num_pages: 208
description: Genna Sosonko paints portraits of players both famous and forgotten from the golden age of Soviet chess as well as highly personal views on the psychology of the game and its players. This volume radiates the author's love and devotion to chess yet is tempered by objectivity and detachment. It will enchant not only chess players but all who recognize the cultural value of chess.
language: English
title: Smart Chip From St Petersburg: and other tales from a bygone chess area
publisher: New In Chess