Kings, Queens and Rookies: Celebrating 85 Years of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament - Hardcover

Erwin L'Ami

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9493257770 ISBN 13: 9789493257771

Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Synopsis

In 2023, the Tata Steel Chess tournament celebrates its 85th edition. Hundreds of amateur chess players come to Wijk aan Zee and play in the same hall as the elite grandmasters. This beautiful hardcover full-colour book tells the stories of the winners, the amateurs and their favourite restaurants. Dozens of pictures highlight how photogenic the event is. And, of course, the book includes magnificent chess games annotated by the winners. Wijk aan Zee and the Tata Chess Tournament bring out the best in chess.

About this title

About the Authors

Erwin l’Ami is a grandmaster, former Dutch champion and winner of the 2015 Reykjavik Open. He is a highly regarded opening expert and has published several Chessable courses. He is also a renowned second, having worked with chess greats such as Veselin Topalov and Anish Giri.

Peter Boel is a FIDE Master and a sports journalist who works as an editor with New In Chess. He is the author of two collections of short stories (in Dutch).

From the Back Cover

Every winter, the world's strongest chess players and most promising chess prodigies travel to a small seaside village in the Netherlands to immerse themselves for two weeks in chess and chess only. Usually, the World Champion is there, vying for victory. Garry Kasparov won three times, Vishy Anand won five times, and Magnus Carlsen won a record eight times.

The tournament is a gift of the local steel company to their neighbours, the shops, restaurants and B&Bs, and the global community of chess lovers. Hundreds of amateur chess players come to Wijk aan Zee and play in the same hall as the elite grandmasters. Fans all around the world can follow the games with expert commentary during the online live broadcasts.

In 2023, the Tata Steel Chess tournament celebrates its 85th edition. This book captures the uniqueness of the festival in 160 pages. It tells the stories of the winners, the amateurs and their favourite restaurants. Dozens of pictures highlight how photogenic the event is. And, of course, the book includes magnificent chess games annotated by the winners. Wijk aan Zee and the Tata Steel Chess Tournament bring out the best in chess..

Erwin l'Ami is a Dutch Grandmaster and a regular participant in Wijk aan Zee.

Peter Doggers is Chess.com's Director of News and Events.

Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam is editor-in-chief of New In Chess magazine.

Peter Boel is the managing editor of New In Chess books.

Edition details

• Publisher: New In Chess
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9493257770
• ISBN 13: 9789493257771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160