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The origins of the Royal Game go back centuries. And throughout its diverse and multi-faceted history, controversies and mysteries have arisen. Some have been resolved; many have not.

Did Alekhine really succumb to a piece of meat that was stuck in his throat? And Paul Morphy passed after a walk on a hot New Orleans afternoon? What if the great Sherlock Holmes – and his successors – applied ironclad logic to these and other instances of Caissa’s conundrums? Might we be closer to sorting out the truth?

You are invited to join Holmes, Watson and their descendants as they focus their investigative skills on seven decidedly curious cases from the chess world. Premature deaths. Strange games and match results. And more...

Author Lenny Cavallaro has channeled his creative passion for chess into this wonderfully entertaining collection of short stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. And if you have not already realized it, you may discover that the chess world is indeed a strange enigma.

About the Author
Lenny Cavallaro is an accomplished musician, composer, and author. He earned his B.A. at the University of Connecticut and later earned his Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree from West Virginia University. He has served on the English and/or music faculties of several colleges in New England. A hapless woodpusher, he has nevertheless written about chess on numerous occasions and co-authored Superstition and Sabotage with Viktor Korchnoi. This is his first book for Russell Enterprises.

Content

005 Author’s Preface

008 Foreword by Andy Soltis

010 Acknowledgments

010 Dedication

011 Family Trees

013 Part One: Sherlock Holmes and the Sixty-two-year Chess Mysteries

016 (1) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Sinister Stroke

The 1884 Death of Paul Morphy

060 (2) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Meddlesome Meat

The 1946 Death of Alexander Alekhine

096 (3) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Eccentric Icon

The 2008 Death of Bobby Fischer

135 Part Two: Sherlock Holmes Interprets

Four More Baffling Chess Mysteries

136 (4) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Title Tiff

The 1910 Lasker-Schlechter Match

162 (5) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Memory Maven

The 1906 Death of Harry Nelson Pillsbury

195 (6) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mystical Maróczy

The 1985-93 Korchnoi-Maróczy Game

229 (7) Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Ingenious Ibbur

The Narrative of Nascent Nesanel
 

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Sherlock Holmes and the Mysteries of the Chess World


Auteur / Author: Lenny Cavallaro
Pagina's / Pages: 256
Uitgever / Publisher: Russell Enterprises
Jaar / Year: 2022
Type: Paperback