Infamously instructive. That's a new one.
Infamous Chess Books ?!!?
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The Killer Grob, by Basman, was very entertaining.
Searching For Bobby Fischer, by Waitzkin, was ten times better than the movie.
How To Beat Bobby Fischer, by Mednis (all of Fischer's losses are examined) was good.
The Queen's Gambit, a fictional novel, by Tevis is an entertaining story.
Total Chess, by the late David Spanier, was good (but not quite as good as his book Total Poker).
Understanding Chess Move by Move, by Nunn is instructive and entertaining.
I'm still working my way through and enjoying Pal Benko - My Life, Games, and Compositions.
The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories by Denker is worthwhile, as is Bobby Fischer vs. The Rest of the World, b Darrach.
The World of Chess, by Saidy and Lessing, is good.
paulgottlieb wrote:
"There were no sounds but the ticking of the chess clock and the sibilant whisper of her silk-clad thighs rubbing together." From "Forked by a Knight," a Silhouette Chess Romance
That seems imfamous enough!
Don't leave us hanging, man! What happened next?
I found The Queen's Gambit pretty tedious going (I had to leave about halfway through).
Oh yeah, and I'm referring to Tevis' (turns out there are about a million novels with that title!).
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Metastable wrote:
paulgottlieb wrote:
"There were no sounds but the ticking of the chess clock and the sibilant whisper of her silk-clad thighs rubbing together." From "Forked by a Knight," a Silhouette Chess Romance
That seems imfamous enough!
Don't leave us hanging, man! What happened next?
She left a salacious piece en pris and disaccumulated all her advantages. End of Romance.
Tevis wrote a great story called "Rent Control" (definitely worth tracking down).
what's rent control about
A couple discover that they can stop time in their apartment by staying in bed...and it moves along from there. Published in October 1979 by Omni (their first anniversary issue, it turns out!).
Infamous chess books heh :)
What are some infamous or not so know Chess books that are fun to read or/and very instructive. I for one enjoyed "Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club" which isn't so much on study but can motivate someone who goes thru the same chess ups and downs almost if not all amatures go thru at one point or another.