Tournaments Books

One of the best books ever written on boxing, specifically amature boxing. The author definately got into the fighter's interior as to why they do what they do. Describes details about the complex relationship between trainer and boxer. William Plummer tries himself a go at the ring by sparring with the best fighter in the gym only to find out that a key ingredient needed to fight is the animal instinct of defeating your opponent and inflicting pain (something he found he did not have, which is something that cannot be said about writing since this man can definately write!). If you want to find out about the inner workings of young men raised in urban areas with little escape from their surroundins except by jail, death or by entering the ring, this book will provide that and much more! Also recomended on boxing are "The Sweet Science" by A.J. Liebling, "On Boxing" by Joyce Carol Oates, "To Swallow a Toad" by Robert Preston Wood.

This is a great book for the student. Imagine if Capablanca could really write and put things into simple terms that the reader could understand. That is what we have here, as Karpov writes from his throne in the days when his supremacy was absolute. But he never suffered from the arrogance (at least in his writing) that plagues the literature of Capablanca and Kasparov. He tells the story of a game objectively, but chock full of high quality advice. Karpov is the best guy to study, as his games shimmer with clarity, and you can emulate his opening style. Plus, he is a modern player who studies hard, so his openings are not occasionally ridiculous, as was Capablanca's, for instance, in the first game of his disastrous match with Alekhine. He never seeks complications, but always plays solid moves from which tactics logically arise. This is a great, great book. You should certainly buy it. I also own How Karpov Wins by Mednis, Karpov's Best Games by Karpov and the 1976 collection of his games by O'Connell and Adams. I think this is the most valuable of all of them. He was at his peak and most eager to talk, and he knew he would have a legacy.

This is an amazing book on the Karpov-Korchnoi world title match of 1978, annotated in typically wonderful depth by Mikhail Tal, who was Karpov's second for the match. The whole story is here, including all the behind the scenes intrigue. This is a large-sized book, with the typewriter font, like Bronstein's Zurich '53 book and some of the other excellent Pergamon books from the '70s. But what make this book special and important are Tal's annotations. They rank up there with the other great annotations he has made of his own games. He freely shares his opinions and wit with us. It is odd that this book is not better known; I think the reason is the goofy title: it sounds as if the book is about the history of scandal in chess. What it really is is a world championship match annotated by Tal!

Howard Staunton, the organiser of London 1851 and writer of the book, was the epitome of mid-Victorian versatility and self confidence. By defeating the leading French and German masters such as St Amant, Horwitz and Harrwitz in gruelling set matches, Staunton had established himself as the champion. Now, by organising the first ever International Chess Tournament, Staunton hoped to display chess in its true colours, amongst the imperial splendour of the 1851 Great Exhibition in Queen Victoria's London. Although Staunton did not win the tournament, this honour falling to the German master Adolph Anderssen, this record of the inaugural international chess gathering provides a fitting monument to Staunton's prowess and love of the game.

If you are interested in the historical side of chess, then this book is a must-buy.

Chess World Championships contains the most important games in chess history.
It provides the reader with an opportunity to explore the past and to emerse himself in the classic struggles for the title of World Chess Champion. Dating back to the times before Andersson, and covering everything to Kasparov's era, the book doesn't miss a beat. Every single game that was played to determine the title of chess champion is included here.

While no annotations are used, the 800+ pages of game scores provide the reader with the most complete coverage of championship matches out there.

No chess book collection is considered complete without this piece!

"The Classification of Countable Homogeneous Directed Graphs" is a tour de force of American mathematics. Its lyric sensibility and raw power grip the reader with the force of a quadratic equation. "Classification" takes the reader through a parabola of emotions from the first countable homogeneous graph to the last stunning N-Tournament. If you read only one book this year read "The Classification of Countable Homogeneous Directed Graphs."

We all knew kids like Morgan Brenner back in school: you'd say, "Hey, let's make a skateboard!" and a year later a fully-restored '56 Chevy was sitting in the driveway.

The genesis of College Basketball's National Championships must have been something like that: Maybe the original goal was a compilation of NCAA title tournaments or somesuch. Four years and a thousand pages later, however, what Brenner ended up putting together was a definitive compendium of every tournament ever conducted by the eight national athletic associations, with every non-association tournament thrown in for good measure.

This volume is a college b-ball lover's dream. You can do your own color commentary if you have it at your elbow, as every sportscaster is sure to. Its thoroughness is dazzling: Brenner even took pains to resolve confusion involving school names - changes, mergers, common usages - and provided a cross-reference in an appendix ("If you're looking for School [a], try School [b]..."). You can also test your knowledge with "Tournament Trivia:" Which school was the first women's collegiate national champion? Which tournament participant had the fewest wins in a season?

It's a pricey tome at $98.50 (Amazon.com) but look at it this way: it effectively replaces a whole shelf of lesser reference works costing many times that. If you're a true lover of the game and its history, this is the one book you want to have.

By the way, the first women's collegiate national champion was West Chester in 1969, in the invitational IAIW (page 1,027). Fewest wins in a season? Bay Ridge Christian in 1997, with zip.

It is a well written book of college baseball's great event. I have been to the Omaha Classic and the auther captured not only the history but the excitement of the event. The College World Series is a 10 day event so it is like no other NCAA Championship. The auther not only covered all the games but the individuals who make the difference.I would advise anyone who loves college sports to purchase the book. It was not only is great reading but a terrific reference book for the future. I'm so glad I found it available at Amazon.

I bought this book before it was available in the states. Took forever to get it , but didn't want to wait until July to Buy it. It is a very good dictionary for Sowpods.

Eula

This series, this book inparticular, is really special. IT has problems, controversy and excitement. For anyone, any age, read this book.