2010 : chess oddities

IN STOCK! READY TO SHIP! New, clean, crisp copy. Includes USPS Shipping Confirmation! History has shown that chess has had it's share of oddballs and strange events.Journey into the weirder side of chess with maestro Alex Dunne. Instructive games and quick crushes are brought together with unusual facts and bizarrities (chess oddities).Ever wondered how the Ruy Lopez evolved? Would you sign your soul over to the Devil just to watch Kasparov tip his King over to you? Are men really superior to women at the Royal Game? Dunne tackles all of these questions while tickling your imagination. Battles of the sexes, short stories, trivia and goofy happenings in the world of chess are the meat and potatoes of 2010: Chess Oddities, in the tradition of that great chess author, Irving Chernev.