PENGUIN How Life Imitates Chess

One of the most important books I've read, deep, interesting, useful

En este libro, el excampeón del mundo de ajedrez Garry Kasparov comparte su visión y su indudable experiencia a la hora de manjar recursos eficientemente bajo presión. La obra está plagada de comparaciones entre el ajedrez y el mundo real pero no es necesario un gran trasfondo sobre el juego de mesa para entender los mensajes que el autor quiere transmitir. Es una aproximación curiosa que hará las delicias de aquellos que ocupan puestos de responsabilidad y más aún si tienen gusto por el juego de las 64 casillas. Kasparov no descubre nada nuevo, pero ofrece una perspectiva única en la que es un experto mundial a la hora de enfrentar escenarios de gestión de recursos limitados bajo presión.

livre important sur un sujet cher à tous les amateurs d'échecs.

This book was far more relevant to real life than I expected. GM Kasparov is a true intellectual, and understands a lot more that simply how to win at chess.

It seems whatever Kasparov does, he does it fervently and so the chess master preaches how the intricacies of the game of chess display basic truths in life. As usual he is confident in his conclusions drawn from his expertise in chess, even though he claims "I have observed there is little evidence that chess masters possess talents beyond the obvious one of playing chess.”The book contains many interesting facts about chess and the person Garry Kasparov and his famous work ethic*. It is rich in ideas, quotes and connections - however I soon got bored, since neither life nor chess is ALL about winning or being remembered!His attitude towards risk is interesting and instructive**, his competence concerning history doubtful (no matter how good his memory is), his pep talks are stimulating …The book is a good read for people who want to know more about Mr. Kasparov’s approach. It outlines the history of the game without the customary platitudes.* “Why isn’t the capacity for hard work considered a natural gift? In my eyes it’s not much of a compliment to say that someone did more with less, even though it is intended as one.”** “What if? often leads to Why not? and at that point we must summon our courage and find out.”