd ownlioftaro dmst hwee ibs ciotmtaminn g acotfp iraacnywd i cloln setqlsuyue effnrh orribelndel,ep sasi ns. 6 CONTENTS Chapte1r.A M AZING TRAVELS 11 .................................................................... Traveliinntgto h eD eepO cean.. .......................................................... 12 On GovernmenSte rvi..c...e... ................................................................ 14 RunninAgm ok. ....................................................................................... 16 A JournetyoH eave.n.. .......................................................................... 18 A VistiotH el...l.. ....................................................................................... 21 TolstRoeyd iscove..r...e...d... ................................................................... 25 Chesisn a ParalUlneilv er..s...e... ........................................................... 28 TheK ing's Jo.u...r...n...e...y... .................................................................. 31 Chapte2r.R ECORDSA ND UNUSUAFLE ATS 34 ................................................ Chesasn dD ice ...................................................................................... 35 AgainAslttl h eO dds.. ............................................................................ 38 Cuttitnhge G ordiaKnn o.t... .................................................................. 41 SomeR ecor.d..s... ................................................................................... 44 Modest..y... ............................................................................................. 47 CrosCsh eck.s... ...................................................................................... 49 DeciphertihnegC ode. ......................................................................... 52 TheS addest Momienan tG ame ......................................................... 54 HiGsr eaPtr edecess...o..r...s... ............................................................... 57 Chapte3r.C U RIOUESN COUNTERS 60 ............................................................ TheB arone..s...s.. .................................................................................... 61 MisDso ubtful ..T...a...l..k...s... .................................................................. 63 TheZ ulWua y. .......................................................................................... 66 Mr.G rumbl.e... ........................................................................................ 69 A DrunFkr ieanndd a StriAcrtb it...e...r... ............................................... 71 Playiwnigt h Begin.n.e.r.s. ..................7.3. ................................................. Charl..i...e... ............................................................................................. 76 TheP sychia.t...r...i...s...t... ........................................................................ 79 Half-Ma.st.e.r. .........................8.2. ............................................................... TheK ibitz...e...r..s... ................................................................................. 85 TheC yclop..s... ...................................................................................... 8.8 ExcitainnA gl ie.n. ........................9.0. ......................................................... New-OlFdr ien.d.s. .......................9.4. ......................................................... Chapte4r.S PECIARLU LESB,OA RDSA ND PIECES 97 ...................................... TheD anceM aest.r...o.. .......................................................................... 98 Incarnat...i..o...n... ................................................................................ 102 Halaf B oaradn da HandfuolfP iece...s... .......................................... 104 TheE xhibi.t..i...o...n... ............................................................................ 106 TheM ad QueenD isea.s...e... .............................................................. 108 ConvinciDnrga w.. ............................................................................... 111 PlayibnygC ommand. ......................................................................... 114 Chapte5r.T ECHNOLOGAYN D INVENTIONS 116 ........................................... A RevolutioDneavriyc feo Srp ottiTnrga p...s... ................................... 117 Adventuroenst heN et... ...................................................................... 120 LOL.. ....................................................................................................... 122 A Candidatfeoa r NobelP ri.z...e... ..................................................... 125 TheK ennedy-MunchauPsreinn ci.p...l...e... ...................................... 128 PractiCchaels sC-omputePrs ycholo...g...y... .................................... 130 TheB aronO'pse nin.g... ....................................................................... 132 LosCto nnectiaonnd a LoosKei n.g... ................................................ 134 Chapte6r.H ISTORICEAVLE NTS 137 ................................................................ Ah .T hosWee ret heD ays.. .................................................................. 138 HistoRreyv isi..t...e...d... ......................................................................... 140 TheC age,o rS:t arttihnegF rencRhe volut..i...o...n... ......................... 143 TheH umanS idoef C hes.s... ................................................................ 145 TheI nterv..i...e..w... ............................................................................... 148 TheP roo...f... .......................................................................................... 151 TheN ew MelodAym ber.. .................................................................... 153 A GlimpsIen ttoh eF uturoefC hes.s... ................................................. 156 Chapte7r.T R ICKASN DM AGIC 158 ................................................................ TheF ortuTneel l...e...r... ......................................................................... 159 MeetH arr..y... ....................................................................................... 162 RecurriMnagg i.c... ............................................................................... 164 TheE lboTwr i.c...k... ............................................................................... 167 OutsmartMirnS.gm ar.t... ..................................................................... 170 Chapte8r.D ISTINCTCIHVEES SS TYLE 173 ....................................................... Focu.s... ................................................................................................. 174 CalculatAidovna:n ceTdr ain..i..n...g... ............................................... 176 Surpri...s...e...!.. ...................................................................................... 179 TheB eautoyf C omplicat.i..o...n...s... .................................................. 181 TheB aroSnc hooolf C hesso.r T:h eC onquesotfH appine..s...s... .... 183 AnnotatLei kae G randmast..e...r... .................................................... 185 ToA ttacko rt oD efend.?.. .................................................................. 188 ChessB oxin...g... ................................................................................... 190 Workv sF.u n... ........................................................................................ 193 Chapefr9A.E STHETICS 196 .............................................................................. TheT emptatioofSn y mmetr...y... ......................................................... 197 Backwar..d..s... ...................................................................................... 200 TheB aronesMsi'nsd. .. .......................................................................... 203 Chesass a Sea.. .................................................................................... 205 EvaluatBienagu tiynC hes.s... ............................................................. 209 TheA symmetriNcaatlu roefa Chessboa..r...d... ............................... 212 Tro..y... .................................................................................................... 215 Chapte1r0 M.I SCELLANEOUS 217 ................................................................... TheT rutihsO utT her..e... ....................................................................... 218 A MurdeCra se(?)... ............................................................................. 221 Nut.s... .................................................................................................... 223 Pointl...e...s...s.. ...................................................................................... 226 TheM ostI mportanOtr gano fa ChessP lay.e...r... ............................. 228 TheyL ikMee ,T heyL ikMee Not........ ................................................... 230 TheT eaP art...y... ................................................................................... 233 MeetB aroMnu nchausen Oned ahye k nockoenmd y d oor. "Yes?Il" o okaettd h set ra,un ngfeaimlifcaaer". C aInh el"p ? "Myn amieBs aroMnu ncheanu,sh"es aiadn,wd a lkiends ide. Jusltit khea t. 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