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Life at Play de Lubomir Kavalek
      Documentation échiquéenne
      American-Czech Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek (1943-2021) was a three-time US Chess Champion and one of the best chess writers of the last decades. He reached millions of chess fans with his much-acclaimed columns in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Kavalek could speak from experience as he had played with or met all the chess greats of the last century. He assisted Bobby...
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      Life at Play de Lubomir Kavalek
          Documentation échiquéenne
          American-Czech Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek (1943-2021) was a three-time US Chess Champion and one of the best chess writers of the last decades. He reached millions of chess fans with his much-acclaimed columns in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Kavalek could speak from experience as he had played with or met all the chess greats of the last century. He assisted Bobby...
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          The Chess Battles of Hastings de Jürgen Brustkern et Norbert Wallet
              No other chess tournament has such a long and rich history as the annual gathering 'in between the years' at the English seaside resort of Hastings. Countless chess players, professionals, and amateurs alike have celebrated Christmas and welcomed the New Year in Hastings while battling it out on the chessboard. German FM Jürgen Brustkern has been making the annual pilgrimage to...
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              The Chess Battles of Hastings de Jürgen Brustkern et Norbert Wallet
                  No other chess tournament has such a long and rich history as the annual gathering 'in between the years' at the English seaside resort of Hastings. Countless chess players, professionals, and amateurs alike have celebrated Christmas and welcomed the New Year in Hastings while battling it out on the chessboard. German FM Jürgen Brustkern has been making the annual pilgrimage to...
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                  Échec et mat! de Ben Graff
                      C'est l'histoire de ce jeu passionnant qui est ici retracée à travers la vie et le parcours des seize plus grands maîtres, hommes et femmes, officiellement reconnus comme champions du monde. Il s'intéresse également aux parties les plus emblématiques, certaines d'une intensité poussée à l'extrême, d'autres opposant de grands adversaires, ou encore reflétant la rivalité politique entre...
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                      Échec et mat! de Ben Graff
                          C'est l'histoire de ce jeu passionnant qui est ici retracée à travers la vie et le parcours des seize plus grands maîtres, hommes et femmes, officiellement reconnus comme champions du monde. Il s'intéresse également aux parties les plus emblématiques, certaines d'une intensité poussée à l'extrême, d'autres opposant de grands adversaires, ou encore reflétant la rivalité politique entre...
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                          Les parties d'échecs les plus instructives jamais jouées de Irving Chernev
                              Si on demande à des joueurs anglo-saxons d'un certain âge de dresser une liste des livres d'échecs dont ils recommandent la lecture pour progresser à ce jeu, l'ouvrage que vous tenez présentement entre vos mains est souvent cité. Irving Chernev (1900 - 1981) est certainement l'un des auteurs de livres d'échecs anglo-saxons les plus connus (avec Fred Reinfeld) et des meilleurs durant...
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                              Les parties d'échecs les plus instructives jamais jouées de Irving Chernev
                                  Si on demande à des joueurs anglo-saxons d'un certain âge de dresser une liste des livres d'échecs dont ils recommandent la lecture pour progresser à ce jeu, l'ouvrage que vous tenez présentement entre vos mains est souvent cité. Irving Chernev (1900 - 1981) est certainement l'un des auteurs de livres d'échecs anglo-saxons les plus connus (avec Fred Reinfeld) et des meilleurs durant...
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                                  Curaçao 1962 de Jan Timman
                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                      The 1962 Candidates’ Tournament in Curaçao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a gruelling quadruple round-robin. Twenty-eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air...
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                                      Curaçao 1962 de Jan Timman
                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                          The 1962 Candidates’ Tournament in Curaçao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a gruelling quadruple round-robin. Twenty-eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air...
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                                          From London to Elista de Evgeny Bareev et Ilya Levitob
                                              An extraordinary account of the main battles in the life of Vladimir Kramnik, a World Champion and a Samurai, in Bareev’s words. From London to Elista gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of top-level chess. It provides superb analysis of all the games by Bareev, but it does much more. In Socrates-style dialogues, Bareev and co-author Ilya Levitov reveal everything about...
