Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of SuccessMatthew Syed.Harper, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-172375-9 Syed, sportswriter and columnist for the London Times, takes a hard look at performance psychology, heavily influenced by his own ego-damaging but fruitful epiphany....
White and Red
Only pawns in their game? Steven Poole cautions against Daniel Johnson’s cartoon view of Soviet grandmasters as mere political agents in White King and Red Queen Saturday January 5, 2008The Guardian White King and Red Queen: How the Cold...
King’s Gambit
Paul Hoffman just came out with a new book with the title: King’s Gambit, A Son, A Father, and the World’s Most Dangerous Game. I just received a copy of it from Paul’s publisher. I did not have a...
A new fascinating chess book: Engaging Pieces
A new fascinating chess book: Engaging Pieces Engaging Pieces, a new book by Howard Goldowsky. The book will be available through the USCF store, Amazon, barnesandnoble.com, and can be ordered at B&N and Borders brick & morter stores in...
Zugzwang, the chess thriller
The great gameSteven Poole finds metaphors for life in the moves of Ronan Bennett’s lively chess thriller, ZugzwangSaturday September 8, 2007The GuardianZugzwang by Ronan Bennett 278pp, Bloomsbury, £14.99 The chess term “zugzwang” comes from the German for “compulsion to...