Hooked on Chess A Memoir

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Pb, 192pp, colour and b/w photos. VG(-), clean contents, one page has a turned down corner. Memoir of Bill Hook, whose passions include chess, art and gambling, and who offers anecdotes and observations on the New York chess scene of the 1950s and his encounters with luminaries such as Stanley Kubrick, Fischer and Marcel Duchamp. The author competed in 16 olympiads, representing the British Virgin Islands. Narrative only, no games. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 063676

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Críticas: A life driven by an all-consuming passion for art, chess and gambling. --Lubosh Kavalek

If you ever wanted to know about colorful North American players of the 20th century, then this volume will be as entertaining as it is informative. --Stephen Dann, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The sort of book that should be written more often. --IM John Donaldson, ChessToday