Chess: The Search for Mona Lisa

256 Pages·2001·6.638 MB·English

by  Eduard Gufeld

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Contents
Page
Preface 5
ThreTer ibutes 7
ParOtn eM:y L ifienC hess 9
SoccoerCr h ess? 9
RefutiSnogks okly 10
Frotmh Uek rawiinteh love 11
SeekinMga stttheiert le 14
SergeaanGndrt a ndmaster 16
ThGeu feblids hop 18
Danocfet he elephant 22
Cai'swssh aims 23
Ad etecsttiovrey 24
Whos aiwt W?h oh eairtd? sWahiiodt ? 29
Seektihneg truth 31
FiscahsIek rn ow him 33
Them aximduims count 36
Non-Olymmoptiiavne s 39
Theiraseg iirnKl u ta.i.s.i 40
ThTe allpienanr l 42
Thfley icnoga ch 43
Howf airis tt oi mmortality? 45
AccordinGgr atnod mt.ah.se.t e r 47
WhyI d indo eta mty h at 49
A barboefSr e ville 51
ParTtw oH:i ghCehre sEsd uaction 53
Whoi fsa ster? 53
Ar akrien mga rch 56
Onciene igyheta rs 63
KocrhnioKsio rchnoi 71
Thbee auotfsy y mmetry 74
Hew acsa lalp eeda ce-mlaonv ing 76
Postsacp rairpaotdfc:e h ampions 79
Page
ParTth reMey:I mmotraGla me 82
Part FUonuofrr:g ettEanbclnoetu ers 90
A giftfr oma f riend 90
Gooda ndb adb ishops 95
HowI b ecamweo rlcdh ampion 97
Second-dtehgrreeaet s
Intuitiocno-rntehres toofc nhee asrst 102
A provocation 105
Conveyors-abcerlitfi ces 109
Wheriest hmei stake? 114
Thet ragoefdo yn et empo 118
Duer espfeockrtn ights 121
Whitteop laayn dw in 125
Whakti nodfg amedsow ea ppreciate? 133
Arbto rno uotf s truggle 137
AcrotshsPe a ciOficce an 151
A worthy opponent 155
eo-chamopfiA omne rica 158
PostscArliepxta:nM daetrr osov 161
ParFti vTeh:e oreCtoinctarlo versies 164
Star-Gazing 164
A lifeldounegl 174
ParSti xE:x trafcortmas n u nwirttbeono 1k0 0G ameIsA lmoWsotn
Cartegceannanb oetd estroyed 199
Thel arsotu nd 201
Bringtihnfega temfuolm enbta ck 205
ParSte veCnhe:s Ksa leidoscope 210
MiniatMuirneis-,I Mdaexais-,E ffects 241
Experideenvceel ionptsu ition 246
IndoefxP layoefrG sa mes 253
IndoefxE COO peniCnogd es 255
IndoefxO penings 256
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int hceh ewsos rlTdh.e cya nd ot hisp layelri esn ot onlyi n his
notm erelbyy strivfionreg v ers uperiaosra i stpyo rtsbmuatan l so
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theciorn tribtuotci hoensasss p ro­thacta enn hantchede e velopomfe nt
motewrrsi,t jeorusrn, altiesatcsh,e crhse,s asn,dt hcer eatoifbo ena utiful
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whaatb outtha er atn ds cieonfct eh ei ngr esuwlitlsgl u aranutseE el o
gameA?l thoutghhe saer es ubjerca­titnhgasrt e fleocutrc ompetitive
tivfee atutrheesty,o oo ughttob e ambitibounatsl o,lf u sw hop latyh e
quantifbiyar bellea ttioao gni venR oyaGla mea rea lsfoa milwiiatrh
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ThreTer ibutes
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against Ssmuycscleosvgs,afu mle sb eenp ublisihnec dh eslsi terature
agaimnasntya f amougsr andmasttheewr o rlodv erb,u ti tmsa tchless
...i ns umG,u feilsda chessplafyaemrre e maiinnst aDcotw .e t altko o
whow,h eni nspicraendd e,f eaanty ­mucha bouotn eg amee,v eann " im­
bodyI.fh ei so uotf s orhtesc ajnu stm ortaoln"e I?d on'tth inskoB .u t
ase asilloyst eo a nybodTyo.t hist heGnu,f elcdo'nst ribtuoct hieosns
dayIc arne cahlifilse rcree acttioo ins n otc onfitnoea d s ingglaem e.
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peramental Epdedriwseao lnk.e dim mediastterluybc ykt higsr and­
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ouslmyu mbliinngs uppreasns­eid nt heo mnipoteonftc hee b lack­
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thawta ye xceopnte g randmasGteeorr,g ainadmn a dTeb ilGiesoir,g ia,
whog,e sticuwlialtdiwlnoygu, l bde ­hisse cohnodm eh;e h asa na ddress
gine nthusaibnoguh ti "si mmortailnM" o scowa;n dh er epresetnhtee d
gamew,h icihn,h iosp inioovne,r ­USSRi ni nternattioounrnaalm ents.
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8 ThreTerb iutes
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thweo rladn,de verywhheegr oee ss hariens.
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championbsyth eilpfe oxtr h UeS SR dimdo rfeo trh peo sitpirvoem otion
teaFmo.mr o rteh afinft een yheea orfsc hestsh atnh ec ombineefdf orts
coachetdh e renownesdu pero­fB obbFyi schaenrdG arry Kas­
grandmaEsfitmeG re llwehro d,u r­paroHve.i sa ni nternatcihoensasl
ingt hipse riocdo,n sistqeunatlligy­r andmabsytt ietrcl hee,js osu rnalist
fiedt op laiyn c andidmaattecsh ebsy e ducatcihoensa,su thboyra vo­
fotrh Weo rlCdh ampionEsdhui­pc.a ticohne,s psr omotbeyrp rofes­
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