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                                              From London to Elista de Evgeny Bareev et Ilya Levitob
                                                  An extraordinary account of the main battles in the life of Vladimir Kramnik, a World Champion and a Samurai, in Bareev’s words. From London to Elista gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of top-level chess. It provides superb analysis of all the games by Bareev, but it does much more. In Socrates-style dialogues, Bareev and co-author Ilya Levitov reveal everything about...
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                                                  The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World de Abhimayu Mishra
                                                      In this revealing self-portrait of Abhimanyu Mishra, he tells the story of a highly ambitious family project. Supported by his father, mother and sister, Abhi sets out to beat a nineteen-year-old world record. He wants to become the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World. In June 2021, at the height of the Covid pandemic, he succeeds against all odds. Abhi was born on February...
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                                                      The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World de Abhimayu Mishra
                                                          In this revealing self-portrait of Abhimanyu Mishra, he tells the story of a highly ambitious family project. Supported by his father, mother and sister, Abhi sets out to beat a nineteen-year-old world record. He wants to become the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World. In June 2021, at the height of the Covid pandemic, he succeeds against all odds. Abhi was born on February...
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                                                          The Most Exciting Chess Games Ever de Steve Giddins
                                                              Twenty years ago, New In Chess magazine started its own Proust Questionnaire, entitled Just Checking. In this back page column, chess players and personalities named their favourites, preferences, moods, life mottos and whatnot. One of the questions has always been: What was the most exciting chess game you ever saw? Chess greats such as Anand, Shirov and Ivanchuk (and...
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                                                              The Most Exciting Chess Games Ever de Steve Giddins
                                                                  Twenty years ago, New In Chess magazine started its own Proust Questionnaire, entitled Just Checking. In this back page column, chess players and personalities named their favourites, preferences, moods, life mottos and whatnot. One of the questions has always been: What was the most exciting chess game you ever saw? Chess greats such as Anand, Shirov and Ivanchuk (and...
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                                                                  Progresser aux échecs avec les plus grands joueurs de l'histoire de Kévin Bordi et Samy Robin
                                                                      Dans cet ouvrage, Kévin Bordi et Samy Robin vous entraînent dans un voyage à travers le temps au coeur des échecs, vous délivrant au passage les clés stratégiques pour faire évoluer votre jeu.Ils vous racontent, à la manière d'une épopée, 25 grandes batailles échiquéennes pour vous plonger dans l'époque et l'esprit des champions. Mieux comprendre les questions qu'ils se posent et comment ils...
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                                                                      Progresser aux échecs avec les plus grands joueurs de l'histoire de Kévin Bordi et Samy Robin
                                                                          Dans cet ouvrage, Kévin Bordi et Samy Robin vous entraînent dans un voyage à travers le temps au coeur des échecs, vous délivrant au passage les clés stratégiques pour faire évoluer votre jeu.Ils vous racontent, à la manière d'une épopée, 25 grandes batailles échiquéennes pour vous plonger dans l'époque et l'esprit des champions. Mieux comprendre les questions qu'ils se posent et comment ils...
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                                                                          Championnats du monde Séville 1987 de Denis Teyssou
                                                                              Voici donc les vingt-quatre parties disputées par Anatoly Karpov et Garri Kasparov pour le championnat du monde 1987 à Séville. Au cours de ce match, Anatoly Karpov et Garri Kasparov ont, l'un et l'autre, perdu quatre parties, gagné quatre parties et fait seize nulles. Garri Kasparov a donc conservé son titre de champion du monde. Ces vingt-quatre parties sont commentées par...
