Chess Braintwisters

By Burt Hochberg

"...enough to drive experienced chess players to insanity, but they will enjoy the ride....The author...warns the reader from the start anything goes--especially joke creations that flout or even stomp on the laws of chess....Just when we become accustomed to life in this Outer Space of chess, he reminds us of the world's most difficult chess problem....You will never solve it, but you will keep trying for years to come....There is even a crash course on chess for those unfamiliar with the game...Buy this book...and have fun!"-- Games .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806959649
• ISBN13: 9780806959641
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Warning: don't read this book if you think you are gonna go crazy if you fail the problem.

Over 100 problems are mentioned in this outrageous book. The author himself is funny, in a weird sort of way, but the truly outrageous characteristic of this book is its problems. they go well beyond the "legal" logics of chess, breaks every rule of it, and drives everyone who reads it crazy. Including the world's hardest problem (no one can probably solve it- it's basically impossible) this book is sure to be one good - and crazy- ride. Buy it, read it, and go crazy!