Sherlock Holmes and the Mysteries of the Chess World
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysteries of the Chess World

Author: Lenny Cavallaro

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2023-07-20

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1949859525

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A Strange Enigma Is the Chess World The origins of the Royal Game go back centuries. And throughout its diverse and multi-faceted history, controversies and mysteries have arisen. Some have been resolved; many have not. Did Alekhine really succumb to a piece of meat that was stuck in his throat? And Paul Morphy passed after a walk on a hot New Orleans afternoon? What if the great Sherlock Holmes – and his successors – applied ironclad logic to these and other instances of Caissa’s conundrums? Might we be closer to sorting out the truth? You are invited to join Holmes, Watson and their descendants as they focus their investigative skills on seven decidedly curious cases from the chess world. Premature deaths. Strange games and match results. And more... Author Lenny Cavallaro has channeled his creative passion for chess into this wonderfully entertaining collection of short stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. And if you have not already realized it, you may discover that the chess world is indeed a strange enigma.

The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Raymond M. Smullyan

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0486482014

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Join Holmes and Watson as they examine interrupted games to deduce prior moves. A series of increasingly complex chess mysteries culminates in a double murder perpetrated by Professor Moriarty. The master sleuth instructs his companion (and us) in the intricacies of retrograde analysis; readers need only a knowledge of how the pieces move.

Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye

Author: Len Bailey

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2013-05-06

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0849965055

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Embark on a journey through the Old and New Testament with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson as they explore exotic and spice-laden places in search of clues. The detective and the doctor travel back in time with the help of a Moriarty-designed time machine to investigate ten Bible destinations, unlocking clues to ten Bible mysteries. The most fascinating crime cases are those that are already solved, those that have been investigated by the police and brought to a swift, satisfying, and almost inevitable conclusion. So it is with Bible stories which the reader may consider familiar and unremarkable. But under close scrutiny these stories give up their hidden clues, their long kept secrets. Like a jewel newly polished, they sparkle and shine with a fresh, introspective light. While traveling back in time to witness certain scenes, Holmes and Watson unravel ten different Biblical mysteries, including the following: · The Hanging Tree: Why did Ahithophel hang himself? · Righteous Blood is Red: Is Zechariah the son of Berekiah or Jehoiada in Matthew 23? · You Miss, You Die: Why did David take five stones against Goliath? · Dead Man Walking: Why did Jesus delay in coming to Lazarus in John 11?

The Ibbur's Tale
The Ibbur's Tale

Author: Lenny Abelson

Publisher: Lenny Cavallaro

Published: 2024-06-21

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13:

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Professor BENJAMIN Dinerstein is more than a little surprised to find someone in his home when he returns from class. As he notes, "I was even more startled, because I realized that she was one of my former students. However, I was far more taken aback when I remembered that she had died a few weeks earlier." MIRIAM explains that she is an ibbur. She has come to seek his assistance with the task, a last mitzvah, she was unable to complete in her short lifetime. The skeptical professor soon finds himself drawn into a remarkable family saga that began in a shtetl on the outskirts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire shortly before World War One. Miriam's family has been unaware of a shonda: the sister of Miriam's great-grandmother had an illegitimate child. Moreover, her Uncle Isidore (aka "IKE") has stumbled upon evidence that this child might somehow have become a Nazi war criminal, and that the entire family may be in grave danger. Can Benjamin help the ibbur overcome a curse?

