I imagine that, throughout the years, many people have perused this blog and arrived at the conclusion that, although my writings are not wholly without…
CIPC #406: Ilja Ilf & Jevgeni Petrov, De twaalf stoelen
On the few occasions that I’ve talked about a book, I solely discussed the merits of the author. Today, I will consider it as a…
CIPC #372: Håkan Nesser, Het vierde offer
I’ve written three different posts about chess in literature by now, in which several very brief unsuspecting chess scenes from a variety of books are…
CIPC #152: Hein Heijnen, Rokade
Rokade is a book written (in Dutch; the title means Castling) by an MD by the name of Hein Heijnen. It appeared in the prehistoric1…
CIPC #103: Bertina Henrichs, Die Schachspielerin
The long-time readers of this blog might remember how, quite a while ago, I made a few blog posts about my impressions while watching movies…
CIPC #15: Book cover galore
Chess, due to its symbolical connotations, is a popular motive for book covers, even if the book itself has nothing whatever to do with it.…