Description:
TITLE: Chess Miscellany: Guinness Chess: The Records, by Ken Whyld
DESCRIPTION: Never before in its 1500 year history have the results of all the great chess competitions been available within a single volume - this book gives details of every important championship and champion. Also major international competitions are documented and crosstables give for 120 tournaments.
A detailed look at the exciting and often bitter rivalries that have embroiled the World Champions - Staunton, Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov and Kasparov.
Who won the most titles? Who were the youngest and oldest to win championships? Which player condemned himself to death by winning?
Comprehensive tables, Milestones in chess history, Personality profiles and lots of photographs.
BINDING: Paperback
PUBLISHER: Guinness
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR: 1986 first paperback edition
CONDITION: very good
DUSTJACKET: N/A
PAGES: 176, 550g
SHIPPING: WORLDWIDE