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                                                                              Championnats du monde Séville 1987 de Denis Teyssou
                                                                                  Voici donc les vingt-quatre parties disputées par Anatoly Karpov et Garri Kasparov pour le championnat du monde 1987 à Séville. Au cours de ce match, Anatoly Karpov et Garri Kasparov ont, l'un et l'autre, perdu quatre parties, gagné quatre parties et fait seize nulles. Garri Kasparov a donc conservé son titre de champion du monde. Ces vingt-quatre parties sont commentées par...
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                                                                                  Des échecs à l'infini de Anatoly Karpov et Evgueni Guik
                                                                                      Aussi vieux que l'histoire du monde, le jeu d'échecs est loin d'avoir livré tous ses secrets. Trouver la bonne stratégie? Ne ps jouer de mauvais coups? Puissance de réflexion, affaire de logique, question de caractère... de chance, aussi. L'exploration de ce monde complexe, aux trois dimensions — art, sport et science —, se devait d'être confiée à un spécialiste parmi les plus...
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                                                                                      Des échecs à l'infini de Anatoly Karpov et Evgueni Guik
                                                                                          Aussi vieux que l'histoire du monde, le jeu d'échecs est loin d'avoir livré tous ses secrets. Trouver la bonne stratégie? Ne ps jouer de mauvais coups? Puissance de réflexion, affaire de logique, question de caractère... de chance, aussi. L'exploration de ce monde complexe, aux trois dimensions — art, sport et science —, se devait d'être confiée à un spécialiste parmi les plus...
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                                                                                          Garri Kasparov de Edouard Goufeld
                                                                                              Le 13 avril 1984, le champion soviétique a eu vingt et un ans. Le même mois, grâce à sa victoire en match sur l'ancien champion du monde Smyslov, il devenait le challenger officiel de l'actuel champion du monde Anatoly Karpov. Fin 1984 ou début 1985, il a de grandes chances d'être le plus jeune champion du monde de toute l'histoire des échecs. Son nom est sur les lèvres de tous les amateurs...
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                                                                                              Garri Kasparov de Edouard Goufeld
                                                                                                  Le 13 avril 1984, le champion soviétique a eu vingt et un ans. Le même mois, grâce à sa victoire en match sur l'ancien champion du monde Smyslov, il devenait le challenger officiel de l'actuel champion du monde Anatoly Karpov. Fin 1984 ou début 1985, il a de grandes chances d'être le plus jeune champion du monde de toute l'histoire des échecs. Son nom est sur les lèvres de tous les amateurs...
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                                                                                                  Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                      From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
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                                                                                                      Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                          From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
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                                                                                                          From Ukraine with Love for Chess
                                                                                                              The Ukrainian chess community is helping Ukraine in the war against Russia. The chess genius Vasyl Ivanchuk is giving online simuls to raise funds. European champion and Olympic gold medal winner Natalia Zhukova is working as a politician in Odessa. And FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov coordinated this wonderful collection of chess games from Ukrainian players, published by New In...
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                                                                                                              From Ukraine with Love for Chess
                                                                                                                  The Ukrainian chess community is helping Ukraine in the war against Russia. The chess genius Vasyl Ivanchuk is giving online simuls to raise funds. European champion and Olympic gold medal winner Natalia Zhukova is working as a politician in Odessa. And FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov coordinated this wonderful collection of chess games from Ukrainian players, published by New In...
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                                                                                                                  The Greatest Attacker in Chess de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                      Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912-1974) played fearless attacking chess. With his dazzling style, the Soviet master already was a legend during his lifetime, but international fame largely eluded him. Only once did he get permission to show his exceptional talent in a tournament abroad. Five times Nezhmetdinov was chess champion of the Russian Federation. In the 1961 Soviet Championship, he...
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                                                                                                                      The Greatest Attacker in Chess de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                          Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912-1974) played fearless attacking chess. With his dazzling style, the Soviet master already was a legend during his lifetime, but international fame largely eluded him. Only once did he get permission to show his exceptional talent in a tournament abroad. Five times Nezhmetdinov was chess champion of the Russian Federation. In the 1961 Soviet Championship, he...
