{"product_id":"the-joys-of-chess-hesse","title":"The Joys of Chess - Hesse","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSHORTLISTED: The English Chess Federation Book of the Year 2011 Award!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Joys of Chess is an unforgettable intellectual expedition to the remotest corners of the Royal Game. En route, intriguing thought experiments, strange insights and hilarious jokes will offer vistas you have never seen before. The beauty, the struggle, the culture, the fun, the art and the heroism of chess, you will find them all in this sparkling book that will give you many hours of intense joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Hesse is a Harvard-trained professor of Mathematics who has taught at the University of California, Berkeley (USA), and since 1991 at the University of Stuttgart. Chess and literature are his main hobbies, and he also likes fitness and boxing. His heroes are the ones who fall to the bottom and rise again, fall and rise again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e416 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: New In Chess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: July, 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld Champion Vishy Anand: \"Fantastic moves, beautiful combinations, historical blunders, captivating stories, and all this embedded into a plenitude of quick-witted ideas and contemplations as food for thought.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Judges of the English Chess Federation Book of the Year 2011 Award: \"Nearly a hundred short essays, introduced by quotations from many sources cover almost every aspect of the game (..) All in all, a wonderful cornucopia.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDer Standard, Vienna: \"One of the most ingenious and enjoyable books ever written on chess.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy Soltis, New York Post: \"A bargain and a treat.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGary Lane, Chess Moves Magazine: \"For sheer entertainment value the 'Joys of Chess' deserves a gold medal.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter Heine Nielsen, Skakbladet: \"It is well written, but it is the thorough research that makes it an absolute top level book.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Almeida, ChessCafe: \"Intelligently written and a pleasure to read (..) It is accessible for everyone, from those with a passing interest in the game to the most passionate of chess aficionados.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_1kb02 XqTK4\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Topic: Great Players \u0026amp; Games\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003eTopic: Great Players \u0026amp; Games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_1kb02 XqTK4\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Series: New In Chess Publishing\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003eSeries: New In Chess Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_1kb02 XqTK4\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Series: New In Chess Publishing\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Opening: Vienna Game\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003eOpening: Vienna Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_1kb02 XqTK4\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Series: New In Chess Publishing\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Opening: Vienna Game\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Chess Books\" class=\"sQyI3\"\u003eChess Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"53*N","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35177708322979,"sku":"913557","price":31.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0437\/8198\/0323\/products\/the-joys-of-chess-hesse-21183298241.jpg?v=1595340066","url":"https:\/\/chesshouseroom-com.myshopify.com\/products\/the-joys-of-chess-hesse","provider":"chesshouseroom.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}