Description
The Most Unusual Chess Memoir You'll Ever Read.
Larry Kaufman is not your typical grandmaster. He started as a science and math prodigy, became a world-class computer programmer, a highly successful options trader, and an expert in shogi and Go — and somehow, he peaked as a chess player at the age of fifty.
Over a career spanning nearly sixty years, he won state championships in six states, the American Open, the US Senior Championship, and the World Senior Championship. He worked as a second to legendary GM Roman Dzindzichashvili and coached three players to International Master — including his son Raymond.
What Makes This Memoir Extraordinary:
- Personal encounters with Fischer, Spassky, Karpov, Kortchnoi, Larsen, and more
- The chapter that reveals the real woman who inspired Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit — Kaufman's former girlfriend
- Insights into neural networks, material values, and how chess mastery applies to options trading
- Memorable annotated games — many little-known and never before published
- Paperback, 224 pages — New In Chess, 2021
A chess life like no other. Funny, fascinating, and full of surprises.