by Mihail Marin and Yuri Garrett, 288pp. (Quality Chess 2010)
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This book celebrates fifty years of the famous Italian tournament. All the games are analysed, many of them by the players themselves: those sharing their wisdom include award-winning author Mihail Marin, rising star Ni Hua, tournament winner Zoltan Almasi and the legendary Viktor Korchnoi. In addition, photographs and entertaining stories take the reader behind the scenes at a top-class tournament.
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Insights from famous grandmaster
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An elegant and enlightening tournament book
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Beautiful black & white photography
Mihail Marin is a grandmaster from Romania. His previous books for Quality Chess have established him as one of the world's finest chess authors. Yuri Garrett is an Italian publisher and tournament organizer.
"A throwback to an earlier time when strong tournaments merited serious books...All the games are annotated, sometimes by both players...Marin, who has an outstanding track record, does an excellent job...This is a great book that would make a perfect Christmas present for any chessplayer." - IM John Donaldson
