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Gijon International Chess Tournaments, 1944-1965

Pedro Méndez Castedo
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      Focusing on the recovery of chess in Spain and Europe after World War II, this book traces the development of the International Chess Tournaments in Gijón from 1944 to 1965. The author covers the decline of world champion Alekhine and the rise of the child prodigy Arturo Pomar, along with the great chess of Euwe, Rossolimo, Prins, Medina, Larsen and others.Drawing on primary sources and testimonies of former players and organizers, chapters feature the tournament tables, winner's biographies, historical commentaries and 213 of the best games. Appendices with biographical notes and tables of participants for each year are included.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Pedro Méndez Castedo EAN: 9781476676593 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 178 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-06-20 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Chess, HISTORY / Europe / Spain WIDTH: 254 cm SPINE:

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      Spain, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1950 to c 1959, c 1960 to c 1969, Collected biographies, European history, Board games: Chess

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      Pedro Méndez Castedo is an amateur chess player, an elementary educational guidance counselor a member of the Asturias Chess History Commission, a bibliophile and a researcher of the history of Spanish and Asturian chess. He lives in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Spain. Luis Mendez Castedo is an amateur chess player, a full teacher at a state school, a member of the Asturias Chess History Commission, a bibliophile and an investigator of the history of Spanish chess. He lives in Gijón, Spain.
      Focusing on the recovery of chess in Spain and Europe after World War II, this book traces the development of the International Chess Tournaments in Gijón from 1944 to 1965. The author covers the decline of world champion Alekhine and the rise of the child prodigy Arturo Pomar, along with the great chess of Euwe, Rossolimo, Prins, Medina, Larsen and others.Drawing on primary sources and testimonies of former players and organizers, chapters feature the tournament tables, winner's biographies, historical commentaries and 213 of the best games. Appendices with biographical notes and tables of participants for each year are included.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Pedro Méndez Castedo EAN: 9781476676593 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 178 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-06-20 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Chess, HISTORY / Europe / Spain WIDTH: 254 cm SPINE:

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      Spain, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1950 to c 1959, c 1960 to c 1969, Collected biographies, European history, Board games: Chess

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      Pedro Méndez Castedo is an amateur chess player, an elementary educational guidance counselor a member of the Asturias Chess History Commission, a bibliophile and a researcher of the history of Spanish and Asturian chess. He lives in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Spain. Luis Mendez Castedo is an amateur chess player, a full teacher at a state school, a member of the Asturias Chess History Commission, a bibliophile and an investigator of the history of Spanish chess. He lives in Gijón, Spain.

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