Once a year some of the world's sharpest minds gather in the Andalusian town of Linares. In the splendid isolation of Don Luis Rentero's hotel Anibal, the leading grandmasters of chess decide, as Garry Kasparov puts it 'who is who for the coming year'. The Linarese proudly speak of the Wimbledon of Chess. LINARES! LINARES! is the engrossing evocation of the games, intrigues and conflicts that have made the supertorneo a unique tradition. Meet the players and the aficionados. Why does Vassily Ivanchuk have trouble praying when he is thinking of God? Was Gata Kamsky's orange juice really poisoned? Why did Judit Polgar exclaim 'How could you do this to me?', when she confronted Kasparov in the lobby of the Anibal? Was it a coincidence that general Juan Perea's son got married in Mexico on the day when Manolete was killed in the Linares bullring? And perhaps the most intriguing question the author tries to answer: why does time come to a standstill in this provincial Spanish town when the chess players arrive?

Linares! Linares! A Journey into the Heart of Chess

Humor & Entertainment

Geuzendam, Dirk Jan Ten

Puzzles & Games

Chess Combination, Inc.

<p>What goes on in some of the sharpest minds on earth? Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam has collected a new series of intimate portraits of the top grandmasters of chess, winning the confidence of Garry Kasparov, Miguel Najdorf, Vishy Anand, Judit Polgar, David Bronstein, Hikaru Nakamura and many others. Anyone attracted by the mystique of the royal game will love the behind-the-scenes stories about the masters? struggle to win, their fear of losing, and the striking difference between the European and the American chess scene.</p>

The Day Kasparov Quit: and other chess interviews

New In Chess,Csi

New In Chess is the world?s premier chess magazine with subscribers in 97 countries.

New in Chess Magazine 2010 V03

New in Chess Magazine 2010 V04

Bobby Fischer emerged from his reclusive privacy just long enough to defy the U.S. government and give the interview referenced by the title of this collection of interviews from 10 years of NEW IN CHESS MAGAZINE. Other subjects includ Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov, Judit Polgar and a host of other chess luminaries.

Finding Bobby Fischer: Chess Interviews

Interchess BV