Kudryavtsev: Grandmaster of Avant-Garde: The Chess Art of Galina Satonina UpdateSN_required true if you do not check

if you do not check what your opponent is doing

The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense – despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters – has never been subjected to detailed study

there still exists the exciting journey to find the great truth of what is happening on the chess board

you will feel you know Capablanca

the pure "chess gourmet" is offered many interesting and entertaining examples and comments to enjoy the diversity of his favorite game

Kudryavtsev: Grandmaster of Avant-Garde: The Chess Art of Galina Satonina UpdateSN_required true if you do not checkGalina Satonina (19052000) was the leading chess painter of the Soviet era. A multiple time Kazan and Tatarstan ladies chess champion, she saw life as a game of chess, and her paintings speak the language of Caissa. She painted world champions and other famous players, ranging from early stars Philidor, Morphy and Anderssen, all the way through to Fischer, Karpov and Kasparov. Several of her paintings depict the chess pieces themselves and emotions