{"product_id":"9789464201727","title":"The Life and Games of Carlos Torre","description":"Author: Taylor Kingston\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9789464201727\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 588\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorre'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral 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). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many more diagrams and photographs than in the first edition. Also more thumbnail bios of Torre's opponents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1927 interview with Torre, published in the Yucatn magazine Anahuac, in Chapter III. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter IV, excerpts from the book 64 Variaciones Sobre un Tema de Torre by his friend Germn de la Cruz. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882720776350,"sku":"ADS-9789464201727","price":79.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9789464201727.jpg?v=1779861398","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9789464201727","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}