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'Mr Chess' The Ortvin
Sarapu Story (Ortvin Sarapu)
Pages:
180 pp
ISBN:
0 473 016079.
Price:
NZ $34.95; US $20.00; UK £13.50
The autobiography
of New Zealand's best known chess player: Ortvin
Sarapu.
With a career
spanning more than half a century in Europe and New
Zealand, Sarapu's 20 national titles and 10
Olympiad appearances stand unique on the annals of
chess. Special moments recaptured in this book
include games with Fischer, Spassky, Kasparov and
Korchnoi. The story of his famous match with Cecil
Purdy for the Australasian Championship is retold,
and memorable games from over 20 New Zealand and
Australian championships are featured.
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