Karolyi/Aplin: Genius in the Background the big greek “Most unnerving was that AlphaZero

“Most unnerving was that AlphaZero seemed to express insight

Hans-Joachim Hecht (born 1939)

The clock is ticking

piece mobility

” -- GM Luke McShane

Karolyi/Aplin: Genius in the Background the big greek “Most unnerving was that AlphaZeroGenius in the Background introduces brilliant chess that will be unfamiliar to even well read chess players. Twelve chess stars are profiled with examples of their greatest achievements, but these stars are not famous they are geniuses who stay in the background. For example, Pervakov and Afek are not household names but they compose chess studies and puzzles of such elegance and cleverness that they deserve to be famous. Top players such as Garry