Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian renaissance, Collins explores how ninth-century authors articulated the relationship of form to function and ideal to reality in the ecclesiastical architecture of the Carolingian empire.
Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Caroling...
Sam Collins looks back through chess history and at modern times, and examines the best ever chess ideas, devised by the creative minds of the greatest players.
Sam Collins looks back through chess history and at modern times, and examines the best ever chess ideas, devised by the creative minds of the greates...
Anatoly Karpov is considered by many to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was the undisputed World Champion from 1975 to 1985, and also FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999. He was ranked the World s number one player for 90 months second only to his greatest rival Garry Kasparov and he won well over a hundred elite tournaments. Karpov possessed a deep positional understanding of the game and a fabulous intuitive feel for positions. His boa-constrictor style left many opponents wondering where exactly they went wrong. In this book, International Master Sam Collins selects...
Anatoly Karpov is considered by many to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was the undisputed World Champion from 1975 to 1985, and ...
