{"product_id":"siluetas-rusas-nueva-edicion-ampliada","title":"Russian Silhouettes: New Enlarged Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end of a unique chapter in the history of chess. With hindsight we can only marvel at the pivotal place the royal game occupied in the biggest country in the world.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eOriginally embraced by Lenin as ‘gymnastics of the mind’, chess developed into an ideological weapon during the Cold War. Supported by the Soviet leadership, chess champions, from Mikhail Botvinnik on, grew into symbols of socialist excellence.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eAs a respected trainer who became a world-class grandmaster after leaving Leningrad and moving to Holland in 1972, \u003cstrong\u003eGenna Sosonko\u003c\/strong\u003e observes Soviet chess from a privileged dual perspective. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eCombining an insider’s nostalgia with the detachment of a critical observer, he has produced unforgettable portraits of the heroes of a vanished age. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThis is a new, enlarged edition of a modern classic.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eContents:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eA Vanished Age 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Misha - Mikhail Tal 20\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eA Journey to Immortality - Mikhail Botvinnik 31\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"I Must Work, I Most Work\" - Lev Polugaevsky 57\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe Chess King of Odessa - Efim Geller 70\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eIn a Silent Way - Paul Keres 84  \u003cem\u003e(NEW!) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eI Knew Capablanca... 98\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eA Great Teacher Inspires - Vladimir Zak 121\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"You Ask the Questions\" - Seymon Furman 136\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe Maestro - Alexander Koblenz 151\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe Jump - Alvis Vitolins 174\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe Summing Up - Grigory Levenfish 190\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the BCF Book-of-the-Year Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eDominic Lawson, The Browser:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Sosonko writes beautifully, better than any person who has written about the chess of the modern era.\"\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eIan Rogers, The Sun Herald:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e“Every word in Russian Silhouettes rings true.”\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eHans Ree, ChessCafe: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“The book is marvelously written (…) It is full of striking anecdotes, but they are never there for their own sake; they always serve to enrich the portrait that Sosonko paints.”\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eChess Horizons Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Sosonko can be rosily nostalgic, yet he can also be bluntly honest about his subjects,\u003cbr \/\u003etheir shortcomings and the era in which they lived.”\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Chess Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e“An enthralling read.”\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eCHESS Magazine: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Each character sketch is lovingly crafted (…) It’s an object lesson in cultural history and at the same time a deeply human document.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wydawnictwo New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Domyślny tytuł","offer_id":54170633044311,"sku":"9789056912932","price":90.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/7299\/9255\/files\/russian-silhouettes-new-enlarged-edition-9789056912932.jpg?v=1785404405","url":"https:\/\/fabrykaszachow.myshopify.com\/sq\/products\/russian-silhouettes-new-enlarged-edition-1","provider":"Sunrise Chess \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}