XLV (45th) Chess Olympiad – Budapest 2024
New e-book premiere – a complete chronicle of the 45th Chess Olympiad spanning over 4,000 pages! This monumental work by Krzysztof Puszczewicz has seen the light of day. The Polish edition includes a bonus – coverage of the Polish Women’s National Team.
Discover the True Story of the Budapest 2024 Chess Olympiad!
XLV (45th) Chess Olympiad – Budapest 2024 – is more than a chronicle. It is an invitation behind the scenes of the greatest celebration of chess, where strategy intertwines with human drama, and a single move can decide between glory and defeat.
What Happens in Budapest, Stays in Budapest?
Quite the opposite! Krzysztof Puszczewicz takes readers on a captivating journey, round by round, through all the triumphs and dramas of the Budapest competition. This is no dry record of game scores. On the contrary – the author has gathered unique and insightful analyses from masters and the players themselves, shedding new light on the tournament’s most surprising results. Find out why favorites lost in seemingly equal positions and what strategies lay behind the key victories that shaped the final podium.
Budapest is a blend of facts and spy-thriller suspense – over 4,000 pages of vivid content
This is the only publication of its kind, offering:
- a complete collection of games: all the key encounters of the tournament with insightful, expert commentary.
- unique photographic coverage: richly illustrated summaries of each round that let you feel the atmosphere of the playing hall and see the emotions on the faces of the masters.
- full participant profiles: concise player cards with photographs of all players and team captains.
- a chronological journey through the tournament: relive the Olympiad by following the competition day by day and round by round.
- explanations of the biggest upsets: in-depth analysis of surprising results and games that defied logic, answering the question: "how was this possible?".
With this book, you will not only learn the results but, above all, understand the reasons behind them.
This is not merely a memento of a historic tournament, but above all a profound study of strategy, emotions and human determination. Whether you followed the competition live or want to discover it for the first time, this book will provide you with knowledge and impressions you will not find anywhere else. Get your copy and uncover the full, previously untold story of the battle for chess world supremacy!
Budapest 2024 is a must-have in every Chess Olympiad fan’s collection
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