Curse Of Kirsan Sarah Hurst by Sarah Hurst 9781888690156, 1888690151 instant download after payment.

When a newspaper editor Larisa Yudina was murdered within a mile or two of City Chess, the pet project of millionaire dictator Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Hurst began to expose the darker side of chess politics. She urged professional players to boycott the World Chess Olympiad, pointing to Ilyumzhinov’s corruption and possible involvement in the murder. But chess players had no desire to reject the millions of dollars Ilyumzhinov was pouring into prize funds, and the boycott campaign failed.

The historical articles in this book show that chess, insanity and politics have always been inextricably connected. Nikolai Krylenko, the founder of the Soviet chess movement, was a public prosecutor at Stalin’s show trials. One of the greatest players of all time, Alexander Alekhine, was an alcoholic who wrote anti-Semitic articles in Nazi newspapers. America’s chess hero, Bobby Fischer, the world champion who single-handedly defeated the Soviet chess battalions, gave up the game after his victory and only resurfaced to break sanctions in Serbia.

You will be captivated by Hurst’s insights and observations. "The lasting impression of Sarah is of a fearless and humorous person for whom no challenge is insurmountable." Ken Whyld