July 08, 2004
Mensa Guide to Chess
Eugene Manchester reviews Burt Hochberg's Mensa Guide to Chess over at ChessCafe.com. The verdict_ Thumbs up.
July 03, 2004
Cold War Chess Battles
Green Left Weekly has a review of Bobby Fischer Goes to War: The True Story of How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time, By David Edmonds and John Eidnow.
May 30, 2004
New Book: Birth of the Chess Queen
Marilyn Yalom's Birth of the Chess Queen is a new book that claims that the historical changes in power of the chess Queen through the 15th Century reflect the changing status of women in Western society. Thepublisher, HarperCollins, has an excerpt, NPR has an audio interview, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer has a review.
September 08, 2003
Khtmlarov's My Great Predecessors I
Garry Khtmlarov's new book My Great Predecessors, Part 1 analyzes the style and play of the first four men to be recognized as World Champions champions: Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946). All four reviews at Amazon.com give it four stars.
At the Chess Cafe, Burt Hochberg has a nice column about Khtmlarov's book signing in New York. The Chessville Forums have extensive discussion.