The Even More Complete Chess Addict

by Mike Fox, Richard James

Takes readers into a jungle of chess trivia including the urinal opening, the dream match - Fischer v Kasparov, the horrible fate of Jeffrey Archer, the Beatle who ate the pieces, Prokofiev beats Capablanca, the Reagen opening, the World Champion in the year 2000, the rudest chess pieces, how chess changed Christine Keeler and the man who was British Ladies Champion. Also included are the longest-ever games, more horrible blunders, more chess-playing dogs, more drunken grandmasters and more computer brilliancies.

Genres: Chess, Reference

352 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

Reviews

[Corey Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and interesting-- the long list of chess quotations is fantastic.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read for chess fans.

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Przepiorka capturing his own piece was definitely a highlight. :)