Author: Genna Sosonko
Publisher: Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
ISBN: 9785950043383
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Viktor Korchnoi was one of the leading grandmasters of the 20th century, coming within one game of winning the world championship in 1978. His battles with Karpov for the world crown were among the most important chess matches ever played. A man with a unique - and in many ways tragic - life and career, Korchnoi's defection to the West in 1976 was a major event in Cold War politics. Grandmaster Genna Sosonko was Korchnoi's coach and second during tournaments and candidates matches in 1970-71 and then a close friend of Korchnoi for decades. Indeed, Sosonko's emigration to the West in 1972, which is described in detail in this memoir, had a key impact on Korchnoi's decision to defect four years later. They would meet up at tournaments and at home and discuss chess, politics, and just about everything else. Their conversations constitute an important part of this book, in which Sosonko tackles difficult questions about Korchnoi's personality and places much of his often challenging behavior into its historical context. This book, like Sosonko's previous masterpiece The Rise and Fall of David Bronstein, contains no games but focuses on Korchnoi's life, from his early childhood to his final years. Further, it includes many previously unpublished photos from the private collections of Sosonko and the Korchnoi family.
Evil-Doer
Author: Genna Sosonko
Publisher: Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
ISBN: 9785950043383
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Viktor Korchnoi was one of the leading grandmasters of the 20th century, coming within one game of winning the world championship in 1978. His battles with Karpov for the world crown were among the most important chess matches ever played. A man with a unique - and in many ways tragic - life and career, Korchnoi's defection to the West in 1976 was a major event in Cold War politics. Grandmaster Genna Sosonko was Korchnoi's coach and second during tournaments and candidates matches in 1970-71 and then a close friend of Korchnoi for decades. Indeed, Sosonko's emigration to the West in 1972, which is described in detail in this memoir, had a key impact on Korchnoi's decision to defect four years later. They would meet up at tournaments and at home and discuss chess, politics, and just about everything else. Their conversations constitute an important part of this book, in which Sosonko tackles difficult questions about Korchnoi's personality and places much of his often challenging behavior into its historical context. This book, like Sosonko's previous masterpiece The Rise and Fall of David Bronstein, contains no games but focuses on Korchnoi's life, from his early childhood to his final years. Further, it includes many previously unpublished photos from the private collections of Sosonko and the Korchnoi family.
Publisher: Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
ISBN: 9785950043383
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Viktor Korchnoi was one of the leading grandmasters of the 20th century, coming within one game of winning the world championship in 1978. His battles with Karpov for the world crown were among the most important chess matches ever played. A man with a unique - and in many ways tragic - life and career, Korchnoi's defection to the West in 1976 was a major event in Cold War politics. Grandmaster Genna Sosonko was Korchnoi's coach and second during tournaments and candidates matches in 1970-71 and then a close friend of Korchnoi for decades. Indeed, Sosonko's emigration to the West in 1972, which is described in detail in this memoir, had a key impact on Korchnoi's decision to defect four years later. They would meet up at tournaments and at home and discuss chess, politics, and just about everything else. Their conversations constitute an important part of this book, in which Sosonko tackles difficult questions about Korchnoi's personality and places much of his often challenging behavior into its historical context. This book, like Sosonko's previous masterpiece The Rise and Fall of David Bronstein, contains no games but focuses on Korchnoi's life, from his early childhood to his final years. Further, it includes many previously unpublished photos from the private collections of Sosonko and the Korchnoi family.
Supervillainous!
Author: Mike Leon
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781463647452
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Supervillain. The very word immediately conjures up images of cackling madmen waving death rays as they rant and rave about their maniacal plot for world domination. But there is more to professional evil - so many questions left unanswered by movies and comic books. What kind of salary do henchmen get? Where do all these super gadgets come from? How come good guys never use the door? One man has the answers. Mike Leon spent months following Baron Hammerspace during his rise from C-list rogue to A-list arch-nemesis of the most powerful heroes on the planet. This is the startling and true story of those events.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781463647452
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Supervillain. The very word immediately conjures up images of cackling madmen waving death rays as they rant and rave about their maniacal plot for world domination. But there is more to professional evil - so many questions left unanswered by movies and comic books. What kind of salary do henchmen get? Where do all these super gadgets come from? How come good guys never use the door? One man has the answers. Mike Leon spent months following Baron Hammerspace during his rise from C-list rogue to A-list arch-nemesis of the most powerful heroes on the planet. This is the startling and true story of those events.
Being Evil
Author: Luke Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198862075
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
With the media bringing us constant tales of terrorism and violence, questions regarding the nature of evil are highly topical. Luke Russell explores the philosophical thinking and psychological evidence behind evil, alongside portrayals of fictional villains, considering why people are evil, and how it goes beyond the normal realms of what is bad.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198862075
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
With the media bringing us constant tales of terrorism and violence, questions regarding the nature of evil are highly topical. Luke Russell explores the philosophical thinking and psychological evidence behind evil, alongside portrayals of fictional villains, considering why people are evil, and how it goes beyond the normal realms of what is bad.
Analytical Concordance to the Bible on an Entirely New Plan
Author: Robert Young
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
Author: James Strong
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1842
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1842
Book Description
Capital Punishment is Murder Legalized
Author: James Crawford Ledlie Carson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capital punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capital punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Library of Original Sources
Author: Oliver Joseph Thatcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The ancient world
Author: Oliver Joseph Thatcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Ideas that Have Influenced Civilization, in the Original Documents
Author: Oliver Joseph Thatcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Library of Original Sources: The ancient world
Author: Oliver Joseph Thatcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description