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By Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam

ISBN-10: 9056911635

ISBN-13: 9789056911638

What is going on in a few of the sharpest minds on the earth? Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam has amassed a brand new sequence of intimate images of the pinnacle grandmasters of chess, profitable the arrogance of Garry Kasparov, Miguel Najdorf, Vishy Anand, Judit Polgar, David Bronstein, Hikaru Nakamura and so on. someone attracted through the mystique of the royal video game will love the behind-the-scenes tales in regards to the masters? fight to win, their worry of wasting, and the notable distinction among the ecu and the yankee chess scene.

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He tried this raw food and it went very well. Then, between December '91 and February '92 we played three tournaments in the West in a row. In Munich, Wijk aan Zee and Nettetal. At that time I always failed the International Master norm by half a point. Mathe was already eating like this and so I also tried it. In these three tournaments I made two IM norms and I became an Interna­ tional Master at eleven. I had the strong feeling that I had succeeded be­ cause of this uncooked food. When I saw that everything improved, my chess and my physical condition, I saw no reason to change back.

No, it was not the end of the match. That was really the turning point. Decisive was game 14. An interesting opening choice. I don't think it was a I was hesitant. I thought, "Maybe I shouldn't go too far, because any good opening, but it was an interesting choice. " And OK, while hesitating I discovered my­ self in a strategically lost position. That was the only fight in the match. And I think I played a great game. OK, maybe it wasn't enough to save the I did. I just pushed all the pieces and I felt that Anand, had we played in a tournament, would not have been surprised.

God might be left with a problem. ' But suppose they would. What would happen in this game? 'Well, many, many times when you ask for something, God gives it to you. But of course both cannot win. So, (laughs in short repetitive laughs) we can ask God. The thing I can tell you is that no prayer is lost. Suppose you pray for a person who is very ill. He's about to die. You pray, pray, pray, but the person dies. That's because Jesus Christ had another intention. But your prayer is not lost. Jesus Christ will use your prayer for somebody else or for something that is better for you.

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