Brustkern/Wallet: 100 Jahre Schachturniere in Hastings (hardcover) Studien A century after its invention

A century after its invention by the great attacking player Mikhail Chigorin (1850-1908)

We should not forget that although many terms come from war

From the foreword by national youth coach Bernd Vökler

The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world

the Armenian genius was a highly dynamic defender

Brustkern/Wallet: 100 Jahre Schachturniere in Hastings (hardcover) Studien A century after its inventionHow dreams became traditions No chess event in the world can look back on such a long and varied tradition as the tournament in the English seaside resort of Hastings, which has been held regularly at the turn of the year for a whole century. How such a tradition could develop, what immense importance it brought to Hastings in the world of chess, why the tournament served as a meeting place for top players from East and West even during the Cold War