{"product_id":"mindful-chess-paperback","title":"Mindful Chess (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"style\"\u003eEXCLUSIVE: copies \u003cspan class=\"class\"\u003esigned\u003c\/span\u003e by Paul van der Sterren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first 100 customers ordering the hardcover will get a copy \u003cspan class=\"class\"\u003esigned\u003c\/span\u003e by the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dutch Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren was a professional chess player for over twenty years. At the peak of his career, he qualified for the Candidate Matches for the World Championship – and was only four victories away from the World Title. In Mindful Chess, you will get his long and short answer to whether meditation or mindfulness will help your chess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a boy, Van der Sterren became fascinated by chess and became a gladiator at the chess board. To quote Theodore Roosevelt, he met with both victory and defeat, much joy and suffering. When, later in life, he discovered vipassana meditation, he met again with joy and suffering – and approached these issues with the same total devotion as he had brought to chess—thousands and thousands of hours on the cushion and studying Buddhist literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader will follow the two journeys through chess and meditation. And find answers to questions such as: What is chess? What is meditation? Who am I? What is I? Or will the answer elude you, is too much inexplainable and unknowable?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul van der Sterren\u003c\/strong\u003e (1956)  was a professional chess player for over twenty years. At the peak of his career, the Dutch grandmaster qualified for the Candidate Matches for the World Championship – and was only four victories away from the World Title. He is the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFundamental Chess Openings\u003c\/em\u003e (Gambit Publishers). In 2023 New In Chess published his book \u003cem\u003eIn Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e - a chess autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGM Matthew Sadler (New In Chess magazine)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I surprised myself by really enjoying this book, which I think is a tribute to the quality of Van der Sterren’s writing which manages to make difficult (impossible!) subjects seem (almost) accessible and to the fresh perspective that you get on key moments from his chess career.”\u003cbr\u003e(\u003ca href=\"href\" target=\"target\" rel=\"rel\"\u003efull review\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIM Gary Lane (Australian Chess)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This intriguing pocket book is a quick read for those who wish to try meditation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFernando Offermann (Berliner Schachverband)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Mindful Chess is not a book that you read casually. It demands attention and thought - and gives all the more in return. A small but remarkable work for anyone who wants to deal with the psychological side of chess.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wydawnictwo New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55387920990534,"sku":"9789083347912","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/5534\/3174\/files\/mindful-chess-the-spiritual-journey-of-a-professional-chess-player-by-paul-van-der-sterren-miekka-okladka-9789083347912.jpg?v=1777980301","url":"https:\/\/exvxj7-8d.myshopify.com\/products\/mindful-chess-paperback","provider":"NurSchach","version":"1.0","type":"link"}