                                                                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Winning with the World Open de Joel Benjamin et Harold Scott
                                                                                                                              For nearly fifty years grandmasters and amateurs alike have been making their annual pilgrimage to the World Open. Legendary organizer Bill Goichberg created the model of this iconic event in American chess: large entry fees, large prizes, and no-frills. Every year around the 4th of July, Philadelphia is the scene of countless epic battles at the board. Joel Benjamin and Harold Scott...
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                                                                                                                              Winning with the World Open de Joel Benjamin et Harold Scott
                                                                                                                                  For nearly fifty years grandmasters and amateurs alike have been making their annual pilgrimage to the World Open. Legendary organizer Bill Goichberg created the model of this iconic event in American chess: large entry fees, large prizes, and no-frills. Every year around the 4th of July, Philadelphia is the scene of countless epic battles at the board. Joel Benjamin and Harold Scott...
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                                                                                                                                  New York 1924 de Alexandre Alekhine
                                                                                                                                      En mars - avril 1924 eut lieu à New York un des tournois d'échecs les plus célèbres de tous les temps. Pour la première fois un tournoi réunissait trois joueurs légendaires qui avait été, était ou allait devenir champion du monde d'échecs : Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca et Alexandre Alekhine. La performance extraordinaire d'Emanuel Lasker, âgé de 55 ans, qui s'imposa devant...
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                                                                                                                                      New York 1924 de Alexandre Alekhine
                                                                                                                                          En mars - avril 1924 eut lieu à New York un des tournois d'échecs les plus célèbres de tous les temps. Pour la première fois un tournoi réunissait trois joueurs légendaires qui avait été, était ou allait devenir champion du monde d'échecs : Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca et Alexandre Alekhine. La performance extraordinaire d'Emanuel Lasker, âgé de 55 ans, qui s'imposa devant...
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                                                                                                                                          Quinze parties d'échecs et leurs aventures de Mikhaïl Botvinnik
                                                                                                                                              Mikhaïl Botvinnik est reconnu comme étant à la fois l'un des plus grands maîtres d'échecs de tous les temps et un écrivain important dans le domaine du jeu d'échecs. Ainsi, ses ouvrages sont souvent présentés comme des modèles du point de vue de la qualité des analyses et des commentaires, et maints d'entre eux sont considérés comme étant des classiques de la littérature échiquéenne. Dans ce...
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                                                                                                                                              Quinze parties d'échecs et leurs aventures de Mikhaïl Botvinnik
                                                                                                                                                  Mikhaïl Botvinnik est reconnu comme étant à la fois l'un des plus grands maîtres d'échecs de tous les temps et un écrivain important dans le domaine du jeu d'échecs. Ainsi, ses ouvrages sont souvent présentés comme des modèles du point de vue de la qualité des analyses et des commentaires, et maints d'entre eux sont considérés comme étant des classiques de la littérature échiquéenne. Dans ce...
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                                                                                                                                                  Chess Buccaneer de Peter Boel et Merijn Van Delft
                                                                                                                                                      There aren’t many chess players who can say they’ve both beaten Garry Kasparov in an official blitz game and crushed Peter Leko in a classical game in 26 moves. And who regularly win blitz tournaments high on marihuana. But then Manuel Bosboom is not an ordinary chess player. The Dutch International Master never made it to the top in chess, but over the course of his swashbuckling...
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                                                                                                                                                      Chess Buccaneer de Peter Boel et Merijn Van Delft
                                                                                                                                                          There aren’t many chess players who can say they’ve both beaten Garry Kasparov in an official blitz game and crushed Peter Leko in a classical game in 26 moves. And who regularly win blitz tournaments high on marihuana. But then Manuel Bosboom is not an ordinary chess player. The Dutch International Master never made it to the top in chess, but over the course of his swashbuckling...
