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Winning the World Open : strategies for success at America's most prestigious open chess tournament / Joel Benjamin & Harold Scott.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks KAT GV1455 .B46 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benjamin, Joel, 1964- author.
- Scott, Harold, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chess--Tournaments--United States--History.
- Chess.
- Physical Description:
- 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- The Netherlands : New in Chess, [2021]
- Summary:
- In 1973 legendary organizer Bill Goichberg created the model for what would become an iconic American chess tournament. The deal at the World Open was plain and simple: high entry fees, big prizes, and no frills. Joel Benjamin and Harold Scott have delved into the tournament's history, examined hundreds of games and conducted interviews with what they call the Heroes of the World Open, players that won the tournament on multiple occasions. The question that intrigued them was: why have some players been so consistent in their performances and always battled for the top prizes? Why did they excel among so many other strong grandmasters? They found that many different paths were taken on the road to victory, but that the Heroes definitely had one common factor: their fighting spirit!
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Eric Kativa Chess Collection
- ISBN:
- 9789056919856
- 9056919857
- OCLC:
- 1309890169
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