{"product_id":"el-rey-las-piezas-de-ajedrez","title":"The King: Chess Pieces","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJ.H.Donner \u003c\/strong\u003e(1927-1988) was a Dutch Grandmaster and one of the greatest writers about chess of all time. He was a chess reporter and a chess columnist, as well as an annotator of the game. Above all he was a witty and unpredictable commentator of everything and everybody, both inside and outside the chess world. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE KING\u003c\/strong\u003e spans a writing career of more than thirty years during which Donner slowly developed from chess player-writer into writer-chess player.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eDonner's favourite themes are: Bobby Fischer, the blunder, chess as a game of luck, why women can't play chess, madness, and poor Lodewijk Prins, his rival for the Dutch National Championship for many years, who, according to Donner, \"couldn't tell a bishop from a knight.\" \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e'THE KING' is a book full of insults and ironies, but Donner wouldn't be Donner without a considerable amount of self-mockery. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"After I resigned the last game with perfect self-control \u003cbr \/\u003eand solemnly shook hands with my opponent in the best\u003cbr \/\u003eof Anglo-Saxon traditions, I rushed home where I threw\u003cbr \/\u003emyself onto my bed, howling and screaming, and pulled \u003cbr \/\u003ethe blankets over my face.\"\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted English Chess Federation 2006 Book of the Year \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe first unabridged English edition of this classic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eLubosh Kavalek, The Washington Post:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"[An] acclaimed masterpiece. The late Dutch Grandmaster was a brilliant, amusing, provoking and self-mocking author, a master of vertical hyperboles and shortcuts.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaylor Kingston, ChessCafe:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"His reportorial style reminds one of the 'gonzo journalism' of Hunter S.Thompson fame, and his polemics are reminiscent of such great scourges of hypocrisy as H.L.Mencken (...) If you do not buy this book, and you later realize just how good it really is, and what a treasure you have missed, you will feel depressed, and deservedly so.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaymond Keene, chess columnist of The Times (London):\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Absolutely wonderful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarry Mulisch, author of 'The Discovery of Heaven':\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"This book is about chess only in appearance, and I hope that no one will allow himself to be scared off by the diagrams and the annotations. It is in fact a magnificent self-portrait of Hein Donner, the player, the equally fearless and hilarious provocateur, who, when the chips are down, will always be found on the right side.\"\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eBob Long, Chessco:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Totally absorbing. Any insightful person should have this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaul Motwani, The Scotsman:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"An irresistible gem of a book, that weighs in at 390 pages, yet never looses the seemingly magical lightness of its text.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Saunders, British Chess Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"A work that all chess players should own. It would probably be my only 'desert island' chess book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalcolm Pein, chess columnist of The Daily Telegraph:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Donner was the wittiest, most irreverent writer of his generation. The book is a triumph.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Donaldson, Inside Chess Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Donner was witty, opinionated and often cranky, but he was always fun to read - assuming of course you weren't the object of one of his attacks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSarah Hurst, Chess Moves:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"The most outrageous chess book money can buy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJeremy Silman, author of 'How to Reassess Your Chess':\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Far and away the finest chess writing ever seen (...) Trust me, you don't want to be without this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTim Krabbé, author of 'The Vanishing':\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"Eminently readable for chess players and non-chess players alike.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMike Fox and Richard Jame\u003cbr \/\u003es, Chess Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"A magnificent portrait of a remarkable man, as well as one of the funniest chess books ever written.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGM Peter Svidler, four-times chess champion of Russia:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"I felt I deserved a little present and bought myself 'The King'. It is every bit as good as it is said to be.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMark Donlan, Chess Horizons:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"One of the few chess books that made me laugh aloud. It is the only chess book that ever similarly amused my wife (...) This is THE BOOK to put on your Christmas or birthday wish list.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRick Kennedy, ChessVille:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"A perfect gift for a chess-friend who likes a good tale told with verve and a fresh perspective. Do pick up a couple of copies, though - if you peek inside you might not want to let go of the first one!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFred Waitzkin, author of 'Searching for Bobby Fischer':\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\"The book has blown me away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wydawnictwo New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54170609451351,"sku":"9789056911713","price":115.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/7299\/9255\/files\/the-king-chess-pieces-9789056911713.jpg?v=1785404348","url":"https:\/\/fabrykaszachow.myshopify.com\/sq\/products\/the-king-chess-pieces-1","provider":"Sunrise Chess \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}