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The Stress of Chess...and Its Infinite Finesse My Life, Career and 101 Best Games

Paperback • 2012 • English

The Stress of Chess...and Its Infinite Finesse My Life, Career and 101 Best Games

By Walter Browne

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About the book

Walter Browne is a living legend of chess. A hurricane of a player with a daredevil approach of the game, he was and is famous for ending up in hair-raising time-trouble. During the peak of his career, in the 1970's and 80's, he won the US. championship six times as well as countless national and international tournaments. In this memoir Walter Browne recounts his formative years, how he befriended and played Bobby Fischer in New York City, how he travelled the world and made his name. He anno...Show more

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ISBN

9789056913823

Publisher

New in Chess

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

The Stress of Chess...and Its Infinite Finesse My Life, Career and 101 Best Games

Format

Paperback

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