A History of Chess: From Chaturanga to the Present Day
- Chess
- Categories:Cultural History
- Language:English（Translation Services Available）
- Publication date:December,2012
- Pages:88
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- Size:152mm×229mm
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Feature
★ Written by Yuri Averbakh, a Russian chess grandmaster and writer who served as the President of the Soviet Chess Federation and was also the first century old FIDE grandmaster.
Description
Arguably more books have been written about chess than all the other games combined, but relatively little has been written about the history of chess. The topic is difficult; it requires thorough knowledge, and there are still many unknown historical pitfalls. It is therefore no surprise that there exist a variety of hypotheses concerning the origin of chess.
In this book, the author, legendary Russian grandmaster Yuri Averbakh, presents a well-researched and documented theory about the origins, development and spread of this immensely popular game. In addition, over three dozen splendid color plates ― presented on coated stock making the images suitable for framing ― supplement his historical analysis.
Author
The world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament.
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh was a Russian chess grandmaster and author. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978. He was the first centenarian FIDE Grandmaster. Despite his eyesight and hearing having worsened, by his 100th birthday he continued to devote time to chess-related activities.
[Honours and awards]
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
Order of Friendship of Peoples (1981)
Medal "For Labour Valour" (1957)
Medal "For Distinguished Labour" (1970)
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" (1970)
Russian Imperial Family: Knight Commander of the Imperial Order of Saint Stanislaus
Order of Honor (2022)
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