Kudryavtsev: Grandmaster of Avant-Garde: The Chess Art of Galina Satonina UpdateSN_required true Chapter 14 - Pos

Chapter 14 - Pos

which is one reason few books have been written about this topic – and some that have are almost incomprehensible

Foreword by Alexei Shirov

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

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 Chapter 14 - PosGalina 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