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                                                                                                                                                          Winning de Nigel Short
                                                                                                                                                              Winning de Nigel Short
                                                                                                                                                                  Grandmaster Nigel Short realised that every tournament win has a unique narrative and challenge. In this exceptional chess book, Short discusses eight of his foremost tournament wins, describing the drama with insightful game annotations and entertaining anecdotes. For those wanting to win in chess, this book is the place to start. English GM Nigel Short was one of the most successful...
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                                                                                                                                                                  Winning de Nigel Short
                                                                                                                                                                      Grandmaster Nigel Short realised that every tournament win has a unique narrative and challenge. In this exceptional chess book, Short discusses eight of his foremost tournament wins, describing the drama with insightful game annotations and entertaining anecdotes. For those wanting to win in chess, this book is the place to start. English GM Nigel Short was one of the most successful...
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                                                                                                                                                                      I was a Victim of Bobby Fischer de Mark Taimanov
                                                                                                                                                                          In 1971 Robert James Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov by the sensational score of 6–0 in Vancouver, but the match games were far more competitive and tension-filled than the final score would suggest. Twenty years later Taimanov put pen to paper, reflecting on the experience. Exactly 50 years after the match, this is the first English translation of Taimanov’s original Russian text. ...
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                                                                                                                                                                          I was a Victim of Bobby Fischer de Mark Taimanov
                                                                                                                                                                              In 1971 Robert James Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov by the sensational score of 6–0 in Vancouver, but the match games were far more competitive and tension-filled than the final score would suggest. Twenty years later Taimanov put pen to paper, reflecting on the experience. Exactly 50 years after the match, this is the first English translation of Taimanov’s original Russian text. ...
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                                                                                                                                                                              Miguel Najdorf 'El viejo' de Zenon Franco Ocampos
                                                                                                                                                                                  "How could anyone not remember Najdorf’s sayings, repeated again and again, as entertaining as the first time he said them: “I had a ve-e-ery wise aunt, who used to say, better a pawn up than a pawn down”, laughing. “There are two ways of winning at chess, when you play well and your opponent plays badly, or when you play badly and your opponent plays worse”. “First the idea, then the...
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                                                                                                                                                                                  Miguel Najdorf 'El viejo' de Zenon Franco Ocampos
                                                                                                                                                                                      "How could anyone not remember Najdorf’s sayings, repeated again and again, as entertaining as the first time he said them: “I had a ve-e-ery wise aunt, who used to say, better a pawn up than a pawn down”, laughing. “There are two ways of winning at chess, when you play well and your opponent plays badly, or when you play badly and your opponent plays worse”. “First the idea, then the...
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The Comfort Zone de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                                                                                                                          I’ve become increasingly convinced of this comfort zone theory to the degree where I’ve started to apply it to chess. To use the same logic, I believe a chess player is more comfortable in an opening that they have played since childhood. They’ll be less likely to make mistakes in that opening. You can also apply it to tournaments as well. During the course of the book, I’ll talk...
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                                                                                                                                                                                          The Comfort Zone de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                                                                                                                              I’ve become increasingly convinced of this comfort zone theory to the degree where I’ve started to apply it to chess. To use the same logic, I believe a chess player is more comfortable in an opening that they have played since childhood. They’ll be less likely to make mistakes in that opening. You can also apply it to tournaments as well. During the course of the book, I’ll talk...
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                                                                                                                                                                                              The Unstoppable American de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Initially things looked gloomy for Bobby Fischer. Because he had refused to participate in the 1969 US Championship, he had missed his chance to qualify for the 1970 Interzonal Tournament in Palma de Mallorca. Only when another American, Pal Benko, withdrew in his favour, and after the officials were willing to bend the rules, could Bobby enter the contest. And begin his phenomenal run that...
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  The Unstoppable American de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Initially things looked gloomy for Bobby Fischer. Because he had refused to participate in the 1969 US Championship, he had missed his chance to qualify for the 1970 Interzonal Tournament in Palma de Mallorca. Only when another American, Pal Benko, withdrew in his favour, and after the officials were willing to bend the rules, could Bobby enter the contest. And begin his phenomenal run that...
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