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The King
Chess Pieces
Por J. H. DONNER
Sinopsis
THE KING spans a writing career of more than thirty years during which Donner slowly developed from chess player-writer into writer-chess player.
Donners favourite themes are: Bobby Fischer, the blunder, chess as a game of luck, why women cant play chess, madness, and poor Lodewijk Prins, his rival for the Dutch National Championship for many years, who, according to Donner, "couldnt tell a bishop from a knight."
THE KING is a book full of insults and ironies, but Donner wouldnt be Donner without a considerable amount of self-mockery.
"After I resigned the last game with perfect self-control
and solemnly shook hands with my opponent in the best
of Anglo-Saxon traditions, I rushed home where I threw
myself onto my bed, howling and screaming, and pulled
the blankets over my face."
Donners favourite themes are: Bobby Fischer, the blunder, chess as a game of luck, why women cant play chess, madness, and poor Lodewijk Prins, his rival for the Dutch National Championship for many years, who, according to Donner, "couldnt tell a bishop from a knight."
THE KING is a book full of insults and ironies, but Donner wouldnt be Donner without a considerable amount of self-mockery.
"After I resigned the last game with perfect self-control
and solemnly shook hands with my opponent in the best
of Anglo-Saxon traditions, I rushed home where I threw
myself onto my bed, howling and screaming, and pulled
the blankets over my face."
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: New in Chess
ISBN: 9789056919252
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 21/04/2020
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