The Moves That Matter: a Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life
The Moves That Matter: a Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life

Author: Jonathan Rowson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-28

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 152660387X

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Jonathan Rowson's competitive success as a chess Grandmaster and work as an applied philosopher have given him a unique perspective on why the great game is more important than ever for understanding the conflicts and uncertainties of the modern world. In sixty-four witty and addictive vignettes, Rowson takes us on an exhilarating tour of the game of life, from the psychology of gang violence, to the aesthetics of cyborgs, the beauty of technical details, and the endgame of death. Chess emerges as a singularly powerful metaphor for the thrills and set-backs that invest our daily lives with meaning and complexity.

How Life Imitates Chess
How Life Imitates Chess

Author: Garry Kasparov

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-08-10

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1596918276

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Garry Kasparov was the highest-rated chess player in the world for over twenty years and is widely considered the greatest player that ever lived. In How Life Imitates Chess Kasparov distills the lessons he learned over a lifetime as a Grandmaster to offer a primer on successful decision-making: how to evaluate opportunities, anticipate the future, devise winning strategies. He relates in a lively, original way all the fundamentals, from the nuts and bolts of strategy, evaluation, and preparation to the subtler, more human arts of developing a personal style and using memory, intuition, imagination and even fantasy. Kasparov takes us through the great matches of his career, including legendary duels against both man (Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov) and machine (IBM chess supercomputer Deep Blue), enhancing the lessons of his many experiences with examples from politics, literature, sports and military history. With candor, wisdom, and humor, Kasparov recounts his victories and his blunders, both from his years as a world-class competitor as well as his new life as a political leader in Russia. An inspiring book that combines unique strategic insight with personal memoir, How Life Imitates Chess is a glimpse inside the mind of one of today's greatest and most innovative thinkers.

Chess for Life
Chess for Life

Author: Matthew Sadler

Publisher: Gambit Publications

Published: 2016-03-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910093832

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Examines how chess style and abilities vary with age. By making a number of case studies and interviewing players who have stayed strong as they have aged, the authors show in detail how players can steer their games towards positions where their experience can shine through.

Morphy: Move by Move
Morphy: Move by Move

Author: Zenon Franco

Publisher: Everyman Chess

Published:

Total Pages: 675

ISBN-13: 178194363X

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Paul Morphy is a chess legend and without doubt one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His understanding of the game was years ahead of his time and in his era he was easily the best player in the world. His chess career was brief but brilliant and he influenced all the great champions who came after him. His legacy includes a treasure trove of wonderful strategic and attacking games which are highly instructive for all aspiring chess players. In this book, Grandmaster Zenón Franco examines in detail Morphy’s chess style, selects and studies his favourite Morphy games, and demonstrates how we can all improve our chess by learning from Morphy’s masterpieces. Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge. * Learn from the games of a chess legend Important ideas absorbed by continued practice *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal

Author: Mikhail Tal

Publisher: Everyman Chess

Published: 1997-07-01

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 1781944334

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Mikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga,' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self-interviews, and in typically objective fashion he related both the downs and ups of his encounters. An inveterate smoker and drinker, Tal's life on the circuit was punctuated by bouts in the hospital with kidney problems, but nothing could dull his love for chess and his sheer genius on the chessboard. His illustrious tournament record, up to his death in 1992, is included here in full, along with 100 complete games and nearly as many positions. Tal's annotations in this book are a world apart from ordinary games collections. No reader could fail to be swept along by his passion and vitality as he sets the scene for an encounter and then recounts every psychological twist and turn.

Chess "The Game of Life"
Chess

Author: Gerar Pope

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-03-22

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1304952290

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In this book, Gerar Pope breaks down the game of chess and compares it to situations that we all go through in life. This book also allows one to reflect where they are at in their life's journey so they can readjust if needed and move on to reach their goals.

The Game of Life
The Game of Life

Author: Yana Dee

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010-08-12

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1452036489

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The Game of Life: To Inspire, Give Hope and Strength (published by AuthorHouse), by Yana Dee, is a poetry collection that offers hope and encouragement to those in the midst of their own daily struggles. After surviving a traumatic brain injury and waking up after a coma Dee had subsequent surgeries due to shunt malfunctions, severe pain and neurological problems resulting from the high pressure hydrocephalus, Dee began writing again and found a strength in her poetry that she could never have imagined. She entered the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where she shared her poetry with others. She soon realized, after putting tears in the eyes of her readers, that her poetry touched the soul. Throughout her hardships, Dee has chosen to not just survive, but to thrive. As she notes in the poem My Bubble: I still have the choice, To put my hands up, And surrender my soul. But I won’t let it go! As September is National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, Dee’s heartfelt story of survival is all the more pertinent. Knowing first-hand the extreme pain associated with hydrocephalus, Dee has channeled her agony into art. Encompassing joy, fear, desperation and, ultimately, hope, Dee’s The Game of Life speaks to survivors in all walks of life.

One Move at a Time
One Move at a Time

Author: Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson

Publisher: AudioInk

Published: 2014-04-18

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 161339683X

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This energizing eBook will feature tools to play and win the game of life! Orrin will take you on a journey of self-discovery and achievement, sharing his “KASH Formula of Success” that include: Knowledge, positive Attitude, enhanced Skills and productive Habits that equal Success! By learning the time tested strategies that champions use every day, you can also be a winner in the game of life! Walk away with practical tools that can be immediately applied to your personal and professional life. This dynamic and empowering award winning educator will have you laughing and learning about winning in all phases of life. So make your move and come see why CNN calls Orrin, "The Pied Piper of Positivity!".

Let's Play Shess
Let's Play Shess

Author: Wendy Oliveras

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1477216812

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Let's Play SHESS is written to inspire and shake up women of all ages and backgrounds to take a chance, learn something new and believe in their abilities. This book provides a fresh entertaining approach to exploring every woman's inquisitive mind and entrepreneurial passion by playing chess. The fascinating and realistic correlation between transferring the chess-playing skills into your real life is revealed, as well as the invaluable rewards and benefits you gain as a result. SHESS is an all-encompassing term which represents "your game of life." All of the circumstances which exist in your life, including challenges relevant to business development represent your individual "battlefield." Whether on a personal or professional level, SHESS relates how you think, react, analyze and solve problems, and make decisions. While this book is dedicated to women, everyone is certainly welcome to explore this wisdom.