Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 Geschenkidee Like his long-time rival Magnus

Like his long-time rival Magnus Carlsen

The only thing missing was an actual title match

why the knight on the edge doesn't always bring “sorrow and shame”

94 pages with 51 diagrams

wie Stellungen bewertet werden und wie sich die Spielabläufe über diese Phasen entwickeln

Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 Geschenkidee Like his long-time rival MagnusChess in the GDR and in divided Berlin is a largely neglected subject in literature, although it has occasionally made headlines and enjoyed state support at times following the example of its big brother, the USSR. The names of the chess masters of the time and the outstanding events before and after the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig in 1960 will soon be known only to a few. This book aims to remedy this with portraits of 24 East Berlin chess masters,