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Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships, Volume I: 1920-1937

A social and chess history of the first ten Soviet championships

by Sergey Voronkov · 2020 · 534 pages

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About This Book

A detailed historical account of the Soviet chess championships from 1920 to 1937, blending technical game analysis with the social and political context of the early USSR. It explores how chess became a state-sponsored tool for propaganda and details the lives of masters caught in the era's seismic political shifts.

Book Details

Published

2020

Pages

534

Language

ru

ISBN

9785604469286

Awards & Recognition

English Chess Federation Book of the Year (2021)

Series

Part 1 of Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships

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