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The book was presented by Franco Maria Ricci Edtor on the chessboard. The art and science of chess, with texts by Zachary F. Minin, Razvan Sandro, Stefano Salles and Adolivio Capis, with photos of Massimo Listri, whose selection you can check in the gallery at the end of the article.
Abstract
Chess – a complex game as it is universally known – and chess boards – deceptively simple things that hide a wide range of possibilities – are the protagonists of Franco Maria Ricci’s new genre book.
The magic of this game, which requires logical thinking, concentration, abstraction, self-confidence and discipline, within the limits imposed by the exact rules, has remained the same over time and has grown in popularity and size. Explore the different aspects of arts, literature, and science.
Brain mechanisms activated during gameplay are the subject of the initial article, written by Portuguese neuroscientists Champalimaud Zachary Mainen and Razvan Sandru, which analyzes the mental processes underlying various gaming strategies.
This is followed by a long journey by Stefano Salles, a journalist and writer with a passion for chess, who accompanies the reader on a journey that narrates the birth and development of this unique and ancient game, and showcases its reflections in cinema and graphic arts. in literature. Nabokov Seventh SealFrom Borges to Duchamp, the texts intertwine with her small autobiographical details, in a shift in perspective from the public to the private that so well represents the dual dimension of chess, the intimate and the universal, perhaps at the origin of her fortune.
The volume ends with the appendix edited by Adolívio Capece, chess player and journalist, which, in addition to providing a summary of the basic rules, presents a collection of famous games, both real and fictional, revealing their movements and curiosity.
The importance of chess over time is also illustrated by the things with which it was played: chess games were one of the most precious gifts given to kings and dignitaries of state and church. Noble metals, the rarest woods, ivory, were worked to the smallest detail by the best craftsmen and goldsmiths. To illustrate the scale, the best pieces have been selected for one of the world’s most valuable and complete private collections. Brilliantly portrayed by Massimo Listri, chessboards and pieces of this definition tell the game in its aesthetic and figurative aspect, also suggesting that there may be a relationship between the artistic expression represented by chessboards and game pieces and the object of study and knowledge of it. constitutes.
Texts by Zachary Menin, Razvan Sandro, Stefano Salles, and Adolivio Capisi. Photos of Massimo Listri – on the chessboard. The art and science of chessPublisher, Franco Maria Ricci, p. 168, 60 euros
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