Kavalek in Huffington: Joys of Chess: From Krabbé to Hesse

Two books, one new and one a classic, bring us a a compilation of chess stories, biographical sketches, games and fragments with references to art and science. One, The Joys of Chess, is by a professor of mathematics, the other, Chess Curiosities, by a writer and cyclist. In this week's Huffington Post column GM Lubomir Kavalek gives us samples from both.