This greatly enlarged Second Edition chronicles the 2nd half (1921-1961) of the great Polish grandmaster's life, with 40% more material Rubinstein was the strongest player never to get an opportunity to play for the title of World Champion. * with dozens of archival photographs[...]
Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre[...]
The First- and Sadly the Last -Book by Larry EvansVienna 1922 is remembered as one of the first great tournaments after World War I. All the stars of the day (Alekhine, Bogoljubow, Gr nfeld, Mar czy, R ti, Spielmann, Tarrasch and Tartakover) played except Capablanca and Lasker, but it was Akiba Rubi[...]
The second edition of this authoritative textbook continues the tradition of providing clear and concise descriptions of the new and classic concepts in financial theory. The authors keep the theory accessible by requiring very little mathematical background. The first edition was published by Prent[...]