From the publisher's website:
At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the
cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur
from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the
day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin
and Browne.
Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and
became the youngest U.S. Champion since Bobby Fischer. Three years later
he retired from competitive chess, but he never stopped following the
game.
In this wide-ranging, elegantly written, and highly personal memoir,
Stuart Rachels passes on his knowledge of chess. Included are his duels
against legends such as Kasparov, Anand, Spassky, Ivanchuk, Gelfand and
Miles, but the heart of the book is the explanation of chess ideas
interwoven with his captivating stories.
There are chapters on
tactics, endings, blunders, middlegames, cheating incidents, and even on
how to combat that rotten opening, the Réti. Rachels offers a complete
and entertaining course in chess strategy. At the back are listed 110
principles of play—bits of wisdom that arise naturally in the book’s 24
chapters.
Every chess player will find it difficult to put this sparkling book down. As a bonus, it will make you a better player.
What an amazing book! Tremendous insight into the game coupled with compelling prose. I highly recommend this book. Available here.
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