The Lovers and the Curse, Volume One
The Lovers and the Curse, Volume One

Author: Lenny Cavallaro

Publisher: Lenny Cavallaro

Published: 2023-09-02

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13:

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Elena and Giovanni are talented musicians and kinky lovers, but they have been stalked by the Curse for 2,000 years. Can they prevail this time, or will they fail, like all the others? The Lovers and the Curse will be a three-volume edition of the author's four-volume series, The Passion of Elena Bianchi. This updated version tells the same, powerful story, but with the "hard-core" scenes deleted, glossed over, and/or diluted significantly. Immortal Beloved meets Fifty Shades of Grey, Sophie's Choice, The Godfather, and The Reincarnation of Peter Proud in this spell-binding love story that involves classical music, kinky sex, the Holocaust, the Mafia, the psychic/occult, "soul fractions," and a 2,000-year-old, personified curse. For twenty-eight years the Curse (capital "C") has lain dormant, waiting and gathering strength. Soon it will strike one last time, a lethal blow designed to destroy them. Twenty-eight years earlier, the Curse relied upon a viper to deliver a fatal dosage of poison, but somehow Elena Bianchi survived. Next time the Curse will have far more dangerous weapons at its disposal. Elena is more astute than the others. The Curse realizes that unlike her predecessors, she can somehow sense its presence and anticipate its movements. Her skills are great, but the Curse now knows where she is most vulnerable. As the saga begins, Elena and Giovanni move freely between the worlds of classical music and kinky sex. However, only Elena will develop a spiritual awareness of the true history they share. The battle lines are drawn. Either Elena will die, or she will put an end to the Curse, once and for all.

New Sherlock Holmes Adventures
New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

Author: Packages

Publisher: Packages

Published: 2000-05-24

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780785818809

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After Arthur Conan Doyle created the detective, Sherlock Holmes, many writers borrowed him to be the hero of their stories. The anthology offers a selection, old and new.

My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937
My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937

Author: Alexander Alekhine

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1985-01-01

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 0486249417

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The best games of one of the best players in chess history. 220 games with Alekhine's own accounts. Spans 30 years of tournament play.

Sherlock's Method -
Sherlock's Method -

Author: Elshan Moradiabadi

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9789492510914

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The book before you is a product of what happens when two chess players start a relationship (which started over six years ago) and enter a dialogue about how to get ready for the next tournament. The content of this book is a training program for players who plan to play an over-the-board tournament a few weeks from the time they start training with this book. This book, unlike other similar books in the field of improvement, does not have a central theme. In other words, we are not focused solely on openings, middlegames or endgames. Moreover, the book does not only concentrate on specific themes (calculation, positional decisions, or other strategic aspects), though many of these concepts are addressed throughout the book. Instead, this book offers a holistic view on how to approach every single position in it, regardless of the phase of the game or the nature of the position. We try to teach players how to identify types of decisions in various positions, while pointing at the trade-off between a hardcore calculation and a heuristics judgment.

Chess for Kids
Chess for Kids

Author: Jennifer Kemmeter

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2022-07-19

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0762479396

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This engaging workbook introduces kids to the wonderful world of chess—from an explanation of every piece on the board to the fundamentals of the game and strategies to capture pieces and win—all told through fun visuals, mock games, and exciting exercises. Chess for Kids includes: A comprehensive introduction to the king, queen, knights, bishops, rooks, and pawns and how each piece moves, attacks, and defends. Detailed explanations of the basic rules of chess, tactics, strategies, mating patterns, and piece strategies. Write-in, workbook activities to help kids ‘learn by doing,’ unlike other chess books which are text heavy and not interactive. The best offensive and defensive strategies including how to find weak spots in your opponent's defense and how to close games when most of the board’s pieces are gone. Learn the pieces, study the strategies, and checkmate all your opponents in this complete guide to mastering the game of chess!

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 4 No. 4) July/August 1980
The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 4 No. 4) July/August 1980

Author: Guy M. Townsend

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1434403912

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The Mystery Fancier, Volume 4 Number 4, July/August, 1980, contains: "Little Old Men With Whom I'm Only Slightly Acquainted," by Ellen Nehr, "The Dilemma of Datcher," by E. F. Bleiler, "Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part III," by Barry Van Tilburg, "Leslie Charteris and the Saint: Five Decades of Partnership," by Jan Alexandersson and Iwan Hedman, and "The Great Merlini," by Fred Dueren.