Memories of Lubos Kavalek and 47 of his best games, many with his own notes. Career record, name index. At the end of his life, Lubosh Kavalek started writing his memoirs. With humour, wit and passion, he put on paper the compelling story of his adventurous life and rich chess career. When he passed away in 2021, he had all but finished the book he had been working on with the Czech-American writer Jan Novak, who is known for his book on Milan Kundera. Picture 2 shows contents of the book. Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek, 1943-2021, one of the best Czechoslovak players ever, 2x Czechoslovak champion, 3x US champion. He was a world-class player for many years, and was a second of Bobby Fischer, Nigel Short and Jan Timman. He was also famous for his chess columns, which he wrote for about 30 years for the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Further information about the book and a sample are available at newinchess.com
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