Never Mind the Grandmasters, Here Come the Amateurs – Carl Portman

My new book, Never Mind the Grandmasters, Here Come the Amateurs, will be published on 24th March. Pre-orders are being taken as only around 200 copies will be printed. The web site is https://steelcitypress.co.uk/. You will also find a PDF excerpt there. Any support will of course be appreciated.

The book contains chess games and a smorgasbord of issues from the Black Death, Christ, Grendel, and a curious red jacket, to Poirot. The foreword has been kindly written by GM Matthew Sadler, and my friend and creative artist Mark Pennell designed the cover.