The authors edited the chess column in the renowned Austrian newspaper Der Standard from June 1990 through June 2010. The entire book is actually a detailed elaboration of this chess column, which has been published 21 years with no break. In total, about 1,500 articles appeared on the various topics - history of chess, games, tournaments, chess composition, news, etc. In all, about 2,000 mostly annotated games and game fragments were published. The complete collection of all columns can be found on the enclosed DVD. The book itself contains index of openings, index of game fragments, and also ca 280 problems, all with diagrams and solutions. You will also find the contents of each column year after year, week after week.
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