Arctic Adventure by Gail Herman

Arctic Adventure by Gail Herman

In this collection of his best games, former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik demonstrates the deep strategic style that took him to the title . Written by one of the greatest players of all time . Contains 90 annotated games from Botvinnik's career . Includes victories over Capablanca, Alekhine, Smyslov, Tal and Petrosian . Incorporates background material on key personalities and events Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995) made a unique impression on chess history. After victories at Moscow 1935 (shared with Flohr) and Nottingham 193 (shared with Capablanca), Botvinnik won the 'absolute championship' of the USR in 1941 before the war interrupted all chess activity. After winning the match/tournament of 1948 to decide Alekhine's successor, Botvinnik held the world championship (apart form two brief interludes) until 1963 and retired from active play in 1970, after which he devoted himself to coaching young players 9his list of former pupils include Garry Kasparov) and developing a chess-playing computer program.

GAIL HERMAN has written numerous early readers over the course of her career. She is also the author of many titles in the Who Was . . . ? series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

MICHAEL FLEMING has been drawing fantastic scenes on various surfaces since the age of three. His colorful work blends a love of nature with a dash of the mischievous. He is the illustrator of Twinky the Dinky Dog and Ten Eggs in a Nest, among others. He lives on the mysterious island of Alameda, California, with his wife, two cats, and two dogs. Visit him at tweedlebop.com.

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ISBN 13	9780439684019
ISBN 10	0439684013
Title	Arctic Adventure
Author	Gail Herman
Series	Magic School Bus
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scholastic Canada Ltd
Year published	2008-03-01
Number of pages	32
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