Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 21:13:26 03/22/05
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On March 22, 2005 at 20:56:56, Terry McCracken wrote: >On March 22, 2005 at 20:39:52, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On March 22, 2005 at 11:17:13, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>22.03.2005 International Master Simon Webb, successful junior and correspondence >>>player, was killed by his son in his Stockholm appartment last week. The tragedy >>>occurred when Webb returned from a tournament late at night. After the attack >>>the son tried to commit suicide. Simon Webb is best known for his book Chess for >>>Tigers. >>> >>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2277 >> >>A real tragedy. His only chess book. "Chess for Tigers", is very often on the >>top ten list for young players and is very good for new players young and old >>alike. >> >>They have become scarce and are in demand as collectible book if you can find >>one. Below are 4 of the known ISBN numbers that I oculd track down if you are >>interested. >> >> >> >>http://isbn.nu/0192175750 1978 Globe Pequot Press >>http://isbn.nu/0192175769 1978 Globe Pequot Press >>http://isbn.nu/0080377882 1990 Globe Pequot Press >>http://isbn.nu/1857440218 1991 Globe Pequot Press >> >> >> Best, >> >>Michael > >Thanks for the info Mike, I may keep an eye out for this book, I haven't even >heard of it in the last 20 yrs., ...it seems morbid to me to think of this book >as a collectable, after reading on Mr. Webb's death:( > >Terry It was a collectible before his death if that is any consolation at all. I often wondered why he chose not (or was not able to) write more chess books as he had a very unique and enjoyable style to read . Thet fact that his one chess book went through 4 separate printings 13 years apart is a testament to his writing ability. My prayers and thoughts are with his family during this difficult time of loss. Michael Best, Michael
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