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It is published in the USA but has one of the authors Canadian. It is by Bruce Harper and Hikaru Nakamura and details HN's Bullet Chess Games on ICC. Those on Stephen Wright's mailing list will know about the launch in Vancouver this week, but after that, the only place I know to order it will be www.chesscafe.com but their postage charges are usually quite high to Canada.
Maybe Larry...
Yes we will be carrying all these titles as soon as they become available to us. All of them will be available so that people will have them for Xmas.
Bullet Chess is published by Chess Cafe) - Hanon Russell. Hanon has decided that he will not distribute his titles to other retailers for 4-8 weeks after they are available so that he can pick up a major part of the initial sales....
"In 1948 my brother-in-law moved to Canada with his wife and children. Although my career prospects were much greater in Germany, we made the decision not to break up our family - assuming that my brother-in-law as my nearest relative would manage to get us an immigration visa. We did get the visa, and in the following year my wife and I successfully got through all the immigration hurdles and set sail for the shores of Canada.
I must say that besides a reluctance to part from my family, there were two other reasons for emigrating beyond the ocean. The first was the hope of finding in the rich country of Canada – and its equally rich neighbour the USA – a much better opportunity to continue my scientific work. The second was the real prospect of continuing the political struggle against the totalitarian dictatorship in the USSR..."
I don't have Bohatirchuk's book, just an abridged series of articles from Shakhmatny Vestnik (1992).
Not brother-in-law. It was a son-in-law Dr. Yury (George) Jeletzky who was married to Dr. Bohatirchuk's daughter Tamara (Dr. Tamara Jeletzky). They had 4 kids: daughters Lilya, Galya ans sons Alexander and Ted.
Dr. Bohatirchuk had a brother Vladimir who was 2 years younger. His fate is unknown.
Not brother-in-law. It was a son-in-law Dr. Yury (George) Jeletzky who was married to Dr. Bohatirchuk's daughter Tamara (Dr. Tamara Jeletzky). They had 4 kids: daughters Lilya, Galya ans sons Alexander and Ted.
Dr. Bohatirchuk had a brother Vladimir who was 2 years younger. His fate is unknown.
Russian uses the same word for both relatives, so without direct knowledge the poor translator is rolling the dice. Thanks for clearing this up...
I got a piece of the Toronto Star with a report on Bondarevsky-Anderson transatlantic game with the gamescore (CanBase has it and it posted at the end) and a picture. It possible to see a part of a poster for the game: "A SUDDEN DEATH GAME BY CABLE..."
Any ideas why it was a sudden death?
(if there is an interest I could make a scan of the article and post it here.)
I got a piece of the Toronto Star with a report on Bondarevsky-Anderson transatlantic game with the gamescore (CanBase has it and it posted at the end) and a picture. It possible to see a part of a poster for the game: "A SUDDEN DEATH GAME BY CABLE..."
Any ideas why it was a sudden death?
(if there is an interest I could make a scan of the article and post it here.)
There are a dozen poor-quality black & white photos in the middle of the book and another on the front cover.
The game played by cable took place over 4 days, February 9-12, and took a total of 34 hours and 15 minutes! Actual game time by both players is at about 2 1/2 hours each, so the technical challenge of transmitting the moves accounted for all the time taken.
The game was played as part of a hobby show, so that event would have had a scheduled length which probably accounts for the sudden death aspect.
Notes in the book are by Golombek and Bondarevsky and include the information that the match was originally conceived as a contest between Botvinnik and a leading US player. Anderson was chosen when it proved difficult to secure the services of an American player, although he was reluctant to play due to his heavy university workload. Bondarevsky was chosen to represent the Soviets.
In the book, the game is given as 1-0 after White's 41st.
The book is growing on me and I'm happy to have ordered it. It wasn't in the CMA Montreal store when I stopped in on Friday so it may not be available from them.
I haven't really seen too much mention of it on the net. I was sure there would be a review on jeremysilman.com since it was written by John Donaldson, but there has been nothing yet.
Last edited by Neil Sullivan; Sunday, 7th February, 2010, 10:08 PM.
Chess is a Struggle: My Selected Games by Neil Sullivan (published in 2005)
Merci Louis. I can now claim "sales" of over 400 copies, although some are downloads of the pdf file from lulu.com
I know it has been shipped to over 2 dozen countries. Every time I get a new e-mail from someone who bought it, I am tickled pink!
While I have been lazily working on another title, I find it very difficult to work under this kind of pressure. It may therefore take a long. long time. :)
Hello Neil
many chess players are an inspiration in different way.
I got an idea for a chess book: A la recherche d une premiere norme a 60 ans.
But, since I will turn 60 only in July, i still have to wait a few months before
including the first game in my book.
Not so important is to know if there is life after dead ;
more important is to have life before dead.
In some way Jean Hebert should be an inspiration for many of us.
best wishes
Well said M. Groleau. I also turn 60 in July... perhaps I will consider the challenge too! If death is the absence of life, many apparently living people are dead.
Hello Neil
many chess players are an inspiration in different way.
I got an idea for a chess book: A la recherche d une premiere norme a 60 ans.
But, since I will turn 60 only in July, i still have to wait a few months before
including the first game in my book.
Not so important is to know if there is life after dead ;
more important is to have life before dead.
In some way Jean Hebert should be an inspiration for many of us.
best wishes
Salut Gilles,
Even if you're still far too young to write that book, you can always sharpen some pencils, arrange your supply of foolscap and begin the introduction "en attendant". :)
If you have a book in you, then by all means let it out! There's a great deal of risk and effort involved, but also much potential for personal satisfaction.
I suppose you could argue that whippersnapper Hébert was an inspiration of sorts, but as long as he's traipsing around in Europe instead of playing in the Chibougamau Open, I must withhold my praise. :D
Well said M. Groleau. I also turn 60 in July... perhaps I will consider the challenge too! If death is the absence of life, many apparently living people are dead.
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