Buddha and his devout monks are recreated in the gleaming tones of campaka wood. They repose on an ornately adorned chessboard, patiently waiting their turn. After 17 years of experience in carving chess sets, Ketut Sandi believes that cempaka wood is the finest for the craft. Sandi, through his ...
From 1948 until 1963 Mikhail Botvinnik, the iron man of soviet chess and chess board devotee of Josef Stalin, had maintained his grip on the supreme title. Tigran Petrosian was a super subtle strategist.
Written by one of the world's leading experts in the Bogo-Indian Defense, this book uses Gambit Quick Summaries and reference sections to present this important chess opening.
A carefully selected entertaining and instructive collection of tactical chess puzzles. The authors-both veteran professional chess instructors-have collected or created 303 typical game situations. Finding the right answer will bring about a forced checkmate or a winning material superiority. ...