Author: Bill Wall
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Chess is not just about openings, notations, strategies and game moves. It is rich in history, profound in personalities and full of interesting facts; some strange or otherwise. Bill Wall, the consummate researcher, has compiled this chess anthology of stories and oddities in the chess world. From deaths, to crime, to scandals, he has gathered a myriad of chess facts and oddities from all around the globe. He has also included a section on the best chess jokes. Chess players of every age and level will enjoy this fascinating look at the world of chess! Enjoy!
Oddities in Chess
Author: Bill Wall
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Chess is not just about openings, notations, strategies and game moves. It is rich in history, profound in personalities and full of interesting facts; some strange or otherwise. Bill Wall, the consummate researcher, has compiled this chess anthology of stories and oddities in the chess world. From deaths, to crime, to scandals, he has gathered a myriad of chess facts and oddities from all around the globe. He has also included a section on the best chess jokes. Chess players of every age and level will enjoy this fascinating look at the world of chess! Enjoy!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Chess is not just about openings, notations, strategies and game moves. It is rich in history, profound in personalities and full of interesting facts; some strange or otherwise. Bill Wall, the consummate researcher, has compiled this chess anthology of stories and oddities in the chess world. From deaths, to crime, to scandals, he has gathered a myriad of chess facts and oddities from all around the globe. He has also included a section on the best chess jokes. Chess players of every age and level will enjoy this fascinating look at the world of chess! Enjoy!
2010: Chess Oddities
Author: Alex Dunne
Publisher: Thinkers' Press
ISBN: 9780938650560
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
History has shown that chess has had it's share of oddballs and strange events.
Publisher: Thinkers' Press
ISBN: 9780938650560
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
History has shown that chess has had it's share of oddballs and strange events.
Chess Symposium
Author: J. Halpern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Chess Curiosities
Author: Tim Krabbé
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780047940217
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780047940217
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Amusements in Chess
Author: Charles Tomlinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Chess Palladium and Mathematical Sphinx
Author: Napoleon Marache
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Wonders and Curiosities of Chess
Author: Irving Chernev
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Chess Symposium
Author: J. Halpern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Illinois Curiosities
Author: Richard Moreno
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762774975
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Whether you’re a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State. Take a date to the World’s Largest Laundromat, a 13,500-square-foot facility in Berwyn with 153 washers and 148 dryers in nearly constant use. Enter Chicago’s “sub” culture with a museum visit to the U-505, the only German submarine in the United States. Visit the site in Carthage where Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith was murdered on June 27, 1844. Learn about the strange case of H. H. Holmes’ notorious Murder Castle and the sad tale of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762774975
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Whether you’re a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State. Take a date to the World’s Largest Laundromat, a 13,500-square-foot facility in Berwyn with 153 washers and 148 dryers in nearly constant use. Enter Chicago’s “sub” culture with a museum visit to the U-505, the only German submarine in the United States. Visit the site in Carthage where Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith was murdered on June 27, 1844. Learn about the strange case of H. H. Holmes’ notorious Murder Castle and the sad tale of Burr Oak Cemetery.
Chess Traps
Author: I. A. Horowitz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671210416
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
From Simon & Schuster, Chess Traps is I.A. Horowitz's exploration of chess' pitfalls and swindes—both how to set them and how to avoid them. This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671210416
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
From Simon & Schuster, Chess Traps is I.A. Horowitz's exploration of chess' pitfalls and swindes—both how to set them and how to avoid them. This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining.