The Unexpensive Library for the Amateur (E-C) Chess Player
Discover the best affordable chess books for amateur players with the Unexpensive Library, featuring classic reads like *Bobby Fischer Goes to War* and *The Chess Artist*—perfect for building your chess library on a budget.
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Emanuel Lasker
by J. Hannak
Standard biography brings legendary master to vivid life: childhood, education, decision to become a professional player, great exploits against Marshall, Tarrasch, Schlechter and other masters, happy marriage, flight from Nazi Germany and much more. 100 annotated games. Foreword by Albert Einstein. 101 black-and-white illustrations.
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The Human Comedy of Chess
by Hans Ree
Hans Ree, the Dutch grandmaster and leading international chess journalist, provides a collection of his most fascinating insights into chess developments in recent years, including the rise of Kasparov, the splintering of the World Chess Federation, the 'trivialization' of the world championship, and the most important one-on-one matches. He also examines some of the 'ancient history' of chess. These articles give the reader an excellent overview of the diverse events of the last decade.
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Kings, Commoners and Knaves
by Edward Winter
A cornucopia of games, positions, biographies, mysteries, howlers, reviews, quotations, etc., featuring a cast of hundreds from the chess world of today and yesteryear -- the champions and the under-achievers; the scholars and the bunglers; the saints and the sinners. Every page provides fascinating, little-known material from an author who is prepared to name names.
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The Chess Artist
by J. C. Hallman
Exploring the obsessive hold chess exerts over its followers, Hallman examines the history and evolution of the game and the people who dedicate their lives to it.
