Chess Facts and Fables

by Edward G. Winter

Chess has developed such a large body of myth and folklore that sorting fact from fiction is not easy. As with Edward Winter's previous volumes in his "Chess Notes" series--Chess Explorations (1996), Kings, Commoners and Knaves (1999) and A Chess Omnibus (2003)--this work (the first from McFarland) features in-depth research into chess lore, corrections of popular misconceptions, biographical notes on famous players, and authenticated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423102
• ISBN13: 9780786423101
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher