The Life and Games of Carlos Torre by Kingston

The Life and Games of Carlos Torre

This is what's new in this edition: More accurate and more extensive annotations, computer-assisted. Every game has...
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The Life and Games of Carlos Torre by Kingston

The Life and Games of Carlos Torre

Dhs. 262.84

The Life and Games of Carlos Torre

Dhs. 262.84
Author: Kingston
Format: Paperback
Language: English


This is what's new in this edition: More accurate and more extensive annotations, computer-assisted. Every game has been
examined under Stockfish 14, probably the best analytical engine available for
home computers at this time. For the first edition we had only Fritz 4 and 5,
which compare to Stockfish like a Model T Ford to a Ferrari, and many games
were given no computer examination at all. Thus owners of the first edition
will find most annotations here substantially different (and substantially
better). However, many general assessments and heuristic notes proved valid and
have been retained.

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Torre's own annotations to several games have been unearthed and added. These come from
several sources: the American Chess Bulletin, his book of the 1926
Mexican Championship tournament, and his instructional booklet Development
of Chess Ability.

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Several games have been added. Some, frankly, are Torre losses, which we give in the
interest of presenting a more complete, balanced picture of his play. The first
edition, to some extent, looked at Torre through rose-colored glasses; here we
aim only for untinted clarity. Also added are the six games between players other
than Torre that he annotated for the Mexican Championship tournament book (see
Chapter VIII).

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There are many more diagrams and photographs than in the first edition. Also more
thumbnail bios of Torre's opponents.

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More ancillary material about Torre's life and career: pictures, anecdotes, interesting facts,
opinions, bits of trivia etc., drawn from the ACB, the Wiener
Schachzeitung, the film Torre x Torre, and other sources.

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A 1927 interview with Torre, published in the Yucatán magazine Anahuac, in
Chapter III.

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Chapter IV, excerpts from the book 64 Variaciones Sobre un Tema de Torre by his
friend Germán de la Cruz.




Author: Kingston, Velasco
Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
Published: 05/02/2023
Pages: 588
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 6.70h x 9.20w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9789464201727

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